Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-11-28
SARAH WIHHEMuccHs LECTURE.
Eiaqueaes OF the Pluto Prineess-
what She Maid Before ihs Nan
R.sneiseo People.
s. r. Call, Nov. 20.

Sarah Winnsmuccs, the Pluto Prin.
cess. lecturrd last evening At Platt's
Hall to q small but apprecistive audi.
.nce. Her object Is to secure kinder
IT, atmept from the Government for htr
racs. she vas dressed Ia ludian cos.
tune, spoke the English language With
wonderful clrsrnsss, oftsntimes with
ioro- and touching Imagery. She said:
In lSi9 my people lived on Humboldt
river. and were p~eaceable and less blood.
tbirsty than now. My grandfather,
Captain Truckes leo called by Captain
Frsmont), was chief oil numerous tribes.
Ny grandfather joined 0en'ra raj Fremont
aud entered California, and LETT my
father chief OF the tribes. While he was
away en- smigrant train came along. and
when my father and his men approached
they were fred on aud two were killed.
Ny friends. You little know what We
have to live through. To the frontier
came robbers, murdersrs and such a.
can not live among their v race.
Then the Indian women are outraged
and tho goods stolen. Do you think the
Indians are without feeling. and can
stand BY and SEQ such crusltissf Ny
fri. nd., my people have the Same feel.
ipRs ~ myssif. Then they retalists on
the white people and you have . war on
your hands. And why Because Of
these worthless men who are oullawed
iIom ih.ir own people.
Our nnsl war. IN 1850, was the result
Of two Indian girls being stolen BY two
brothers named Williams, on Carson
RIVER. For a long time the girls could
not bs found. but NJ last they were dis.
covered hid under the white mems
house. Then the Indians burned the
white men. aud then the soldiers were
sent to exteruinats the Indians. II the
Indian does anything then You say,
'EIiermiusts th~ml' but IL 10 not 20 Il
= Chinamau or negro commits any
wrong. The Government then offered
my tribe . reservation from Wadsworth
clear down to Clear Lake. They were
also to have yearly supplies. II the
compact had betn kept our people would
have advanced and been educated. But
no, II 10 to the agents interest 10 keep
Us ignorant and rob ~. III. Relnhsrdt,
the agent for the Malbeur reservation,
has disappointed my people many times.
aud while telling ths tribe to do good.
steals all hs an. &c would ever strike
the people. and at times would draw Q
pistol. IL that the way to Christisuise
my people. I would like to knowi A,
the request OF tho tribe I reported him
to Colonel Green. and R-iuhsrd. loves
me Tor having done 20. There has not
been an Iudian on the reservation siuoe
1873, because OF Rsinhardt's conduct,
and yet 10 sent on bis big request. to
Washington for supplies. Where do
they 40 TOT Now, The agent has to send
around to beg the Iudisns TO 90 on tho
reservation. Ny people could live there
u there Vas no agent. Ny people will
not 10 back to the reservation while
Reiuhsrdt rrmsins.
A. The outbreak OF the Bauuock war I
was asked to 70 10 Washington to make
against R-inbsrdt. When six
days out I heard that my tribe was eight.
ins with the Bapnocks, and I =, ceived q
from General Howard 10 20
and interceds With my people. I re-
turned and did %. ] worked faithfully
for the Govrrnmsnt. wanted to savs
the soldiers and my people too. In that
war General Howard was blamed Tor not
sooner o~vsrtskips the Bsnnocks. Il
could not be FASTENED. The Bannocks
had 100 horses to our one. II the ct.
tiers wanted the protection Of the troops
why could they not provide 10 With
horses instssd Of asking sxorhitsnt prices
isy thsuf Aad bssssss Of tss tsv vbs