The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-12-31

nls dusky friends This he soon tore
into strips. put them on fire, and
soon his "tepee" or brush house Was
all ablaze. When this had been ac-
compIlsned, despair for the moment
seeming to g ize him, he plunged
headIong intu tue burning mass
AN ABORIGINAL SUICIDE.
A stout young Indian near By
seized hIm Snd trIsd to drag him out
OF danger, but the old man grabbed q
stake IN the ground near by. held
himself in the fire, and before other
help could come, was literally roasted
alive, dying within few hours after
the occurrence mentioned. ''Long
Hide" was married and the father OF
several children when the Mission of
San Diego was built. 40 years ago,
and from what he told pa:ties who
visited him, he must have been not
less than thirty years OF age at the
time. Three or four years ego be
lost con who could remember when
the Mission was first built by the
franciscan iriars. This son must
have been not less tban 40 years OF
age. Long Hide" told OF the first
of Old Town years before
the Mission wac bulk; OF the coming
of ships for water at Russian Springs
aud many things CT greast interest
III the past history oil San Diego and
Vici. Ily.
Jasn Melendrez, who lives near
the Real de Castillo, says ne knew
"Long Hide" fihy years ago, and
that be appeared nearly as old then
As he did the week beiore he died.
He says that the old man frequently
beat the beat horses Owned 10 the
country on trips to San Diego. one
hundred miles distant from the Real,
and that he often chased deers until
they gave up with fatigue. he would
then capture them after they had
laii down for rect. Until, year ego
he was able to walk about and travel
quite we'll. Since tnen he has been
Obliged to crawl about on all fours
like Cat or dog. He retained his
sight pei fectIy and ell the faculties of
mind up to the day he died. For
twenty-five years he has refused to
speak any Spanish or to reveal any
SECRETS OF THE COUNTRY
or of these living in it. When asked
to do go, be only replied. 81 know
too much OF those who live" To the
writer OF this he said, not ten days
ago. 81 know much, tell nothing.
/ am Vers hungry, rm TOO old,
am going home. Il you knew AL ]
know, the country would be exuited.
l shall soon rest, and not be hungry
CT tired any more" When asked il
| he knew OF the Lost Mine" which
the Frenchman worked, of the ole
"Bendlni Mine," and OF the silver
nine near the Real del Castillo. from
which euah rich float eiiver ore haI
lately been found. he replied: "Yes
know all, but / tell Eothing-on.y
this, they all exist, and can be found
bat never havs been since they were
left." 1t is believed. il not we'll
known, that be knew just whsrt
these mines are to lie found. and thi
lold Indians assertion that they d.
exist has awakened q new interest il
these matters. Counting the year
lhe lived before the old Aission of SaI
diego was built. be must have beel
let least one hundred aud fiitS year
lold il. in fact, NOT much Older. etiio
Francisco Parma took great inter
eat in the old man, and often fed ain
when hungry. George J. Bowron
the representative OF the Englisl
capitalists, &. ". Murphy, the me
lchanieal engineer OF the San Nicola
4 mine, aud Colonel D. K. Allen, We
lited the old mao and TOOK 8 great iu
teress in him. Tue old Indian
dead, but could he have tod bic or
f story OF this part ci Caiitornis, 8
T we'll rs the northern part OF Bal
5 California, no doubt many secre
would havs been revealed which no
1 are as a sealed book. When The ol
J, man was told that q railroad had bee
5 built in San Diego and through Oh
4 Town, and that in twelve months Il
cars would run to the Real del Ca
Z tillo, he said: Nov am ready
5 die. l havs lived long enough. N
i. people will soon all follow. / Al