Chapter XV

THE COUNCIL WITH THE SNAKE INDIANS——O-CHE-O.

A Camp Scene——Peace Council with the Snake Indians——Announcing
the Presence of Ka-ko-na——Their Representations——Colonel Otis——
Old Winnemucca Sent For——A Bloodthirsty Chief——His Wives——
Their Savage Mode of Life——Indian Women Socially——Result of
the Council——Both Parties Came Armed——The Medicine Man——A
White and Red Doctor Disagree——A Warning——Incantation of a
Medicine Man——Strange and Cruel Treatment of the Sick——“Big
Foot”——A Beautiful Custom——The Fire Telegraph——Spiritualism——
O-Che-Oh and Allen David——A Peaceful Talk in Seven Tongues——
The Old Squaw and Her Heartless Sons——A Gloomy Picture of
Savage Life——The Snakes’ Home——Their Future a Problem——Climate
of this Region——Enemies to——Novel Method of Capturing them——
Crickets for Food——A Cricket Press——Warriors who Eat their
Foes——An Embryo Indian War——How it Can be Avoided——Tah-home
and Ka-ko-na in Tribulation——Power of Medicine Men——Stronger
than love——Wild Men Shrewd in Such Matters——Heart-Broken
Squaw——Proposition to Elope——Fear of Pursuit——No Compromise
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