Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-04

The Improved Order OF Red Men Is .
growing and fiourishing institution In the
State Of Nevada, and anything in relation
10 II eannot fail TO interest our readers.
We therefore reproduce. by request. the
following from the Omaha H.raid. which
was handed US by William Kisrski Of vir.
ginia City, who o holds tho position Of
Great Senior Sycamore in the Great Coun.
ell Of the State Of Nevada;
II 10 said 10 lie . fact-and the statement
il readily confirmed OF refuted-thAt In
across the plains. they were suddenly sur
rounded by q band OF mounted Indians,
| immensely superior In number. who COM
menccd to draw In upon them from all
sides. narrowing. each moment the circle
In which the emigrants stood. powerless.
against their superior aud merciless foe.
| whose eyes were already cleaning In an
ticipation Of the slaughter. At tho mo-
men, thai all hope WAS lost. one Of tho en-
igrAnts, . Mason. gave the signal indica-
ting a brother in distress. The signal
caught the eye Of q chief. who. 10 the emil
grants surprise. returned the salute. The
hand WAS brought 10 . halt. the emigrants
were greeted by red friends. who supplied
them with provisions and then aided them
forward on their journey.
The story l. brought 20 mind by q letter
handed TO the Herald reporter yesterday.
No doubts need be entertained ~ To tho
authenticity Of the epistlc. which IL al.
dressed 10 the members Of Omaha Tribe.
~. an u....l nxlar ~ Hal Man anH IL
written by q sou Of the well-known Justice
ponnelly, Of this city. The fact that such
an Order Is known and recognized by the
citizens OF the plains IL no stranger than
| that they should be furnished with the sig-
| mails and salutss Of Masonry but II 10 sug-
| gestive Of some curious questions - 10
| how the Indians became possessed Of thess
mystic rites and ceremonies. which are
left for solution TO the public at large.
The following Is the letter referred to:
SIDNEY, June 10. 1871.
James Donnelly. and the Members Of
Omaha Tribe No. 2. Improved Order OF
| Red Men. Omaha. Nebraska--brothers (:
Being requested by p. q. Donnelly to give
particulars Of my visit TO the Cheyenne
Indians, while stopping at this place ON
their way to the Indian Territory. j com
ply. Mr.. DOSAGE, the proprietor OF the
sidney T.i.gropA, very kindly invited your
humble scribe TO accompany him 70 the
camp Of the Indians. which WAS about "
miles east Of the town. We drove down
and found the Indians encamped ON the
banks OF Loige-pole creek. Had consid
cradle difficulty In getting In tho camp,
but Mr.. Gossage. being acquainted with
the officer In command. . Major LAYTON,
get us passed in. There were In all ioo
lodges and abont 800 bucks. Major Law
ton introduced us to all the noted chiefs.
The big chiefs namc was Standing Reek.
The Major then gave US a guide. and ted
him 10 show Us around. The tepees usre
put up In q circle about one-half mile In
circumference. . large tepee In sbout every
ten. We went into . great many. and saw
q great number Of trophies, principally
taken from General Clusters men /; tried
10 buy some Of them to send to old No. 2.
but they would not sell them for anything.
Finally We dropped into the tspee Of
Old Crow, one Of the chiefs, and. no said.
second In command. Found that he (0ld
Crow conld talk English. lie had . dis
charge from the United States Army. and
q pas from Mr.. Yates nj Red Cloud Agsu-
cy: also q large silver medal. given to him
at Trenton. New Jersey. In 1868. After
having seen all his papers, thought i
would show him some photographs. Took
ont my pocket-book. and. In looking for
them, my travelling card dropped out on
the ground. Old Crow told n OF the
bows in the tent to pick II up. and In do
Ing so THE travelling card unfolded. Old
Grow snatched il from the boy. and looked
up a. me. and said : "fou Omaha.
then I gave him the sign Of recognition.
which he answered. put out his hand and
gave me the grip in the first. tried him
every way imaginable without speaking,
and found him up In all the degrees. even
10 the salu,o ON entering tho Council. II
set him crazy. lie sent after Standing
Rock AMI Dull Knife, neither OF whom
could speak a word Of English. but they
were As we'll posted as Old Crow, and I
think better than myself (; and brothers,
Won know I have been In every chair In the
Tribe, anil always thought l wAs mp In all
the work.
But I'm drifting from the facts OF the
case. Well. after trying the other chiefs
they commenced 10 talk among them
selves. After talking . while Old Grow
took a long pipe similar 10 the one over the
\. n. &. chair. filled IL with tobacco, lit IL,
cave II 10 the sluaw and she commenced
10 null on IL, until she got II agoing At 4
terrible rate. Then Standing Rock took
n. putl.d ON II and took six long whiffs,
passed It to old Crow. who did the same
then To me. aud you bet teok six long
whir.. then 10 Mr.. DOSAGE. and then TO
Dull Knife. But try as We would. we could
NOT buy any trophies. Old Crow told me