TO THE AMERICAN INDIAN By Mrs. Lucy Thompson (Che-na-wah Weitch-ah-wah) EUREKA, CALIFORNIA COPYRIGHT, 1916 By Mrs. Lucy Thompson (Che-na-wah Weitch-ah-wah) [Illustration: CHE-NA-WAH WEITCH-AH-WAH. In Her Wedding Dress] To Milton J. Thompson My beloved husband, with whom all of my married life has been so pleasantly spent, I dedicate this book. Mrs. Lucy Thompson, Che-na-wah Weitch-ah-wah. CONTENTS [Illustration] Chapter Page I. General History; Bill McGarvey’s Store 11 II. Creation of the World 55 III. The Wandering Tribe 59 IV. Traditions of the Ancient White People 64 V. Time and Names 69 VI. Death and the Spirit Land 72 VII. Through the Pearly Gates of Heaven 83 VIII. Burial Customs 93 IX. The Indian Devil 97 X. The White Deer-Skin Dance 101 XI. The Lodge Dance 111 XII. Our Christ 120 XIII. The Sampson of the Klamath Indians 124 XIV. The Deluge of the Klamath Indians 127 XV. The High Priests 133 XVI. Laws of the Fish Dam 135 XVII. The Ancient Houses 138 XVIII. Wars of the Klamath Indians 142 XIX. The Marriage Laws 145 XX. The Two Famous Athletes 153 XXI. Pec-wan Colonel 162 XXII. A Narrative of the Humboldt Indians 165 XXIII. Romance of a Wild Indian 168 XXIV. The Prophet that Failed 173 XXV. Teachings of the Klamath Indians on Child-Birth 176 XXVI. The Wild Indian of Pec-wan 178 XXVII. How the Rich Tried to be a Talth 181 XXVIII. The Slaves 183 XXIX. The Wild Indian of Mo-reck 185 XXX.