Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-02-25
INDIAN AsPAIRs


TOR Stewart to get sadi,ionai monsy ap-
propriated for support Of Nevada In
dams. and our suggestion that under
present management 1t would appear
useless to sqander any more money, the
Humboldt Register adds to our comments
the following stringent criticism Of
BROTHER B~trman's conduct and admin
istratiou. including q resume OF the
Naiehez affair:
II was for saying the Same things that
Sarah winnemueca now says. and other
ugly things concerning BatemAn'a stew
ardship that Watcher wa gobblsd up by
the military last year. by Bateman's or
dsrs and connivance. and sent to Fort
Alcatrax. II Is q notorious fact that no
Indians under this reverend gcntleman's
charge got q single thing. not even q
pair of blankets or shoes. except
what few reside permanently upon
the reservations: and those few get
but little. Watchers arrest, last
year. eliminated from q conversation
bstwesn him aud Bateman. Natchez
went down TO the Truckeo Reservation
10 see Bateman and try TO get some
blankets, etc.. which he knew no and his
people up here were entitled to. Bate
man refused to give him anything what
ever unless no and his people would so
on the Reservation and submit them
selves 10 his orders aud control. Match
ca refused 10 do this. and Bateman in
suited hatcher and abused him shame
fully, whcreupon hatcher got his In
Jun /" up and talked back 10 the reverend
gentleman, and for this, and the hope Of
soaring Natchex into submission and
keep him from exposing Bateman's
course, which Bateman. by the aforesaid
| conversation, found that Natchoz fully
understood. caused him to DO sent to
Acatraz.
Before the amount Of appropriation
il increased, OF before any whatever is
given by Congress. this reverend rascal
should 10 removed. aud the Indian al
affairs given into the charge Of tho mill.
| tary authorities, or ut least TO an agent
| that will honestly fulfill his duties, and
one whom the Indians will have conf
dsnce in.
While not endorsing the cpithets in
duleed in by our contemporary We think
its conclusions correct. Tho system OF
"reservating'' our Indians does mol
work well in Nevada. Comparatively
few are willing to remain upon the res
ervations. They prefer to roam about
during the Summer months fishing,
hunting. gathering pine nuts and play
ing cards. They are peaceable. content
ed, and tako no care for tomorrow.
They like te run about the country. and
camp in tho outskirts OF our settlements,
from which they procure surplus food
and cast of clothing. They are not in
dustrious. save when impellsd by want
have no desire to accumulate property,
and are hostile to e settling down." We
think that II Government proposes io
support the Indians Of Nevada it should
do 80 by stated distributions Of clothing
at different points, and by issuing
~rations at certain places during the Win
ter months regardless Of tho fac, thai
tho Indians are absent from their reser
vations. While wo desire TO deal fairl,
with Mr Baieman. We cannot cscap,
notice OF the fact that not n in ten o
the washocs and Piutes wear govern
ment clothing. eat government food o
live upon tho Government reservations
aud that so far es these tribes are con
cerned, tho reservation system Is an ex
pensivs humbug. Neither Al the com
plants Of hatcher. Sarah winnemuoci
and other prominent members Of thes'
tribes be ignored. Fifteen thousant
dollars, properly expended, will cloth'
every member Of these tribes and pro
vide all needed r%ations, for which latter
there Is a slight demand. ave in certain
localities. Tho Piutes about Virgins
City are all wall fed and rsvel in cast
of clothing and finery. They will moi
consent to visit or remain OF Govern
ment reservations, and so long rs they
are peaceful aud eontented, we believe
they should be allowed to do as they
choose. ....It