The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-06-03

Calissrnia Indian Trsataes
friend supplies us with letter of late date from CO.
Redck McKee, one of the commissioners sent out BY OF
government to treat with certain Indian tribes in Cal0
MIA. The letter is dated
CAMP McLEAk, ION the Frezus rverl
California, April 10. 1851
have Just returned from removing to lands allotted
them, between the Mtrcede and Tuolumne rivers ~
tribes OF Indians with whom we made formal. and Q
all parties satisfactory treaty, on the 10th ultmo
gasses, Aplaches, and Awallaches They number in 81
about fifteen hundred souls. and have long been the dr
and annoyance OF the miners and squaers on the MAI
oposa and Mercede q Nu1s H
We have allotted them tract of country extending
from river to river about twelve miles square, which
granted 10 them forever We gave tbem the Pr,viaee
hunting the foot bills Is far the Sierra Nevada sM
OF fishing and washing for gold in the rivers =,
We are to furnish them for joint use twenty-five mia
cows, one bull twelve brood msres, and one horse VI
ploughs barrow hundred each OF axes haicneh
and hoes four hundred pairs OF blankets two psln
pan,aloons Tor each man and boy and one thousand
Yards each of nsey. calico, muslin, &c., for the women
To aid in their subsistence for the present and next eu
we are give them hundred buocks and one hun
bred barrels of -four each year.
moved them all to their reservation, called 's
chiefs and white men OF their nelghborhood togena'
pointed out the northeast corner and put them IN lo%i
possession Their amicsthst Is, their women and chi
dren-are 10 be removed from this location nor
any white man 10 be permitted to settle or 1--we anon
them without the express consent of the agent
For their instruction and improvement the governmr
s TO send them school superintendent and a. man
teachers a. after the taking of the by The agent
may be considered necessary Also one blacksmith %.
carpenter, and farmer-all OF whom, hope, WIZ
men with families and OF true pety This m Inc ~"
stance OF The frst treaty formed with Calorna u
dams, and will form sort Of precedent, - -. T.,
There are many fine indiana among them, and, %
~ have had experience, the mountain tribes are qa
fair sample OF the Indian character east OF the monhu
They have been uniformly and studicusy msrepresen"'
to US by persone in authority. and undeTrae1. g.
We supplied them literally with presents, and we !,
supplied BY them in return with runners, or coures
carry the news their hostile tribes yet the mountain
Some OF the old Indians laughed outrgh; they saa e
were q mad erazy with Joy" that good white men n'
at last, who would agree that the Indians NOW
riGhi 10 live soppsvheTs. tiil tfsI 6s -. 4. -,
We are the Frezus, about forty miles noHSs.s
of K,ags river waiting for six or sEht tribes 70 . !,
down and treat. Our runners say they Will all COW.
except perhaps the ChowchiIlies and the Yosemees, NV
strong in numbers and Ignorant OF the power %
whites. q e'N ~ ~ istHan' $1,000 n,
After these the volunteer detachment. encamped ~
near U.S. and about two hundred strong, viii 90 OUT %
If possible destroy their rancheros, and those wuo
do not kill they will bring in AZ prisoners VIZ us' Y,
waiting for them few davs longer before we allow Nv ~
detachment TO move against them, In the nope na' ''
may yet come in peaceably. Hla71 80 - LII
Oar humane policy has had . naPPy suec' ON -
whites and Indians, and has Unsupported !ne eIos.0
who predicted for us nothing bat failure ana ulaCe
The Klamath and Gold Blnd humhug has aooo'
p!oded and the miners since the treaty are fesusnn
occapyihx their old diggngs on the southern rives
feeling Of safety that we hope wall not De dlsaPpo""
or interrupted, A es.,' Y -