Parishe – A Wealthy Bitter Root Indian
Parishe – A Wealthy Bitter Root Indian
A correspondent to the Missoulian says: The Indian feast given in honor of the dead Nez Perce chief, Parishe, took place on the creek near Stevensville on Saturday afternoon. A large number of both sexes went from town as spectators. Parishe, like most of his tribe, was noted for accumulating wealth and was a large tax payer for years in Bitter Root. Something over three thousand head of cayuse horses bear his brand in the hills, and he is said to have had $8,000 in money hidden away in his cabin. A barrel of coffee and three large beeves were served in his memory. The ceremony last about half an hour, and consisted in giving away the dead warrior’s hunting accoutrements to some of his near friends; also eighty head of horses.
The above article appeared in the New North-West (Deer Lodge) on June 22, 1883.