The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1865-11-18

was plain;
"Dear Mother I've come home to die" with Mother on
the brain.
'What is home without Motherl st was my Mothers
voice."
"sing me to sleep, Mother fear Pm growing worse
"Be quiet, do, I'll call my Mother" Mothers coming in
the rain
"Let me kiss him for his Mother with Mother on the
brain.
st my Mothers CUSTOM" "Ay gentle Mother dear'
was my Mothers darling for loved my lager beer;
kiss me good night, Mother" and bring Bourbon
plain:
"Mother dear, feel I'm DYING with Mother on the
brain.
INDIAN DIFFICULTIES AT OwYHEE.-We OBJ
tain the following from the Owyhee Avalanche
of last week, in reference to the operations
of the redskins in that quarter:
In the absence of our usual "Summary of
Eastern News we give the more noted In
dian news of the week.
Last week, Jack Clark was killed on Suck
er Greek, near the mouth of the Owyhee He
was packer employed in Frank brakes train
Aboutthe same time FIVE Government mules
were stolen from McWilIiams' ranch on Jor-
dan Creek. On the 9th inst, seven soldiers
went in pursuit; followed down the Owyhee
twenty miles, crossed over, and about five
miles south of the river came upon two IN
dians with two mules. Tie mules, two po-
MES and gun were captured. The two red
gentry were killed and scalped in good style.
During the past week stock has been run
off near Baxter's ranch. Lo makes it lively
for the settlers and profitable for himself on
the Jordan. In this case the Indians were
seen driving off two cows and a calf they
killed this stock. About ten days ago Bax-
ter had all the horses stolen from his ranch
seven or eight head we believe.
Since our last issue, the reds skins fred on
man twice near the Summit, this side of
Snake river, in the vicinity where Mr.. Cox
was killed. Seven of the red devils were
seen. They seemed to form two parties. AS
things now stand, an army of seven Indians
could we'll be separated into two corps-and
operate with success.
A report has obtained circulation and is
believed that fight W it'll the Indians has oc-
Cured in the vicinity Of Paradise Valley, in
Nevada, aud glorious victory achieved
The various reports agree on the main point
that of seventy scalps being taken. We've
been expecting this Item, for those Nevada
and California boys soon spoil without their
regular fight, and when things become little
nauseous they hunt up and force the murder
Gus savages to fight, and what's better, clean
them out. Here's seventy more reasons for
those safely-located, chicken hearted, high
toned-Lreaty- moral-suasion philanthropists
to ignorantly wall about, and we're glad of
it. We have no reliable particulars of this
fight, but hope to have soon.
THE ORIGIN OF "OwYHEE. We have of
ten heard conjectures made.respecting the
origin of the name of the county along the
Southern border. None Of them were very
satisfactory. The Editor of the Avalanche
settles the disputed point with the following
explanation, which appears reasonable
that it is the result of the mis-pronunciation
of the name of one of the Sandwich Island
group. He says:
"OWYHEE."-A week or two ago we had
occasion to speak in reference to the orthog-
raphy and origin of the title of this section
of Idaho. Since then citizen of Raby and
who was at an early day citizen of the Pu-
get Sound country, enlightens US somewhat
on the subject in question. He says the name
of the river (Owyhee) was furnished by
couple of Sandwich Islanders, who were in
the employ of the Hudson Bay Company for
the purpose of carrying on a more success
full trade with the Bannack and Shoshonee
Indians inhabiting this portion of the coun-
try. The word-Owyhee, or Owhyhee, if you
please-is really then the English of Hawaii,
the native title of the group known as the
Sandwich Islands. From what our inform
ant says, the Indians In this section refused
to learn the Chinook iargon-the current lin
go Of the country at that time land used to a
great extent yet in the more moist portions
ofOregon)-hence the Hudson Bay Company
had to resort to some other means to secure
their trade. Having Kanakas to spare, the
Company gave them the agency for this part
of the country, and our informant says they
got along with the Indians remarkably well.
We presume the above is sufficient to satisfy
the wants of the curious on the subject.
A CoMPLMEXT.-A correspondent, an en-
gineer, tells the following story of Western
life:
eve had been busy during the day, run
ming line through dense piece of wood
land. The old woman gazed on US for some
time in silence. We all saw she wanted to
enter into conversation; and none, with the
exception of myself, wished to crafty her.
soon commenced dialogue on various sub
jects and things, and, as matter of course,
put my best leg forward. Struck with my
language, she exclaimed, in a tone quite fat
tering to my vanity, La, how larned you are.
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