Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 19, 1920, Page 7

. ee Ma, pay Bian ree Found Tre Fiend j Tn government, it. compriaing. ‘part. of ; Bravest of the Brave” Whose Name Has Been Seageaen Chiat Bening It Today e “About « hundred a fil These people traveled in fraps shes home until reaching Wind fiver’ cate their permanent at that'time. It e: It is not might have beets Came-ch-wait, a brother of Sac-a- ‘wea, but I think he came in as Tater! vall y years ago there occured an exodus ‘amounting to 100+ lodges. “direction: country, where they decided to lo~ clearly. known who. the chief wa: “because” he sald, “when the, )| Big. and Littl Popo Agile river, Wil- _|Jow, creek and Reaver crcek valleys, - fall ~ oted fon the fertility, of soll, For, this relinquishment the Shoshones were compensated handsomely, which at Washgkie’s uést. was expended , in the emaeatoe a number of cottages for the “Thdinns, and instock cattle. ges. Independent and aside from. thia ‘pay- it allowed a xilp- mient, the governmen: fe their southern tet to: Weshattio of $126.09. quarter for the, period (of "five years. At the request of the government he fecelved his traditional enemies, the Arapahoes, on, hia reservation, | an friends, freely agreeing to give them) chief{ “At any: rate, after the people}game ia all gone, and we shall havela slice of the balance, of tho land left Jocated and had taken their. Nndingthemselves surrounded by. nu- Terous War-like hands of Indians, and Ubet they trould ba compelled to hattle and guin the country by conquest, they assumed the name of Shoshone, which _Imeans «snake. To their enemies it Meant “We will ifint you like snakes in the grdss' and when we meet we shall conquer, you,’* I do rot.know the exact date, hut the tint of the treaty made by the gov; ernment with the Shoshones at. Pt. Tiridger, Wyoming, Washakie was. the acknowlfdged Great! Peace Chief of the The name Wash.a-kick (from ‘Wash- nkie) is composed of two words of the Shoshone dialect .viz: Ma-wash, to Kil; ‘Noo-kee, running; hence -killa on the run, referring to the method adopted to capture his game—that is, on the run. |¢ .. Washakle was known as a great hunt: er and trapper—bagging More game, taking, more furs and_ pelts: and taking more fish, than other young’ ‘meh of the sbut his: profession was that of a warrior and_in this he proved himself a great.general, for he fairly gainéd the! An ‘Wind river country by ‘conquest, muin~ taining himself and his people for years, constantly engaged in. war. with many other surrounding tribes of far supe- © rior number ahd strength to his own. In ‘battle he was a perfect. storm’ cloud “himself and was dreaded and feared by his enemies, and when, Wash- akie ted inthe ‘fray. the combat was generally very short. Washakile's father was a Flathead In- dian—his mother a captive Shoshone }steam ‘woman—he himself was borh: in the Flathead country. Early in life he left his own people, joining his mother’s tribe. But little is known of his eariler.career, and when questioned ‘his reply ‘was “As a young man I delighted in war. When tiny tribe was at peace I would wander off some- times alone in search of an ehemy.. I crete things to eat, this will! be Country; for that.’? With unefring wisdom he judged from .wetfeing’ the Mormon people ‘re- claiming the’ neid-lahds of Utah, and, Helleved the~sathe could be done: here For an almost. savage, his wisdom in this matter ‘was- indeed great, for.at that tirhe ttils region full_of wild game and he ‘knew it, Would: not last always.’ It was ® wonderful region at then, while’ for ‘agricultural purposes it ‘comprined. some or the very best Jana in the stnte of Wyoming. Consé- quently... th ty. setting apart this section for “the | Shoshones. as” a’ reservation” wax’ consummated at}- Pt. Bridger, oming, July. 4, 18) General Wet, fh, Geteral Augu and others acting for the United States. \preaidént has always. raaetey and-he has cheer- “With its stipulations and With every ‘request made jof him for his fulfitimont most faithfully. © During? Agent > fPatten'a -administra- tion of the ‘agency affairs it was, pro- posed ‘to. ive Washakie «some. relaxa- & trip-to Washington the ‘Important ‘eastern cities, but. he objected on, the ground that he had no business +in Washing- ton. «.