New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-09
THE PJI7TE PRINCESS.
Interview with sarah, Daughter OF the
Piute Chief-Her Former Hist0ry-
Opinion Regarding Indian AtaIrs-The
Whereabouts Of Winnemuceas she

'tol. puuhshed a. Keno. " aSEeo county
Nevada. has been received, from which we
av+ract N. ,ol'owirg sEe.c!. @: :Ee D:.te
T-:.,a,.--.
49,.
Sarah WiDremUcca, eldest daughter OF
!nnemucca, CHIEF 0: tne lo'e9, . per
sonage 100 well known II ms 'lclnlt. 20
I require any very eE.eHUe" Introductory
noucei For several ye@'s pas >sle mas mas
inquired with more or less prominence Ia inc
lndian ah&lrs OF TINS SIate' %-" - OLE ms
| !act mas gained not !t,!e L"V"I Lcvs' Mss
Wlunemucca, during the pas ie" Gays,
mas peeh solournlng IN l'eho' "I oHe -,e?ot
hotel' ana 1t was WIN a we" u S"IninG
| better knowledge OF her eNehilHi history
| that me reporter % me o'.,"n. NFste'"tJ
| visited her az her hgtei. meeting hef III
one OF the parlors, an. stating the oo]ect OF
ms Visl'' she cneeTlaiiy consent. - ~"
az Information II mex 2oNe'' III" -'i'' -''-
owing conV ersauon tooA place
hepofuer-Nlss ~ lLnchlUtc", ; Id e "'eH
| requested oy the propne'ors % ohe ''"''t''
| to cal! upon yOu and enuedF9r % gam from
You such account 81 S" gt Nis.%-S ''s :ou
| may see III 20 relate. ne ma Hn9Itl"h
you hold among Tue loG9eso! the E.aVes'
and the acuve IIteTes, 90" nave '%heh IN
| InQ-an analts, especially a. 'ts"Iua your
| own people nave IRON me - me 'u2".
| YOU mo enNlaDle AocoiIGIH, ~" " 't4tlel
hIo|iedge would 70 "o'o' IL -e'7S' = great
| many. ~
Miss Winnemucca tw-:n considerable 81
| tdtncel-l hardly know VIA - say. MY.
| Reporter. out snail De s4"U 10 si"1-4! !o''
| so lar as III my power
| hepotter-N Ell, men, -e' US o"S-E WIN
| youRseH. lee! NIt-e oach " d." LII PnV
| ing the delicate question as 20 E"CI age
! nut that IS al alI-lmportahs .a"-' "LeH
and where were you porn,
MISS Wlnlemucca SHINING I - q
| most more imam | know l;lyse-I: inis uo
KNOW vas oorn near .Lt mum Ooi'.o '" |,
! AS TO tEe time, TINS nlucE "I9o huo", tha1
! II was curing captain TItdhoht .-s'V 70
| California, when my g:anuldltef' captaiL
| ITuekee, accompanied INN ana 'ooh part
IN the Mexican war then gong Oh. ~ was
at TINS time IN Juiy' OF .urih9 IAe pine
| nut tllne, tnat am Vo-u was DoEL'
nePo oi,t " nas ID
81; - ~ ~ ~ " ,ro.Io,.o ,,,,.
was T,sbo;t1l,ie. meaning IN English let.
| +uce flower and referrin, 20 the wild l.t.
| tuce which grew in the hills around Us. and
| wbich our Eannle Gather and eat. Nv
! fathers name Is Winnenucca. now Chief
| of the p;utes have Two brothers living
| on the Pyramid Lake Reservation. An 81
| der sister died some .ime since, and -
| vounoar than myself has married :. wealthy
! stock dealer in Montana
| Rpnorter-I snnu,se vor, know I:.'e Of
| vonr early life
| Miss Winnem,:.ca-HT. little. -ompara-
| lively sneaking. soon after .ne return
| home of nv Grandfather we went TO Cali
| fornia to Santa Cruz comfy. p majority of
| He LODGES acnomnanyirq rs. as game was
| rpDorted in GREAT abundance there. and no
| ono m fistDrI, them =, their new limiting
| ,rrn,nds Nv fa-he- however would not
! "a We stsii there :: rr,lu;J,r OF ,.ars. I
| VAS oui te A iarpe or! Wien we again re-
trrne1 to NV neonie, the. living mostly
| roor austin Again after :, wear or two.
