The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-10

56E ITE B 6.
MOSES

/ semblAnce to Henry Ward Beecher,
was one Of the foremost Indians Of
the great Northwest not many years
ago. lie kept the government guess.
ling, worried the settlers and managed
to win important fay6tg from both.
Some HISTORIANS say he was q worthy
Iiand noble man. others describe him
as one Of the cleyerest, most consunl-
mate liypocrites unhung. He was one
OF the few indians Who understood
grating as thoroughly as does any
ward politician and who was by pa,
ture a money maker as well as p war
rlor. Again, unlike most Of his peo-
pie, he was hpmorist and a mimic.
A Warlike Career
| His Indian name was Sulktash.
Kosha t"Half SUM-, but the white
men nicknamed him Moses" and the
nicknafne stuck He was war chief
OF the oki.no.Ka.Ne tribe "a branch
Of the Nez Perces "natlol''l and was
later chosen chief OF many other wan;
dering bands. In early years Moses
led his braves through series Of
pioouy wars ssSlnss sne e ne ~ az
won ~ ullnssli igss. iain ss g tS g.
perhuman cunning. N 1885, when
the wave Of white emigration was
ioling rapidly Westwa " !, J! = Y
MS pest 10 neat , PICK tnes 1lqe 81 g,s>
lil4stion' WIN ms 1879 Us
met aetacaMeng s q tl y g W. WIZ
Gen; George Mflsllt ma Y; nsSes!, s'a..s
~ Ine iaklme hlyeE iis q ",
VI .ne ueaS S,1 70 !. X
DetWeen w s lel .tIu :,
~ was atieE 'ls AAa s!,a NIses ~.
We tha. Moses Iv,e !; sne a.,assI..
seemed 10 chahse' ne sa4l eisst!y
mat the indians coup llshe ny n', 4, ].
way against .ae goyernnient' 'uet -. !,
ola tfee wariike Gays were a' en Fnu'
s some naive mss col,.npe y, - zee
hopeless camPalsps asalnsS we . ,.
ana soon OF ia'e were hlileu, u n.s
Iar from thelr MONIES VI causnt. o ,sNI,
cniets meeKly consented 70 5eau tnet,
tribes 70 one OF ING reserE st., unu ~.
there % lose power auu i ,, '
WARDS OF the government
Neither OF tnese Two courses a ~.
peaIed TO NOSES staste. ne SCI hls
WHY pFaln % woFk at lnulns Sums
nleasaqter means OF solVlng. the IN
uiah pIoDient.L Aiu sool ny !, p4e a,lS
y, we're maze; ne declared ,s. n 1! .ns
lrleno OF tne {ocal lne!an aseh. an. anu
asked loniy s s1is 81 lia - Z
GOWN WIN ms people . a9ist ny
OF huntlng anu farming. ne te' = "
Known tF ttiat ne anu nls t I S ~
more tn nan r eau 70 ilee' Suvte s's
nalt way on any Feas , pr9p9 y,
tlM, MS sense OF nutnol anu H 10
powers as a comic ACTOR nei'ea ~ W
away with suspicious thst sucn
Draln hafDofea plots OF q q. sc H''is hA-
lure Ina.
II was nara 70 .reat man . sn 10,
sort M the stern .ashlon accoiueu -
nosules' let Tue soE ,,IsAIus u V'a
not care 70 nave the clllet anu ~, n's
great iPliowlns d. larse Ss pGss w,
menace 10 seltiers' 20 "e @ss wv
10 move with MS people 70 the ! y =
kima Reservation MOSES apsweFSp
that ne would Dc very giaa lhueeu 70
go. on reservation Dut that tue one
selected Tor MN was alreaus lu 4 ..
savage inulahs VINO Moulu NV va '.e"s
t'tl M..'' ,,,, ~ n Coi%nb,o piver tract
.Tat e, NO. ~ M roc IN white men Int
Ia. Ia ~ 49, y AM bomo for l,io fol.
, %Uatu AT TSor :" he No esid he and tho
N iW would r.ise vegetables grain
nts "a ta modal farmers
mi srnt INV 49,, n,otnra o. del,stted the
soaa arT ont hat Ma rednesf was At
RI. ato.nsli5 grantad Instead Of he.
; ias' n art ~ to some already crowd.
(. .Ie r rSe Tr No Was allowed 10 set.
~ ~ 49, ,Snh root ~ ro,mn,b,a Riv.
o az , Er Tbaro he Ne SSromntlv made =
80 oon,tastah,a 1iyIne nv venting
o,t tba n,,air,o nos+nrns ION which he
has .oId tbn artborities bo wanted tn
n mau wv osansN 30 sroy,ne ground To cat.
.i %.ne ~ b. tb,s means alone he wear.
=. .,eai.atsa r,cb sum And there
~, rS nthar n,oans NJ the same sort
S,haroSv Ia tros ab,e 10 make goodly