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The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02

bone and stone knives is unique. One
especially interesting, the finest speci-
men of it's kind. not excepting those in
the Smithsonian Intitution, is large
black obsidian ceremonial knife which
was used only in the most sacred rites.
AS far as is known Mrs. Herrick is the
only living white person who discov-
cred from the Indians the process Of
making an obsidian knife. She made
the discovery by accident. Cne day
while out walking she stopped at a
hut in which an old chief was intently
working. Her curiosity aroused, she
stood watching unobserved by the
worker. Then 1t was that she learned
the solution of the mystery that has
been long puzzle to scientists. The
Smithsonian Institution has bestowed
a medal upon her for the addition
which she has made to the enlighten-
ment of science.
No less fascinating is Mrs Herrick's
priceless array of baskets, or. to be
more exact, hats. cooking utensils and
baskets, for what most people call
baskets are in reality hats, or
strange devices used in the prepara-
tion of fcod--straw strainers, filters
molds for puddings, ETC.
In addition to possessing these Curl
Gus implements Mrs. Herrick is con-
vcrsant with the original use of every
one better informed, In fact, than the
Indians themselves are today. But be-
fore the red men had lost their yigor
there were regularly appointed his
torians. Those selected were the
brightest boys and girls. always the
children OF chiefs. In this way the
most interesting facts concerning their
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BEAU UTITUL IoUNG lNVIAT WoTAT

death wall of 'E-tah, E-tahr meaning
My dear Back of them on the sand
dunes, watching the mourners, were
fifteen or twenty young Indian men.
perfectly nude, their faces and their
bodies painted, bows and quivers on
their backs, arms folded. and as still
as bronze statues.
II told my husband that if the
whites did not stop killing the In
nocent Indians we would have, an In
dian war. But he laughed at me-"
How well her prophecy was fulfilled
is one of the dark stories in Califor-
MIA history.
''One night we were awakened by
some one rapping softly on our bed
room window. 1 asked who was there
and the answer was:
I-ah-qua Bill. Come to the door
no light"
My husband went and Bill told him
to get their horses harnessed and for
us to dress: that the Si-ahs were hold
ing a meeting; that they were going
to kill all the whites in the valley. and
that the Matole Indians were with
them. But just before daylight Bill
returned and told US to go to bed: that
they could not agree on a captain and
the meeting had broken up<in a fight.
A few days after that. Joshua. a We
"
Jenny's friends came for Mr.. Herrick
to go and see her She was in bed.
badly battered. and Mr. H. sent Joshua
to the Scocurn house. or dark prison.
We had just finished dinner when one
of the We-gat Indians came in and
said:
Whats the matter? 'Spose Joshua
whip Jenny. you put him in Scccum
house. Spose Si-ah Indian kill squaw,
you say nothingv
My husband jumped and said:
Did Si-ah Indian kill squaw?'
Yes. plenty kill. Joshua's house
I'VE knew II was done In bravado to
show Mr.. Herrick that the Si-ahs
would do as they pleased. My husband
started right over uparmed.>I ran into
the sitting-room and caught up two
loaded revolvers and followed him.
THE Si.ah was In brush shanty
by the side OF Joshua's log house. put
my back against the log house and
awaited results Mr. Herricl< told the
Indian to como out. but he sat still. As
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He had on heavy boots and he
started In kicking them right and left
1t was not long until they were on
the dead run BY that time the Indian
had recovered. and Mr.. Herrtck took
him to the prison. All this time the
dead squaw lay on. the ground in front
OF the house The murderer had held
her by the hair and with a sharp rock
had beaten in the back of her head
so that the brains were running out
''The next day the men on the reser-
vation held a court-martial with
Jury OF whites and Indians; the murder
WAS proved and the Indian was con-
demned- A file OF. soldiers came from
Camp Lincoln for the execution The
Si-ah marched out. folded his arms and
looked the soldiers in the face until
he was shot down That was the last
rebellion on the reserve. The other
Si-ahs said:
"sMr. Herrick. plenty good man-no
good Mr.. Herrick's boots
In 1860. on the banks OF Mad River,
old Ki-we-lot-ah. chief of the gats,
told me that IL I would enter into
blood brothership' with the tribe I
would never be harmed by an Indian
The ceremony as performed was as fol-
lows: The members OF the council met
in the council house and the ones who
were going to be made relations were
In the center Each was asked IL he
wished to enter into the relationship.
II they answered yes the whole council
rose and the Tex-el-la-la. or chief. who
performed the ceremony advanced and
placed the right arm OF the Indian and
the left arm Of the white together.
while low>r chief held the ceremony
knife. The Tex-e1-1a-la then produced
a small. black. obsidian knife and made
a slight incision in the arm OF each OF
the cant dates.
This brought out few drops OF
blood which he carefully removed to
the ceremony knife. where he mixed
them together until dried. the whole
council singing prayer for the good
OF the newly related. Then the knife
was split lengthwise and one half
given to each. II either half OF the
knife had broken in the splitting the
brotherhood would In the future prove
disastrous. II either OF the parties
should weary OF the compact he was
TO return his half Of the knife to the
other as sign that the compact was
ended still have mine"
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-02
By Ruth Berg.