| ! ven+ 70 Cs,ifoTniaI and in Stockton me,
! Mrs Roach. and wa. adop-at into her fam
| ~ T-os sar+ IN -be Convent Of Sotre
| U,ne in San .Iosa in ISG; where | remained
nearly three wears. when, 4. The request of
INV brothers. 1 returned % nv corner
him Nome
| ,,,-,-r vow -.- ..,~r., s-,-v.
INTERVIEWER i"R 's :".lo e'A!t'
foi-N9'
| Reporter-ln after years Vo; We've con
! nected Tor some time win =" s%!.lSohs IN
this vicinity, were You not
Miss Nlnnemucc2-te s. ms was curing
1867, during the Indian troubles, n "hlch
tIsG P' IN PrbaTge Of The ,piIi1arv forces He
requested me TO act as interpreter. ard 70
use MY influence il tie Tribe 30 bring abont
neace 70 show them me fol- GOT battling
| against the great forces OF thi- coustry, etc.
| Myself and brother. NatcheE "innemucca,
| acted as scouts. Most the tribes were
| finally 90: upon :hs reservations al Camp
NcDSrmit. Cam, Harnev an. Camp Smi-h.
and here, after Z treaty was made. they
were Ted as prisoners ;0r :our .ea:s. but
during the past year nothiD. fas ueen done
tor .hem. This has caused much uiscOu-
emf. and witho,.. Il ..Utnt : the cause ~
| the Indian trouble row u Oregon among
| the MOdocs.
.The Senate mas iass"! ne ''lI "U'hori,-
ing the War .J"p&! la'.: - :eed 'He IA
olahS hedI r"i.p ~ ~ ,,d
20 VOW re,.r...,. :, h.. s-ar.iuo he
WIo are no" i.-' '''. ~ .rI tbai
Ia ,,,,,..,.,fs- ev,,a,s..l -,.,,,..
|
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hepo,I ses-'''" ''l Va" VA '>' q '-'
pfettel ,,-.,,,.,.,,.o ....r ,..,.o W., ~.
-u-os '" ..i -. C,,.- ,Toor, ~, in+tr
c."te'1 So oc a. t:,.1 -a'.;1';n,
| pitt.eL - tol 10 .,o.-or,.;,,t coTli I've
saIdI: ~ IN, ~ ,I 49,, oo',yI rot orc.
stdN'u 'H"I' w. 49, 49,. o',,',1,,,,.;
%,ong VIZ W.. 80" -, 49,. h.. ,s!I
'-e'e' ''-' -
TIE :.U.LS.
| po,o-.a--Ear~ few az -.,-:- rao,.'e s,,.aS
| .b. Engiish 'anrna,es
SriSo Wirnenrc.a-Gh. yas. .ia Younger
neonIe most all speak ]. well The older
anes don't seem - care 20 learn i. or can .
ReHor+er-Wnat is her condition, gen
eralIv speaking!
MIS- Miss Wjpnemucca-var poor. These !iv-
in, mon the reservations a.e bit poorly
rI@+bai and poor!y fed. Those living II the
nonrla.ed n'aces seen, ,a,.i: better Of NV
fIribe never draw ANYTHING from. he GOV.
ernnrnr' although i was Understood :hev
| should by the Germ. oi .he treaty The
| SLoshonps. living mex. % -. draw :egriar
| IT, tLeir blankets, farming implements. &C.
| = s-