The Nevada journal., 1851-11-20
[From our Extra OF the JSh.l
SIX MEN FOUND MURDERED

Below we give the startling intelli.
gence of the reported murder of six
men near Auburn, the organization
Of a Vigilance Committee at public
meeting at Grass Valley, and the arm-
ing and mounting Of company to scour
the country for the rr;st # the MUIR
derers, who are undoubtedly Mexicans,
80 we'll known for their fatal skill in tho
use of the luriat, the marks Of which
instrument were found on the bod es.
We are also Informed by private hand
that man was shot at On the outskirts
of Grass Valley this morning
We givo the intelligence in advance
of eur regular issue, in order that our
citizcas may take such measures in CO.
operation with our neighbovs of Grass
Valley us they my deem advisable.
Fellow citizens, this is no time for
careless security The circle that limits
the operations Of the n,urderous villains
who are ravagIng the State is every day
contracting, AND our fellows will be shot
down Mt our vc'y doors if we 90 not take
measures To arrest it. This very day
assemble en- taasse, appoint men ard pro-
vide item with the means to co operate
with the citizens Of Grass Valley. in de-.
tcctirg ard making examples Of the
villains who are decimating our comma.
mites. A vigilance committee should
be org nired ut once, by the unanimous
voice Vt our citizens to deal fearful -.
tributon on the cool booled piratcs who
are SO remorselcssly Staying our bretli.
ren. Within week intelligence Las
cached us Of the murder. sf TWENTY
eight Americans within circuit OF
Ihree northern counties, and nearly alr
by Me4icans. The time f,r action has
arrived and we hcpe the noble stand of
Grass Valley will find an immodiats re,
sronse in Nevada.
We gre indebted toAlr. Sheldon. tho.
agent at Grass Valley Of Grcgorys Mt.
tcntiye Evpress for The following min.
utes OF proceedings
GnAss VALtEI, NOV 18th, 1851.
At II meeting Of the citizens of Grass.
Valley, held at the Beatty House, Judge
bryan was called to the chair. and JAS.
Hough rpp,inted secretary. A gentle
man just from Auburn reported that the
hodies 9f six murdcre, men. near that
place, had been found with marks Of q
lariat abort their necks. The impor-.
tance OF the subject called e rth re-
marks and most earnest appeals from
John "A. Collins, Z. B Lufly, Colonel
Richardson, Judge Bryan and General
Winn. After which, the followinc re.
solutions were offered Ly General Wipa..
and unanimously adopted ~,
ReSotoed Isl, That tho late murders
committed in Cal forni are most alarm.
ing, and well calculated to call forth
our enc gles in protecting ourselves and
fellow citizens from the land Of robbers.
and murierers now infesting cur country.
ResHred 81, That twenty men be en-
rolled for immediate action in arrestinp
al! pcrsoas suspected OF the crimes late.
~ committed and that tie company
thus enrolled be requested to elect their
own officers anl act until recalled by
tho citizens, and that the President and
Secretary mise funds for tfefra wing their.
expenses
Resolved Sd. That q committee Of
five be appointed to draft constitution
Tor the government of a Vigilance
Committee, and report it at o meeting,
10 be held here tomorrow night, and
that said committee control the force
to be raised, until a more permanent
organization be effected.
On motion of L. b. Lundy, James
ilough and Thomas Beatty were ap.
pointed to nominate the Committee ::
who, in few mirutes returned the
names Of John A Collins, j. w. Fish,
a. I. Stoutenburg, c.. ID. Cleveland.
and David Shoemaker; their report
was unanimously agreed to.
In about twenty minutes the TWENTY
men were enrolled, and they imme-
diately elected their officers, AZ fol-.
lows:-- -
=. B. Lnndy, Captain,
James llousb, 1st Lieutenant,
James Price, End Lieutenant, and
j. w. Fish, Commissary and Trea.
surer.
After which. they resolved to NEE.
here at eight O'Clock, tomorrow mora
ing. armed, equipped and mounted.
on motion, it was ordered that the
minutes properly signed, be published
IN 'he cacran ento and Nevada papers.
HENRY BRYAN.
Chairman,