The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-12-19
Buffalo Bill on the Utes.

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father murdered in their early days,
| when Kansas, with the struggle of O
young giant, was shaking off the yoke of
African slavery, trained Indian fighter,
taking his first scalp at the age of u and
having served his young State in earliest
manhood as trusted and honored men,
Der OF the Legislature, it is probable
that William f. Cody is as well ac-
quainted with all that pertains to the
West as any other living man.
A question of growing importance and
OF serious import just now to the people
of the United States is the management
Of the Indians by the Government The
conversation turning upon that subject,
the Commercial representative said:
"What are your ideas on the Indian
problem, Mr.. Cody? In other words,
what would you do to secure better
| and more economical management of the
Indian tribes by the Government"
Il think can sum up my policy in a
single sentence. It is this-Never make
single promise to the Indians that is
not fulfilled. Agents promise too much.
Men of calm, prudent determination
must be sent among the Indians as
agents. Those who are sent often know
| nothing of the Indian character, and
either through fear, ignorance or dis
honesty are led into making promises
which the Government cannot, or will
not fulfill. Every Indian outbreak that
l have ever known has resulted from
broken promises and broken treaties by
the Government"
'sWhat do you think of the peace
policy or the policy of encouraging
agricultural pursuits by the Indians, Mr..
Cody?"
'.It has already resulted in good, and
will result in still greater good if honestly
and intelligently pursued. You cannot
make an Indian work by standing over
him with shotgun. He must be taught
that it is to his interest to do SO, and
brought into it by degrees. Too much
cannot be accomplished all at once. But
if a wise, firm policy is pursued, the In
dians will gradually drift into agricul-
tural pursuits.
Speaking of the recent outbreaks of
the Utes, Mr.. Cody said that he thought
the Indians were badly treated. He
knew that for years miners, contrary to
treaty, had been settling upon their
lands. The Utes protested and the Gov
ernment paid no attention to them, and
they had finally taken the latter into
their own hands. Mr.. Cody had been
with the Fifth Cavalry for six years, and
he was consequently well acquainted
with the Utes He had taken the first
scalp to ayenge the Custer massacre.
On the same day he also killed Red
Knife.
"What do you think of Grant as
third term candidate, Mr.. Cody?"
Next to myself. think Grant is the
luckiest man in America. Nothing would
surprise me-"
"How did you get the name of Buffalo
Bill Mr.. Cody?"
Gin 1867, when the Kansas Pacific
road was being built, was in the service
of the Government. One of the
managers of the road came to me and
said the men were out of meat. and asked
me what would contract to furnish 25
buffalos day for. told him was in
the service of the Government and could
not work for him at any price. The
company, however, made an arrange
| ment with the Government SO that got
of, and he hired me at $500 month to
shoot buffalos. thought $500 month
was the biggest salary any man ever re-
csived. I went to work land in 18 months
killed 1880 buffalos. The .Paddys' en-
| plOyed on the road, as a consequence,
became very tired of buffalo meat.
my appearance heralded fresh supply
of tough buffalo meat and they said, one
to another, 'Bedad, here comes Buffalo
Bill again; sharpen up your grinders,
| we'll have more buffalo meat now"
| soon became known along the entire
| line of the Kansas Pacific as Buffalo
Bill. Toledo Commercial.
A SINGULAR STORY FROM HARTFORD
| The story is told of Hartford gentle
man who lost 800 in bills, and remem-
bering that he had the money last at
his butchers, went there to learn that
Just after he had left man came to the
| shop to make purchase. He felt in
his pocket as if he had lost something.
Then looking down he saw roll of bills
| on the floor, picked it up and counted it.
There was just 800, and from it he paid
for what he had just bought. A week
later the second person returned the 500
to the first, with the following explana-
ton, On the day referred to he had
been out to Windsor to collect some
money, and in his haste to return to
Hartford, thrust it, 500 in bills, as he
supposed, into his vest pocket. When
he went into the market above referred
to, he naturally felt for his money, and,
missing it, looked around for it, and
saw the roll on the floor, which he sup
posed was his own. He had used il
during the week, and only that day had
he put on his working coat. While at
work he wanted a match, and in feeling
through the pockets of his coat to his as
tonishment he found the 800 he put
there instead of into his vest pocket. As
soon as possible he went to the market to
see if any one had lost that sum Of
money, and this led to general settling
all around. He did not know at the
time that he had been suspected of the
theft, and did not imagine that he was in
danger of arrest,
It is not very pleasant thing to go
through the world without sympathy
and to meet only those who have nc
interest in us, except to make us con
4 tributors to their welfare and their sell
fish ends. In marriage, as it should be
there is no selfshness. Each member
works for the others good; each con
tributes to the others welfare. In the
outside world it is different; each seeks
to use the other for selfish purposes. and
this makes life contest, a battle. i
such state were to prevail in the home
and married relation, then marriage
would SO far be an evil. and not I
good.