Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-09-10
AN INDIAN ROMANCE.
LOVERS ARE HIDDEN IN A CANYON
AND BEsIEoED BY POSSE.
u IL . Case or Youthful Lovers and =
Stern Father-in- Iaw-The Lovers Eiope
and Are Being Pursued by Hand Of
Eight Warriors.

ElBht Whrriors.
There Is intense excitement ut tho Round
Valley Indian reservation I'm California,
and IL IL all over tho attempted clopement
Of two members Of the aboriginal -Four
Hundred OF that picturesque valley Wah-
toki, the son OF IA we'll known subchief of
the Sanels Is now hidden In a canyon on
Mad river, surrounded byh band of Yoka-
yos, who vow that the dusky young war
rior shall never escape alive from his pres
ent place OF conoealment.
Last year Pahtuki chief Of the Yokayos,
brought down band OF Indians from the
reservation for the purpose of assisting the
hop growers OF this valley to gather their
crops. He was accompanied by his young
daughter, Wilmeto, a beautiful maiden of
II summers. Wahtoki OF the Sanels was
employed In the same field, and before tho
season was over the two young Indians
had become lovers. Pahtuki, however,
had other views for his daughter. He Is
the owner Of u fine ton acre farm In the
valley and had SGT his heart on tho mar
xiage Of his daughter to Sam Jones, q well
to do half breed, who owns ten acres ad-
Joining Pahtuki, that ne might join the
two farms. Wahtoki was informed Of the
chiefs determination and resolved to nip
Nu0 oCnolne In Jno DuO.
As IL their usual custom, tho Round
Valley Indians made engagements TO pick
hops In this valley this year, 80 Pahtuki
gathered up his household effects Tuesday
Last, and tho band started for this city.
They lad not proceeded far, however,
when the father discovered that the charm
Ing WilmetO was not Of the party. Ho
promptly dispatched a messenger to secure
the presence Of his daughter. The messen-
ger returned soon with tho information
that Wilmeto had disappeared shortly after
the departure OF the band In company with
young Wahtoki, who had arrived the night
previously from Hopiand and remained
concealed until Pahtuki and his warriors
had left for the hopfelds.
Upon discovering that his daughter had
been abducted by the young Sanel. Pah-
tuki went into camp on Eel river and dis
patched band Of eight armed braves to
pursue Wahtoki and regain possession Of
the maiden, even though 1t was necessary to
shed blood to do so. The eight warriors
Immediately began tho pursuit., but the
elopers were several hours In advance.
Wahtoki and Wilmeto were well mounted,
but the superior diligence Of tho troilers
soon brought them within sight of the
fleeing couple, who when they found they
were being pursued, headed for one Of the
most inaccessible points on Mad river, near
the Trinity county limo.
The elopers entered deep canyon on
Mad river just q few hundred yards ahead
of the pursuers, who began firing as soon
as they came within gunshot. The couple
found shelter In one Of the numerous caves
An that vicinity, and at last reports the
pursuers were guarding every pathway
from the canyon. It can be but q question
Of q short time when Pahtuki's band sue
Ceeds in starving out the young lovers, and
It Is thought by many of the old residents
that summary vengeance will be taken on
Wahtoki, as Pahtuki is a man Of great in
huence as well as Of very severe disposi-
tion. San Francisco Chronicle.