TN THESE days of enthusiastic re-
search, when the smallest bone
found in any old heap Of earth is
the source of protracted discussion,
when the mere mention of the word
relic is enough to set all the anthropo-
logical heads to wagging. when the
phrase. 10, the poor Indian has been
twisted to every possible Interpretation.
1t seems mighty good TO discover
person who knows this subject thor
oughlx. and whose knowledge is un-
ouestionabIy first hand, and, best of all.
who will give of this vast store of in
formation ungrudgingly. Such per-
son is Mrs. Rufus +. Herrick.
AIRS. Herrick was born in Indiana
and raised in Virginia She came to
California in 1858. and was married
the same year to Rufus Herrick- They
moved in that winter TO Humboldt
County then 4 wilderness of redwoods
10 the very edge Of Humboldt Bay.
Where the town of Eureka now stands
there was but one street. and very few
FCuses on that. Across the bay was
the largest settlement in the county
Union Town, now known as Arcata-
They made a home for themselves on a
ranch at the mouth of the Mad River
and lived there two years, all the time
surrounded by Indians stranger in
a new land, the only white woman for
miles and miles. with continent sep
zrating her from her own people, nat
uraIly the odd customs and habits of
her queer neighbors became her great
est interest
For generations members of Mrs.
Herrick's family had studied medicine,
and her mother had impressed upon
her from childhood the necessity Of
krswing we'll the laws which govern
life. and had taught her the use of
MANY remedies and cures. Possessed OF
This Invaluable store of information.
she was able to help the squaws by
urescrfbing for their; sick papooses.
The Indian women gradually grew to
trust her, and as tiHqe passed she be-
eame known among them as the med
icine woman. In the Humboldt tribes,
unlike in the Eastern Indians, therc
are no medicine men. This seems al
ncst a survival Of the ancient. times
when the woman only was the healer.
Because Of Mrs. Herrick's unselfish
services the Indians became her staunch
friends and protected her through the
indian raassacres that came later.
II Is not generally known that there
are several distinct tribes in Humboldt
County. Even supposed authorities
often speak Of the Humboldt In
dams" as IL they were all of one type.
whereas IN reality there are number
Of tribes with disslmilar characters
tics The Mztoles possessed the land
from Bear River TO the county line.
The Si-ahs were east OF the Matoles
and Inhabited the mountains. They
were hercer than the coast Indians and
less lenient in the treatment OF lnefr
women. The Hoo-pas dwelt in Hoo-pa
Valley and extended seventy-fvc miles
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up the stream. The wee-gats inhab-
tied the coast for sixty miles
Race of Indian Giants.
These bay Indians were the most intel
hgent and the ones with whom the Her
ricks came in closest contact. Among
all the tribes unchastity and the vices
OF drinking and gambling were un-
known until the whites settled in the
county. They were nearly all great,
handsome creatures. most of them more
than six feet in height and sp1endidly
developed. There were three classes:
The highest with skins fafrer than
those of the other two. and with fea-
lures almost Grecian; the middle class,
or yeomen,9 not as well featured, and
the lowest class, free sons of slave
women, with low brows and stunted
figures Now the distinctions between
classes are not as marked. In fact.
so greatly have the descendants of the
original tribes among whom Mrs Her
