The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-09
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Unhappy Experiences of a Young shOshone
Lochinvar.

Unhappy Experiences of a Young shoshone
LOchinvar.
Eureka (Cal.) Leader.
During the past few weeks a young Indian,
who is known by nearly all our cattle men as
''Indian Charley has been inmate of our
county hospital, suffering severely from wounds
on his body which were brought about by cir
cumstances of a most startling character.
Charley usually resides with the other members
OF his tribe on the hills and in the valleys OF
Eureka county, but being good horseman ana
having pretty good command of the English
language, and being looked upon as "a good In
iun he is very often hired by our local cattle
men to go off into the mountains and outlying
districts after cattle. About two months ago
Charley went on errand to White Pine county
for Tom Dixon and while at Hamilton his
youthful eyes fell on young squaw of that
town, who in Charley's estimation presented
vision of extreme loveliness and beauty. A mu-
tua feeling of love sprang up in the breasts
of the youthful pair and the more Charley saw
of his dusky inamorata the more determined he
was that she should leave the wild bleak, and
lonely regions of White Pine and come to reside
in prosperous, happy Eureka, where the profta-
BILE pine nuts secured a more rapid sale and
where the necessary muck muck is more
easy to get
But great barrier presented itself. The
dusky maiden was pledged to another, and the
man to whom she promised her young hearts
love SLOUGH Of an Indian In fact he was
Onb Oh Une rulers OIL MS people, anu HdNluS nO-
ticed with wrathful eyes the growing feeling OF
intimacy which was springing up between his
sweetheart and the Base-range youth, he kept q
strict guard over the couple, so that, although
the girl was perfectly willing to elope with Char
ley, it was a long time before favorable oppor-
tunity presented itself when the two lovers
could slide out A time came at last. Nearly all
the Hamilton Indians out hunting and
Charley and his sweetheart got horse and,
hastily mouting it, away they went. For several
miles everything went along as merry as mar
riage bells"
short time after the departure of the two
lovers the absent members of the tribe returned,
and, discovering that the two young people had
taken their flight pursuit agreed upon.
When Charley and his young squaw had
got to within short distance Of
were Mortified to find hat a crowd of
angry devils were close behind them. Escape
was impossible, as the prisoners were mounted
on fast horses, while Charley rode sorry nag.
Nothing could be done but to surrender grace
fully. The Indians overlook the pair and after
giving the girl severe fogging, took Charley
and tied him to tree, and building a large pile
of wood at his feet ignited it and departed, leav
ing the young Indian suffering the most eXcruci-
ating pains imaginable.
The fire had burned the flesh from off his feet
and was slowly consuming his body, when
friendly Indian happened along and released
Charley from his terrible position and saved his
life. With the assistance of friends the
half-dead man was conveyed to the ''wiclliup" of
his tribe and all the assistance that the savages
were capable of was bestowed the suffering
Shoshone. The young Indian remained in this
place for several days, when the sufferer was
taken to the hospital and properly cared for. DR..
Williams has taken out several pieces of bone
from the Indians feet and legs, and the lower
part of his body presents the most sickening ap-
pearance. There is no doubt of his recovery.