River, about fifteen miles to the north of Pocatello. The second
Fort Hall was a military post about fifteen miles to the east of
original site. The third and present Fort Hall is on Ross’s Fork,
about ten miles northeast of Pocatello on Oregon Short-line. Now
it is the headquarters of the Indian Agency of that name.
=Gosiutes= (Gō′shūtes). Name given to scattered bands of Indians
living in the deserts of western Utah and eastern Nevada. “Go” in
this Indian dialect is said to mean desert or waste place; hence
_Gosiutes_ would mean desert Utes.
=Hanabi= (Hăn′a-bi). Washakie’s wife.
=Hogitsi= (Hŏg′ĭt-sḗ). Name of Indian who trapped with Uncle Nick.
=Jackson’s Hole.= One of the splendid valleys in western Wyoming,
lying between the Continental divide and the Teton Mountains. It
was named after Jackson, an old mountaineer, who made this his
rendezvous while trapping and hunting.
=Koheets= (Kō′heets). Indian name for the curlew (cûr′lew), a Western
bird of the plover family. Name given by Indians also to a stream
in southern Idaho.
=Lemhi= (Lĕm′hī). Name given to tribe of Indians and to an early fort
or settlement in central eastern Idaho, near the Salmon River.
Indian reservation there was abandoned in 1907.
“=Lumpy Dick.=” A kind of porridge, made by boiling moistened flour in
milk. Used in early days by Western pioneers.
=Morogonai= (Mōr′ō-gō′ni). An old arrow maker and a retired chief of
the Shoshones when Uncle Nick lived among them.
=Pantsuk= (Pănt′so͝ok). Name of Uncle Nick’s little Indian brother.
=Parowan= (Pâr′ō-wăn). Name applied to tribe of Indians in southern
Utah. Also name given to first settlement made in the same part of
that state.
=Piatapa= (Pe′ät-ạ-pä). Name given by Shoshones to Jefferson River,
Montana.
=Pinto= (pĭn′tō). Painted, mottled, or vari-colored. Many of the
Indian ponies were pinto ponies. (See pictures on pages 11 and 54.)
=Piubi= (Pe′ūb-e). Name of one of Washakie’s brothers who was killed
by snowslide.
=Piupa= (Pe′ū-pä). Name given to Snake River by Shoshones. Means “Big
Water.”
=Pocatello= (Pō′cạ-tĕl′lō). Name of one of leading chieftains of
Shoshones. He did not agree with Washakie in the pacific policy
followed by the latter chief. Pocatello protested and fought
against the encroachment of the whites. Pocatello, Idaho, was
named after this chief.
=Quaking aspen.= A tree common in the mountains of the West. Named
because its leaves are ever trembling. Its bark is white; the tree
grows sometimes fifty to sixty feet in height. Its wood is for
fuel.
=Rawhide.= Untanned skin of animals. Strips of this skin were often
used in place of ropes and strings by the Indians and pioneers of
the West
=Sagwich= (Săg′wich). A chieftain of Pocatello’s band.
=Sego= (se′gō). A plant of lily family common throughout the mountains
and valleys of the West. It grows from a small onion-like bulb,
generally found about eight inches in the ground. This bulb was
used by the Indians for food. The Utah pioneers, learning of this
native food from the Indians, also used it in early days when
provisions were scarce. The sego lily has been officially chosen
as Utah’s State flower. It blooms in the latter part of May, and
is used extensively on Decoration Day. Among the interesting
spring pastimes of the Western boys and girls are sego digging and
gathering sego lilies. Sē′gō is the Indian name for this plant.
=Service berries.= Small berries similar in size and color to
blueberries and huckleberries. Found plentifully in the mountains
of the West. They grow on bushes. Used by Indians for food. Granny
Pokiboro’s service-berry basket was among the collection of
Shoshone relics pictured on page 111.
