Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-12-16
ANOTHER INDIAN WAR.
savages ON the Rampage-whisky
the Cause,

EDITOR SENTINEL: About 10 o'clock A.
M. on the 18th instant the usually quiet
and secluded inhabitants Of Irlapah
Springs Water Works, three miles east o,
Hamilton, were thrown into a state OF
alarm by the sudden appearance around
the domicile Of Mr.. Sam Liddle q small
tribe Of Piute braves, evidently on the
warpath. Mr.. Liddle, adopting the
same tactics he did in the late White Pine
war, Immediately commenced to fortify.
mrs. Liddle, taking her two children into
the cellar, prepared to barricade the door
OF the same with sacks Of potatoes, Mr..
Llddie In the meantime keeping watch Of
the movements OF the enemy on the out
side. Presently an Indian, rifle in hand, APP
parently more brave than his companions,
made an assault on the outer door OF the
kitchen, but finding it barricaded, he
moved on to the front door, which he
found open and passed inside. Just as he
was entering the door, however, Mr.. Lid
die seized the barrel of his rife, and pre-
scented a bulldog pistol at his head. The
brave Immediately surrendered with the
remark, Me no fight; nudder Injun heap
night me. Pickaniny catch whisky Ham,
iiton. He heap like my ssquaw." The
situation OF affairs was now apparent to
Mr.. Liddle, and he experienced sensations
similar to those OF q b~eleaguered garrison
about to surrender but happily receiving
reinforcement in the nick Of time. The
inside Indian. who proved to be Indian
George, well known around Hamilton,
now wanted to open fire ON the enemy out
9lda- who appaoripr 10 roa1,va A. ~:x,.
ton, beat a hasty retreat up the canyon,
On arriving at water station No. Q
OF the White Pine water works, he on
tered and took possession. John Geradelle,
the engineer, not suspecting anything out
OF the way, made nc objection. Georges
squaw and family arrived at Mr.. Liddle's
place soon after the Indian went
up the canyon, reporting that Pick
aniny was in possession of their wick
yup, pine-nuts, shank bones, -four and all.
This announcement seemed to wake George
up to a state Of desperation, and he ap-
peared determined to attack the enemy
alone and at once. Mr.. Liddle, however,
prevailed on him to wait until daylight.
AS soon as daylight appeared Mrs. Liddle
prepared q square meal for George and
bis family, which served to have q more
soothing effect than the proverbial music
OF old. Mr.. Liddle's plan was to await the
arrival OF Mr.. Boyle, who was expected
in the morning, then capture Pickaniny
and deliver him up to the proper authori-
ties at Hamilton. The willy savage, how
ever, being on the alert, decamped over
the hills to George Halstead's, and made
his appearance in Hamilton apparently
p~eaceable, and entirely ignorant OF any
thing unusual having occurred. The ap-
pearance Of his head. however, gave him
dead away. MI the facts of the case were
explained upon the arrival OF MI. Boyle
in Hamilton.
We learn that since the trouble at lila
pah, Pickaniny has made peace with
George. Bad whisky was the inside Of
the whole affair. The proper authorities
are now on the trail Of the depraved whites
who sold the Indians the whisky. and they
may yet be brought to justice. r. W. II.
HAMILTON (Nev.l, Dec. II, 1881.