Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-04-25

NOV Our Local Historians Appear
TO ROmauce. but slm uot.

The meeting Of the Cosmopolitan Club
or Sand Glass Lyceum, at Colonel Perry'i
last night was n Of unusual interest and
spirit. On account Of the snow and the
sloppy streets the prominent members,
who are often restless and very rarely iii
through an entire session. were unusually
well disposed to stay and keep the circle
cheerful about the great stove. A few
mediocre outsiders Clipped in occasionally
but IS the night wore on apace and the
genius Of the solid members became agiow
under the cheerful influence of hot scotch
the former began to appreciate their little.
ness and resumed silence in order to take
down with due respect and glowing admi-
ration the stories OF those whose stand al
the head Of the class is seldom questioned.
ABOUT INDIANS.
There is n exception to what has been
stated. An honored guest was present, J.
Y. Butler OF Antelope Valley, q matter of
TACT ranchman who is very retiring, but
who speaks well when lie can be drawn
out. and always tells the u~nvarnished
truth. Being prevailed upon to say some
thing for the general edifcation, he spoke
as follows: Gentlemen. I am not much
at telling q story. but l have been q wit
meas to some things about my ranch in
antelope Valley which to some Of you may
seem incredible, in fact, stranger than
Notion itself. But | can prove what l say
by my neighbors. / have heard persons
wonder how the Indians hereabouts used
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them, and before they got guns and am
munition. OF course, they used to catch
fsh, and they used to take in rabbits
With the bow and srrow, but how did
they capture the deer out OF the
moccasins? The first settlers were sup.
piled by them with venison whenever they
wanted it in season. I'll tell you how
they used to get this venison. They used
to run the deer down. A man in good
trim can run down any sort Of wild game.
He can't strike out a. fast, but he can
hold out longer and he is more intelligent
than his prey. In September, 1879, that
is the latest chase / remember, an Indian,
whom We call Governor now nearly so
years old, started an old buck and logged
his tracks for As hours. stopping only q
minute or two on the chase to set fire to an
old tree to let the other Indians know
where to follow him. He tracked his
game over valleys and mountains and
through thickets, on . steady dog trot,
and, ut last, the old buck was worn out
and could not move another peg. Then
he took a rock and Drained him." sBut,"
asked one Of the class, show did he follow
the deer at night?" "Oh, that Is nothing.
1t was moonlight; but an Indian can
track a deer the darkest kind Of q night
with a flint fast enough to keep 10 min
utes in the rear" This explanation was
satisfactory and the story was received
with applause.
THE coTToN BIN
Counselor Dav. Baily next took the
floor. He stated that while on his recent
visit TO Washington Territory he saw a
performance by a native Of Alaska that
beat anything he had seen before or read
of. 1t was on a steamboat while going to
Seattle. The prestidigitator threw n ball
OF cotton string into the air from the hur-
ricane deck. The ball assembled. higher
and higher until it was lost from view, the
Alaskan holding on to one end OF the
string all the time. The stiff breeze blow
ing made the string taught and he sent
his son. about seven years old, climbing
up it. After the boy had disappeared in
the clouds he spat ON his hands and
started to ascend up, too. He was just
disappearing from view when the boy be-
gan to fall back to the deck in pieces.
frat his head. then his arms and 80 on.
When the last member had fallen back the
parts assumed their proper relations and
tho child lived again q before. Shortly
afterwards the father des cended sound in
every respect. but wet to the skin with
moisture from the clouds. This narrative
was not credited At once. but after some
questions put BY q or two skeptics and
answered readily by the Counselor, II was
al taken down, and the class were ready
for something more Of that which may
seem romantic, but which 10 susceptible Of
proof.
r~SsTAxrAxEors rRuyrAoK.
His Honor. Judge Harmon. put his pipe
the bar and said he had seen something
not less remarkable, but much prettier,
than what Mr.. Baily had spoken Of. I'm
1881 some Indian East Indikn) juggiers
came to PlAcervilie. and did some most
wonderful things. A juggler appeared be-
fore the audience Of old CAliiornians. who
were nobody's fools. and put : seed into
his hand, Z tamArind seed. There must
have been something supernatural In the
moisture Of his palm, for instantsnsously
termination began. A plant became wis.,
Bile from the seed, and In less than ten
seconds . tAmarind tree appeared, all
leAved out and laden with mAtured fruit"
Somebody undertook 10 throw suspicion
upon this story. but he was couRhed down
by the rest. whom the Judge took up his
pipe again, and said, full Of earnestnsss,
'.By gracious ito true, and II any Of you
spermaceti ducks don't believe Il. ] can
show you some Of the seed"
yox AND Houxos prsApPEAa.
BY this time Col. Perry was irrsprsssi.
bic. "Now, look hur. Maybe you ducks
think you've seen It all. Not By . jug.
full. I've seen sumpin' myself. But !
won't knock you down With anything
I've put these optics on. Ny father was
an old sea dog, and while you are al q
talkin' about Injuns Ill Just give you .
little o. that myself, about what be saw
In H~indoostan. He went ashore, and
there was . big crowd to zee . juggler
do . lot Of tricks. That Injun started 4
fox out and turned loose . pack Of hounds
after him. The fox vent Of like . streak
OF hghtnin', and the dogs after him =
yelpin'. They made . circuit OF . miles
and the fox headed right back to whore
the juggler stood. He came with tongue
out and Are In his eyes, and II he
passed the juggler he would 60 head
long into the excited crowd. II was .
huge. fierce animal, and they we're
scared. you bet. In . minute more he
would have been crashing his teeth
among their naked legs. Az the mad
dened fox and the yelpin' hounds came
within . few feet 81 the naked jugglsr
he turned his face toward them to ~.
sure them that they were In NO danger.
He bowed towards them while speaking.
and Immediately the fox and hounds,
which jumped upon him from behind,
disappeared al together within his
charmed person." Al this Hank Knight
wAs paralyxsd and fell over the stove. The
crowd rushed Ia 10 carry him 70 bed, and
the class broke up without adjournment.