The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-11-06
AN INDIAN POw..wow.
A Tilt Between Piute Chiefs and N
Malheur Ennissary.

A Tilt Between Piute Chiefs and N
Malheur Emissary.
A man whom the Piutes say was
contractor at the Malheur Reservation
before it was,deserted by the Indians.
arrived in the northern part of the
county several days ago. He spent
some time at McDermit, where the cit.
liens suspected him Of being a.horse.
thief,
SPYING AROUND THE POST.
Endeavorlng to ascertain how the mill.
tary treated the Indians, and If they
furnished them any rations.. He was,
ordered by decent people to.leave the
place, and, it is said, narrowly escaped
by a hasty retreat, contact with the
toe of ABBOT. He told the, indians. so
they say, that he had instructions to,
compel them to go to the Nalheur Res.
CiNoeio', ahes, ii h0ScSodiy, W enlOTc6
his orders, could bring two, or three
companies of soldiers to assist him.
Runners were sent out by the Indians
to all parts Of the county to inform
those who were workings and, hunting
of the arrival of
THE MALHEUR EMISaARY,
And to have them to come to Winnie
nucca forthwith. The sub-chiefs,
and many OF their bandss came from
far and near, and Naches.arranged for
big talk in the Courtroom, which he re-
quested few of his friends, among them
the writer, to'attend. A large number
of Indians songregated at the Court
house at the hour appointed for the
pow-wow.. Naches acted as interpreter,
and the Malheur man was askedt by
whom hs was authorized to talk with
the Indians relative to their removal to
the reservation. He produced letter
from Agent Rinehart to Naches and
Jerry, informing them that they must
go to the reserva sion, for the mainten-
ance of which large appropriation lad
been made, and where large quantities.
of provisions, clothing AID blankets
were now awaiting their arrival. He
said he was aAso thorizeaSby the War
Department; to treat with the Indians,
and inform them that they must go 70
tie Malheur Agency, and finally stated
that he had full authority from the n
terror, Department to act as its repre-
sentative.
CAPTAIH. CHARLEY,
A fine looking young savage, wassthe
first Indian who spoke. He stood out
side the railngg inside of which the
self-commissioned representative Of
the War and Interior Departments was
seated. and delivered himself of the
following speech q live in Paradise
Valley. / have plenty to eat, plenty
to weaz. My people live at peace with
the whites. There are many of them
at work, and we do not want to 80 to
Malheur to stsrve. / am done.
CHPTAIN JIM
Next stepped forward and said: ~
have lived with the whites at Union
vile since | was boy. | and my
people live ar peace withiShe whites,
and we do not want to go to 'Malheur.
| have house, astove, plenty to eat
and wear, and if ths~Indian Agent will
90 with me to my house, Twill board
him tree for year, OF while he wants to
stay.
CAPTAIN GEORGE,
OF Little Humboldt was next intro
duced by NacIles. He said: 81 have
raiseds my children IN Paradise Valley.
Ny people get plenty Of work to do,
and ged good pay for'doing it, They do
not want to leave. l. have as good
clothes as the Agent; and am satisfied
to stay where / live The whites treat
us like their own people. don't want
to go to Malheur. Twill live and die
in Paradise. Yout addressing the
AGENT have contracts fgom which you
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