The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-07
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all, piled before him 70 see how much
1t had grown
But the Indian is no fool. Back in
SO commissioners from Washington
went out 10 the Umaulla reservation
to try to get the Indians to sell a part
OF their lands. They got the Indians
TO stay In 3 room with them 50 that
no outside white man could advise
them They all ate and slept ia a blk
kali. and the Indians never left IT.
Besides the commissioners and the In
dams there was just one interpreter
For week the Indians dfckered- The
whites couldn't understand why. on
the last day Old Chief HOm-e-H made
signs TO the commissioners that he
was ready TO make a bargain one
OF The commissioners made back
sign that he would send for the in
terpTeter.
Never mind" said Hom-e-u. Il
speak English"
The old chief had understood ali Of
what the commissioners had said 90
each other while he lived locked up
with them. and he pressed them 10 the
limit in his deal.
The Indian is a great gambler. His
chief love is a horse race. On one
squirt ne viii stake his fortune Yet
he does not bet wild. He is just as
shrewd as they make EN-
Several years ago 8 sport by the
name OF Crabb who belonged ia an
eastern town of Oregon, brought up
from California, a fine race horse. He
knew that an old Indian chief, on the
reservati about q hundred miles
away, thought that he had a horse
which could outrun anything.
Crabb Went over 10 see the old Cay
use chief How-iis-w am-po by name.
and got up race for the following
Fourth of July. A Few days before
hand Crabb brought his horses near
10 the reservation and pitched his
camp. He took his racer and, trying
him on the track. found out how quick
" he could make the four miles, this
being the distance for an Indian horse
race.
Crabb went to see How-Hs-wam-po
one night, pretending that he wanted
to make bets with him. But he went
to SPY. He saw the old chiefs horse
staked out near his tepee. The tempt
tation was too great. Next morning
very early ne came over and stole out
the Indians horse and tried him on
the track. He put the whip TO him
hard and found that his California
racer could skin How-lis- wam-po's
horse Then he slipped the animal
back. This was too good q. thing for
Crabb 70 keep. He tipped his white
friends On the day of. the race the
betting ran high. The Indians put up
all OF the money they had. Then they
led up their ponies and tied them 10
trees at the roots of which the whites
laid down their money. This is the
Indian way of betting How-ls-wam-
20 and his braves bet so wildly that
Crabb and his friends grew ashamed
TO take any more of their wagers.
To the starting pole Crabb's jockey.
dressed in tight breeChes, silk blouse
and long-beaked cap, walked UP the
bob-tailed California racer The white
rider sat on a dainty saddle and held
Dstwesn- his fingers a fine bride. A
naked Indian boy rode bare backed
the fea-bitten horse Of How lis-wanl-
20 What pity. thought the sports.
who now saw the two animals ana
their mounts, TO take the poor, iguo-
rant Indians money this way!
They are OF. The racer takes the
lead But the Indian horse keeps close
up. The race is two miles and back.
At the turning pole the racer leads
In q little sWag both horses so out
OF sight. Only two dust clouds mark
where they are. These get farther
apart. On the top of little rise the
naked Indian boy, his long hair stream
ing straight behind him, bursts to-
ward the finish. in another minute &c
all is over. The naked lad jumps up
on his horse and. standing straight
up. rides across the mark. distsncins
the racer.
How-lis- wam-po gave Crabb money
TO get home on. but il was a long
while before the white sport learned
that ne had stolen the wrong horse.
The old Cayuse chief had trained his
horse back IN the hills IL was an
other that looked like him that Crabb
had stolen The Indian boy had lain
in the grass and timed the trial OF
the California racer.
Copyright, 1904, by Charles \. Crowd
son.