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Title: History of Nevada;
Year: 1881 (1880s)
Authors: Angel, Myron, ed
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Publisher: Oakland, Cal., Thompson and West
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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RANCH X RESIDENCE o«JAME5 COMPSTON. ON CARSON 4 BODIE ROAD, ESMERAUJA CS.NEV. HOSTILITIES L\ EASTERN NEVADA. 185 eiliato the red men wo nearly all of us attended hisfandanijo, takinj; along, as the chief suggested, aBuck of flour. As each white man dismounted fromhis horse, and laid his sack of flour on the ground,an Indian letl otf and secured the horse. The whiteswere allotted seats on the ground, in a circle aroundthe daneeis. After a while the dancing ceased, andCaptain Jim appeared in the circle, followed by abig Indian, laden with buckskins, and with muchceremony presented one skin to each of the visitors.Buckskins were worth about one dolhir each, whilea sack of flour was worth about eight dollars.The wily savage made a good thing by the firstgift enterprise ever gotten up in the sage-brushcountry, and the whites made fast friends of Ihotribe. TOUNO WINNE.MUCCA. This redoubtable chief, who had command of thePah-Utes in muTij- a battle and foray, died of con-sumption at Wads wo

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