Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-02-13


Oregon through this country in January
1914. 1t was this Indian that refusedto ODE,
young Winnemucca; and charged with hi
band past the latter as he waved back the
Pak-U5cr in a vain effort to obtain peact
talk with the Ormsby party, after
the battle had opened. Mo-GoANNo.
GA was chief at the Humboldt Meadows
and was known to the whites as Capt 500
He was for war and was shot by his brother
Bob, a few years later, receiving a wound
that eventually resulted in his death. He
was in command of the expedition whose
acts precipitated the war; by the killing of
| the Williams brothers, aud the burning Of
their station Before his death, however,
he became a strong friend of the whites;
and rendered valuable assistance i'll break
ing up the bands, that kept up hostilities
in Humboldt county, for several years
after the outbdeak. His friendship for the
whites was the cause of his death. He had
been leading a company of soldiers, into
the Black Rock country, where they had
killed several Pdh- Utes. When he came
back a cousin of his named Capt john,
wanted him to resign because of what he
had done; and expressed :. determination OF
becoming chief himself. Soos brother Bob,
proposed to settle the matter, by shooting
both of them; and the one not killed, being
the genuine medicine man, ought of course
to be chief Heaccordingly turned loose,
l, l,1n 70 I,a
''no good medicine;'' but before he was
ready for John, that worthy ''blazed away"
and fetched the would be arbitrator ''to
grass Bob eventually recovered; but,
said our informant, ''he heep sorry-bime
bv cause he think he kill un both, and get
to be chief himself" Old Winne-mucea,
whose Indian name is Po-I-To, was head
captain over all, and medicine chief of the
tribe He held his own council, and de-
clared neither for peace, or war; but was
known to be in favor of the latter. He was
a shrewd old Pol;, iet and knowing things
were moving to suit him, kept still; and
let others assume the responsibility Of
acting.
NU-MA-GAS EFFORT FOR PEACE.
Among all that assemblage Of the Pah- !
J5e clans. there was one, and one only, !
among the chiefs, with sufficient sagacity |
10 foresee the evils that would result to his I
people, from war; one only who at the same !
line possessed the courage to throw his in !
fuenee in opposition TO their will, and de-
,lare for peace. The name Of that warrior /
was NU.MA-GA; and he was called by the !
whites, young Winnemucca, the war chief.
Tue word NUMA-GA means the glver Of food,
lie name Indicating the disposition Of it's
owner, as being that of a generous man.
NU-NA-GA was not, as the whites always
supposed, the war chief of the Peh- ttes.
There was but one general chief, and that
vas Po-I-To, at Pyramid Lake
NU-MA-GA vas the chosen leader; only, OF
hat branch Of the tribe living upon the
having no authority, and claim
ng none, in any other locality. Neither
vas he relative of 20 Ito, and the two
7ere always unfriendly.
NJ MA-GA was an Indian statesman that
ossessed intellect. eloquence and courage
ombined. He had been among the whites
q California, and could speak the English
anguage; consequently appreciated the
uperiority of the race with whom his peo
lie would make war. His power, outside
{ his own band was that only OF a superior
lind; working, under the control Of an
wish, to better the condition of
is race They knew he was capable, they ;
elielved him to be sincre, and it resulted
/ giving him an influence, more potent
throughout the tribe, than Po ITo's com. '
lands; consequently the whites came to
,ok upon him as the war chief, and he
ould have attained that position, had he
utlived old wINNE-MUCCA. s
Such was the man, who threw himself |
ith all his power into the council, to try, /
possible, to stem the tide, that had set s
,r war He rode from camp to camp, from
.mily to family, from friend to friend; rea- '
9ning, counciling and beseaching them,
OF to precipitate war, and bring destruc- {
on upon themselves. On every side, he f
as met with calm, respectful silence, l
lat told Gas plainly as words could have q
one it, that all were against him. Then t
, went off by himself; and, lying down G
ith his face to the ground, would speak to
, one. Without food, or drink, or mo-