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sounds ou pi 



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suffice : 





NOUNS. 



NOUNS. 



Bab-bitz', 



Brotber. 



Paor-ah', 



Arm. 



Pwap, 



Blood. 



Wau'-zitz, 



Antelope 



Ker-mash', 



Aaotber. 



Pow'-iucb, 



Beaver. 



Moo'-sets, 



AVild-cat 



Sar-ricb', 



Dog. 



Tig'-a-boo, 



Friend. 



Tu-sbu'-keut, 



Flour. 



Weetcb, 



Knife. 



ive au idea of it, this short list of words m:\y 



NOUNS. 



NOUNS. 



Moo'-rets, 



Mule. 



Po'-kent, 



Letter, paper 



Pin-ab'-ka, 



Money. 



Pau-tcbook', 



Otter. 



Pis-ab'-uee, 



Name. 



Sab'-up, 



Reed-coucb. 



Tab' -by, 



Sun. 



Way'-tcbook, 



To-morrow. 



Quap, 



Tobacco. 



You-oge', 



Wolf. 



Em, 



You. 



The Ute possesses less of that attributed and historical stolidity- of 

 counteuauce aud sparing use of speech which is supposed to character- 

 ize the general race, for, in reality, his face, as a rule, is expressive and 

 changeable, and his conversational powers are constantly exercised to 

 the utmost. In listening to the unintelligible jargon of these Indians, 

 one would scarcely believe it possible that the language contained so 

 many euphonious proper nouns. Such names as ISTe-va'-vah, Un-kan'-a- 

 wah-wich, Soc'-a-witz, Pin-on'-as, Un'-ga-torts, Nu'-ga-muntz, Sar-rich', 

 Mav'-a-rich, Su'-ri-ap, Pa'-ant, «S:iC., have an unmistakable Indian origin, 

 which cannot be imitated in the beauty of sound by any proper names 

 in the English geography or the American household. 



At the head of this band is a chief who goes by tbe name of Douglas, 

 but whose Indian name is Quin'-cor-ruck'-unt. Jack, {Kiclc-a-a'-gah^ 

 which means Green Lea/]) is one of the head war-chiefs; not the noto- 

 rious Captain Jack of tbe Modocs, but a Captain Jack fully as treach- 

 erous, though with a milder reputation, awaiting but the favorable 

 opportunity to perform as atrocious, but less dangerous to himself, 

 deeds of blood. 



Although the Utes, as a rule, disparage the innovations of the whites, 

 there are some few exceptions, who seem to rise above the petty jealous- 

 ies of ignorance and superstition, and, in accepting the improvements 

 of civilization, view with a degree of contempt the stationary barbar- 

 ism of their fellow-men. Such a man is " CJiinaman's Br other P From 

 his first contact with the whites he has gradually been growing dissatis- 

 fied with the unprogressive character of his race, by imbibing some of 

 the more advanced principles of civilization ; and although some of the 

 natural proclivities of the Indian still cling to him, he has advanced a 

 step beyond his tribe in industry and improvement. At the White 

 Eiver agency a log hut was erected for the convenience and shelter of 

 those Utes who happened to return from the hunt during the winter 

 season. "Chinaman's Brother" has monopolized this house for his own 

 family, and, in a very un-Indianlike manner, ornamented the premises 

 with shrubs, out-houses, and extemporaneous seats. 



Despite his earnestness and zeal to advance, " Chinaman's Brother" 

 is by no means a scientist or philosopher. Entering one day one of the 

 agency buildings, where some alcoholic specimens of snakes and newts 

 were being changed by a scientific party, the characteristic inquisitive- 

 ness of the Indian asserted itself as" he watched the operation, and in 

 broken English he asked "What you do?" Being answered that the 

 snakes were to be sent to Washington, he very innocently replied, "Ump ! 

 Washton eat um ! Heap like um ? " It was impossible to make him 

 understand the principle ou which scientific collections were made, and 



