The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-03-02
INDIANS As HOUSE SERVANTS.
A Nevada Town That Has Had Some
success With the Experiment.

From me Washington Evening Sfdr.
Carson. the capital Of Nevada. Is probably
the only city in the country where the hired
girl is a squaw. The Eastern tourist II apt
70 think that the Western Indian Ia a myth.
At Denver he will see him only at the annual
festival. In New Mexico and Arizona he will
find him truly. but he Is the Pueblo Indian
living in his own ancient village. The In
dian OF the plains. the hero of frontier ro-
nance. il secluded on the reservation
But AZ Carson he is an all-pervading ele-
ment Of the landscape. In the mountains
roundabout Carson live the remnants Of three
tribes. the Piutes. the Washoes and the Sho-
nor do they receive Government support
They are absolutely free, ieft IN possession Of
these sterile uplands which the white man
come down into Carson and, swathed In bright
blankets. sit playing Piute poker upon every
vacant lot You will often see the squaNs
sowing there also. making garments Of Tnr-
key red and other gorgeous cottons The
RsaIP APP % 9Sa, ,PBdlaSs ,m about sco1 tse Of Pr III bIsn 11a
and the. rich coppery hues Of their shin. IL
IS al wildly, picturesque
male and female. who helps to solve the ser
want girl problem IN Carson. Other help is
scarce and high. and in spite Of the fact that
regular labor, their OCCASIONAL services are
welcome To the Carson house wife every
s sSfx 6 5s nm The enc t1fdb sye[ door s9 Without III tss' fgr.
mality Of a knock, and says: "Mahaylie
fwomanl. YOU want work doneF" Or. simply,
NJ" heap hogadi, " which signifies that she
is very hungry and desires to work Tor =
meal.
II you are an Eastern woman this Is apt
10 brighten YOU into FITS the first time: and
1t is likewise terrifying to look up and md
the outside Of your window pane. IL takes
n little while for you to thoroughly learn
that there is nothing TO be, feared, But
after a bit you. welcome Sally gladly, and
set her TO ScrubbinC the floor or washing
dishes or clothes. Very rarely there IL a
Sally who Will come regularly for a weekly
wash day. But generally they will work
Sometimes sally comes shivering to the
door In winter with n baby under her blan-
ket She is heap cold, and wants TO toast
of humanity on her back at the kitchen FIRE.
They are often ragged and insuficiently
projected from the cold. Sometimes Sally
will bring an armtul Of baskets 10 sell At
welcomes her wich JOY. for she knows she
can pick M for n few cents baskets for which
she must pay dollars In the shops of Carson.
The housewife likes to get a Piute Sally to
and more industrious and adaptable than
her sisters Of the Shoshones and Wsshoes.
When Jim is heap hogadi" he will cut wood.
NOW the lawn and do other odd Jobs.
night. and no Eastern woman fails TO look
from her window at sunset and watch them
slowly max ing their way along the trail
IN Indian hle. In and out winds the long
line. across the face Of the daTkening noun
tam, the last suubeams. lighting mp their
harharic Trapping, each Jim invariably
ing the pappoo~e. but the buck son shines
1houldcriug the stumbling toddlers, up, up,
to the brush tcpce ~ timber line. where each
tribe in its own place. separate from the
little campfire and goes to sleep among the
moaning pines.