New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-15
The Indian Massacre In CaIifo rnia.
Correspondence CT Tie Tribune.

e. acted here which has made my ecod run cold.
mentioned, believe, ia my asst, thst party
OF Oregon me q bad beea formed 70 hun, the In
dams. hey mastered aboa, thirty srmed with
nass pistols sd knives. The party left here CT
the i6,h. snd o. tie is.h returned with B. mae
prisoners and 3 sqgsvs Afssr searching the
county for some time Trey discovered the tsac 4
whca .si them 70 the Rincheris Of the tri0e which
vss known 70 have committed the murders o. the
five Oregon men. over 10 ths RoidA.ls ForN. Sron
as they .osni the Rlncher.A i7ey made 81 attack
and were met With voNey Of arms from tie IL
ds's b-t most OF them Dc ~ good naESsmen their
shots tooN feet. aud the Indians SOFA fed leaving
- dead and a. prisoners Oae OF the war party
as he rode by me csled my attention - the ia.se
hsir hang ns down each SIDE Of his horses head,
" ach sss To- readily mistaken by rs black.
straight and shining appearance % De the 'calps
Of the Ildians. Another drew b. Sniie. aai eN-
hlo!t.ug the blade covered WIKI she blood, SAD
ttat t1is had done its worn. shsl lay 10 BY. The
/ Wreiched pu OLers were marched from one eos
90 the village 10 the other, sud made 90 ST or
| slust dOWn IA rCNs under the .rees where they
were Questioned. through 81 interpreter tao %
| tnsm were found guilty. suspicious were enter
| famed against five others. VINO With the two 8.
4 ready doomed. were retained. ard the others set
| tree
meeting was called. and a messenger sent for
CaDt Suffer % come up snd ny them but be hsv
! ing been threatened nth death from the " hl'es
as well As the Ind ans. ssye that as his reason for
| not coming. When the messenger returned the
| Council consisting principally q the war party,
met aud concluded 10 Try them that afternoon. ahd
az SIX o'clock one OF them that could converse Win
the Indians told them they were 70 be marched
/ o, fasa thar a aut have their
trial He s.so stated that there mad been enough
evidence given 20 convict tvo oi them. au0 that
the others would probsby De cleared The poor
Wretcnes then followed the Chiefs out 70 a trisa-u-
.sr space. bounded on one SIDE By tie hills on an
other b, the village aud CA the other by the
apld curreut % the swollen river. When within
hive PAGES OF the pine tree. which that night
Dad been aidi IOw by one oi the peaceful and IN
.astri0us inhabitants % build him shelter tor the
coming winter-,hey broke. and run, some toward
tte nls. and others toward the river the word
Eas given 70 tire. and two immediately fell. one
uqon the log on which ne was 10 have been tried.
the other or PAGES beyond, aud the others " GO
b al ied 20 tas huls was overIaken. and stabbed
with bowie knives. OF the TWO ~ 10 plgns ed int0
tue almost freezing water oi the American Fora
one was shot, but Yet swan I'll halfway across
the river when some white men were seen run
Ying down to the opposite bank 10 head nm of
H. immediately turned sni swan back 10 the
snlre from WkiDh be hal nrst plunged. aud when
re reached the brush which grew a'olg ihe hank
one % { Oregon mea drew one OF Cots reyoi
vers and pat a bal through bis BRAIN, he never
moved siterwsrd, and hen passed agsina lev |
aIaufes alter he WAS stII Intangied in the bushes
Ou, Lothins nut the backo bis hesd could be seen.
