Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-03-17
SNAKE TELL STORY OF GRIMES

girl who in the short space of
eighteen months has see n seventeen
killings who has seen father. and
mother sisters and brothers shot
in the last big battle with Indians
of the century, who is with out a
relative IN the world according to
her own narration and who is now
captive as the survivor of the bat
tie of Kel!y's creek, came yesterday
the first authentic story of the
history OF Rock Creek Mikes band.
The story was gained through
captive Dave chief of the Piutes
and even he worked in vain for
two days before the seal of silence
was broken from the lips of the
peculiar savage who alone survives
to tell the tale. The story shorn
of ornament is one of the graphic
recitals of race sparing in words
deficient in sentiment and almost
devoid of pose.
Captain Dave came to Reno We'd
nesdayand went to the sheriff's Office
where he saw the captives--thc girl
Snake; the brother aged 3 and the
SIS ers aged 2 and 10 year.
TIE first day the Indians looked
askance at Captain Dave, but
uttered no word.
Then go away" said Captain
Dave. bring doughnuts and
candy nd apples. They take him.
Eat him. Then they talk"
The recital covers year and a
half of time. 1t covers thousand
miles of space-from Idaho to Utah
from Nevada to California and
lack again. 1t covers the fate of
seventeen livcs-six white men
one Chinaman, ten Indians, six
grown; two squaws. two chilrden.
1t represents the retributive
justice for the death of six white
men in the Shaving of their
brothers of six Indian men.
Snake is half Shoshone half Ute.
Her mother was a Ute. her father
Shoshone. A year and a half
ago the band known as Rock Creek
Mikes gang, was camped near
Rock creek near the Utah line.
There was fight between Indians
and white men. One Indian. Dugan,
was killed by three white men. One
white Crank Dopp) was killed by
Indians. "Thcy start out after
fight" interprets Captive Dave,
Near Big Gray mountain Mount
Tibbets) go through Yegan mount
aims and come south between Big
High mountain Mount jefferson
Davis) and Mount Marie near Utah.
They have fight. One white man
shot. Many Indians shot with
shotguns. Indian Gully die. Leave
and sc by Ely to Hamilton. Cross
mountains north of Hamilton. Be-
fore get Ely kill Chinaman near
Utah line. Go out across Eureka
near Austin. Go Fort Churchill
then Wadsworth then east side
Pyramid and Winnemucca lake.
East side Limbo mountain to
Martindalc. North across Black
Rock desert to Sicrraville. Then
High Rock.
Make camp at High Rock.
Young horses die. Kill four beeves.
Day before kill white man. Snake
see one white man. He go way.
Next day father say kill four white
men. Get camp ready TO move" "
Had four horses. Snow over knees
day before mtn killed. Took four
horses. Packed meat down canyon
east to leave. Four men had ono
pistol. Took clothes saddles
and horses; Went across Black
Rock Quinn river. North END
Eden mountain. BY King springs.
South over range into Hot springs.
Stopped at ranch. Went east tc
Kelly creek.
Fight near three o'clock after,
noon. Sun over there (indicating)
Killed one white man. Killed eigh;
indians. Father two brothers sister
mother. Older sister age 10. Snake
and children run off. Hide ii
brush. White man come. He
catch en-. After all Indian killed
(Pascal) come. White man shoot
J first, Indians had pun. Mavhc