The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-06-25
Treaties with the Indians In California
From the Alta California. May Is.

L
ers for California are now in this city, as pre-
vo,,sy announced, having quite effectively accom-
piished the object Of their mission. They have
completed treaties with sixteen tribes Of Mountain
Indians, besides the five tribes on the Mercedes
River twenty one tribes in all. The names of the
noun tain Indian tribes are, How chefs, Chuck
chau-ces Chou-chilles, Po-ho- naches and Nook
oboos, five tribes, subject to the Grand Chief Maj
yak qua, who is represented by the Commission
ers as brave warrior and wise man.
The Pitcaches, Cas-soes, Toem- mas, Ta-lin-
ches, and Pas ke-sas subject to the Chief
1om-quit The Ma-cha-hets, G-tech-es, Cho-e-
nim- MIS- Cho-k-me mas No TO- no. tos and We-mal-
ches are under Grand Chief called Pas-quai.
There parts of two or three tribes which would
not come in to treat Some of these are il is
dersood fractions of the Chow. chil-lies. The Com
missioners, finding it impossible to treat with
them, Major Savage, with three companies, moved
against them, came up with them with only river
between and had skirmish, killing two three
oil them.
It was his opinion that they would then come in
and treat. Ii they do not, he will pursue and whip
them into terms. This is their destiny. The
terms of the treaty are in part follows; They
to have space OF country about fifty miles
square, from the Chowchiliie River to the Cowiere
River, commonly called the -Four Creeks. This
portion of country is intersected by various streams
Of water, and embraces good fishing grounds and
excellent tllage land, and is situated the foot of
the Sierra Nevada.
Each chief is to have gardener furnished him
to instruct him and his people in gardening and
agriculture; is to be furnished with Seeds with
breed mares, certain quantities of beeves and -four
and several other items They express themselves
well satisfied with the conditions OF the treaty. Our
only fear is that the commissioners will find them
selves unable to meet their engagements, in conse
quence oi the extremely meager appropriations
made by Congress ior the purpose Of quieting the
tribes. II these treaties TAIL from such cause the
u. ;. Government will be put to an expense Of
millions in carrying for which there ex-
listed no real necessity.
The commissioners have agreed upon course
OF future action. Each of them is to take certain
section of the State Col. Barbour's embraces the
southern portion, DR.. Wozencraft's is the whole
Sacramento Valley, and Col. Mckee taking all
that portion to the north it, Not having received
the acts of Congress in full, it is possible say
whether any general special appropriations have
nished the commissioners when they first entered
upon service.
1t would be a cause of serious regret if the OBJ
ject OF their mission should fail through want of a
few thousand dollars. 1t would cost more in a
month to fight them than the cost Of the treaties
for year. For they a different set of men
from the mission Indians who have become ener-
waited and worthless by contact and intercourse
with the whites DR.. Wozencraft esteems them as
brave as any the eastern side of the mountains,
and says that all they need is experience and arms
TO become, II hostile, extremely troublesome.
Aside, however, from the mere cost of a war. ths
interest OF the State and OF its citizens would greatly
suffer. 1t would be next to impossible to subdue
them if once united and in arms in the Businesses
OF the mountains.