rick worked degenerated, so spiritIess
have they become, so lacking in all
pride of race. that it is almost irnpos-
sible for the present day seeker to gain
from them authentic accounts of their
early customs or traditions.
Mrs. Herrick has given years to MAX
ing complete the collection OF facts
and relics pertaining to the people
with whom she has had constant In
tercourse for neary half century. In
her collection of relics are many stone
pestles showing the evolution from the
crude implement that did service dur
ing the primitive ages to the one. mod
feled with ideas gained from contact
with civilization. Her collection OF
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the Si-ah was nude. Mr.. Herrfc< tns2
took him by the nair OF his head and
pulled him out AS he gained his feet
the Indian struck at Mr.. Herrtciss
head with a green willow club which
he had ready. My husband warded the
blow with his right arm and struck the
Indian with his left fist square be-
tween the eyes. and. though the fellow
was feet and weighed 200 pounds. hts
head hit the ground before his heels.
He lay there insensible while the other
Si-ahs commenced to dance and sing
'Ki-yi. Ki-yiP around them I callsd
Do something quick 1 don't want to
shoot
MIR. Herrick replied: Don't shooti
can manage them myself
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past were handed down. Among the
We-gats, the most intelligent and liter
ary, a greater number of legends have
been preserved.
An Indian cannot tell a legend in
English; he must tell 1t in his own
dialect. But he will listen patiently to
your English version and will correct
any misstatements. These last years
they have coined many new names,
words and sounds to fit the modern
devices and the implements that ac-
company civilized communities. Mrs.
Herrick can speak the We-gat dialect
perfectly, that is, the old language,
which consisted in great part of signs
knowledge of the dialects used by the
various other tribes. She not only
knows the laws of the tribes, but
knows the reasons for their existence:
for instance, why no two Indian bas-
kets are ever made in the same pat
tern, or why a fish was never cut with
any but a flint. nor a deer with any
other than an obsidian knife.
Distinguished by Tattoo Marks.
All of the tribes tattooo themselves.
using only the blue flint rock pulver-
ized and rubbed In. The We-gats tat
too three marks. one from each corner
of the mouth and one in the center of
the chin The Matoles have three
marks on the chin and one on each
cheek under the eyes. The Si-ahs have
lines on the forehead and chin. while
the Hoo-pa Indians use the perpendicu-
lar dashes on the cheeks and chin.
The tribes are thus readily dlstfn-
gutshed.
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fore. After daylight my husband went
down with one Of the indians. who
swan to the lltt.s island in Mad River
and brought back boat for Mr.. Her
rick. Arrived at the island he found
one OLD Indian dead at his house door
and young buck lying near the
water Mr.. Herrick came home and
told me the dreadful story.
"As I had never seen an Indian
burial he took me with him down 10
tho sunny glade near the beach. Both
the dsa5 men were wrapped in elk
hides and tied UP like mumniies. The
three wives and four children of the
old man sat around the body, patting g
the corpse. while the young wife and
baby sat by their dead, all singing the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-28
HEARINGS ABE CLOsEp.
Taft Reserves Decision on Niagara
 Falls Water Power.

