Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-07-30
AN INDIAN SCARE.
Disaster reared by Tribes In In
dian Territory.
Traditions Which Presage Diro Trouble
Visions OF Phantom Warriors In
Deadly Combat Produce
Consternation.

1uuluLS III CIle HSl5IluoTuOOu Oh L lSHO-
mingo, I. T., arc predicting n disaster
of some kind. They say that something
terrible is about to happen to their
tribes or to the invading white men.
The phantom tribe has been seen and
heard in deadly conflict, and this is
sure indication that many dead men
will lie on the fields. For years there
has been 4 legend among the Indians
of this territory of n phantom tribe
which was supposed to be the ghostly
remnant of d once powerful nation that
was completely annihilatcd by an OPP
posing tribe. This occurrence was so
far back that it is now ono of the tradi-
tions that has grown misty with age,
md the Philadelphia Press says it has
been many years since there has been
any Indication that there was founda-
ton of truth for the legend which at
tachcs to n certain valley in the western
part of this territory. In this valley,
which is always Stunned by the Indi-
ans of all tribes, arc many mounds, in
dicating where hundreds of people lie
buried. In this valley, long ages ago,
n great battle io said to have been
fought, and in this battle ono whole
nation of rcd mon wac wiped from the
face of tho earth bv y victorious in
vader, who thereafter possessed the
land.
The trclitio77 Of t., I1lil13 arc so
strong that a~nS - not wipe out the
legends, and v2?,c:.H o-'c or moro Indians
have seen un"a-?--v things and tell of it
it becomes = pert cf tho notions his
tory, AID w,,c~H =. Gnct is found to he
possessed of gn;"itG TIC Indians never
nftcrwarl cr,"",i~-r the truth of the
story, but '~o--c7' al>2ndon the place.
Such IS tho k;T,-ry cf tho little valley
where it is sail Gh2 great fight occurred
long year., ar0.
In this v2l1cv, fuil of those little
mounds, the Ir',iHrs claim they have,
on several ccc2'i0ns, acc1 tho warning
tribes in deadly c0r7l0at, and closely
following the "'>03tly battle came
trouble to tho F-,t;iarS. Either pesti-
lcncc, far1inc or var has invariably
followed tho ao11r;t;o1. G1l while the
Indians have rot hrcrl Of tho phantom
tribe for many years the lc"cnd is vivid
in their EliC0T, ard now they believe
they arc again to be visited with trouble.
John Willis. = deputy United States
scare anong the Indians, for he is the
man who heard the deadly conflict be-
tween the phantom tribes. Willis did
not know it 1T tbs time, and, while he
is n brave man, he heard such sounds
ono night recently that he lay per-
fcctly still. Willis was on tho trail
of n band Of horse thieves, and was be.
lated one night just rs he entered,
into little valley covered with
small mounds. fIc had never heard of
tho phantom tribe rcr of tho battle
which was fought in the valley. lie
was far from Il house and piclIctcd his
horse and made his camp. lie had been
asleep fer some time when he WAS
aroused by his horse, which was snort
ing and jumping about in terror. Willis
jumped to his feet, thinking he was at
tackled by band of outlaws from the
noise which was made 1t was bright
moonlight, but he could sec nothing.
All around him there seemed to be IN
invisible host of men, some on horse
back and some on foot end these men
appeared to he in deadly conflict. The
noise of tho trcmpling hoof5 and rush.
ing men could be plainly distinguished,
while blows were struck 50 forGibly
that the sound could be distinctly heard.
Backward and forward the battle of
ghosts seemed to rage for over an hour,
yet all tho while not thing could be
seen in-the valley and Willis was almost
convinced that the sounds were the re-
suits Of q dream. Ills horse continued
its frantic efforts to escape and at last
Willis was compelled to saddle the ani-
NAL and got AWAY from the valley. just
as he got beyond the confines of the
valley all sounds ceased and he was
tempted TO turn back, but just as he en-
tered tho valley the war began again.
lie told his story 70 tho Indians and
then the story Of tho phantom tribe
came out, and tho Indians told of the
disaster which wos sure to follow the
appearance of the phantom warning red
men.
AN Irish setter, who trots a mile in
800, has been an attraction at the Phil