The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-09-07
The ORIGIN AND EXTENT or
The LEMHI INDIAN TRIBE

so" = AAAt btAfAhINU AnOGhDe
a. Ihdlah having been born on the
0u waters oi the Boise river, Ida.
No. aoout 1884. He took his fathers
piaoe as war chief Of the tribe when
q very young boy. His name was des.
lshated Tor a condition which was
quite anomalous 10 the true charae.
Yer which he displayed after becom.
ing head chief When raw mea. il
put INTO water and brought To a hoiI
me blood therein eoagulates and
rises 10 the surface, II was his OK.
SessiNe fondness, when a boy. for
inns coagulated blood that gave him
ms name. "un-dook''is meat" Ten
dnp is to boil and "Doip" Il eco
asuiated blood. all Of which the In
utAn contracts 10 "un-ten-doip" which
Is me Chiefs name as used by them
ana Is said to mean. he likes broth .
he was quite fearless and among
ihulahs was hard fighter For
years al the High bridge nat The
tennis used TO celebrate his ana
uheir many exploits and deeds by the
pioductlon OF sham battle. 10 which
All were invited TO witness The not.
eu LFohtlersman. Louis n. Maillat
SAID Iendoy was the bravest Indian
! ever saw Hist Soc Mont vol 4
LV'. Tendoy related that his uncle
uufihs his dying moments exact,d of
nun the promise TO always be a
Tiehd 10 the whites and in later life
Mheh oppoTtuned by mischieyous red
SKINS TO get and kin some whites or
steal some horses whereby the gov.
erhnleht might perhaps grant him
greater concessions said, Il have moi
the blood Of white man m my
camp. nor do ! intend such" In The
bannack war OF 1878 many relatives
OF the Lemhis went with the hostfles
and al one time II was feared thai
the entire tribe would ioln the war
party, but Tendoy managed 10 hold
them, in check aud keep them AT
peace although subchief had 10 b.
shot, achieving a greater service IA
the settlers OF Lemhi than he had
accomplished for years previous.
SO apprehensiye was the war de.
partment that trouble would arise
from these Indians, II sent Lieut..
George 5. Wilson. of the 18th Infan.
Try from Camp Halleck, Nevada. in
1873 with an escort OF twelve enlist
ed caValryman to make tour of
Lemhi IN connection with "A proposed
establishment Of military post IN
the valley, Upon the Lientenant's |
bill was introduc. /
ed In Congress in 1879, appropriating
forty thousand dollars for the erec. /
lion OF military post at or near
I1emhi valley in the Territory of Ida. |
no. at such point as may be selected |
by the Secretary OF War" This bill |
vas reintroduced into each Congress ,
lntil 1882. but no action was ever
AIKEN on II as the Indians by that .
ime had become entirely reconciled /
and had entered into another treaty |
With the government i
The establishment of the LemhI 4
Was temporary only The
policy OF the government In the so. /
ution OF the Indian question. Was 10 /
gather the thinned and IL.
dated tribes onto the larger rrHer.
'atlons 50 there would be fewer re-
eryes, better and cheaper facilities
or taking care OF the Indians and /
making more lands available for
White settlements In 1850. Chief
Hendoy with few OF his advisers.
vas taken to Washington, .. c.
semhis were TO remove To Fort Hall,
IDAHO, and henceforth live with their
msmen. Tendoy used considerable
diplomacy in having the treaty made
o take effect only when a majority
4 the tribe should 80 vote. The gov.
rnment was unable for % years 10
ct majority vote 20 enforce this
reaty.
At length the government with
rev It's protection, James Mclaugh-
IN was sent TO enforce the order to
lther remove or heuceforth provide
or themselves Tendoy had become
n old man and knew he Was not
ing for this world lie had not car.
red out his promise TO the govern
lent TO remove his tribe TO Fort
TALL. His conscience wae accusing
i'm Of his dereliction and he began
D feel that IL would not do for hun To
ass from earth with his promise 10
Is white father unfulhlled For an
our in the afternoon OF December
7th. 1905, his plea TO his tribe was
Masterpiece q told them il Was his
ut and best wish that they would
Ow help him 10 perform his pledEe
, this government. To the white PEG.
IL and 10 the great white chief, BY
EninR this treaty and giving up
leir homes, their lands. and even
b. tOmbs OF their fathers Those
ere tremendous things 10 ask Of
lem. yet bis speech. which waS III
3 with pathOs and grandeur spark {
nE brilliantly with reason and met
Dhor; being a piece Of natural edo
lence which would challenge com.
4 rison with many great urstorieal
forts 81 other than savage minds
reduced magical effect and At
~ close Of his task but one Indian
1ted against the treaty However,
- next day they ali regretted their
The tribe consisting Of
a souls removed TO Fort Hall IN
me. 1909. but Chief Teudoy was not
nonR them He had passed 70 that
tore from whence no traveller ~
rms He had died from exposure
FAR the SarrUTE on Agency creek.
} the night Of May 5. 1907
Teudoy's white friends circulated a
Inscription throughout the county
II funds 20 erect . monument 10 biz
emory and the pioneers Of Montana /
.ked that they b. allowed 20 con
fbute 20 this fund a. this chief had
times past, befriended their set
a. 4 ffrnd ~ 1875 Waa thus rails