The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-11
THAT NEVADA PRINCESS.
AN OLD COMSTOCKER'S ESTIMATE
OF SARAH WINNEMUCCA.
Nothing hut n Piute Out ON the Lode.
Where Everybody Was Proud Of
Hcr-Style Of Play In Securing DO
nations From Eastern States.

1.-THE whole story OF our Nevada prin-
cess said the old Comstocker mingling
the ingredients in their proper proportions.
"might not be seemly to narrate. And
anyway. I don't know,it all--enly the sage,
brush end of II. what she did back East
here was known TO US only through hear
say and through the bank notes which the
lady brought back with her for the prin-
cipal purpose OF adding vivacity and East
ern capital TO the games with which We
INDUCED ourselves at Virginia City and
Carson, TO say nothing Of such trii.ng
places IA Reno and Eiko. What i want
Ia emphasize is that we didn't have TO
wait for this here annexation to equip us
with kings and queens in the American
system or course. We've taken In a lot
of Liliuokalan,s and Kapiolanis and Kaiu-
lanis and such like. But long before that
we had kings and queens: and as for Jacks
and aces, there was never a superiority.
but II you were careful In skinning over
your hand you'd find them often enough
TO make the game interesting.
'Out on the Lode We were proud OF the
Princess Sarah Winnemucca. She was
nothing but a Pluto. the same az Soldier
Pete. who was always loating outside OF
the Laurel Palace, but she caught right
on TO the needs OF our commonwealth in
a way that showed she was pretty nearly
white. There wasn't one OF us along the
Lode. from the Tuscarora at one end TO
North Belle Isle al the other, who didn't
have something up his sleeve waiting for
Eastern capital to come along and develop
IT. But the Princess Sarah used TO go
back East and rustic up the capital fit to
beat the band
Il remember once when she got back
from a trip East she waitzed into Jim
Ornsdorff's back room as fine as though
she'd just come off Fifth avenue. and
guess she had. She had shoes that pinch
ed her feet. and when II comes to feet YOU
must remember that the Princess Sarah
spent most OF her time on the range She
had psrasoi that would put the sun out.
Her bonnet was corker Her suit CT
clothes was all silk. out I won't attempt
TO tell you what IL looked like; there wasn't
anything Iii the state Of Nevada like H.
When she came in / moved up SOS shA
could get chair up To the table Frs.
thing she did was TO cali for some rnesraI
and she tilted out four fingers, and Sarah's
fingers weren't what you might cali taper.
OF course. Jim Ornsdorr gave her what
she called for. she was sure pay and the
United States law didn't go I'm her case.
being old tilEcnmS with the secretary of
the interior and having showed more than
once that she could get an inconveniens
Indian agent transferred So whatever
Sarah wanted 10 drink she could have
1T was old Sandy Bowers deal. and he
dealt a hand 70 Sarah as well as tina rest
q US. for he knew that was what she was
there FOR. II was $40 ante and so to play
and Sarah got out her roll OF this here
paper green money you all use back East
here; Of course. being money. i was per-
feeily good in Nevada. only a little un-
usual Sarah sweetened IL a little and
made II hundred 20 draw cards and
everybody dropped out except Sandy Bow
ers and me. ! took two cards, holding UP
three Fights. but 7 dtd not better In the
draw. Sarah stood pat and old man
Bowers took four: he was so rich that he
could play just that kind Of d fool game
] dropped out fer / knew the game was
going 10 he 40 rich thai Ia have TO take
something FOR my blood
Sarah and Sandy went ahead. and +.
wasn't long before there was s3on5 in crisp
green paper on the table. with the same IN
real yellow money to keep the wind from
blowing II away. Whsn all her money was
In sight Sarah shovel In a certificate rsr
lb.t'f' shares OF yellow Jacket Then SANDY
ssia, That's good and I guess the Indian
Rights Association back in phlladeighia
would have felt good 70 see how this Min
nehsna % the sageDrush was getting the
best ~ the palsSace. You bet tras block
81 stock Was good yellow Jacket was
worth money those days But that gas
only tie beginning. Two days later Saw
the prtn< ezs pulling out OF Carson on a
hiaa baggage where the law SAYS Indians
can ride free. Her money was gone. her
good clothes were gone. a pair OF teams
isrH' hTogues were good enough for her
'eet. and a condemned army ovsrcoa, was
0reSxy enough 20 suis her taste Shed
blown 81 al In. and Eel; happy
IL didn't matter 10 her. sire coaii al
ways get more where tina, came frorn
After few eays Eos . uaSked psuss