Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-12-01
TIE AST Of RE
INDIAN HEROINES


fouEnall
Tbs b the true story - a. Indian
Wozuan whoze devotion g. the wh.is
race some thirty Eve years ago nezult-
"a Ia sacrifice and herolsm.
In ISL wlen rhe galA Fever VA
heading men across the lava t,s.1s wing
between sbneEn and Calfsruia.
young kentucklau. an 81 serEeant u
tn United States army PRANK Rb8dle
vas among these who trezpassed up
On that desolate region lie found
there Winemn. an Indian girl nfteen
yenrs Odd. Who was considered the
most attractive - the Mtzioe women
Riddle not only Eot goid. but D. got
Minetaa for his wife III vauue
couple lived Ia the gold digxinEs ana
the wife hecame weaued from her paa-
pie. But shs knew that n she showed
this change or love Tor her husband
70 her people ther would ALL her
As more Eald heids were discovered.
more white sulrlusd acrl,ss Tia lave
beds. ans me Indians began O. nur-
der them. This melted the whites O.
revenge. and q hand 81 seventy five
men went from California o. punish
TIE Indians After pursuing them f1r
q long while g. uo purpose fhey luvit.
FL the chiefs 10 meet them fur shs psGr
pose q making a treaty Tie invita-
ton was accepted and hath PARTIES
Neut into camp near each either ga
Lost river n the gray = IRE morn
n 4 -.
hoioc >guuW. with clothes torn auH
feet bies-diag hurried into the white
camp and askej 10 SEA- the Leader Ste
had walked nine miles over rough
mountain trail 90 warn them that-at
TIE conference they were T. D. muir
deged. This she had learned the night
before 90 tAe council ire
The whites Impressed with the
truth 81 her story. determined T. meet
cunning with cunning Going into am
bush near the place 81 meeting. the
Modes fell into their trap and but two
esca.sei Wltb their lives The sgtaw
who lIrs the information vas Wine
ma. Her people newer learued that she
had saved THE whites at their expense
or she would have died ~ torture
This massacre II Indians brought on
q war between the United States
troops and the Mod0cs General Can
by commanded the troops. while the
Modes fought under an Indian called
Captain Jack Riddle and other whites
who had married squau-s strove o. e.
feet O settlement. but failed Wiueua
who had done much o. prevent the
murder Of SETTLERS by her re8rslc con
tinuei hsf efforts. Hut nov h8th sine
and beer husband te-an 70 b. suspect
- ~ o urelerenoe for the whites W.
neuIa's f1-.J WAS poisoned and she
Was obliged O. slcep iu secret places
Tor fear ~ being murdered
Two Tcare conferences were arre.l
upon between the whites and the In
dians At the first the Indians did not
appear The second was arranged bee
tween the commander Of the military
post OF the district. Colonel Meacham.
who was doing al la his power 20
rtES: the wrongs on account Of which
the lrsllzns were fghting When be
was about 10 start a. attend the con
ference WineIna bes0uEht him 60 re
main away Since be would not listen
20 her she Erasped bic bride rein. at
abe same time calling upon General
Candy. 7.ha was also q attend the
conference. 10 listen % her. When she
found they would not she mounted her
pony and rode with them
What followed Gued the country
with horror. The meeting was an In
dian trap and resulted Ia a massacre
General Candy was murdered A blood
thirsty Indian. Sc0uchiu. attacked Colo
ne Meacham. WlnemA threw herself
upon the savage and begged him 60
spare her white friends life other
Indians came W. and WInema ran
among them, turning Their weapons
aside or knocking them upward
A bullet struck Meachafs senseless
and a buck ran forward q dispatch
him. The squaw turned the weapon
crying. Him dead, No use - shoot
scouchin tried % scalp Meacham. and
Winema Erasped the knife ScoucAln
st-zzck her Then she shouted. The
soldiers ar coming This turned 0ui
TO be true. and IN another moment .
troop - cavalry dashed among the In
dlans. seeing among the other In
diaus a sgaas-. many cariliues wers
zSgK az her NO shoot me- she
cried. 4 tried % save them Then
a man IN tise ranks recognized her and
yelled
The man uho harms her I'll kiIl.''
such Is the story % ti1is wOmau's
work b her first warning she saved
seventy I've white men Had those
10 whom she gave her second warning
listened e. her she would have saved
a major general and colonel IN the
United Stafes army. The penalty sue
and her hushand paid fur lser ldeliy
60 ths whites only remains q b. stat
-. On tie day - the killing % Can.
~ and Meacham. Riddle. WtEiie riding
Cd horselaack over tie lara heAs. vas
shot from an ambush b. an Indian.
The three little children % Riddle and
Winema were murdered while sleep
Ing and flss hut burzlea ever them
wlnema aeelng AZ Might from her
trzte and Ter family. made her way