The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-08-14
Two Men Lxnohea.

ChilenOs attempted a rescue, whereupOn the
fight became general between them and the
Americans, which resulted in the killing of
two Mexicans and Wounding three Others
The fight soon after subsidized by the foreign
crs retreating.
1t is expected that there will be general
attack on the Americans tonight, but if they
should wake up the Yankees they will catch
Tartar" as we are all prepared. Truly
these are exciting times.
Two of the murderers of Capt. Snow were
arrested in town this forenoon, and on being
tried and calmly convicted, they were taken
off and hung by the people. They were sub
sequently buried in the same grave they had
dug for their victim,
The people in their might are rising, and
the account they will have to settle with the
lnurderers and thieves who infest us will be a
warning to them in the future.
Murders occur frequently in Sonora and
theneighborhoOd, notwithstanding the severe
examples already made.
In consequence of an article which appear
ed in the Sonora Herald, a party of gamblers
went to the Office and shot Dr. Gum, the ed
itor, Mr.. Christian, one of the proprictors,
and Mr.. Couforth Four others were
wounded, and several arrests were made.
Wemakeupthe following additional items;
At Murphy's Crossing, near Trinidad, a
new lead had been struck, which was paying
from $50 to $50 per day man. 1t is about
forty miles from the mouth Of the Salmon
river, on the Klamath.
The party which left Trinidad for the pur-
pose of Furnishing the Indians had returned,
but they had not succeeded in obtaining any
clue to those who were concerned in the muir
der of young Walker, of Trinidad, or his un-
Gle. The bodyof the latter and another had
been found.
The Indians in the vicinity of Smiths and
Rogue's rivers appear to have been very
troublesome, and many of the tribes are rep
resented as having committed numerous acts
Of treachery. A company of volunteers
from Shasta Valley, and several other parties,
werein arms against the Indians who are rep
resented as being brave and well armed A
fight occurred between party Of about ten
whites and thirty Indians in the valley of
Smiths river, in which four of the latter
were killed. Several other skirmishes had
taken place, in which more or less we're kill
ed and wounded.
The troops under command of Capt. Keyes,
U. S. Army, on escort duty to the Indian
Commissioners, arrived at Los Angeles on
the 10Th, en- route for their respective posts
at Monterey and San Francisco. The three
companies of the I'd Infantry under command
Of Major Heintzlemau, formerly stationed at
Camp Yuma, Colorado river, have been with
drawn to San Isabel, point sixty miles from
San Diego. A guard of ten men has been
left at the Colorado for the protection of the
ferry.
Juan Antonio, an Indian chief the Oahu
illas, and who led the Indians in the attack
upon Irying's men, had become alarmed by
statements that party was coming from Los
Angeles to destroy him and his tribe, and
had left his rancheria at Apolitan on that ac
count. On the I'd of June he was met at the
rancho of San BernadinO, and truce wa,
made with him.
From the Star we learn also that Mayor
Hamilton, who had been to Durango, Chihua
hua and Sonora, for sheep, had returned t.
Los Angeles. Three of his party had beer
killed by the Apache Indians. On the 28tl
April, the Indians came into camp with ap
parently friendly intentions, and said tina
they desired to trade. AS soon as the com
pany were put off their guard, the Indian
lanced and killed Henry Schmidt, a German
by birth, and man named Arnold Thi
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killed one of the Indians, and the rest ra
away. On the next day they met the Aps
ches, who held out white flag, and declare
that they desired peace with the American
These and similar protestations induced Hel
ry Gray, one of the party, to return to cam
with the Indians, and on the road they xii
cd him as they had done Schmidt and Ar
old. Gray was from Newport, KY, but Fl
some time past had been residing at Ell Pas
About the time Major Hamilton passed thr
Santa Cruz, the Apaehes made a charge in
that town, where there are fifty troops st
toned. The soldiers made noresistance, al
the Indians carried away with them Mex
can boy, about four years old.
The Apaches are well armed, and are
war with all other tribes except the Cana
ches. They are afraid to attack the Amel
can emigrants, but will cut off all stragglel
whenever an opportunity is afforded, and W
attack the Mexicans, no matter at what ode
Maj Hamilton was told by an officer
the army, in Sonora, that in case the Me-
can Government failed to afford protectit
to the inhabitants of that State, Applicant,
would be made to the United States for a
nexation. Something must be done, or Il
whole of Northern Mexico will be deserte
Sonora affords the finest pasture lands
the world, there, asinthe adjoining Stat
the inhabitants are in the greatest dread
the Indians Nearly all the ranches ha
been deserted, and the people have fed to
towns and villages Sheep and cattle w
very scarce il Sonora. 1t is almost impos
BILE to obtain them at any price, except inl
Of two or three hundred. Ia Chihuahl
sheep iring 50 per head; in Durango SS
per head. Major Hamilton purchased
sheep, 1900, IN 0hihuahua TIE scre
of wter aud feed induced bil1 h
Durango, whe-e they willis
liaber They VII not lraigt iaeFc
llnes winter
Aiiafeth and Raynes are this SIC N
Colorado, With eco sheep