The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1890-05-19
Covelo. California. May g.
EDITOR NEWS.

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to talk to the friends the NEWS
reaches lends me courage to make
the attempt
Romeo Valley, circular depress-
ion among the cost range Of noun
tains some eight miles in diameter,
lies at an elevation Of 1000 feet
above the sea, I75 miles north from
San Francisco and - miles east
from the coast In past geological
ages the entire valley has evident
~ been lake for which sumo vol
canic disturbance provided an
egness to the sea
To some person who has for the
first time made the toiIsOme and
somewhat perilous journey Of 70
miles from Ukiah by stage, the
first view Of the valley obtained
from the summit Of the San Hedrin
mountain Is beautiful in the ex-
theme. Beneath kim fifteen miles
away as the crow flies nestles the
valley.
The dark patches Of oak, pine,
and manzanita, the green pastures,
the clusters OF houses looking
vague and underlined, the drOves Of
cattle and sheep browsing on the
nearer hillsides and far. beyond the
mountains, rising hihger and higher,
range upon range thrusting up its
needle like points till, in the di--
tance they seem 10 lose their indi-
vidnality among the snow capped
peaks Of the VOLTA BOIIas-alI makes
up a view pirmatiye, picturesque,
inspiring.
once in the valley things look
prosiae enough. The dimIy out
lined groups Of buildings seen from
the mountain top resolve them
selves into farm houses aud ranch
buildings, scattered along the stage
road for two miles or more before
the village Is reached. COyelO (prO-
nounciatiOn Of which rhymes with
Romeo Is a rather pretty little
hamlet Of about go souls Ii pos
sesses several wealthy residents,
one Of whom owns property listed
AT s5l0.00o- The place contains four
general merchandising stoves, two
hotels, one church presbyterian,
four saloons Nth gambling aae-
eOutrements,- : grist mill, 4 black
smith shop and a tOnsOrial parlorI
where two bits Is cents pays for a
shave. not the luxurious shave Of
the city but an effectuaI removal OF
the beard. \ half mile be yOnd the
village and the wayfaner can
hardly fail TO notice the iron mon
ument which infOrmes him that he
i about to enter government land
reserved for the Red Man. n mile
farther Is located the agency
small cluster Of houses in which
live several white employees, dis
peRsory, blacksmith shop, sheds,
harms and somewhat apart from
the rest a little weather beaten
single story frame building-ihIs
Is the Office Of the agent
Here i the mission church and
here the school All about during
the day are Indians busily engaged
some Al one task. others at another
\ stranger would b. mach sur
PriS.d 1t their appearance In
dress. speech and actions these In
dians sre the equal OF any Of the
ordinary labOring CLASSES in our
rural districts There are on the
reserve CD wards Of the govern
ment, remnants Of seven tribes
ConcOH, IKE, Wyiaekie, Little
Lake, Pitt River, NOmelAekie. Red
woods and few clear lakes-each
tribe possessing 4 language distine-
lively its own
Here, however, united in the
common possession OF the lands,
they employ English universally,
children in many instances being
unable TO speak the Indian tongue,
The Indians all 1--we in frame cab
ins eOaiaining usually one nom, )
few have houses with four or I've
Mons The children come to
school with much regularity and
are in general neatly dressed \
more extended description Of the
schools and the work done by tns
duSkey inmates i shall leave 70.
some future letter; however / will
give one illustration All in ths
ms, reader (McGufey'sl can copy
their lesson in writing upon their
States and in class reAd from theiI
copy whether the original Was
script OF ordinary type None in
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