=Shoshone= (Shō′shō-nḗ). Some times spelled Shoshoni. Name applied
generally to Indians of Utah, Idaho, and Western Wyoming, and some
parts of Eastern Nevada. Southern Shoshones were usually spoken
of as Ute tribe. “Shoshone” probably means “Snake.” The Shoshones
were commonly called the Snake Indians by the other tribes and the
early pioneers of the West.
=Sioux= (So͞o). Name of large Indian tribe of the northern central
plains.
=Sogwobipa= (Sŏg-wŏb′bĭ-pä). Name given by Shoshones to Missouri River.
=Suarki= (Sū-ar′ki). Name of young Indian who accompanied Uncle Nick
when he went to bring Sagwich and his band back to the reservation.
=Swap= (swäp). Means to trade, to exchange.
=Tabby= (Tăb-by). Tabby means the sun. Name of Gosiute Indian who
lived about Grantsville, Utah, in the early days and who saved
Uncle Nick. It was also the name of a chief of the Utes.
=Tabop= (Tă-bŏp′). Letter of recommendation given to Indians. They
used such letters at times when they would come asking for food.
=Tepee= (tē′pe͞e, also tĭ′pĭ). Name applied to cone-shaped tent used
by Western Indian tribes. Made in earlier days of buffalo robes or
elk skins; now made of canvas.
=Teton Mountains= (Tē′tŏn). Name of mountain range on western edge of
Wyoming. The Teton Peaks (see picture facing page 1) are famous
the world over. The Grand Teton is about 14,000 feet high.
=Titsapa= (Tĭt′sē-pä). Name given to the Bear River, a stream which
rises in northeastern Utah, flows through part of Wyoming and
Idaho, and finally finds its way back into Utah and empties into
the Great Salt Lake.
=Tobitapa= (Tō′bĕ-tĭ-pä). Name given by Indians to the Portneuf, a
branch of the Snake River. The Portneuf rises in southeastern
Idaho and flows through the Portneuf Canyon past Pocatello and
empties into the Snake River about ten miles northwest of this
city.
=Tosaibi= (Tō′sḗ-ă′bĭ). Name given springs in southeastern Idaho. The
water of these springs is a kind of natural soda water. They are
used by many for medicinal purposes. Tosa or Tose means white. The
sediment from these springs makes whitish mounds.
=Tosenamp= (Tō′sē-nămp′). White-foot. Tose (white), namp (foot). Name
given to Indian who worked for Uncle Nick’s father.
=Umbaginny= (Ŭm′bạ-jĭn-ny). A Gosiute Indian killed by the whites for
cattle stealing in early days.
=Washakie= (Wäsh′ǡ-kē′). Name of chief of the Shoshones from about
1850 until his death about 1890.
=Wickiup= (Wĭck′ĭ-ŭp). Name given to brush huts and other rude
shelters built by the Indians out West.
=Yagaki= (Yă′gǡ-kē). Name given by Indians to Uncle Nick. Means “the
crier.”
=Yaibi= (Yī′bĭ). Name of one of Washakie’s brothers killed by a
snowslide.
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Transcriber’s Notes
• Illustrations and footnotes relocated close to the relevant text.
• Photograph credits in the original are printed just below the image
and above the caption. Moved the credits below the description.
• Italic text denoted by _underscores_.
• Bold text denoted by =equal signs=.
• Small caps text converted to ALL CAPS.
Corrections
• p. 27, 30, 159: “Yagaiki” to “Yagaki”
• p. 54: “battle-field” to “battle field”
• p. 62: “Waskahie” to “Washakie”
• p. 64: “Zoological” to “Zoölogical”
• p. 74: “pack-saddles” to “pack saddles”
• p. 96: “rounds” to “grounds”
• p. 96: “Angatipa” to “Angitapa”
• p. 106, 109: “arrow-maker” to “arrow maker”
• p. 209: “mix-up” to “mixup”
• p. 221: “service berry” to “service-berry”
• p. 222: “(wĭck′ĭ-ŭp)” to “(Wĭck′ĭ-ŭp)”