The other swan % tho opposite shore. but Ass
preveuted rom .audinsby tS0 mounted meu - ho |
threw stone. ~ him, uutl one % the Numerous |
stones from this side struck ms head and hs sunk
q rise no more. When the chase was over and |
oil IN ~ hare tl.sf
bred. the two Indians were stiI awe one as |
lyinx on his face with his bed blanket spread |
over him. Oae Oi the cspt1rs perceiving that he |
ST. 0reatned, drew knife aud plunged Il INTO his |
siie,whle another beat his brains our with iarge
- NJ. The other miserable victim, who tell over
tne os, and whom saw making an effort 10 rise
As passed Immediately alter he was shot AZ thls /
tme was laid parallel VITA the trunk a. the tree |
another bali had extInguished the little lite that |
the first tire nsd eit and his only garment, spot
ted calcOs slirt was burning, having been SC. o. /
ire by the ire from the pistol. near was O. . |
muzzie when be shot. Father u the leir |
the side OF the NIL saw another OF the party |
bending over bis victim, busily engaged In remoy
Ing the scalp.
Capt. Greenwood proposed barying the Indian.
near where they fell. No no vas the cry
they burned the bodies OF our men, and wewnl
burn them 20 but Greenwoods Influence pre-
vailed and the bodies were covered with esrth.
AL that | have related as having taken place |
here saw Having heard that the trial was TO
take place went over to the room where the
prisoners we're confined 20 see them They ap- |
peared detected The faces OF most Of them
were covered with their blankets, as they SAL Do
TWO rows with their hands resting upon their
knees. From the room | went with them |
10 the place which It Vas sad WAS 70 have been
heir j1d gment-sest, but which proved to be their
place OF execution. have little doubt that the |
Innocent suffered Ia this case well as the guilty.
Bot will make no comments every one mas q
-ght % his opinion {
The war party early the next day. with lew a
RECEPTIONS, left and took up their quarters oa toe
lther side Of the ryer intending 20 move off over 4
he Rocky Mountains. At the time this tragedy Z
vas being performed, Mrs Winner represents D.
ne Indians who have been encamped 10 the vii /
sge as being in DIRE sdiul state OF alarm. She u
tatss that they % her. and begged her 10 save q
uem, as they feared that they were all - meet
Win the same fate. Tn6t evening thew were |
altered around their fires. crying ike o. many n
hildren but before the shone upon this va. -
e they lad departed. aad now not one Of them |
, 70 be seen here. neither has there been since 4.
ls sad catastrophe. d
Since the shove was written. a man has i9st Il
ONE in. Vho gave Information Oi 4 person by the -
sme OF Jack Doyle hAyl1g been murdered about u
"a miles from here, on Weavers Creek He -
'As one 0i party VI hiteen that was engaged 10 -
he dry disgings near the creek, who strolled >.
a. from camp without arms after breakfast. sSd "a
men dtnner-tmc came, ne nOt maAluI ms appear o.
zee. some OF bis comrades went out 10 search a
lm aud found bis body Ia the creek, bis skull
love no. aud his person much INITIATED. There
las stone lying on the snOre not far Of covered
NH blood and nalr nth which the murder bad
sen committed, and around which. from the AZ
ssrsncs Of the sand, there had been a severe "
'ufie. Capt. shannon who keeps he store a.
rs place took his horse and went oct 20 ex-
u ne the body, and reports hat Il vas done By -
e lndiaus. whose tracks betrayed them. Tbs =
ght large party u about forty ~ hity me r.
ave gone out 10 search n lndan. ADD u matters
. whether they murdered Doyle or not--death D.
M be the doom u every one who comes vitn'n
ach Of their rtes OK their knives. -
The war 0i determination has commenced. ant
0usants Of these miserable Wretches who are !"
sry Little above the monkey tube, vii not sa1sfy
II whites TOR the loss Of ole II their number | "a
ave studied tbs Physogu0my Of the natives Of
ese n lantalss and say with truth snd sincerity,
A. l never sa9 worse cOgntenances than they
sssss Even those Who have mOsi befrended -
eu have ways ackGOs edged that they were p
4 thieves Inls race A50Et here, have been lie ~
minated DlRgers, as some say from their Dig fo
~ 10 the earth Tor grub worms which they eat "a
I'm much gasto. Others, sgsin. say u 10 from ~
cir custon Ia case VI sickness u digging vits !.
e earth. cose " the EDGE u some nver IL Which -