Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-04-11

large army, and upou conspicuous the
atre, it would have rendered his name
immortal. But certainly his real hero,
ism is not the less, because he only had,
as an incentive, a strong sense of duty
and sympathy with the exposed condi-
ton of his fellow citizens. He knew
that the trumpet-tongue Of Fame would
not sound his praises over the land, for
what he might do here; but all the high
qualities of soldiership, which he has
displayed, his determination, his tolls,
dangers and extreme sufferings would be
wrapped in the folds Of obscurity, and
only known toa few of us outside "Pikes."
Neither do we complain of the soldiers
and officers under his command. That
little band of brave men have ably Sec
onded their gallant leader, and done all
for our security that could have been ex-
pected Of them; they have deserved, and
they receive our warmest gratitude
Their frozen and crippled limbs, and
their shattered constitutions are monu-
ments of the deeds they have done and
the sufferings they have endured in our
cause. And those poor fellows who were
frozen to death and with "the snow for
their winding-sheet," now sleep their
long, last cold sleep on the bleak summit
of our mountains have sealed their deyo-
ton to duty.
What We want is not change of COM
manders, but that larger force be sent
to General Crook, and that of light and
active cavalry. We ought to have es-
corts Of cavalry to conduct our stages and
trains of wagons and travellers, back
and forth through the Indian country and
at the same time flying columns of troops
to pursue and harass the savages, keep
ing them on the move all the time, so
that they cannot have time to fish or
hunt and lay up stores Of provision for
winter.
This would also break down their stock
which serves them for the double pur-
pose of transportation aud food. And
the forces should be sufficiently strong
to enable General Crook, when he does
bring them to bay, to fight them, and to
take them all prisoners ! We can trust
him for that. We think he has way
of taking prisoners of Indians, peculiar
iy adapted to our climate.
Should such'a happy consummation ever
be reached, we hope that General Crook
will reserve few of these interesting
"chidren ofthe forest" and "Hiawathas'
to be sent on to "Bosting," the Club
of the Universe" for inspection by the
"literary aristocracy" of that classic re.
gion. Perhaps contact with these Sun
tutored minds" may inspire the philan-
thropical muse Of that land to give us
some more long-legged poetry after the
manner of "Hiawatha," or perchance we
shall soon see issue from the press there,
a volume, in imitation of Uncle Toms
Cabin, styled "Cacle lFinncmucca's aoigs
ram" Then would all the strong mind
ed women, and the 5000 preachers of
Moo England have their hearts rejoiced,
md the sympathies humankind be turn
ed into the proper channel.
LII Is curious speculation 10 wonder
now couple of people such as Henry
W. Longfellow and Mrs. Harriet Beech
,r Stowe would comfort themselves if |
hey were exposed to the tender mercies
If these unsophisticated children of Ma
ure. Fancy each mounted on a raw
,oned aud glass-eyed Cayuse traversing
| lonely knob of our mountains, when
they should hear the granite
lifts echo the dulcet.notes of the war
yhoop and in looking back they should
lee few of our dusky Hiawatha with
wenty or thirty of their "able-bodied re-
ations" coming after them. Ali We
ear these able bodied relations would
lot appreciate all the labor fthese hu-
in exciting tears for imagin-
Try wrongs and sufferings and in stirring
Up their own race to slaughter each other.
Now suppose what is not supposable
'ase under the present circumstances
hat those unlucky members of the dit
rary aristocracy" of "Bosting" should
10 rescued by detachment of cavalry