Weekly journal-miner., 1909-02-17
BURIAL OF INDIAN NOT
 PROPERLY PERFORMED
CFrom wednesdays Daily)


 Startled at the sight of a pair of. human feet protruding from the bank of a creek north of the Mosher ranch. immediately north of the city limits. late Monday evening, Ike Frol- lv. dairy employe, hurried to this city early yesterday and reported his gbastIv find to the sheriff $ ofnee and Justice of the Peace McLane. Deputy Sheriff Charles Keeler hurried to the place on horseback, believing that ev- idences of a ghastly crime had been found and eager to bring the guilty one to the bar of justice. He found the feet protruding from the bank as described and hurried back to notify the coroner.
 Coroner McLane returned later with a coroner's jury, uncovered the par tialIy buried remains, finding it to be the dead body of an Indian wrapped in sackcloth. A verdict was returned by the jury that the body was that of an unknown Indian who had died from unknown causes.
 The body was in fine state of pre- servation. It was that of an aged aborigine. When the cloth was re- moved from the face the jury was startled at seeing one eye open. They believed at first that the dusky war rior was in a hypnotic slumber but de- cided later that he was dead.
 Subsequent investigation by a Jour nal-Miner representative proves be- yond doubt that the body is that of <'Longhaired Jim," an Apache Mo have Indian, well known among the pioneers of this city and the surround ing valleys.
 It appears that some two seven suns since, Jim complained to a pale face friend that he was suffering from a se- we're cough which baffled the medi- cine men of his tribe. He was advised to purchase a bottle of cough syrup, which he did, contrary to the advice of his medicine man. He partook of a dose and felt relieved. Repairing to his tepee north of the city at the set ting of the sun, when the cold moon was still in its virgin robes, he retired and drank the entire contents of the bottle, hoping to greet the rising sun like true red man. Instead he pass ed over the divide into the happy hunting grounds while darkness still -enshrouded the land, leaving his faith ful suuaw a widow to mourn the loss of her dusky brave. Dusky warriors, squaws and papooses surrounded his tepee at the rising of the sun, mourn ing the disappearance of his spirit from their midst. The empty bottle was found, bearing mute testimony to the poisonous effects of the pale face medicine on the oldest warrior of the tribe, who is reputed to have Outlived the wintry blasts of 1O1 great suns-
 A council was held and the body was wrapped in sacks and laid away in the shallow grave where the feet were exposed by the rippling of the overhowing waters Sunday night.
 Longhaired Jim wooed and wed dusky maiden of his tribe many years before the palefaee invaded this great reservation. In common with other warriors of his nation he disputed the right of the pioneers to settle here. He is believed to have added many scalp: to his wampum belt in raids on white settlements as he was recognized among his people as the greatest liv ing warrior of their tribe. He was ar adept with the bow and arrow 1T pioneer days and delighted to show him prowess in the hunt after peace was restored.
 He was always industrious. H' worked as a farm hand in Thompson Ferguson, Skull and Kirkland valleyi the last thirty years.