New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-23


acs (Bannocksl. They then. with the Utahs' Inhabited
the basin OF Great Salt Lake and extended as far south
and west the borders Of California and New.Mexco
In 1850 they divided into the assimated unes VI
BO-na-acks (jannocks Yampatick aras llIoot EaterS
Koolsatick-aras buffalo Eaters, and Penontok
decreased from 1900 to 1900 souls Gen. Ere,
mont. in his expedition came upon Zoo 1he rne hi
houses, and lived principally upon roots bugs ana
%een Red ii Baes Of Nort Platte River and the junction
OF Big Sandy with Green River II ald dowm "a
Ground Of the Sioux and Snake Indians Inc nstanc9
between the two points thus marked %as w ,h Vest
II was the Dark and Bloody Ground Oh the WIS.,;
fierce shoshonees for more than half century The
Snakes then claimed that their lands began AZ the mouth
OF the Sweetwaer; butthey seldom yenuIed so Iar s
even in time Their western boundary was alohs
the Columbia and on the Snake RIVER on LIVE th
miles The eastern part CONSISTED OF samas d
covered with sage brush except e nopton law
across the SUBMITS of mountains and the western par
for lO miles consisted of small valley ana
OF volcanic formation, through assure OF wh,en Tue
River found its way and poured INTO the SAN LaAo
The shoshones extended under various names as far
north as the of the Missouri and south 70 New
Ta1e was @ oponed to the West by the Mormons
Law directly through their lands The Snakes thouga
they had received Capt Lewis so hoSpltaD N sO nad
learned by Is dstrust and hate the pale faces ana
when the latter sought to make road across .nu t S
rory they gathered their warriors ana inn M h,t
Indians the plains were 80 brave or ska IN n nc
dSey o the charge Like eagles they would swooP
down from the hilltop and before any Iesisthce coudt
o
in their saddles They the terror OF the
and safe from them by day or by nig,; h.o
road from swoetwaer to the Salt Lake is MAJ ked Win
graves On the lonely plain they struck down the stag
ger by the little stream they surprised Tue ehcaIp,
mont In the gorge they poured down upon the un anu
murdered men women, and children yet this was simply
defense OF their homes their wives ana chldren anu
one by one and every day the pale faces became more
numerous. Rude piles OF stones every ne aIgng ue
emigTant road mark where their bones now mngo WIN
In 1894 the Snakes were so much reduced in number
,1,o a Innfcn uut
scattered over vast extent OF territory Ther ancleht
allies, the Bannocks, lived with them, and had married
many of their women, though they spoke different
language. Who the BannOcks are or where tney came
from Is not certainly known but probably they one
of the numerous branches of the Dakota family They
are divided into two bands the most numerous Oh
roam In Summer from Soda Springs Idaho, to Fort HALL
and in Winter live on the Wind River IN wyoming Terri
nocks living In Summer Virginia City Montana,
and in Winter the Yellowstone. They have fine trout
buffalo and salmon. The H0-can-dik-era Snakes Qake
Digger) live near Salt Lake City. They are
very feeble band In 1888 they became hostile,
and on the 10th of January, Gen; Conner, with
the I'd REGIMENT OF t Catherine srnred
them the Bear River, and almost annhlated theIn.
II is said that 800 warriors were killed or drowned Inc
their name indicates subsis on salmon Inc SNAKES
proper and now the largest b4nd s Wasaa n Wy
the reservation at Wind River Ihey eat ueel an
teOpe, and fish in Summer and dried bunalo IN Nnt['
There Is another small Of Snakes, called the Took
a-rkkas sheep Eaters), who live along the spurs OF
Mountain sheep. This wonderful animal, which closely
resembles the Wild sheep of Corsica, Barbary, and sar
DINA pronounced by Button to be the sheep IN wild
state is more agile than the chamos OF Africa, and
tremely difficult 90 kill. II climbs up steep pTeclpices,
pursued by the hunter will tumble from cliff fifty feet
high lighting on it, horns, and escape apparently uil
hurt have horns taken from the head OF TINS am
NAL which six inches in diameter and over eighteen
OF All the vast possessions OF the Snakes ls7 they
now retain less than Onetenth. OF this only three valleys
ak from Several
ceased from In 1868, the Government conc Iuded
definite treaty with him, setting aside the Wind River
Reseryaton and guaranteeing that Il should he his and
his peoples forever II they would remain at peace, and
that white man should settle upon or even DE per-
mtted travel it, unless he went on business for
the Government or Indians. II was also agreed that
schoohouse ard torehouse for the use Of the Snakes
that farmers should be hired to teach them how to
Til the earth, and that they should nave oxen cows
plows, harTOws and seeds That was three years ago.
Since then town has been built on the reservation gold
mines opened, twelve farms made, and more than so
white men have settled on the land. No oxen, cows
nshed the Snakes and not single building has been put
up a. was agfef6 In Is me Now w ns see Wha Wash
axle has done. Some time ago some OF his young men
became dissatisfied, and wished to 60 on the war path
against the whites. Washable peremptoriy forbade
them Finding they were bent on war Washakie caleu
only your Chief bat an OLD and your father II there
iT advise so2css Know No va efy we'll RoS Sa1 thing sG5 he spirit
q youth an oT Young men 10 s y yo o G aye yc s S
bounds Ike deer sas ady and bnd forward E.hes The
people strong and my voice was ever e vsr
ays e| The forest in vny vehei last BY
bullet and o by nsc SD So s w6A NV we s br de-
those who SUI m to me- Look at our Women
new eHcmes Save ysoi tie who every
drive from homes We said IA ihe council and
We Sdose u On e sI bt I sr vT We viii Keen and What
we promised will do Ienst command FORBID to
Nevertheless the young men did go. When they were
about 10 depart old chief covered his head with his
blanket that he might not them. For three days he
mOmned for them for the dead, and then arose and
denounced them rebels against their chief Bitterly
did these young men repent not taking Their ehefs al
and nearly all killed Those who escaped returned and
hunbly asked to be taken back into the tribe but
Washable bid them begone as rebels For whole year
he would not them but at length, softened by the
them return He however deposed the rebelious chief
who had led them, and appointed another in his place
order he said convince the white people that what
he had promised to do that he would do.
Washable is co years old tall OF stature, and OF dign
fed manners, he of the few noble Indians have
ever seem Had this been white, he would have
quent clear concise and strong: in his dealings honest
upright and sincere. IT is true that bis lands are the
he taken from him when told not long ago that the
whites would soon want and take his land ne said sally
old, and will not trouble the white Father long My
them falling around me- and they win al be gone
We weak and cannot resist the wrongs That are put
this great sorrow of losing last home" What reply
does he get TO this appeal The people OF Wyoming, in
% Se Ey demands that the s R Ss acvsO
the Snake Indian Reservation should be opened
as speedily as possible for settlement by
white mem" The Governor re6choes this res
olution in his message, and then tells Washakie
that he must move further West. Washakie has but few
warriors and many women children, and old men-only
200 able-boded men, aud 500 helpless people What Is
that to What do il the Sioux do Kill them or
they staryel They only Indians, and the sooner
they with the Mandans and Pawkees the better We
want their lands. We the stronger Might makes
right Let drive them out, and take what we want.
VIII any ever despol u.s. WIN We have nothing
to answer for when stand before the Just judge the
Great Father of All Meni THE people resolve No
matter about treaties plghted faith with Indians.
Surely the people Of Wyoming must have those valleys
Nobody but dreamer would say:
HoNeer be, seems o me
It's nobe 10 he good.
Kind hearts than oOronets,
And simple faith than Norman blood"