, 1873-05-11

GaTH, when tho pit IS opened, and tho
white roots are :, found nd: tho4ouglly co9l-
mass as thick as glue and rs sweet aa molasEca.
The mass is tnalo Into: large cakes Ly mausl.ing
nnd pressing, then placed IN TIC sur and dr;cd<
until lie cakes look Exc largo plugs Of tobacco.
In this state it viii keep for years. ate some
Of it, which had been PROPERLY cooked in: tho.
found it by no mears unwLoleso.ne. It tastcd
lilo l;colice to Elc, aud wce both rleasant ard
nutritious. The. roots,, :Tien boiled in wator,
yi:ld ? very Good 11olasses, which is highly
i met 8 D., . So, ..: ....
QUEER sopr OF CHARACTER -.
this morning, .ho appeared bent on gl;ing ms
Impressions, upon almost all subjects. ho nna
evidently been taking moro ardent spirits last
night than was absolutely good Tor him. ~ "a a Mae
q as dry as y tell cedar III tAl!'' 1hit 1ns:~haye
been true. though his system looked Is u Il
had been kent pretty. well eoAAcd ter louG
time. In fccl; he !oo.a r:.c!, IS heard a.: ola
darkey Say ntout tho: noIe!: ~: *: . -
s'Da winnen,'' said he, = y do debll; +; ua1e
heads Ia rank piZon to dare boc1et. :.
Ii this mnrii's Ecad wasn't ~ rank plzon to
his BODY, nm greatly nistnSen:
Hc las bce, travelling = ts.g?7tt den1 c1sFln the
past winter and has visited 1aiy fi2css ~ tlAs
nountafh region. He believes the:e ~ a'lsrge
'.loeEs ,ioSEEr Bun11.pe !"
near tho bend oE:tho Bear lagor, which belonged
to q successful gold-hunter from Montaue;. Tho
gold miner wag on Ills TG to tho States, ::1.d Tor
so,ne reason had buried lis goll. He. hau
been followed by gang of robbers FROM Mon-
tarn, and, after tho gold was -colGca1ed i'll tho
earth. he Was murder ell in cold blood, tho rob-
be.s suppctiag TIC gold was ahnab his person,
or i, lis saAdic-b:gs. Tho Gocrot died with tho
ta., if, in trct there is any truth at gu N the:
story ..,.. ::
In former timcR this was the favotite winter
ing-rlace OF tie trapie1B aud hunters, who fou1A
Ell abundsaGe Of '7oo1 hers, plenty. of iisn' a:id
sometimes buffalo. It is necessary, during coit
winter-uoather, TO get into thick brush or woods
80 rs to DO, shielded from tho cold a:.l WINDS:
No better place for this purpose could he;o been
nclected, and il addition, there wore: a..
'~* .-~": GOOD Tr.rPtNG-e1oUSD3 i
near by. An old Lu1.er informed nc tsiat, IN
ono ;lltor, he killed 100 deer aud II bears; he-
sides taking large number Of beerer mink,
nnd marten. Bales upon bales Of skins F.ero
nut up in tLia region, aud very lucrative. busl-
ness 'was carried on. The ekins, whom .faled,
wero carried or pack-horses to tho Eastward,
and eventually found their way to thst Paradise
Of the trappers s., Louis Il Was long, del.
gsrous, and te:lious Journeys; and GEO frau55ht
IS; siaas i iho dscoteiy Of tic Western country,
= THE SIOUX INDIANS = q. =,
tayo been terror to all whito people. Tho
confederate bands have always been at wnr, nnd-
tp-tlay they nre IS powerful ss ever In passing
through their country, the trappo1S were in con-
giant danger. - Tho na1:ae Of this tribe among
the Indians means ''.Cut-Throats,'" ;" and no ono
will dony their right to tho appollatlou.
