Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-01-22
-.cAI INTELLIGENCE
HORRIBLE DEED.
,,,a,.n woman Burned Mt she
ID stake.

stake.
;s a matter of history, as every
aware. that the tribal laws of
If the Indian tribes snrPass IN
i" .,d severity those of civilized
's" and the penalties inflicted by
'nroakinr of these edicts which have
,,ndcd down for centuries to the
.ruon, tribes of Indians, arc of the
cruel and fearful nature. One
49, most stringent of these DEGREES
as,rrod to is the chastity of their
~'.,,os death being the punishment
~no Of these poor creatures, IL, a!
~, time, she is knownto have broken
H. law. From job Natures, an old
a,n,,ineer and trapper, who arrived
near Fish Spring Valley yester-
ue are enabled to give our readers
;culars of II of the most
ne al ac of cruelty, lately perpe-
N CIV" Inv a ban | of Indians near that
~. n lie saws: For two weeks prior
=" occurrence of the events about
T." narrated, the Indians had been
S,;,Iinp signal fires on the most elc
C",oJ nortionS of the mountains Tor
s';IoS ,rollnd the surrounding country.
~, Il VA, rast their regular hunting
a,sops much surprise was manifested
- ,hn Iirhts appeared night after night,
,,iny fine absent portions of the tribe
- ,In, "cueral rendezvous. On qiIcs-
|;,niuy some of their number they
.n,a contrary to their usual manner,
~; ..nt on the subject, and only re-
hliel to- uue>.io ion put TO them concern
.",,h mn ,,,al occurrence that white
I.,,n M sahe." our informant, how
Ever. who speaks the language IKE
ha,ivc. heard enough to satisfy himself
hat a rite WAS about 10 DC per1ofined,
rhicl, was of rare occurrence, ana on
Xhuc,;ioning IA half-brced who frcqucnt-
l. accompanied him on his hunting
cvrursions. he learned that young
aonan. a member of one OF the tribe
n ,h,, coun nv who had abandoned
her ueople a year or So since To live
rith a white man, had returned, bring
|nr with her Il babe about three
months old. Hers was the old, old,
tory. SO common with Us nowadays.
kfcr a short spell of happiness and
pleasure, he who had brought her to
her ruin became tired of his victim,
Ind Abandoned her to her fate. She,
3ik ethou,and> of others placed in the
anne circumstances. sought refuge ut
her home and among her people. hop
I 3nr to find u shelter for herself and
rhill; but with the terrible penalty of
ala law she had broken. with the in
,pltab.c evidence OF her guilt in her
ESnn>. we wonder at her hardihood in
pac;ng herself in the power of hose
whom she must have known would
s!low her no mercy. Nothing th1t she
9olld oiler in pallintion of her otfanSc
would he received by those who only
knew hat their sacred law had been
broken; they awaited only to punish
1hc Violate. slIavi ~ heard that the
terrible decree would he carried out on
= rerain night. u informant Sccre'ed
himself in a position where he could
phtain an unob>iruc:el view of all
3hev would do. and he arrived none too
Soon, for already the prelim.narieS had
BEEN arranged, and around Il stake
Slriven in the ground the warrior
Strives Wee marching I'M circle to the
Solemn, mourntul music being played
Sl;"n the native instruments of the
band. Prominent among them was
Dne VIII" had not as vet taken an active
3plrt IN the proceedings, which was the
%''llct. and as the solemn circle passed
him clcil of them would let fly an ar
Tow from his bow at some imaginary
enemy, several of which fell in close
lroX!nIliy to the unseen watcher of
Their actions. .Af.cr the dance of death
WIS finished, the chief, by Il gesture,
zgayc some order to Il brave in waiting.
r ND from Il circular tent emerged the
women of the tribe, surrounding the
Nl'!m who waS to be sacrificed To Of
Rtlldnl Justice. With the exception of
4 li-h' covering around her waist she
WAS utterly devoid Of c,o hing AMI
seemed unconscious As to the terrible
Sea'h awaiting her. SlIcr babe, which
Na> carried by me OF the women. ut
4efel the most piercing cries, tIying to
Rlfac The attention of is mother; but
&c was not allowed TO touch her i'll
f'hl, ana with Il look as only Il fond
i'N"cr can le>tow she gave one earn
F., Passionate glance AT her offspring
1h' walked l~ravcly on 10 meet her
{ura'h. y" time was lost; the "Mcdi-
kMhe man quickly bonnd her
To- the stake; brush and faggotS
were placed around her so thick
L." Fender her invisible to the fiand>,
Mno We're now rcnding the air with
aipir shouts and cries. The pyre was
r,:i'r1; the flames seemed possessed
neiil>h JOY rs they enwrapt the
rmn, "i the woman. Tricky the
n"'he curled spitefully around her,
=, 10y IA mnrimur. lot Il groan. es-
"pru her lips. She appeared Il statue.
~, nI her fate with that wonderful
";Sih AMI bravery which character
a. Nei race. The fire, which at first
nra>' ITS fury darts at intervals, was
wv Il sheet of flame, soon burned
nDMn' ana nothing remained hut the
.""iiea bones OF her, who, but Il few
l,. ""e''S since, was Il living human
m ~ - II her eXccutioners, who had
,.rir untutored minds satisfied the
,, n"n oi thet'Ieat Spirit, and the stig-
t,n r"i me tribe removed, silently de-
;c n "u rom the scene of their horrible
!, ana separated, to again seek their
hhn"nS' leaving our watcher alone with
w,'r"" victim, who, a> soon as he
6r"n assured Of his safety, departed
VIM the place; but such was tie i'm
f,ronon LETT on his mind that he bid
ine"eli to that portion of the country
'hoGTlNG AT RATTLE