Taft Reserves Decision On Niagara
 Falls Water Power.
 Washington, Nov. 27.-The hearings upon applications to the Secretary Of War for permission to transmit to the United States power developed on the Canadian side of Niagara river were closed tonight.
 Additional data will be filed and Sec retary Taft announced that he would not be able to reach a decision in TO- gard to the applications until he had conferred with Secretary Root.
 This conference is necessary because of the effect the contracts may have upon an international treaty providing against any perceptlble interference with the grandeur of the Niagara Falls. He said he would award privi- leges about January 1st if possible.
 The hearings before Secretary Taft were for the purpose of enabling him to find a way to equitably distribute 157,500 horse power, the estimated linA- itation on the amount of electric pow CT to be admitted, among half a dozen or more corporations, each of which thinks 1t must have a third or more of the whole to exist
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-28
COTTON LETTER.
By Private Wire to Waster cottar A eou,-
 pAny, Ae Cosmnaagre St

By Private Wire to Walter COtter q Com
 1,v.. paey. A@ Co1nmesce St. A buiiish feeling by fulI respSnse to yester- gays advance in our markets, futures gain lng as much as nine points, spot prices is points higher and cables generally bulIish. reporting good business continuing in Man chester with apprehension among exporters our markets today was perfectly 1oeicsI Confidence in the advance is not based up on the solid ground of general under supply Puf people are simply following the specific feature of advancing spot markets on the present concentrated demand
 Now as non-business day. such as we Sin nave on Thuraday, will cause an interrup- ton in trading. profit taking and restriction of bullish enterprise are only natural and as those features were in evidence eariy sn the day our markets promptly gave way to long liquidation. futures showing a decline first ba%r p9A'S IIem n opening prices in the chaEacter was received from the local spot market trading In futures settled around very strong. further liquidation in futures Is looked for before Thursday.
 Shortly after the noon hour a raid was prOaching holiday with disposition n predomi- red i nant to reduce long commitments rather than increase the same, conditions were sa- yorabla to it and March contracts dropped 10 lo. As there is today nothing more serious back of the depression than lack Of enterprise before a non-business day and spots firm, holders confident futures recoy- eEed sharply. However. this suspense in buliish activity 1t is thought. might extend until Monday when The Times-Democrat will appear with it's crop estimate and give the short side In the meantime some further advantage. The forecasts by this author fly he ' in past years been such a relia- ble gui..e as to the available yield that the cotton world will no doubt give this crop es- timate full consideration. The predominant Idea now current about the size Is between 12, 500, 900 and 12.S00,000
 Truly yours
 HAYWARD WICK & CLARE
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-28
MARKET FOR COTTON
RIG ADVANCE IN NOVEMBER WAS TEA
 TURF.
x3penlnK Was Steady at Advance and ths Marhet sncu Baeam@ Excited On Covering by Related
 AfmF#M.

New York Nov. 27,-4The eettos market was very irregular during ths day's trading with the big advance in November the sen national esatua, The close was t5 points net higher on November and II to II points lower on the later months Sales for the day were estimated at 3s0,0ee bales.
 The market opened steady at an aaNanes of s@I2 points and right after the cau pe- came rather excitad owing to covering py beiated November shorts. It seemed that only a few lots were wanted but one large broker bought I.s09 bales at II. 7e, or abaat ninety points over thN closing figures of tne previous Hay and at new hi&h leFet tns 9he season. Feliawing this NoyNInbef solu once at n 25. and eiosea at II. 2S bid, or at q premium of a full cent over baeefaser. The rest of ths liat synpathized very slight- 1v with the strength Of November and axtar working up ta 1f. 5a fos January ana ie,ts Ter March or about ten points net hlfhst. eased off under realizing Of pFe-hpiiaaS enaf acter and the absence of important suppgfI in spite of the huliish spot news rem tne South The close was wtthtn two or tnree points of the lowest on the aetivs mSnths' The weather in the Southwest wss 2 little un-' settled. but hardly faeteT and attention was again chiefly directed to the spot st-
 Receipts at the ports 7a,ses laIes, against 104 197 Hast week and s1. S5I last year. For fhe week (estimated) 4o0, ,0S0 bales. against <f3. 0a9 last week and 325 s55 last year.
 Today'a receipts at New Orleans lf,s4s nxainst a0 aes last year and at Houston S4.- 74s against 21,604 last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-28
NEGRO RAPIsT CONVICTED.

