The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-19
NATCHEz AT SAN FRANCISCO.

From the San Francisco Call, July ILL
Natchez chief OF tho Piute tribe OF Indians OF the
State OF Nevada, accompanied by Jerry Long this
brolher) and Captains Breckenridge, Bob and John,
sub. chiefs of tho same tribe, among the distin
gushod arrivals at tho Railroad HOTEL corner OF Pa
cac and Sansome streets, last evening, whore they
we're interviewed At y iato hour oy Chronicie
porter Nstchez had retired, but with the acute
sense Of Indian jumped out Of bod at the first tap
on his door and cordially welcomed inc reporter
"How are you NatchezS" SAID tho reporter. III want
TO talk to you few minutes" "Um worry good,' 70.
sponded the copper colored chisitain; "me hcspee
glad 10 you Take um scat" fhs reporter
seated himself by tho bedside OF tho In.
dian anu his companion and opened the
conversation by saying:-"wei, hatcher, 1 want YOU
to tell why you arc here. what you gong 10 do
and all you know about the bad Bannocks" speaking
in broken English. which is translated Sufficiently
to be inteilIsolo to tho reader tho Chief unioossd
his tongue and spoke substantially as ioiiows:-"we
camo down here from Nevada N our own expense 10
soc General Mcdowell aud tell him truhiuy the facts
we know about the Baunocks. l don't know how
much money the trip viii cost US. We did not have
pay ride on the cars, ana nm going 10 ask
the General TO NIX It with The landlord Tor eating
and sleeping. Ibros weeks ago was up In Burn Val
ley, oregon, and there | saw Eagle Eye Bannoek
ChIsf asked mc II the FLUTES would JOIN thom,
ana | said no We would not, Tor we dia not wish 70
night the whites. Then We had some talk. Eagle
Eye sad to me, W nat Tor you light the white
men p and answered, Because could too many
white sold srs' anti he said 'Natehcz you talk lic
tner SAID, we have good reason light the white
men who treat US WE'LL and he replied, We nave
licked a good many OF then.' dropped at that aud
stopped talking, and ny and by spoke again and
said well, Eagle Eye, II you thinx besl you Try
the fight, aud alter you get licked will have good
laugh you, anu he responded like this'Naicncz.
guess some white laced man has told you 10 speak
very rough TO me, Tor. although you are tho ssme
color as We arc, do believe word you talk
got tired then, and leaving the bad Eagle Eye went
TO Camp McDermit, where had received telegram
from old chici Wnnemucca to come 10 MIN, and when
met him, the old chief no said 70 me:--"Natcbez,
you arc young piute aud you wag goou tongue,
but am OH and want you 10 60 nnd talk with tho
Bannocks' Captain Thomas gave the paper then
aud ! went to winnemucca's camp, where | saw
Frank, his son law, who had just arrived from Ore.
gon with news OF tito BannocKs. Frank told me that
he bad seen them take away the horses OF somc
French settlers and all their household furniture
EgaD, Piuts chief, who was present. demonstrated
with tho wicked warriors aud informed tho Bannocks
they had business 10 steal their properly And the
Bannocks hoard those wise words OF the good
PIu,e ana were ashamed OF their acts and
Kept seven oil the horses and turned all the
others loose After Frank had told me all OF
this bad news | went and warned Burn and
other white to leave the valley Tor tho Ban
wore coming / next walked twenty miles away 10
old Mr. Currys rnncn aud told him TO got OF the
war OF the Bannocxs and he laughed In my face and
called me a liar. sent George winnemucca TO
meet tho Bannocks, and he returned aud said they
were coming, and that my brother Jerry was with
them ana wanted me 70 come and meet him. Before