The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1906-12-13
TIN DOY, (HI[FTAIN OF THE LEMHI INDIANS /!
In the Early History TIC Salmon River Country the White Settlers Needed Friends -Rf
Tin Never Falling Friend -Shdr Sketch Of His Life

The Recorder presents In this issue
a good picture OF Chief Tin Doy, Of
the Lemhi reservation. This old
red-man Is true hero, and patriot
Of the present day, as royal as ever
graced the pages Of history In any
age.
The Lemhi Indians have ever been
friends OF the white people, and their |
guiding spirit has been this good
chief. There is no poorer tribe In all
the country, and there Is surely none
more deserving than the Lemhi's
Because they have always been peace
able, they have been robbed of their
natural heritage and driven to a
small reservation to suffer for the
real necessaries of life. II old Chief
Tin Doy had been a warrior with
blood upon his hands and his people
had not been reconciled to their
changed condition by his influence
this generous government OF ours
would have petted them and at least
fed them when they were hungry.
AS it Is the misdirectcd policy OF the
government has been to give them
mere existence for the past twenty
years.
| Now the crowning sorrow Is forced
upon this good chief and his long
suffering band. They are being
forced from the land Of their birth,
: from the beautiful Lemhi valley, to
distant reservation to make homes
, among people whom they fear and
, dislike to the extreme OF hate. The
heart of the good Tin DoY Is broken
by this last act of ingratitude. He
a feels the sorrow Of his people yer,
: keenly, and it is believed this expa
. triatiop will cause his death. Th'
people whom be has led In the wa!
q they should 90 have lost faith In th'
old man 10 the days OF his decline
The members of the tribe UNIVERSAL
charge their chiefs with the Grim
OF betrayal and treachery, the resul
LOT which is this forced removal iron
1.-The land Of their birth.
b Tin Doy has not only failed TO WI
his Just reward OF appreciation, ou
= his policy Of aequiesence In the gnie
ance of superior wisdom has orougil
him to the greatest possible grie
He was Influenced by the agents
the government to consent to tf
removal to the Fort Hall reseryatio
Hand. in turn, Tin Doy influence
Ihis followers to formal conssn
IThis removal has been delayed Iroi
Itime to time. 1t is an impenoii
calamity that will come with u
4 next spring. The love OF the lno
] ans for their chief Is the stronee
] nassson nature, but 1t is a bewiloe
/ inc problem OF aboriginal life wn.
| tbey are called upon to reconcile u
wisdom, goodness and infaliibiiity
ruler with a tribal calamity th
they must charge 70 him. This De
and patriot Is in a sae plight In 4
old age.
Tin Doy is q chief by lherednt6
-as horn near the present site
| / &oase City rs years ago. has ance'
0rs vere chiefs for many generator
lie had three brothers who were II
ers of strong tribes. They were
wise and peaceable rulers. TN u
was assigned to the most oinc' !.
. task of ruling Two factions OF oln
ent tribes. About bali OF tne ID
--l ans who we're brought under his =
h.loooed under another ruling Ia
8 Nv There was another cb'e'
3 ss.erite. che right to rule over s"'
i nsE of TIN Dogs subjects OF
4 Iamts reservation. The oppos'
q tnanenoe yas not for peace and
n fact gained the favce OF the eose
s men; pst :, W was ousy by mastery OF
81 .,on,.cv that Tin Doy gained ;
81 mission to his policies In na''ei'
- administration. ~,
Il The rival OF the good Tin 10y
q .,o.n 90 tbe pioneers as Peggy.
~ had = bad record, and was even
-. There was