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Show was absent on a hunt and could not be found. I gave them some presents, and sent some to their chief, all promised friendship to the whites, and were much pleased. Two of Oh-hah-guah's band accompanied me down the Humboldt, upwards of 100 miles, they enabled me to see many Indians, as they knew their haunts, all of whom promised friendship. About 75 miles from the bend of the Humboldt, I met with a pary of Banacks, belonging to a band under the chief Le-ree-ra-wenah (the long man) two of them accompanied me to the brink, for the purpose of finding the Chief, he was off in the mountains on a hunt, they promised to meet me at the village near the Big Meadows on my return. After crossing the desert, to Carson Valley I found but few Indians until I arrived at the Mormon station, near the head of the valley, there I meet with a number of the Piutes and Washaws, they were stragglers from their bands, hunting and fishing on the river. The Washaws reported that they had two chiefs, who were at that time in the Mountains, they knew not where. This tribe is, and has been very troublesome. The many depradations which have been committed on the whites, in crossing the Siera Nevada, no doubt has been by this tribe. The Pi-Utes are in two separate bands, commanded by two chiefs, estimated one at 300, and the other at 350. They reside on Carson river and in the mountains east and south east of the river, they have been generally friendly to the whites, they are very poor. Having exhausted my stock of Indian goods, and not being able to get a supply in the valley, I thought it best to send over the mountains for them. I had, of necessity, to re-fruit and rest my animals. I made arrangements with Majors Barnard and Reese to finish me with such articles, as I thought necessary. I left Carson Valley on the 7 of September. On my |