One of Causes of Atlanta Riot Goes tO
 PeniteRtiary.
 Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 27.-Luther Fraz- fer, a negro, was found guilty today of attempted criminal assault upon Miss Orrie Bryan. young white woman at her home near the center of the city on the night of September 20, two days before the riots. He was sentenced to fiften years Imprisonment.
 Another charge of criminal assault Is pending against Frazier which is to be tried next week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-28

NAVAL SEQh6Ss ss sass SRy receipts iIss sSDmeaS Rossn firm; sales 2.O75: receipts 3.s1s; sbipments i61g; stock 4s,SS9. Quote: ABG sss5: D Ss .S2@ S3. 90; E S3 STE @t3 ,9oi ? S3 90@s s. s5; e SS. .950S4.O0; Gf 70 y4 20; 1 $4. s7Js; K s5. 1Oi N $5.5 N Ss.2S; we $6. 50; wv Ss.9O. in. nothing doing. r NEW YORK DRY GOODS. New York. Nov. 27.-The dry goods trade adyanced Discounts have been shortened on ducks The cotton yarn market Is very strong. A fair export trade is reported ano four yard sheetings The Christmas trade with jobbers is growing larger.
 CINCINNATI PRIDUCE. Cincinnati, Nov. 27.--Flnur quiet Wheat steady 75c. Corn firm 4294shc. Oats steady 86h 43She.
 Rye unchanged 70Q72e'
 Provisions steady.
 Whiskey firm S1.29.
 Provisions steady.
 NEW ORLEANS COTTON OIL. New Orleans, Nov 27.-COtton seed oil; prime see; crude 2Se'
 NEW ORLEANS SUGAR MARKET. New Orleans. Nov. 27.-Sugar market un- changed.
 MEMPHIS COTTON OIL. Memphis. Nov. 27.--cotton seed oil prime crude 5s 5s@2sMc; choice meal s25."O.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-28
CfrcAeO onAIN ANn rRnntyer

Chicago, Nov. S7--Laraer receipts in the
 ths local Eaest sst su Slrss prsss sSow sSoas ed iitle change. the December delivery clos ing at the sashe figure as yesterday De- higher. -ss :" '7@V tns sas,nsss spss,sr in the Sasst P. was dun for being disposed to await the outcome of de- iiveties on the first of the month. Early houses were fair biddaTs for the December optten but offerings were small This demand partly offset the bearish effeet pros daeea by increased receipts at Minneapolis l and Duluth. Later in the session. feeling l in the Dit became somewhat heavier be-
 the United states ana Canada % for she saeSs Week M as shown by BFadstreets. The amount of
 as Sse inSsssssSs Ssa sS;s Tas gyen, being more than l of May by commission houses. Longs also seld December during the last hour. The market closed barely steady
 December opened Mc lower at 7sMc and 1884 w %c. and closed at Tshc. which was Ae lower than yesterday.
 Clearances of wheat and flour were equal | to 345.0e0 bushels
 Primary receipts were l,ose,oOe bushels. last year. Minneapolis. Duluth and Chica- so reported receipts of S6l cars against 7Oe cars last week and LoAs cars enc year
 Firm cables aAd liberal decrease fin the amount of contract grade in Chicago caus- market firm all day small local receipts also strenEthaned prices. Commission houses and cash interests were the principal buyers and a local elevator concern was the chief seller. The market closed firm December opened unchanged to a shade q lsc and closed at 4Sc. May held between 4s%c and 4SAe and closed at 43A e Mc. Local receipts were 1s6 cars. with 31 of con tract grade.
 Oats were quiet and steady. The feature of trading was the selling of May by a lead ing bull. Trading in the December option was dull That option opened unchanged at s3A c. sold up to sS $ @ he, and closed at SS Ac. May sold between 5AMc and 35c, and closed at 34Ac. Local receiuts were 25G cars.
 Provisions were firm on a good demand for lard and ribs which was based upon light receipts of live hogs st Western pack ing centers. Offerings were light At the cl0se January pork was up 12Me at S14. SC. Q 1oc higher at ST.77h.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-28
DAILY 0orTos MARKET.
Port Moven,ent.

