Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1881 — Indian Strategy in Busincss. [ARTICLE]

Indian Strategy in Busincss.

When the Carson and Colorado railroad treated for the right of way through the Indian reservation at Walker lake, Nevada, the Indians agreed to receive, in full pay, S7OO and the free shipment forever over the road of any fish or other produce which they might wish to bring to market between Hawthorne and the Mound house. Walker lake is swarming with fine trout. When the new road reaches it the Indians will bo the bosses of the fish market of the State. They say that if Mr. Yerington had known how many fish they can catch in a day he would never have entered into such a contract. The Indians laid their wires for this thing long ago, and when Mr. Yerington visited Walker lake they put up a job on him. They invited him to spend a day fishing, which he did, but gave him a bait which fish absolutely avoid. Several of the bucks also fished with him, some using no bait at all. The result of the day’s toil was a small white-fish and a couple of half-pound trout. The savages pretended that the day’s sport had been very fine, and got up a big dance in honor of the catch, remarking that the fishing had never been so good for years. In an unguarded moment he signed the fish contract.