Years ngo . party Of hunters came in to this
PLACE to winter, md, upon their arrival, found
q band Of Indians hero, among whom was q
squaw who had formerly been .>:'
THE WIFE OF ONE OF THE HUNTERS.
back and share his lodge. During. his absence,
however, eho *hnl married All Indian. but
as no had two other wives. it was
supposed that tho loss Of this one: could
make no great difference. Tho t1apper pressed
his sn,t but tie s4naw vas afrad 1;op TO g. ~
night the trnpper brought up to her lodge two
horses, r3ndy saddled, AID told her that now or
never she must make her escape from her Indian
husband. She hesitated o short time, but the
prospect Of good homo, aud the fnery the trap
per would be a5lo to give her, ovorca1ne a1 her
ecruples, and, mounting one Of the horses, away
theY went Satlorirg over hill and dale, toward
the t1adng-},ost on Snake River ~ :,
The Indian soon discovered his loss, and, seiz-'
ing a horse, was quickly on the trail following
the ,fugitives. 1t was cold there was con1
siderable enow upon tho ground; AID the
pursued and purEuer pushed forward as II
life derepdcd upou it, Neither of them
had anything to- eat but tAis made no Gl1er.
squaw reached tho j ost. Eot long attcrward
tue Indian came up. and, discovering his wife:
drew down his rifle to shoot her; but the trap:
per was too quick for him, and covered him
with his ri:lo before tie other was ready, and
in the qlcantime tho aqunw. escaped: a partey
in full, and vowed vengeance, Tho: tlappsr ar-
gped NTH him for come time: telling him that
tho sqt,aw had been his wife before allo married
him tito Indian) aud that he haa the better
claim to her; moreover. he .--.-.-
orFEnED7 THE INDIAN THREE PONIES
il ho would relinquiAh au right and claim to her.
This seemed q fair way Of settling the matter,
aud, after some delay, tie rcd-st;in accepted TIE
propcsal, and went back to- Boar River with his
horsenesh, thinking it was much better to have
three good horses than ono bad wife. The trap
rer also returned soon afterv"ard, and all parties
appeared to lie perfectly satisfied. They lived
together in peace and a1nity, though tile equaw
gave lcrsen a great MANY airs Whenever she met
the euuaws belonging to her Indian husband In
ti1o mountains, tho marital rules are not oh
served with great rsor, nor are they strongly in
Thirty miles beyond the bend of tho river,
among the 1nounihina, there are some remarkable
caves, which have been used By the aborigincE
pictures ind hieroglyphics on the walls, which
may, or may not. have. q peculiar meaning.
saw one butfalo-skin which was covered with
: : 3; PAINTINGS MADE BE An INDIAN, ,''
representing the massacre Of soldiers that oc-
CURED near Fort Phil keafnoy several years ago,
aud have always regretted that I did not take d
COPY Of it Tor preservation, in order to slow how
far the r Of panTEE w. Las norpe9
rude, and had much the appearance of grass
1oppers. while the Indians themselves looked
Us angular and stiff as if thoy had been mhdo
out Of a lot Of saw-bucks-' The bodies wero
shaped like hour-gIasses, d line served for a
neck, and 3 circle for the bead, in.whieh eyes
nose, and mouth were rudely drawn: The legs
and arms were obtuso angles, on which tlngera
and toes Wore spread out like fan. The bows
and arrows Yoro well enough, though it would
they we're intended to REPRESENT. As to the SOL
diers, they looked ghastly enough: OF course a;tt
feahess aad vesmlGa f;na On the IL xss Es;
mint. @:or. chalk, = daubed over IT." here
and there. The sayages esteemed this 9 miracle
OF art, and would have considered picture ~
ReuEcny as a very small affair in comparison
with it,, Tliswas the most studied snd elaborate
painting ever saw made by IN Indinn, and Tas
certainly great curiosity, if nothing more. =
In tie cave there nre remains Of. old piles OF
stone, which may have been used in their mystic
rites and mumnierles, and bunohes Of mountain
mahogany and 1nanzatiita-wood, TINT must haze
-. Sr,.-r1,+ fr,,, a 1anu distAncn. The Ouly