Galveston--Firm, 11he; net receipts 35.- 25s gross receipts s5.25s; sales 1,a2i; stock adS.SSS; shipments to Great Britain l0.715:
 New orieans--EaEy. II 3-1se: net receipts ALS46; gross receipts lT,S46 sales 6,S50; stock 6,Ss5; shfpmemts to Great Britain 2O.l75; to conitnAnt s,3sO
 Mobile-Firm 10 f1-lec; net receinta D. sySi gross receipts 2.S03; sales i,750; stock oe:2S4: shipments eoastwise 100.
 savannah--lutst, I0Ac; net receipts 1S,- StS; gross receipts 16,44s; sales s.052; stock ls2A Asee; shipments coastwise 7,ks3.
 GhaFtessan-- Firm 10hc; net receipts L. fosi gross receipts l,7Se; stock 14,O42.
 Mhmtngtun-~$Firm. I0Mc; aet receipts Z;los; gross receipts 2,I52; stock lT,35s; shipmenfa to Great Brtfatn s.54s.
 Aorfolk-~PtFm, tlhe; net receipts 3730: gEess receipts a,739; eales l,492; stock Ae, 1t2t shtpmenta eoastwtse 3,2s3.
 NaltimaFe-Nomlnal lie; gross receipts fes; stock I0.75A.
 New Herk-Ftrm, Il. 70; net receipts SO; gross Feeefnts 21S9: sales $50; stock 114269. gross receipts 3,758.
 hil@delnhia--steady. 1l.sS; net receipts aeet &Foss receipts zoe; stock 1o.s71
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-28
GarfieId's Representative Busy I'm Mii
 ..,.-s OfE EFaal6a

Garfield'a HepreBentataVe busy In MiS-
 sOnri oil Fields.
 St. Louis, Nov. 27.-John Porter Hol- lis, special representative of the bur ea2 of corporations under James R. Garfield. is in St. Louis for the pur- pose of securing information for a sec ond report on the methods pursued by the Standard and other oil companies in Missouri.
 Mir Hollis has just completed a tour of Texas, Kentucky, Tennessee and Kansas, Investigating the methods pur- sued by tobacco companies and he will also pursue that investigation here. He declined to say anything con cerning the results of his investiga- ton.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-28
REPORT IS DENIED.
n,h Say. Morse Has Not Bought

Smith Says Morse Has Not Bought
 Ward Line.
 New York. Nov. 27.--Alfred G. Smith, Secretary of James E. Ward and Com parry. who control the Ward Line steamers. denied last night report tel egraphed from Galveston. that negotia- tions are in progress by Charles w Morse for the purchase of the Ward line.
 "The report is untrue said Mir Smith. Tt Is the same report that has been circulated several times but has no basis In truth"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-28
Nnrr nnrEANs sPor CoTT0N.
NEw ORLEANs COTTON.

New Orleans Nov. 2T.-Spot cotton open fNa firm and closed easier. unchanged; mid Id1ing II 3-16c; spot sales were s.5oO and lH ,050 to arrive
 Futures opened steady at advance of HhPee to twelve points on good cables and too much rainy weather The market was 6eVerish throughout the session and persist kut bear hammering and realizing of longs carried prices down four to five points at each call The close was barely steady. a2 to 20 points lower than yesterday.