The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-16

liyered an address In the language of
the tribe. Again we were fortunate
In having the most of his address In
terpreted by an Indian who could
talk very good English. wittenbone
is natural orator, good delivery,
his address punctured With express
sive gestures, but the address seemed
to he directed largely To the coIpse
Of Tin hoy In substance he said. /
Tin boy loved the whites, and their /
presence there was an evidence OF
their great love ana respect for the
dead chief.
After Wittenbone had concluded
his address Rev. Bonner was request
ell to make few remarks, which
were translated by Leland wodago9o.
q bright young Indian who had been
educated In some of the Indian
schools. Every sentence translated
by the interpreter received hearty
response from some OF the old In.
dians. Rev. homer stated that
when he came To the country and
tirst saw Thu boy, he thought he
was big chief. but as he became nc.
quainted With him he found he had
n big heart In him. He also said
Tin boy was a great friend OF Sena.
tor Shoup. and only last week, when
IN conversation with Il. u. Sharkey
he asked II he would see and meet
the deceased senator In the happy
hunting ground. A reply 10 the at
iirmative seemed to be great conso-
lation TO the chief. The ceremo ny
throughout was impressive, and very
few indeed mad any desire 10 make
, light OF their customs and sad rites.
At this stage OF the ceremonies the
request was made that the white
, friends would enter the tepee, shake
hands with and take their last fare.
well OF Tin boy. Many OF the old
friends complied with this invita-.
tion. indisn Agent Duclos then
stated that the indians desired TO be
alone. and requested that the whites
would leave. few did not obey the
request. hut one or two were request
ed to stay until the close.
| Charley snook has been among the
Indians 81 long, ana 80 well acquaint
ed with their customs and can con
verse IN their language fiuently, thai
ne wns requested TO remain. To bin
we are Indebted for what occurred
after We left. Jack Tin Doy, ih,
fayorite son, Who would have sue
ceedeu Tin hoy as chief. had h'
lived. was accidently Killed som'
twelve years ago. His in'dy had beer
disinisrred. and also fav0rit'
grandson, who were 10 be buried
with the dend chief. After tb'
friends OF the chief bad shaken hand
with him, fondled and kissed him
the remains OF Jack we're placed IL
the grave. The body OF Tin hoy va
then placed in the box, aud the boi
also iu~efed In the grave The bod!
OF the grandson was placed by tn
side of the chief The choice belong
ings OF Tin boy were placed with th
body. as well ss one or two blankets
Il After poles had been placed over tn
body the tepce was taken down AM
laid IN the grave with several nor
blankets. Upon this was placed tn
dirt. and NO ends the history OF TIL
% Doy, one Of the staunchest and bcs
~ friends the white people OF the Sal
= mon River country ever had.
:, Had IL not been for the tr3e friend
!. ship OF this old chieftsin the chance
= are that there would not have bee
- white settler left In the countr
" during the Nex perce war. III
!, = scouts kept the people ~srnei q
y danger. and when Chief Joseph wit
his cruel band were but few milk
PC from the Junction. Just across u
>" divide Tin boy told them that
w they attempted 20 cross over the pa,
re he and bis warriors would fight biu
N These threats and the stories tba
ne Tin boy told them OF the strengt
W Of the whites Ia the stocksde at II
DO Junction saved the settlement
ne Old Tin boy had his faults, "a
oi greatest Of them was his craving fS
~ the white mans iire water, but b
", tongue was strsIgh;, and not crool
70 sd. The old settlers 10 whom
u went in his troubles never deceive
e' him. aBd always tried to advise bi
'n for bis own good. For this reason
10 always believed what senator sbou
NJ. u. Mcpherson or barney Shark
ne told him and almost invariably ts
~. their advice. From almost AZ
'or standpoint old Tin boy was grsf
90 old character. man OF strong PC
ct. sonaiity. of indomitable will, and h
de influence over his triDc wsS alsa
Zee for the good.
Or. In bis last days bis life was consi
les erably embittered Over having
me leave his home. lie signed q
for treaty which decided hack the rese
ok vation, but he has always nIsiDtaip'
sb- that he did not know what he "
wn signing. This removal 10 Fort Hl
or IL very much disliked by the trib
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