‘Tell the Great Father,” he. sala, “that I am keeping my word written in thé treaty" We ‘are living-on*the feservation a8 we agreed and taking up farming. Our. children: .are , going thi choo! Teton hy Spe Fae ah he iy 4 “f' don't “wish to-go" are on.” to be too the am ashamed, to ‘speak of those years,| © for 1 killed” great many Thdiana.” Tiis Prowess as a warrior soon placed him at pi heat of ‘his people, the Sho- shones, being but a small tribe were hard enemies, As chiefshe felt; st hia sluty. Fetutn| biow for blow, and oné in + he took: reased on'every side by their eventually; saving the. country ‘to hie} - people, thereafter to spend the barnes, of his’ life’ in peacefal pursuits. x _ Ta ohe of. the battles with the: crowa fan’ arrow pierced his cheek (the as . .wourid he ever received in battle) whic! scar on his.face, This is plainly ‘in’ any good’ photo, and he was known by other’ tril as the “snake Chief with scarred face.” ‘The Fiatheads ‘and-Shoshones, after Washakie joinéd-the latter tribe, never were at war'again.. The Bannocks and ‘Utes. aldo enjoyed perpetual peace. with Washakie’s tribe. He said.once, “When I -was;made. chiet we had war with all the ttibes around.us excepting the Utes nnd Bannocks. Iwas not afraid of any of. them, but went wherever I pleased and if they attacked me I always whip- ped -them.” For nearly a century this great chie® ‘wus noted for his loyalty, to the United States government and enduring friend- ship with the white people. Whenever called upon he was ever ready to lead <his'-warriors against its enemies, but “was never induced ta array himself againat white people,-A few of hig young slipped away one time and joinéd » band of Western Shoshones and part in the Bear river affair, who were terribly punished by/Gen. P. BE Conor. Washakle sincerely regretted the action of these. young men, and When they attempted to return were se- verely reprimanded by him and ordered to leave the village and return no more. ‘While sojourning in Utah Washakie met General Jolinston, ‘then leading a military expedition against the Mort- mons, and who then endeavored to en- Uist, him and his warriors and unite with never would. “but ;cannot help you in’ this.” He a}. ways reflected with pride on the fact that he had’ never shed white man’s Ddlood.. On anany occasions he rendered val- beg, military services with his war- tors,” joining with ‘our army in sub- bes hostile tribes, notably in the last Sioux war, in which the latter's power was completely broken and Sit- tng Bull was to flee across only ‘compensation Washakie or his men. ever recetved or asked) for these, swerved. ” By: Use Rint Seated Sey piers ‘Washakie had always been with his people to settle down on reservation of thelr own, oe said* “yes,” choosing the Wind ver tish America, ‘Thet* were rations during’ the time} - hep bees named Washnkle Needles. for their permanent home. Since 1878, therefore, both tribes have occupied the same reseryation MNving in peace and amity. “Every commissioner’ who. has ever visited the: resetvation wak cordially ‘re- calved by Washakle and no treaty with Which he had to do has ever fallen thru, * Opposed us he was, to the beginning. to the design ‘of allotting the Indian lands in severalty to; the ‘Indians, nev- ertheless, when the allotting agent ap- peared anf presented his commission he at once Invited him to.proceed. ‘Whon they military post of Camp Brown . (where. Lander | now © stands) Was’ removed therefrom to the june- jon of the north and‘ south branches of ‘Little Wihdériver, -the government Honored Washakle -by bestowing | hi name on the new post. A prominent peak’ on the ‘Sierra Shoshone mountain Also afation on the U.-P, railroail and at a later” i ncet 2 Wyoming county) bears When the writer first ‘arrived at the Sgency, Gctober 10th, 1870, the Sho- shones were paying a visit to Brig-) hum Young *und> the: Mormons,” they) being on very. friendly terms, and: dur:| ing this_interim the agency pulldings, | including. the agent’s -residence,_ cor: fala, block “house, school house, siore i, blacksmith ‘shop, saw and grist. mills, wero being .erected, the employ-. ees assinting to get matters in ‘work- ing upon ‘the’ arrival. home of the In- diahs. There being no children to teach, the, teacher rendered: himséif_ useful: in taking ‘charge of the clerical. work in the office. © The: Indians «did ‘not. return until the spring of 1872. A f days ‘terwards a’ umber. of ‘Indians e" "$3.50 values, Hot off J. L. Learner’s Big Forcing Out Sale press which prints real bargains by the hundreds. 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