The union Democrat., 1870-06-25
NUMBER 3.
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VINO mas spent uct 90 bis timS amnu9 yhU-
inuian tribes OF Arizona and New Afeaico
ne = one OF the very few Of nue adventuroas
.r.nUersmen who hare tried to act in good
,atn WIN the savages whom he has met in
hls travels, and To this fact he attributes much
"' ms success. lie has leen adopted inee
more toan one ct those trihes, whore xerN
pames are terror to the isolated settlers uf
our Southwestern territories.
ne tells us at u vast tract of COUNTRY living
about two hundred and ffty miles 10 ths
northeast of Fort Mohave, and marked ON
,ne maps as unexpiored. where the coil 10
ierthe grass plenty. wood end water ahun.
a""t-'n me. really happy hun,ire ground
"r the savage bands, who guard il with the
"i"st jealous concern. lie and two other
prnspActors claim to be the 6rst white men
VINO has eves set foot within lis limits. and
ne considers It due slene TO the fact OF his
aeoP,'on aud his reputation amSpg the sara
ges tnat hls party came back alive. Here no
'oond large droves ot horses and cattle, all iu
good conditions --plnndered too, in vast
amounts-asome that had been cantared "A 5
far back as the year 40. when the odd S,u.h. /.
ern stage route was first opened, and all this
guarded. or rather watched. by the old men.
boys and women Of the tribe. Indeed thew
seem t"thihk that this Stronghold, cannot bs
evaded l'y the adventurous white and the nj.
most surnrise at his approach was shown hy
the boys and women some Of whom had never
before seen the face OF white man.
The strangest part of this strange story IL
his account of an old Indian prohetess, whom
he met. Her years must have numbered at
least hundred he thinks. and the respect
shown her by the rest of the tribe amounted
TO worship. A captured Sihley tent. orua-
me.ted with buffalo skins and profnsinn Of
red and yellow paint eonstitu u ted the residence
of the strange creature.
Before entering this mvsterinus dwelling
place he was required to pr,,strate himself on
the ground three times. each time throwing q
handful of dust over bis hack. IIis compan-
ions who would have, follpwed. were most
peremptorily refused The privilege. The To-
side was even more curionsly nrnamerted.
The center pole, "a far on as a man standing
erect could. reach. WAY wrapped up with what
seemed at first fine-tauned desr skin. but
which. he was afterwari informed. was mere
" the outside covering of a few feiow-heines.
who were not 80 fn tunate as to get out Of the
clutches of the noble req men with a whcie
skin. The sides Of the tent were thickly GOV.
cred withitrophies of the chase. sbears slaws.s
panthers' teeth. and other interesting relies.
a!l,"f which this old witch pointed out with
much pride. But il was of her diyininp
throne OF which she seemed more vain. The
consrucsed of elk horn, and covered
with what seemed the skin of a, white bear,
who &c coat had grown long. When told that to
procure this Interesting covering required tho
labor nf many, years. and the scalrsu &c at least
thirty old men and wen,en. the awe in whfch.
this MD wnmRn was held was increased fen.
told IN the mind of our plospeetor No,with.
standing so much foolish display. he saws he
found her a most remarkable being, telling
him of many things occurring among ius.
which she should never have Learned through
humnn aid. Her description of '.the big.
town, meaning San Francisco. was wonder
fully c,rrect. AT the risk Of having her re-
dlculed for an Earthquake sharp" we will,
give in blief her prophecy concerning our fu-
'ure. She said that we would s'go On grow.
ing, getting bigger and bigger, nrou Ter and
prnpder, thinking never of the Great Spirit,
getting richer, getting menner, needing not
the angry calls nor the shaking Or His finger,
I'LL no longer in His mercy, lie would stamp
The siamn Of fury and bury us in the mighty
waters. Not ten moons vet will see IL; pos'
twenty more will see it; but five more will
oak and fad US not.n m
We do not know whether this agrees with,
lie prophecies which have been going the
'ounds or wliesherit be cor trary TO the result
y Investigations arrived mt by the far-fameds
earthquake Committee. We give il merely
IS II was told ns. Take it for what We think.
is worth 9 Examiner. sl9lT
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