New-York tribune., 1896-05-09
AN INDIAN GRAND OLD NAN.
wAsHAKIE AT NINETY-Two RULES THE sHoA
sHoNEs WITH AN IRON HAND
L. Paul Pioneer Press.

From The ST. Paul Pioneer Press.
some remarkaSly ne indians his recent
trip to the Shohsone country IN Wyoming. iney
are very different from the Sioux and Shippe~ass s
this part OF the country. principally because 'nsI
have not been demoralzed by contact WITH 'ns
worst class Of whites. -. =. an.
warriors as the Sioux" said the Major Inat ~
they lack in the fierce attributes ina, ha.e shar
aho more desirable people The most striking feature
OF the tribes IL their freedom from olsea h xn"rs
enc. among them he never saw a case Of scrofula.
and this Is really remarkable IL may De uqI u.rv
the medicinal OF the the rsason the Condition
is unique among Indians. The shoshones anu ia a.
RsreSitary enemies and now they live in peace side
nv side on the same reservation The reservauvVn
originally belonged to the ssd Of H. II vas
stipulated that other Indians should ever UcesSs @
except BY their onr tTed some Of warfare and q
wandering about. decided TO bury the natcne. 3 sn3
90 and live with their enemies. Possession "as hao
"sharp nose the head chief Of the ArapahoeA
took a couple Of his head men with MIN ana vent
When Washable arrived sharp Nose told him tscs s,s
people on to the reservation to rest for few years
Washakie was tired Of the warpath hmseh. aho
reserve And they have stuck there ever since:
They are fixtures now and they have prosrssse1
much further than the Shoshones IN the alts 20, o.
civilization and many Of them are farmers ana cat
while the original holders OF the reserya-
tion stI live by hunting The backwardness OF the
Shoshones Is due in a large degree TO the attitude
of Wasbakie, who is of the most remafkapsS
Indian Characters have ever met He is1 an eps0,,
lutte autocrat and a thoroughgong indian; ne VIII
not permit the young men 10 do manual laooa. i1r
he considers IL beneath the dignity OF warror -
the old men want to work. all right; but the young
men must do nothing but hunt and De ready -
dght He Is as absolute as the Car with ms peopse'
When / was treating with the tribes for the pur.
chase OF the springs they could not agree as 10 tn
manner of the payment The Arapanoes VANCE
their share OF the money Invested In cattle Tor tnem
while Washakie wanted the money Sharp Nose
cIggested in council that perhaps there nad peuef
he a Conference between Washable and his young
men Old Washakie Strengthened up ana sa,o
What do, my people will do. l am cn,eI: tne
young men will do as say. And the OLD reno" was
"Washakie Is nlnety-two years old, and az run 9c
yigor as though he were forty years younger, ho
is st.l chief by virtue Of his own strength OF mino
and body. and they tell a story Of him that Show
ago the Young mer Of HIS tribe thought that Washa.
kie was getting too old TO be Of any use, ana tney
talked about deposing him and making his son.
Dick chief in his stead The old man heard OF tnc
proposIt.on. One day he DISAPPEARED and was nos
heard OF for a couple OF weeks They thoug1t ne
had gone for good, and the young men and cnie!s
gathered together in council 10 consider what snouo
be done In the midst Of their deloeratons tne nap
OF the council tent was thrown open ana wasnsskSS
indian braves Ave Crow Indian scalps ana a,o:
let him among you who can ind that many scSpS
Of the Grow dogs In ten suns be made c1!eL Inen
he turned and went out. The council proke ~ ~
there never was any more talk Of deposns Wasna'
kie" t.r -