The Osceola times., 1883-09-01
A TRAVELLED INDIAN.
A Rsdskin who Speaks Three Polite Lam
guages and Stv. raj Indian Dialects.

A Redskin who Speaks Three Polite Lam
guages and stv. raj Indian Dialects.
San Franci 60 Chronicle.
For several days past tall well dress
ed Indian has been seen on the streets
and some conjecture and comment as to
who he Is has have been expressed.
Last evening reporter found him COM
ing out Of the American Exchange Hot
el dining room and Immediately engag-
ed the son of the forest in conversation.
His name is Wynryh and he is one of
the Warm Spring tribe of Northern Cal
ifornia and Oregon, employed by the
government as a scout and interpreter,
and is here on pleasure. He was with
Chief Moses during the Modoc troubles
and proved himself to be faithful ser
want Of the government lie speaks
English, French and German very well,
besides six or seven Indian dialects.
When asked where he acquired French
and German, he answered:
"When the Medoc war vas over L
spent ten years travelling through the
United States England and several
countries of Europe-a thing, said he,
drawing himself up proudly, that none
of NV people ever did before
"What do you think of the Apache
trouble and General Crooks campaign
was the next question.
lnnur notbinU ahpnt IL ng | nave
not been down there, and up North we
hear but little Of the affairs in the South
but suppose the trouble started like all
the trouble with the white men,"
"How is that?"
"Just the same as it did with the Mo
docs. The government always deals
fair and sends supplies and gives us res
eryations, but it is the agents and settlers
that make the mischief When the
government sends us supplies the agents
steal two-thirds and give us the remain
| der and the settlers get on our land
and kill our cattle and do lots Vt other
mean things" and his black eyes flashed
an indignant and dangerous fire. 1T Is
lust the same" he continued, las though
someone was to stick you in the RIBS
with a pin; by and by you would fight,
wouldn't your
"Do yon think there will ever be any
more trouble with the Indians up there!"
was the next interrogation.
"No, | don't think there will be.
Chief Moses band and my tribe, the
Warm Spring Indians, are friendly to
your people, and the agents are acting
fairly toward us. And as for what Mo-
docs there are left, they are scattered all
around Northern California and Oregon,
and cannot raise force enough to make
trouble. They are scattered like the
papers in the Streets" continued he,
pointing 10 a lot ofcheap adyertiscments
living around in the cutters. There
are lots of your folks think that the
Warm Spring Indians and Chief Moses
band are of the same tribe but they are
not. Each have language oftheir own
and live apart.
Here" continued he, producing Il
scrap ofpaper, is something that | want
you to tell your people | think is false
hood" The scrap was cut from some
newspaper, and stated that Chief Moses
had reliuquished his claim to the Oregon
reservation and had signed papers to
that effect.
"Chief Moses told me before | came
down here that he would never part
with the land, as he has his people, his
family and many head of cattle there
and it is his home. No, the paper
speaks he."
"Are the Oregon Indians becoming
civilized"
"My tribe and Moses are. They farm,
raise cattle, work and have homes, but
the Modocs (contemptuously) don't do
any thing but eat and lie around. They
can't fight any more. Almost all the
tribes are increasing in numbers and
live like white people. The Indians
would not fight the white men if the
agents would do what is right Well
I've alhcd enough TO you" he broke of
abruptly "Good-bye. hope you will
not tell any lies about me, and With
friendly mol Of the head, which shook
out l's long black locks that Oscar
Wilde might envy, be strobe up the
street