The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-11-20

that the news of his proclamation would
be carried to the Utes, and he hoped that
his treasury would gain an addition of Il
considerable amount.
The kings of Spain estimated tho fidelity
of their colonial governors by the pounds
of treasure they sent to The royal ex-
chequer. The governors of the provinces
of Old Mexico sent incredible amounts of
treasure to their sovereigns, and lined their
own pockets we'll besides; but the barren
province of New Mexico yielded little
revenue.
While the Spaniards of Santa Fe were
exulting in their victory, the Utes in their
mountain fastness were performing those
grim and wild ceremonies attendant upon
the burial of the dead which prevail among
the red men. There was great sorrow in
the tribe. Fifteen of their warriors had
been slain, and ten more. including the
young chiefs, had been carried into cap
tivity.
The death cry sounded on every side, but
none of the mourners was 30 grlef-strlcken
as Sapaya, the second son of the chief. The
captured boy, Paziuto, was his elder by the
space of n year only and they had been
close companions all their life. The cap
ture of PaZiuto was a hard blow. but in
stead of giving way to useless grief SapaSe
set at work to invent some means of freeing
him. lie proposed q night attack upon
Santa fe, out the Utes knew how Intellectual
the stone arrows of unmouEted Indians
we're against the firearms and keen blades
of the steel-coveFed Spanish horsemen.. At
that period there were no vast herds OF wild
horses on the western pral:les. The INDIANS
looked upon horses rs ~suIernatlonal crea-
lures, and a cavalry charge Of afew troopers
would put to flight tbs brayest warriors. 1t
WAS only in the mountain detiles that the
red man met his foe with ANYTHING like
equality. sapay ais plan YVES desperate III
the extreme, and although the Utes smarted
under their defeat, they knew that they
must bide their time.
1t was not long before the news of Don
Gespat's offer to accent ransom for his
prisoners reached the Utes through the me.
dunn of friendly PuebIos.
But tho Utos knew little of precious
stones and metals, nothing of the miners
alt. A few of them had necklaces of tur-
quoise and uncut Q~Grnets, but the emeralds
and rubies of old Mexico were not so scarce
as to capse tho 6panl.ids TO seek the small
tn quoise and course garnets of New Mex
leo. The Utes were not comforted by the
IL W from Santa fe. They did not see
how to raise such Il ransom.
Sapaya proposed a new plan. He would
visit the governor. learn exactly what was
wanted, learn something of mining. then
return and teach them how to extract the
metal from the earth. The chief forbade
Suuaya to do this. He argued that Il mes
senger appearing before the governor with.
out the ransom would be imprisoned with
the other Utes.
Sapaya poudered this, but finally resolved
TO carry out the plan. however desperate 1T
might be. Accordingly, lie slipped off Ill
the night and made his way to Santa Fe.
The Governor was Surprised out of his
boots" he tod the adjutant, and thus he
must hnye been very much surprised, for
his lens were eIeased III huge jack-boots
TINT came well w to his thighs and cost
li'n il mighty struggle every time he dis
rohed. The focihardy young Ute had come
&c INN without ransom. What reason why
h. sLonid not be sent TO prison with the
Others? Don Gaslar, however. heard sa-
pava's petition. So there wss gold and
silver in tho mountains after all-these