Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-22

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under the stimulus of board effectively
applied If / should ever be an Indian
want to be chief
As there had been some opposition to
having an Indian enemy in camp, it was
thought best to protect our guests safety
by a guard that night, and right here the
KnowNothings go down forever. Their
motto, " Put none but natives on guard
tonight" was but another way of saying,
Put your enemies in power in time of
danger" 1t may have been long before |
could understand. but at that time it
seemed odd that the dolble guard all faced
toward the wigwam; but since | have
learned that our Colonel slept that night
with an eye open, and kept our guest well
covered, | suspect that il was feared the
wigwam might attempt the rescue of its
chief. At all events, it is tradition faith
fully believed among US, that the chief
could not well have stirred that night and
live.
DEMONSTRATING BY INDIANS.
have said the Indians levied no tribute
upon us, and yet tribute was levied and
collected before we got through. The two
best horses in the company were raided
from us one night, and, what will always
mortty me, is that | was on guard that
night. We were camped on a small stream,
b'tS wv NNNP anu tue DdlihS lOO Slttfs ltI
cattle to cross, SO that by choosing a horse
shoe bend we had nothing to guard but its
neck; and here l was placed. | never had
such night OF duty, although in camp of
California militia have watched for nearly
half the night our whole park of artillery
and some infantry, at least on my side of
the camp-and the boys were going in and
out half the time-(for a drink of water,
| SUPPOSED, still, they were, two tc one.
easier herded than our train of horses and
| cattle.
! The most wonderful thing in the world
| TO me was that the horses would always
work their way out toward the plains
drove them back to their places with posi-
tive orders to stay there, but before | could
get twenty minutes rest they were slowly
| nearing the dead-line again driven, no
| doubt. The moon finally arose, large and
round and beautiful and bright, and the
horses were far out but still within the
circle. While my head was turned away.
two men mounted each a fine horse, and
galloped off before my eyes. The catter
of those feet on the hard plain, as if it had
been upon a smooth rock, | can hear still.
They were too far for the little shot
! gun had TO reach them, and
there | stood, and fired not gun.
/ The camp was alarmed and some pursuit
was made, but prudence was the better part
| of valor, ard the horses Were never re-
| covered. The boys consoled me by saving
| they were glad | was on guard for if it had
been them there would have been a terri
BILE rumpus. But the wiser portion of the
camp said that an Indian could never get
close enough to an American horse to steal
him, and that the thieves were 1.-THE
Salt Lake tribe of Indians" And that was
| true.
| sQUATTERs RIGHTS AND ROWS
| 1t is proper to state here that our train
| had been divided and subdivided, and thus
only eight or ten wagons were encamped
here, and we had several sick persons in
| camp. But as we shall have no further oc-
caSlon to mention our famous Rock River
company. we dismiss it by saying that our
| last encounter with an enemy was as daring
as any we had had. 1t was the custom of
our horse teams drawing families to drive
ahead Of the train, driving any loose or
lame stock, and pick out our camping
ground for the night. The presence OF
these teams and loose stock conferred a
valid title to the ground they occupied for
| that night or longer if desired. On this
| occasion the ground was selected on a small
| creek, and grass was abundant, and buffalo
chips even plentiful. The stock was on
the ground, and the advance guard was
getting supper. A large train containing
almost an army Of men, some of whom
were famous athletes, drove up 10 the
ground, and disregarding our valid occu-
pancy, circled their wagons into the usual
| corral, loosed their oxen and horses, and
| drove them upon our ground, driving our
| occupying stock further along the creek.
OF course vigorous protest was entered.
| but without avail. The protest was re-
| peated to us when our train reached the
! ground. We corraled our wagons (arranged
| them in compact circle) and turned our
| stock loose and received the order to drive
| them onto our selected ground. and at the
| same time drive the cattle of the intruders
| off. No attention was given to objections
| OF our enemies no regard paid to threat
ened resistance, but, like men of destiny,
we went forward and took possession. OF
course there was great clustering and many
threats, and some danger but we faced
the enemy, for whom we thought ourselves
prepared, and we kept possession 1t was
agreed, however, that the best man in our
| company should the next morning fight the
| best man in their company, and thus MAIN
| tain the proves of both. But the fight did
| not come off, for the reason, | believe. that
| somebody's man was not well at the time.
Having mentioned buffalo chips as fuel,
will say that the offal of the buffalo is
meant. Having been drenched by several
oeasoHo VI iain' II Is perfectly pure, con-
| sisting of the imperfectly digested grass
| upon which these animals feed. Being
| perfectly dry and started to burning with a
| little dried sagebrush, it makes beautiful
| fire, and was much liked for cooking.
whhen it must be used.
And now | look around me to see if
am not across the plains, and conclude.
| from the length of the story. that if | am
not | ought to be. Nothing further of spe-
| cial interest occurred during the remainder
of the long march vigils. But | must give an
| incident about the cholera, which occurred
! while en- route. | was called off the road
one day to attend a lady who was sick with
dysentery. | was on foot, but the husband
said he would take me on to catch my
! tram IN his light two-horse wagon
| prescribed for her and left medicine.
We started on, now, to catch ncy train and
had gone but a mile or two when we
saw single wagon standing by the road
side ahead of us. Ny friend intuitivelv
remarked There must be a sick man in
that wagon, and if you are willing / will
stop when we get opposite and inquire
am If | am right | will inform them that
there is physician here and you may
prescribe for him." This was agreed to.
Upon inquiry and by terrible groans we
were informed that in the wagon was
case of cholera. We asked if | might
give the patient some medicine, and the
offer was declined, on the ground that they
had sent back for a physician and he
would soon arrive. We offered to give him
something till his physician should arrive,
| and that he had no time to lose. he de
cllned, and we insisted and urged, but
were compelled to leave him. In one hour
/ he was dead. This was the most killing
| piece of prejudice l ever saw.
believe to this day / could have helped
him, and probably have saved his life. 1t
was unprofessional, perhaps, to work so
hard to get patient, but really my hard
pleading in this case is bright spot in a
| very bitter memory
| Saoramento, May /, 1856.
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