Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-01-30
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of unfriendliness toward the few settlers in
the valleys along the eastern base of the
Sierra Nevada mountains. Although there
was but very few whites. they conducted
| themselves very much as though they were
| masters OF the situation, and being brave
men, all of them, and most of their number
as true as they were brave; they had some
cause for feeling that they were equal to
any emergency that might arise. In De-
cember the Washoes living about Steam
boad Springs, in what is now Washoe Co.,
for some cause, incurred the displeasure of
the settlers in Eagle Valley, and it was de-
termined to chastise them. Vim. ByrDes
was the moving spirit (he is now an in
mate of the Stockton, Cal, Insane Asylum
and had special dislike for the chief OF the
band, whom he proposed to make sure Of
killing. To insure recognition OF his
"Ingin" on all occasions, he gave him red
handkerchief, knowing that the CHIEF would
never be without it tied around his head,
and it having already been determined to
attack the camp Of the read headed chief,
the five Eagle Ranch settlers started to car
~ out their design. They reached the vi
cinity of the band at Steamboat Springs in
the night and they waited with anxious ex-
pectancy for the coming of twilight, to en-
able them to see the enemy that they were
to surprise. Twilight came, and they
swooped down upon the village of the
Washoes, but the place that had known
them knew them no more. In the night
time the chief of the red handkerchief, with
his followers, had silently stolen away, and
and the disappointed Eagles were forced to
return to their syrie with talons guiltless
of prey.
A few weeks later the man who kept q
station on the overland road, at a point
near the present site of Empire, came up to
Eagle Station and informed those stopping
there that band of Washoes on the east
their possession seven American horses,
that he suppose of course they had no right
to. It was Immediately determined by all
10 go down and take the animals away from
The Indians. The whites, under the leader
ship of Pearson, noted Indian fighter, |
of Frank Hall, now of Carson, his |
brother, ". l.. Hal, of Esmeralda county, |
he informant, and a man named -- Cady. |
They found the Washoes with little trouble |
put fail led to discover the American stock. |
They found anothing also, that the squaws
we're taking the unnecessary camp equip
Ige of the band up the mountain to the
EAST. This looked like business, and when
body Of about sixty warriors with their
paint on, advanced upon them, matters as
umed q decidedly hostile appearance.
PEARSON, the leader, decided that there was
90 many to justify risking a fight, and
With two of his followers, cit out" Frank
Hall and - Cady concluded to wait the
pprcach of the enemy and play the friend
y dodge" which they did by distributing
heir small stock of tobacco among them.
IF course the Indians did not object to the
lifts, but, after accepting them, ordered
he donors to hunt their eyrie at the base of
he moutain in the west, and they hunted
A few few days later Cady was riding
long trail not far from whore Dayton
ow is and overlook an Indian, also On
orseback, when, like brave man, he de-
iberately shot the unsuspecting savage in
he back and killing him, thus became pos {
essed of his personal effects. Il
In or about February, 1852, the Indians
lade a raid upon the stock in Carson Val {
~, and the whites going in pursuit, cap
lred a couple of the tribe and brought {
hem into the Mormon station as hostages, Is
or the return of the stolen property. One {
f the captiyes was a powerful man, dressed
l full buckskin suit, and the other was a {
lers lad, some sixteen years Of age, that
ressed as nature had clothed him. Several {
avs passed and nothing was heard from s
10 lost animals, when one morning the I
rger Indian was let walk out little way
y himself, when he suddenly made dash I
II freedom. He scattered his garments as e
0 went, and naked as he was born, bound
| like frightened stag away toward the 6
ountains. The guard, named - Terry, s
Nd in . careless way, leaned his gun c
,ainst the stockade, and vas probably ten ]
.rds away from it when the warrior start .
|, but in q moment he had the formidable t
ae in his grasp, and taking long, delib-
ate aim, fred As the whip-like report 8
.oke the stillnass the rnnner leaped high q