Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-04


railroad track now crosses that stream
known as Entre-Napa; the Ulucas (Oo.loo-
cas) lived on the east side of Napa river,
near where the Insane Asylum now stands.
while the Soscol tribe occupied a camp
about four miles south of the present site
of Napa City. These tribes spoke different
dialects, and were constantly at war with
one another. Their rancherias were nu.
merous throughout the valley, and the
ruins of some of their dance or sweat
houses can still be found. They were a
lazy shiftless lot of beings. and were con-
tent TO subsist on acorns, horse-chestnuts,
grasshoppers fish, clover and soap-root
Occasionally some of the younger bucks
would get move on him, and kill a few
head of game, but as rule so much exer-
ton was something repugnant TO the ma
ture Of the average Digger, SO long as he
could gather few acorns or pull hand
full OF clover. There were probably 5000
Indians in the valley when George G..
4ount settled there, and-despite their
general indolence-they would fight when
necessary. Yount used to say that cou-
pie of thousand warriors could be gathered
at given point on days notice, BY signal
fires along the hills. There are probably
not score of Indians now left in all that
valley, which has been transformed from
a wilderness into garden forty miles long
by from four 10 five in width.
.........A story was going the rounds of
the press telling of the remarkable bravery
exhibited by Comanche Indian in Bur.
nett county, Texas. party of ten whites
had pursued and overtaken small band of
Indians, who took to the brush. The
whites attempted 10 follow them, when one
of the Indians turned back and alone faced
the pursuers on the open prairie. With
his gun to his shoulder he rushed first at
one and then another, and succeeded in
keeping them at bay, although the whites
poured bullets into his body from their re.
volvers. The Indian, however, did not re-
turn the fire, and at last, when shot several
times. he got down on his knees as quietly
as person about to pray, and made an eff
fort to draw his bow, having discarded his
gun. As he was about to fly an arrow at
one of the whites he fell dead. pierced by a
score of bullets. He had bravely faced the
enemy and kept them at bay, single
handed, to enable the rest of his party to
escape, which they did. Stripped of all
romance and establishment, no hero in
Cooper's Indian tales ever exhibited greater
heroism than this wild young Comanche
warrior, who freely offered up his life as a
sacrifice for the safety of the others of his
band. Such bravery deserved better fate.
.....( = local press contained touching
obituary notices of "0ld Jack" a dog tor.
merly owned by Hopkins & Miller, the
hardware men, but which. at the time of
his death, was the chattel OF William May.
Jack was one of the public characters OF
the city-everybody knew him, and every
body respected the old fellow. He was
born in Nantucket in 1S47, and had out
lived his usefulness several years before he
ifad 10 u-ao cofd 10 hau Xt.a
dog ever owned in Sacramento by white
man. Jack received an honorable burial
in Mr.. Nays yard, and his coffin bore his
name. pedigree and date of BIRTH also the
following touching inscription He had
many friends and no enemies. Peace to
his hashes." Jack will be remembered by
many of the old.timers vet living.
......... The editor of Wilkes Spirit was in
London, awaiting the Heenan.Sayers fight
for the championship of the world. Heenan
then occupied the same position in America
that Sullivan does to-day, and his name
was on the tongue of everybody. The ap-
preaching hstic battle was discussed land
of course denounced) from the pulpit, while
the newspapers greedily snapped up every
bit Of news that came across the water con-
corning the gladiators. Wilkes wrote that
Englishmen had every confidence in their
own champion, even the little boys going
about the streets singing:
I'm bet my money on old Tom sayers,
Du da oh, du da
I'll bet my money on old Tom sayers,
Will nobody bet on the boy?"
......... There were gallants in California
in those days. A story was told of young
man, residing at Yreka, who had invited
young lady to attend a ball to be given
on certain date. The next day it showed,
and long before the date for the ball ar
rived several feet of 1.-THE beautiful COW
sixty miles from Yreka, and the ball was
to take place near her home But the
Yreka gallant did not send any regrets
or explanations. He set out to escort the
young lady to the ball, and be did SO, al
though he labored ten days in the snow
drifts in making the journey. If that girl
refused TO marry the lion. hearted young
fellow, after that, she deserved to be welded
to miiksop.
..... Robert Bonner's craze for fine
horsefiesh did not, as many persons i'm.
agine, seize upon him in the days when
Dexter was king OF the trotting turf. for we
find in the New York Spirit of thirty years
ago the following reference to THE Famous
Horses of Mr.. Bonner" He has steeds
which Pbaton might have enyied-Lan.
tern, Lady Woodruff and the Flatbush
mare. Lantern and the latter are. all in
all, for speed, beauty, docility anG
resemblance, the finest team in the world
They trot together, without break, with
the precision of beautiful machinery. and
have accomplished unparalleled speed
Hiram Woodruff and other authorities de-
clare that Mr.. Bonner's team can out-tro
any other in the world"
........ On the day preceding the close Of
the Legislature porter in the Assembly
made threats of violence against Mr. Con,
ness because of the latter's opposition tc
the ruling of the Speaker in certain case
Under-Sheriff B. B. Redding arrested III,
man, and Cornelius NJ. Cole, the then Dis.
trict Attorney of the county, prosecuted
him, Thomas Findlay, the State Treasurer
defending him. There was q failure Il
prove the threats, and the case was dis
missed.
......... Jerome c. Davis and Tom Haye.
had difficulty on Second street, in from
of the Union Hotel, on the 9th of April
Davis slapped Hayes in the face. The
friends of the parties took the matter up
and Hayes challenged Davis. J. w. Den
yer acted for Hayes, and Humphrey Griffith
for Davis. The duel did not take place
however, as explanations were made. anc
Davis apologized to Hayes. Patrick Rice
who still resides here. was to have been tn,
referee, had the duel taken place.
$1,000. George G. Gorham was at thai
time employed as news editor of the Demo
cratic Standard of this city, and about tn,
frst time his name ever came before thu
public was in his signing card relieving
the editor. Charles T. Bolts, of the respon
sibility for certain ridiculous fake IL
connection with alleged pony express news
for the publication of which Gorham as
sumesf the blame.
.......a Wood sold at So per cord in thi!
city thirty years ago, and the papers wers
decrying the cutting of the oaks in this
vicinity. declaring that in the near futur,
wood would be great deal higher, as th,
supply would be nearly exhausted. As
matter of fact, ak wood is from 81 to 81 81
cheaper here tlSday than it then was
......... H. =. Beals and Mr.. Nee, the pop
ular ushers at the Metropolitan Theater
were rendered benefit by the Biscaccl
anti Opera Company on the 2s,h of April
1860. Mr.. Beals still lives among us, q
sprightly and urbane as he was thirt,
years ago.
At the Centerville Course, on tn
9th of April. Harry Peyton's mare Sus,
Hawkins defeated E. s. Lathrop's mar
Bonnie Belle n three-in-five mile race
in 1:5I1-1:52-1:50. This was regards
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