The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-28

of thirty-two girls and thirty boys, all In
dams. She is very well satisfied with the
progress she has made, Sarah appears to
be an enthusiastic Methodist, and she
narrated her experiences of "a lovely
camp-meeting," as she called it, with evil
dent relish. 1t had been attended by over
eight hundred people, whites and Indians,
and she herself interpreted the sermons
which were preached by the missionaries,
Sixty-three Piutes had been converted
since the spring, partially through her
ministrations. Her people had cleared
off about three hundred acres of land
upon the reservation, and intended TO
settle down permanently. They had
same nice houses, and some had even
sewing machines and organs. They now
intended to build church. The only
matter which gave her occasional trouble
were the feuds which were continually
springing up between her people and
those Indians who had come to the reser-
vation before them.
Sarah had very poor opinion of gov
ernment agents, which is shared by her
brother, Matches. She said that the In
dian should at least get one-third of what
the law allowed him, new he did not get
anything.
| Captain Sladen, of the United States
Army, here entered the room, and being
presented to Naches, inquired of him
why the Piutes of Nevada did not return
to the Malheur Agency, which had been
assigned to them. Naches held up his
hand, and, touching his little finger, said
in broken English: Indian get 10
much," and touching his four other fin
gers, "Rheinhart him get so much"
Rheinhart is the Government agent at
Malheur, and, according to Naches'
statement, has maltreated the Indians
in every conceivable way. He has beat
en-, imprisoned and starved them, and
before the Piutes showed any sign of de-
string to Join the Bannocks he shot their
ponies, until finally the Piutes left the
reservation, and were persuaded to 60
over to the Bannocks by Oite. Just now
Rheinhart is engaged in coaxing back
his Piutes. They refuse to return, how
ever, and will not 60 back until Sam.
Parish, an old agent, is reinstated at
Malheur. for, as Naches says, He
steals only one-half, plenty to eat,
and good flannel" ...
Sarah Winnemucca thinks that she
was born at or near Humboldt Lake.
When eight or nine years of age, while
travelling with her people toward Carson
City, she saw the first white man. II
remember" she says, my grandfather
got two boxes of crackers from the emf
grant, but | was afraid the man had
nothing but eyes, and all hair. got
behind my mother and called him an
owl. My grandfather while with Capt.
Fremont, had heard about California,
and when he came back from the Mexi-
can war he took the whole tribe with him
into the Joaquin Valley. My brothers
Tom and Naches here went to work for
four years on ferryboat. After that we
went down to Saut City and staid there
for three years; from there I went
to San Jose. Then | went to the
convent school for about three
| years. llkeu IL Fcly Woil3 uubli Ill
1865 l heard that my people had taken
the war-path against the whites. So I
went back to Nevada, and since that
time / have been travelling around from
one place to another, mostly with the
army. Usually the Indians treat me
well enough, unless they are on the war
path, and then I have to be very careful.
I never go armed, because I would not
use any pistols, anyway. But when I go
scouting I always take two Indi ms along
with me, and they get very good rifles
from the officers"
Being asked if she had not often been
in danger, Sarah only smiled and said
she did not know; nothing had ever hap
pened to her.
Although the princess signs herself
Miss Sarah Winnemucca, it is understood
that she has had an extensive and diver
sifed matrimonial experience, the mum
} ber of her white husbands being various
ly estimated at from three to seven.