Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-06-04
AN INDIAN GRAND OLD NAN.
Tashakie at Ninety-two Rules the Sho-
shones With an Iron Eand.

"
shones With an Iron Eand.
Major James Mclaughlin of the Indian
;ervice saw some remarkably fine Indians
On his recent trip to the Shoshone country
IN Wyoming. They are very different from
jhe Sioux and Chippewas In this part of
The country, principally because they have
not been demoralized by contact with the
worst class Of whites.
THE Shoshones and Arapahoes are not
Rs fine warriors as the Sioux" said the
bajor. THAT Is, they lack in the fierce
attributes that have made the Dakotas to
be feared in warfare but they are more
desirable people. The most striking fea-
ture of the tribes is their freedom from dis
ease. was told by medical missionary
that In all his experience among them he
never saw case of scrofula, and this is
hally remarkable. 1t may be due to the
medicinal qualities Of the waters at Big
Horn Hot springs, but whatever the reason
the condition is unique among Indians.
The Shoshones and Arapahoes are oddly
mixed. They were for generations hered-
itary enemies, and now they live In peace
side by side on the same reservation. The
reservation originally belonged to the
Shoshones, and in the treaty by which
they were possessed of it 1t was stipulated
that no other Indians should ever occupy
it except by their consent. Some 20 years
ago the Arapahoes, becoming tired of war
fare and of wandering about, decided to
bury the hatchet and go and live with
their enemies. Possession was had by
demonstration of Indian nerve.
"Sharp Nose, the head chief of the Ara
pahoes took couple of his head men with
him and went ONE day to the house Of the
agent and asked him to send for Washakie
the CHEZ of the Shoshones. When Wa.
shake arrived, Sharp Nose told him that
be was tired of fighting and wanted to
bring his people ON the reservation to rest
for few years. Washakie was tired of
the warpath himself, and he gave them
permission to taks up part of the reserve.
And they have stuck there ever since.
"They are fixtures nowy and they have
progressed much farther than the Sho-
shones in the arts Of civilization, and
many of them are farmers and cattle rails
ers, while the original holders of the reser-
vation still live by hunting. The back
wardness of the Shoshones is due in large
degree to the attitude of Washakie who Is
one of the most remarkable Indian char
aCters l have ever met He is an absolute
autocrat and thoroughgoing Indian. He
will not permit the young men to do man
ual labor, for he considers it beneath the
dignity Of warrior. If the old men
want to work, all right, but tho young
men must do nothing but hunt and be
ready to fight. He is as absolute as the
czar with his people, When 1 was treating
with the tribes for the purchase of the
springs, they could not agree as to the
manner Of the payment. The Arapahoes
wanted their share of the money invested
in cattle for them, while Washakie wanted
the money. Sharp Nose suggested in
council that perhaps there had better be
conference between Washakie and his
young men. Old Washakie Strengthened
up and said: What I do my people will
do. am chief. The young men will do
as say And the old fellow was right
"Washakie is 90 years old and as full of
vigor as though he were 40 years younger.
He is still chief by virtue of his own
strength of mind and body, and they tell
story of him that shows the old fellow to
be typical Indian. Some years ago the
young men of his tribe thought that Wa
shake was getting too old to be of any
use, and they talked about deposing him
and making his son Dick chief in his stead.
The old man heard of the proposition.
One day he disappeared and was not heard
of for couple of weeks. They thought
he had gone for good, and the young men
and chiefs gathered together in council to
consider what should be done. In the
midst Of their deliberations the flap of the
council tent was thrown open, and Wa
shake strode in. He flung into the midst
Of the assembled Indian braves five Grow
Indian scalps and said, Let him among
you who can find that many scalps of the
Crow dogs in ten suns be made chief
Then he turned and went out. The coun-
Gil broke up, and there never was any
moro talk Of deposing Washakie. "-St.
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