The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-08-04
"A Specimen Indian Maiden-Niss
Winnemucca, the Indian Princess.

"A specimen xuU18u 46lO6u-0lSS
Winnemucca, the Indian Princess.
From the Boise City ndaho) News.
Harper's Weekly contains poetic
allusion to SARAH Winnemucca, the
interesting daughter Of Mr. Wiunemuc-
ca chief Of the Piutes, whose gallant ex-
ploits in stealing horses and cutting the
tongues OUT OF defenseless emig rants
will long be remembered by the people
Of Nevada and Southern Idaho with
feelings Of just pride and admiration.
Now this noble abcsigine daughter, Sar-
ah-no less-is to come in for a share OF
the honors which have been !nvished so
unsparingly in days gone by upon her
illustrious sire. the old gentleman Win
hemucca. Miss Sarah, says Harper's
Weekly, "has written ~ u very saga
cious letter to Indian Commissioner
Parker, in which she has eloguently
portrayed the wrongs Of her race
What enternal noodles come of these
eastern people are. five are not very
much mistaken. we had the pleasure OF
seeing, some years ago, Miss Sarah 81
Camp McDermit, Nevada. She and
few other interesting relics Of the no
BILE red man" were being fat,ed at the
for; during tina: winter for the spring
campaign against Idaho emigran,s.
The emigration having stopped fox the
season. their were 10 other worlds To
conquer" so Saraa a..i her tribe were
r.. ia.sIw~ tss of lrf.
ci scslps, grasshe,pcrs aud lice had
been exhausted. Their condition excl
Red the sympathy of Uncle Sans boys
a. the Fort, SD they were taken in snd
cared for until spring, when thy re,
sulned their favorite pastime @. stealing
and numbering. But ii is or reco,,ect-
soas of Miss Sarah We rlopose 10 recite.
Sarsa was At that i:..nc abou, swee, six.
<een os TWENTY; would be difficult 10
JniSe OF Fer exact age from her appear
ancr, owing TO careless habit she ac
quired Of never washing her beautifully
ch:Seled features. But rs We had been
taught TO judge the age ola COW by the
wrinkles in her horns. or the age Of
tree by the belts of growth on its trunk.
SO we made sla;her a, Miss Sarah age
by the number of scales Of greasy dirt
which naturally accumulated Oh the
ridge o. her conely countenanee during
the lapse o. years.-Shc was about four
~ five feet Aigh-how is tina, for ''Lo:"
and no; quite a. broad IS she was mar
-f..u r.
bsen permitted 10 coy with the sportive
breeze: uabound, Unwashei. and I'm
coined, from her earliest childhood
stood OF, in elegant and awry confusion
from her cias-ically shaped eabesz
which contributed 10 her contour au
of romantic spleudor. Her sly lie of dress.
though primitive, closely 50 inflated
that worn by her mere fashionable SIS
tiers in Paris aud other big towns. l. was
the fashion of the day, slightly exasger-
ated, consisting Of an elegant scarf,
about foot wide, cut from an ancient
hors blanket, which was carefully Cir
uuu r,uud hv1 delicate waist, the cir
conference of which, owing to the scar
season, had materially diminished, over
which hung Il beautiful set OF skeleton
hoops. These completed the toggery of
this sweet and simple daughter Of ia.
ture. Her feet were incascd ia moe
casins, and showed evident indications
OF hard service and Ion. walks over the
rocky hills and sage brush plains, the
mud of her native heath, crisp aud dry,
clinging tenaciously TO her toes. And
we are glad to be able 10 announce that
this divinity was treated during her
brief Sojourn among the white savaeeS.
with al. tile respects dne her exalted
rank and birth-right-as the only
daughter and hciress Of that noble old
chief Winnemucca