Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-08-22


which serves sle wiadnw In lhese cellars the
iirrs burned through tie miner. IN the most thy
aid Disgusting cnpdIiian. Some nj that there a
class oi noun ala Indians la Calli,fnia sren h their
habit frm the jesi drserihd. Aner making ex.
te size uqury. Ia " hlrh hsy. consul I'd gentlemen
WIN have sj-ut years in Otegna aud Cafitna, we
have he crnrlusi ~ that ihs # the
Si.fra Nevada al The ela-. II briugs. II is
they do n,i barmw wnt.r. hut this IS nat
II CHARGE We have yei Ia ham that any uf the
lpdsn rsce can h. found this sie Il Oregon whn
build any thing like comfortable wiawa4s h. shelter
them firm the W, a her We have been assured By
hu have been in the mountain regions that the
tives ihsre evidently the ra>s that fund
in the valleys. and that dnug the mol iuciemen
son one hall ii III, in II almost complete
nudiv. ~ he mountains the valleys they chiefly
enhsis Though the long AMY reasons
These gathered the latter part Il autumn. dried.
and slowed away in large nespiaeles above gmund,
formed Of II wicker work. the shape OF hoq-
h-ads aud aiming ii several hundred bush
ola. Through them the air clrcnlaas and the scnrns
b,c me dry sud hard I" prepare the fur fod.
the Indians 'und them Ia pawder with stones. and
then make patty Cruel. and simeimss sr Of bresd
Such sumo OF th~ bits.
Further evidence Of The mbeety OF this people up
pesrs fom the fac that they lack thai feeling Of Indrpeu
d.nce elsewhere prumnen, tat n The Indian charac
let. Before tie discovery Il p,li. II was customary
amang the few IN this ahu cultivated the soil
keep dtoves If the ar,und th,m to do their
labor. When tho first operations commenced IN
the dggnys the Indians employed, for the cun.de
ration Of few palirs i1hs to perifm the heavy
Iab-rs # mining. To ti'geihef sufficient number.
few whites would O. 10 the places feqn'nied by them
and drive awav many a. thsF chash.
Tn. iu1sx of strangers. since The discovery Of gold
has been great that The quit ii The has been dis
isrbed. order oi things has commenced. To which
they will not, tannni sd pr themselves sull iholr old
enst ms have been in sun IN azure broken up. The
white. htv. inirudncrd atn thelt mas nhai 10 them
are ln,uries which they have h,en accustomed T. lake
posssslnn Of by stealth robbery. whenever oppouuu
~ presents itself Their nglts have not always been
respected; IN instances abuses have been praclsd
urln them. and from thcss facts /, Is Easy The
uf much irru'ls mutual haifed IS b'tvccn
them and hs mining community. aud thcf characters nfe
~ different that tins feeling can hsrdlY he ead at'd
firm either party. Where thai hostile feeling exists
rary the other must prevail uHl the weaker parry
bec,mes met.
We will now take ha-ty glance 81 this people as
they have conducted hens Ives Wal cfllng few IN
s,snces. IN the winter oi lsls'l9 the people In the
vicinity Of Suffers lon oifn rcey,d accounts Of Indian
drpfedaiions ~ the north. aud same lime ~ FEBRUARY
abuot thirty mutdcfs cpmmalsl by hem various ocra
slons hid been heard from lie victims were priucipll
ly Ongnnian. ~ the latter par Of February, lNlJ,
company If abu' SKY. hsts aud fool In Suitrs tori
10 chss,ise the dans. They iook the direction Of
Suffer- mi or Gull ms. and lha Ind as fled before them
some of the uut'd tsetopk thu natives and SOW
sral were Killed hie tying t,tsrare quantity OF
stolen rroP'fy rns 'ceo,erd all. espcdton
Further depfedaildns committed. and few
weeks after another camraoy. + abaut twenty whites,
l.h the regon uf Cullana and ians,d the Ind t.
thor encamrmert Til. handful 4 men actually tuk
prisoners and drove 10 suffers mil httween and
three hundred dams. Il nal ~ given 10 them;
aftr which ihry Of their number sht The rest
were released. From lha tme Wy little trouble WIS
had with tho Indians IA the Northern uqts I'll the win
ter 81 lSi9-'50. OF what has lately taken plsrc among
them readers have alread, had accounts. l. wi be
seen that the dbcult.s between The Whites and natives
have been pr cp lly in tle "nlef aud early 10
the spring. The Inference is therefore, that the Danger
This season is post
Such is the clirarter # lhe with whom the dlf
j. IA not purp at this time 10 dseuss the mutay
IL the course pursued by both rsitles relation Ia each
Other. Bur have sceg that the native, Of California
have given evidence of skill In wstiae Almost all
their acts Of Vi enco have been pefpeattd IN slealh,
cowafily manner. aud have they attempted t.,
~ 'ut any end general plan u opera i'm Never
have they come upnn Town IN the night and laid IN
ashes. as might he exp -cfed from savage foe They
seem t. have higher idea al Warfare than t, attack
uharm"d individuals. Ia xii Tie s,eping lnmalrs Of
tent, in sims isolated place They have July The rides,
implements OF war, and canned successfully defend them
solves against Amercan II =. The probabilities are
that they not clannl.h In their feelings, aud viii
never lite as people against The wbles.
From the foregoing The ult renee IL hit vcty sen
ons IT, nbes viii occur with the tha side Of the
Sara Nevada.