The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-28
THE DAILY STAR
A DUSKY PRINCESS,
The Famous Sarah Winnemucca visits
San Francisco.
Isan Francisco Chrnnicle.l


remainder of the week will be honored in
giving entertainment to genuine prln-
cess. The steamer State of California,
which arrived from Portland, Oregon, YES
terday morning, carried among her pas
sengers Miss Sarah Winnemucca, a grand
daughter of the Piute chief, Captain
Trukee, from whom the river takes its
name. The Princess Sarah is well known
to fame, and at present is travelling under
the protection of some of the officers Of
the army, who have agreed to see her safe
through this wilderness Of civilization,
our city. During the afternoon Chron-
icle reporter called at the hotel where
the Princess intends to hold her court
while in this city, and upon sending up
his card was readily admitted. With
her were her brother Naches and her
cousin Jerry, whe have come from
Winnemucca on purpose to accompany
Sarah on her trip to M 'ntana, the resi-
dence of her sister, who is married to a
white man named Smith. The reporter
was warmly welcomed by a resolutc shake
Of small, soft hand, and in spite of his
protests was seated in the softest chair in
the room, from which the princess herself
had Just risen.
Next in order were introductions to
Naches and Jerry, "two of my people" as
the princess remarked, and then every
thing being satisfactorily explained, she
herself drew chair into the circle, land
now we are comfortable for nice good
talk" she smilingly said. In personal
appearance Sarah compares most favora-
bly, with other women. She is of medi-
um height, apparently about thirty years
of age broad shouldered and straight,
her features are regular and expressive.
Her prevailing expressions resoluteness
and courage, mingled with good nature.
Her movements are quick, but womanly
and soft, withal, her manners quiet and
very self-possessed. She was neatly at
tired in brown dress of waterproof ma
terial her only ornament being neck
lace of coral. Being seated the Princess
herself commenced the conversation. 81
want. to ask you something" said she, in
remarkably good and correct English;
~ have just been thinking how it would
do for me to lecture upon the Bannock
war. might get the California Theater,
and perhaps | could make my expenses.
You see people don't know much about
Indians any way, and | know lots of
things that people would like to hear.
What do you thinkY
The reporter advised her to confer
with the army officers who have charge
over her.
II would be the first Indian woman
that ever spoke before white people,"
continued Sarah, "and they don't know
what the Indians have got to stand some
times. Itcll you the only way to keep
the Indians quiet is to put them on diff
ferent reservations, one for each tribe,
and far apart. 1t will never do to let
two tribes live on the same reservation;
they'll always make trouble. You see
my people last year did not at all want
to 20 to war, but the Bannocks made all
the trouble for them. l was going to Sill
yer City, and thereI met Capt. Hill, who
told me that my people were fighting.
/ had my own team, and the Captain
told me had better stay in Silver
= City, because if they caught me they
would keep me prisoner, as l was a
chiefs daug ghter. So I stayed with COL
Bernard's party and acted as interpreter
and scout during the war. My people
were all kept prisoners by the Bannocks
who had disarmed them because they
would not fight any longer. knew thai
the soldiers were going to conquer the
Bannocks and l was afraid that my
people would join and get into mon
trouble. They were at Stein Mountains
So ON the Sd of July at 10 o'clock in th'
morning, set out to warn them of thei
danger and make them leave the Ban
=. nocks. Didn't we mde!" and the princes
fairly jumped in her chair at the recol
lection. g..
p. "You see we had to be quick" sh
continued, 1because If the Banock
struck our trail they would surely fol
low US and find out where our party wal
going. By S o'clock in the afternoon W,
had made over eighty miles and ou
horses were almost dropping, when w
TedcHeu DdTTeH Fdllty. we InOugut w
could get fresh horses there, but tn
houses were all burned and the peopl,
were all gone. All the tracks we coult
= find went toward the Stein Mountains
and 80 we got away in that direction ant
Travelled one hundred and fifteel
miles more on our half-deat
ponies When we got to the Piutes w
found that my brother Naches and three
others had left already. Together will
the whole band, in all about sixty, w
left the same night and got as far a
Summit Spring ! left them at Shee]
River and rodeahead to warn the soldier
that they were coming, so that the!
might meet them. On the marcl
Orchez' band joined ours, and I woul,
have got the whole tribe out for Oite
who drove large number back to thu
BAnnocks after / left the band. o
course, Colonel Bernard was much please,
to see me bring in so many warrior
to make peace with the whites"
Regarding the present outbreak Of tn
Utes the princess maintained that sh
had held council with band of fft
who were captured by General Howard
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