The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-13


states has ever known remarked Major
Lee 1orehouse to me in the hotel at Pendleton oregon
one evening
How does that come" I asked.
"yven It took all the soldiers Of the whole United
States army catch him. He led them lively chase
All the way from Idaho. across the Rockies into the
Yellowstone park, and through Montana nearly to the
British line, carrying with him his tepees. his ponies
and his women and children. This distance Of
over 14OO miles"
Think Of it," said l.
"Ah. but he was sharp and brave" said the major.
Where is he now asked
tion out from Spokane"
suppose we go to see him
We'll that's just what I have been intending TO
do for long time" said the major. Joseph has
often invited me to come to see him I've known him
great many years. old friends
We found the old chieftain In his tepee Although
wan rather than in house. His clothing was half
white mans half Indian. He wore breeches, yet over
his shoulders ne bore a blanket. His hat a broad
brimned black one was made by a Boston man."
but squaw had shaped his moccasins- On his face
read: Resignation, Hope. The whites had forced
Joseph give up his charming Oregon valley and to
come and live on cherries reservation Yet he felt
pale of the Wallowa. Joseph was an exile.
Joseph" said the major as we all rested upon the
skins in the teDee, my friend here is newspaper
man. He wants you TO tell him about your war with
win he believe what say" spoke back Joseph
''AIost people believe I lie"
Nez Perces chief.
Joseph lit his pipe and offered US tobacco. old,
big load OF brush in and built fire.
Long time ago. the chief began, white man come
Perces Injuns that time. White man come across
fountains Nearly starve. Long time they eat horse,
4hey eat dog. White pony all
bones My grandfather tell his people BE friends to
white man. Give white man buffalo meat, fish. Take
white pony all same bones give him fat pony.
Long time pass, missionary come to Lapwai he
shave spaldine. for name I young boy that time.
SpaIding show InJm how pillow ground, raise wheat,
heap thing Spalding teach Injun read, write.
make map. Me and my brother go to school. spald-
/
Spading tell Injun about Jesus hang'to cross Spadng
say Iniun all same white mans brother. Iniun be-
my people always good to white man. You know,
Lee. said Joseph. addressing the major. Nez Perces
people never raise tomahawl1 and hit white man be-
for my eighteen hundred seven seven"
Yes you right, Joseph" was the reply.
Then the major told Of the deeds OF
kindness which the Nez Perces tribe had done for
when Governor T. I. stevens called the Great
wslla waua Council in '55, the result Of which was
up Of their lands and go reservations" said
tTaty except the Nez Perces. Old Ka-mi-a-kin, the
leader Of the Of 80, got the Yadmas the Cayu-
iere and ne other cbief Of the Nez Perces pitched
their tepees near to stevens and thus saved the whites
from being killed O. friendship the gov
rnor gave the Nez Perces larger share Of land than
yes said Joseph taking up the conversation. 81
with an other tribes We had two thousand FIVE hun
bred people at Walla Wala powwow. Yakima, Cay
sise Umatilla Walluia tribe have two thousand hve
hundred. Nez Perces people keep stevens from kill
Stevens give Nez Perces people Lapwai Grande Ronde
XVallowa. Tribe my father get Wallowa. Ny people
believe white man keep his word.
'Bimeby, my father get sick. He call me, he call
my brother OlCut his tepee. He say brother
Olcut: My time die come. You keep WaIowa. Heap
white this country. Maybe day
you fight You keep Wallowa Our people live here
this valley long time; white take WaIlowa
you fight
MY father die. I chief. White man come take
Grande Ronde country; fight. Heap white
I'm WallOwa build fence, pillow ground.
summer go hunt, buffalo country. While I away
buffalo country chief man sign paper give white
~ L saw chi lei NaZ
Perces people Long time ago Wala Walla POwwow
Governor stevens say Nez Perces keep Wallowa all