The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-08-15
Important from Trinldad-Indtan plmeuI
tlcS--Five Men Killed.

BY the following letter addressed to Messrs.
Todd a. Co., II will he seen that the Indian. in
the vicinity of Trinidad are becoming hosa;la
and that five men have been murdered bv them
TRINIDAD, June 30th 1851
| MEssRs. TODD Il Cove are having rreat
trouble in this section of the country with the
Indians. They have attacked many ranches on
the road to the mines, and killed quite large
number Of persons. On the evening Of the
29th, two packers were attacked by the Indians,
and one killed. The Indians were travelling
with them. and pretended to be friendly, and
when about four miles from Young's rancho
thew attacked them with knives. One of the
packers Jacob Bender was killed on the spot
by one Indian who struck him with large knife
on the neck, cutting the jugnlar vnis He had
just strength enough to speak to his partner (by
the name of Welch) to run for his life He
started and one Indian after him, running until
ne became exhausted, and finding that tie In
dian was gaining upon him fast, he turned and
stabbed the Indian twice under the left arm. and
contrived to make his escape
1t was some time after arriving at the rancho
on the road before he was able TO spenk. Az
there were but two guns on the rancho, and ex.
pecting an attack every hour, messenger was
dispatched to Tompkins's Ferry, two miles be-
low, for arms and men. Upon arriving at the
Ferry he found four men murdered The In
dams had made an attack just at day break, cut
ting the canvas, entering the tents and cutting
their threats while asleep. short distance
from this tent was n house occupied by Mr. and
Mrs. Blackburn. The Indians after numbering
those in the tent attacked the house Mrs. B.
loaded, while her husband shot four of the In.
dians. They attempted to fire the house, but
Mr. b. shot them down as fast as the advanced.
The Indians finding thew warp os;nr mans, ,.,;,h
out chance of entering the house. soon re-
treated MIR. Blackunrn's father (who had inst
arrived from San Francsco) was found the next
morning wounded, within a hundred wards of
the DOOR
The Indians have sent off all the squaws and
children, and are no doubt preparing for gen.
eral war
These facts were obtained from Mr.. Raynes.
who was the messenger sent to the ferry and
who was on his way back from Salmon River
with Crane, Rogers, e. Co.'s Express.
Names of persons killed j. Bender; Owens
Scott of Mo; Anthony Blackburn of San Diego;
|. L. Jarnagn; John Ludly.
Mr. fieye also states that from n gentleman
just down from Shasta mines, he learned TINT
pretty well authenticated report had reached
here, that Col. Harney's mounted company of
eighty men, while on their way down from Ore
gon, had been attacked by the Indians at The
crossing of Rogues River and that Capt.
Stewart had been killed We hope that this
report may yet prove unfounded.
MAIL RIDER SHor.-ISDIASs DspREpArroSs
We have received through the poliieDess of
J. I. Gardner. esq, the Monterey agent of Hall
& Crapdal's line of mail stages. the account of
the murder of a mail rider, and Indian outraQes
in the vicinity of San Luis Obispo.