Daily national Democrat., 1860-05-19
1aiIg gationaI democrat.
How many Pah-Utahs are there ?

pers ous who have lately come over here 1t
Is much easier to ask question of this de-
scription than obtain data to cnrrectlv en-.
swer It, We are induced to think their mum
hers are much overrated. Two wears since
the band of Puh Utalis, under the control of
Young Winnemucca, was crlled upon to meet
the whites and receive some presents. We
t.pt an account of the blankets distributed
among them-one to each male of the marty
LIS pair, was all that was required The
chief said that was all the men he had con
troll of The head quarters of that band WINS
ot Pyramid Lake The chief known as old
Winnemucca has probably as many more
warriors His range of country Is from
Smoke Greek, on the Honey Lake emigrant
road, to the Humboldt river. North of that
section there are no Pah Utnhs From the
Humboldt river, south and east, to the Colo
RADIO river, is the portion of the country
where the Pah Utahs most abound The In
dams in that section have never molested the
people here, and probably never will
Should a difficulty occur. the Pah Utahs
nroper cannot raise force of more than
three or four hundred men in the entire
scope of country-20O miles to the east of
Carson City.
These valiant warriors, about whom we
u,
and ipstead of the fine steeds which thev
are the reputed possessors of, they own no
Find Of stock but the verest scrubs of Ind-
an nonies-one or two fine American horses
wbieI. they have accidenty obtained ex-
certed.
We refer the community toany old trader in
Western Utah for information about the
truth or falsity of this stitenent. If it is
cocreet. what is the use OF an entire cummu
nitv. numbering six or eight thousand souls,
becoming 50 excited because there are few
hundred Indians diving two days travel
from the white settlements) who make some
threats-7erritoriaI Enterprise
The above appears in the Enterprise (pub-
lshed at Carson City) Saturday morning.
At 4 o'clock, the same day, occurred the ter
rible slaughter at the Big Bend of the Trukee.
1t is proper to say here that the Enter
prise advised a different course from that
which was pursued by the expedtionists,
to Pyramid Lake, arguing that to proceed
aguinst the whole tribe for what was per
haps the deed of few renegades, would
rouse retaliatory spirit which it would be
hard to quell, and precipitate war which
might be avoided In its issue of Saturday
last, it says:
Two years ago, T ]. Henley, Superintend
ent Of Indian Affairs in California. at the
urgent solicitation of citizens of Honey Lake
Valley sent supply of Indian goods there
to enable the peop of that section to full
fill certain promises made to that tribe. Mai
lssae Roup, Peter Ldssen (now deccnsedl and
}. Williams, were appointed special agents to
distribute those goods at the distribution.
treaty was made with them and it was un,
dersiood that all the whites on this side of
the mountains were to be included in the mr.
mngement. By the terms of this treaty there
was to he mutual restitution of property
which might he stolen by evil disposed per-
sons OF either race.
Since that time we have been in FREQUENT
communication with them, and must say that
they have kept their faith quite as well as
the whites, and in several instances have
ridden for days to give information of horses
being stolen and brought into their country
Ihey have also accompanied the whites on
expeditions against the Pitt River Indians,
maniiesting much eagerness to punish them,
as they termed them Indians who would not
Keep their word. On one of these expedi-
tions the elder Of the Pah Utah chief. was
present in person This is hut an outline of
what they have done to keep their promise
On the part Of the whites the Puh Utahs
assert that they have not used due diligence
IN assisting them TO recover stock that has
been stolen from them. Last fall some evil
disposed persons stole FIVE horses from them,
and no restitution has been made. and some
hard feeling has resulted from this neglect of
the whites to make amends for their losses
Again, they are very much alarmed about
the appearance of 50 many white men and
cattle in the neighhorhood OF Pyramid Lake, !
which is their favOrite resort, and the spot
they have always valued highly. Major
Dodge. the Indian Agent for Western Utah. !
has promised them that place for their home
and they do not want to relinquish it; and
any overt act Oft the whites now will arouse
a retaliatory spirit " hich it will he hard to
ALLY. They will not be driven from the
Pyramid Lake country without making II
bold stand for it, and it will be well to hold
a conference with the chiefs there before de
claring war against them They consider
that they are the aggrieved party, aud if that
country is awarded them and their posses
sion oft guaranteed. it is not likely that they
will give any trouble.