Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-24
SOME HISTORY OF CHIEF WASHABLE
How James S. Brown Old Pioneer Met the Indian Ceftan
in S54-Pays Tribute to His Splendid Characterization
He Acted Upon His First Sight of Money.

Gather, who was not pleased to see His
children 'nabitink' (hghD.
"Washakle sat and listened attentive
ly while we explained our mission and
then We gave him some bread ana
sugar for his papooses. Afttr this We
ate supper with them and then the
council Of the camp began to fle into
the lodge. After reclting 10 his braves
the object OF our mission Washable had
the pipe Of peace passed around, follow
ing the course Of the sun. Every man
except the one holding the pipe put his
hand over his mouth and sat perfectly
silent and still. The one with the pipe
took from one TO three long draws, al
lowing the smoke from the last pun TO
escape gracefully through his nostris
a, the same time passing the pipe with
his right hand 70 the next person; then
II he had anything TO say he did II In
as few words as possible. and then put
his hand over his mouth 20 signify that
he had no more to soy. Occasionally
some old man, when he took the pipe,
made some signs above and In front OF
himself, struck his breast and offered a
few words Of prayer. After the pipe
had been given to all the Indians In
the council II was passed to us and we
took a whiff as a vow OF peace and
friendship. Then Washakle took the
pipe and as every mans hand was over
It's owners mouth, meaning that he had
nothing to say. the chief gave us
permission to pass through their coun-
try, and II was also agreed that we
be friendly and trade together, That
was my first meeting with Washable,
and our mission was successful.
II next met Washable at Green River
In June or July OF the year 1854. He
came from the camp which We had
previously visited. When the chief had
shook hands around he went TO the Of
fee Of CAPTAIN Hawlev the ferryman.
he saw the captain taking and
handling considerable monty, among
the precious metal being two or three
OF the fifty-dollar gold slugs. He asked
for one OF these, but the captain
laughed at him. and offered him sill
yer dollar,
This acton cfeisied Washable, Who
walked away, and by some means got
acld Of some !ntoxlcants. Theh he ht-
A. TO I nix what was going On IN the
"a nd O. bis forefathers. lie came 20 me
adt sa'd This is my county, AMI lay
peoples country. My fathers lived here
and drank water from this river while
our ponies grazed on these bottoms
Our mothers gathered the dry WOOD
from this land. The buffalo and Elk
came here to drink water and eat
grass; but now they have been killed
or driven back out OF our land, The
grass Is all eaten of by rlie white
mans horses and cattle, and the dry
wood has been burned He continued
in this strain for some time and then
said:
You heap my friend; you stay here
ali right; you tell them leave my land
II they are on the other side Of my
water [meaning the riyerl all right, me
no kill them. they 20 home TO their
own country, no come back to my land.
Tomorrow morning when the sun come
up, you see me. My warriors come
heap dam mad, and wipe them all out
no one leavel Goodby, you tell him
chief he madr and Washable mounted
his horse and rode away However. we
patched up the difficulty on the next
day and no trouble occurred"