Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-04-11
LEeENps OF: HAuMFen AlLL g

LEGENDS or: HAuNTER HlLL.
traditions OF Love and Hate That Arc
Floating Around Among tho Indians
Haunted hill, In Frazier, on the road
Aom Spsingville to Potterville, is an
odd-looking. mound which is wrapped
Hp in the mysteries. of several Indian
legends, says the Tulare Zeal. } Times.
Some Of the traditions were told to us
in 1874. when we first visited this re-
gion, and ever since we have endeav-
orcd to learn the true stories. The In
dams are scattered and ltheir.legends
are difficult to obtain; those possessed
of intelligence. will not or do not care
to talk. But from white men living
here many years ago. and who learned
to speak in the Indian; language, we
have gathered the partial narrative of
the legends OF Haunted hill, known in
the Indian tongue as, "Wailing noun
tain"
Two legends are to1d-one tale of
Indian love, and jealousy, the other. the
story OF a dreadful and fatal battle be-
tween. the Tule river Indians and their
enemies, the, Mexicans residing near
San Diego. in this state. 49, .geia
Regarding the first tradition but
scanty. details can be obtained. 1t is
probable the older of the legends; and
the time of it's origin dates back ages
ago, and it has been handed down from
parent to child among the: Tulare In
dams for hundreds Of years. This
much only can be learned: A tribe liv-
ing on the banks of the Tule east OF the
hill gave origin to the legend. Among
some, members of the tribe bitter
jealousy arose, having love for a
source. faction having won: the af-
fections Of six women. the, rivals re-
solved on sanSuinary revenge. Abiding
time and waiting au unguarded hour.
they pursued these women to the top
of Wailing mountain. and murdered
them. Every night, the Indians aver,
the ground on the summit opens and
the six women appear. only TO vanish
instantly. Since t!1en no Indian will
visit the hill ut night. ~ .
The other legend is perhaps the more
authentic; it is tho oIc sadly told by
the few surviving members ofthc once
prosperous and numerous Tulare In
dians. In brief, it is this The Mexi-
cans from southern California welt
wont to make raids into this valley and
drive. away the ponies of the Indians.
Armed with. superior weapons, they
could defy the Indians. Driven to des-
pcration, the nativ>s r. '.vcl to,offer
battle, andt if possible, ,::..1 the ma
RAIDERS from the valley. us-lcrwisc to
crush them, Lcarails ais, the kIcxi-
cans cam: in larger numbers, prepared
for the trial Of siren 9Th. III, opposing
forces met in the valley ut THO base of
the hill. The Indians. terrified at the
Mexican weapons and the slaughter
amcng their numbers, fed to THO top of
tic hill. There, crouching bohind the
many rock lodges, they made a last dos
pcratq. but Intellectual stand. Soon the
A[cXicans gained tho crest, whom disor-
der again prevailed araong the Indians,
large numbers falling ut each vollay
from their oncmy. Only tho more cow
ar;lly escaped, the real warriors dying
amid the rock piles, for no quarter was
asked or given, Il is told that FIVE hun
drcd. FndiNpS; persisted that day at the
basc and on the summit of this hill
which ever since is known to the Indi'
ans as tho "Wailiug mountain Pass
ing the hill ut night the Indians say
that the pitcous wailing of the slain car
be distinctly heard, hence it's name ant
it's dread TO all aborigines of the. Tular'
valley