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of catching, drying, and smoking them. The,
barter the dried salmon off for buffalo and deer
skins which have been taken by tribes farther
20 ne eastward, and do 3 good business. II
Indians, and they became expert traders as vel
| as great cheats. Indians drive close bargains
anu their generosity, SO much talked about, is
50 50 1ar as my experience goes, all sham. Al
aoa'an ann never eyer gives away ANYTHING without b
ceising all things as matter Of
course, but returning nothing. You may
Elfo Telskin ever go much, anc
nature is o good deal like that Of tho horse.
leech, which is continually crying, "Give!
eiye!" We all know with What noncha1ance
theso knoLby-uosed veterans receive everything
that is presented to them on their visits to Wash
| jngton, and with what peculiar grace they stow
| away their goods. There is no end to their ca
racity Of reception, and anything from 8 needle
| to 1inely-caparisoned pony is taken in without
| the slightest rcnorEe Of conscience. 4 buck
with a poor, broken-down squaH following him
on foot, with load on rback that would break
down a mule, is not an inspiring spectacle,
though 1t ia by no means an uncommon one IN
the Rocky Mountains.
In conversation which I had with q Mormon,
Lad adopted the policy, long since, of feeding,
Ialher than lighting, the Indians. The Mormons
have expended q vast amount Of means and
labor in locating farms, supplying implements,
and teaching them how to raise crops; This ~ has
Eeen great tax upon the whites. He said that
almost every difficulty which had arisen between
The Indians and the citizens Of Utah had been
the result Of reckless and barbarous treatment
by immigrants passing through the Territory, or
By indisereet and foolish persons resid-
aud 1850, troubles broke out, aud,
after several persons had been killed, q peace
YVES patched up by paying the indians for the
squaws who had been killed and the horses that
had been taken of; and, by this means, further
bloodsEed WIS avoided. In 1858, another out
break occurred among the sayages, aud several
fourishing settlements we're laid waste. In the
settlements in the new Valleys tue dignitaries of
the Church have invariably advised the settlers
to build forts and locate themselves in sufficient
numbers, and in such q way, that, when the In
dians we're on tho warpath, they would be able
to protect their families and their stock, besides
being able to hold out until they could get as
sistance.
The aavages were hostile again in 1865, and
killed several settlers in Manti, Sanpeto County.
For time, they were very troublesome indeed,
and, though the N1ormons did the best they
could in their own defence, the Indians gener-
ally got the advantage. So well did they fight
that the Mormons were driven north, and en-
tire1y abandoned their settlements in Piute and
Sewer Counties. This occurred in 1867. It is
pitiful to hear the Mormons tell OF their wrongs,
and noticed this man never exulted over the
deaths of any of his foemen. Maybe this is true
religion, but it requires good deal Of Chris
tiau charity to educate oneself up to
it.. The Mormona themselves believe that their
religion is in some way connected with the
Indians, and that one OF their missions On this
earth is to ciyilizo them and teach them the
ways of peace. Notwithstanding all the harm
they have received from the hands OF the say
ages, they still scem willing to assist them, and
appear more inclined than ever to welcome
fhcno q q frianGa 1*hav arrara ehn11t fhia
as the Nauvoo Legion. composed for the most
part Of sturdy morntaneers, could, il they so
willed, sweep every Indian in Utah off the
m face Of the earth within . twelgenonth.
eral, two Major Generals, nine Brigadier
Generals, twenty-five Colonels, and
one hundred and twelve Majore. 1t also has the
proper number OF company~offlcers- One-ffth
a few companies OF artillery and all Of them are
armed with the most approved modern weapons.
In a biographical sketch Of President Joseph
Smith: prepared by himself in 18A2, in refer
ring to the Mormon Bible, or Book Of Mormon,
he says ss In this important and interesting
book, the history OF ancient America is unfold
ed, from it's first settlement by colony that
came from the Tower Of Babel at the confusion
Of languages, to the beginning of the
formed by these records that America
in ancient times had been inhabited BY twu dis
iinct races Of people, Tie first we're called ia
redites, and came directly from the Tower of Ba-
bel. The second came directly from the City OF
Christ. They were principally laraelites OF the
descendants Of Joseph. The Jared1tes we're de-
stroyed about tho timo that the lsraelites came
from Jerusalem, who succeeded them in tho in-
OF the Hecoud race fell in battle towards the close
Of tho fourth century. Tie remnant arc the In
dams who nov inllabit this country" SO it will
be eeen Lat tho Mo1mons. as a class, are in
optr,r7 +f,1 1rr1 liza f.ao
eye; and, DO very great while ago, they possess-
ed great influence over them.
. Washable, Chief OF the Sloshonees, or Snakes, |
1s reported to have been killed On the reserva-
He Was Q talented and brave man, and sincere !
friend OF the Whitc., His death is one Of the |
greatest m,sfortunes which could have bcjallen
LIS people, He was kihad By an Indian who had /
guilty Of some wrong. Waahahie vas quite an !
old man, and his whole Efforts lad been made
for the adTancement OF the 1udiats. When
8 young man, he led ee7e1n1 war
parties, and gained q Temporary
aascendancy, and always afterward d Worked
in such : way rs to increase lns authority A
1ebei1lon broke out among tho SNAKES some time
ago. and young man declared that hh
ho was determined to he Chief Of the tribe. lie
gathered about him eeveral other young men,
'ho all went OF together, declaring that they
you'd be no longer subject to tbs old Chief 8
authority. Washable heard OF it, and, mounting
,is horse, rode out at night and overlook the
encgades who we're asleep. He Immediately
hot the leader dead, as he lay on the ground,
nd, as the others woke up, he called upon any
ne Of them to dispute his authority. They
Eere all thoroughly chapfallen, and followed
he old man back to the reservation without fur
her trouble. Perhaps his death was caused by
ne of the young men who followed OF the new
hief, whose attempted reign was 80 short and
isastrous On another occasion, Waehekie saw
ruel manner. He ordered the dr1nkard to de-
ist, which he did for q short time, and then
commenced whipping Lis wife again: Washable
Lree @ or four times. at 1ast the Chief got cut
# patience, and noticing some movement on
he part Of the Indian which looked like an at
ack upon himself, he ehot the Indian dead in |
lis tracks. This action was looked upon with |
avor by al1 Of his tribe.
I think Evanston is the most prosperous town
q wyoming Ter1itorY at the preaeut time. NeR |