Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-05-31
CALIFORNIA INDIAN TREATIES.

| The New York Commercial Advertiser has been
supplied by friend with the subjoined interesting
Letter from Col. REDIcK MCKEE, one Of the Com
missioners sent out by our Government 10 treat
with certain Indian tribes in California:
CAMP McLEAs, on THE FRszUs RIVER,
CALIFORNIA, APRIL 10, 1851.
have just returned from removing to lands allotted to
them between the Mercede and Tuoumne rivers six tribes Of
Indians, with whom made formal and to all parties
tsactoy, treaty ON the 10th ultimo.
The tribes the Syantes Pooyanes, Cocoons, Apan-
gasses, Aplaches, and Awalaches They number in all
about fifteen hundred sou and have long been the dread
and annoyance Of the miners and squaers the Marposa
and MeIcede.
We have allotted them tract Of country, extending from
to river about twelve miles square, which granted to
them forever. We gave them the privilege of hunting on
the foot hills far Sierra Nevada, and Of fishing and
washing for gold in the rivers.
We furnish them for joint twenty-five mich
cows bull, twelve brood mares, and horse ten
pough harrow, hundred each OF hatcheis, and
hoes four hundred pairs OF blankets pairs panaloons
for each and boy and thousand yards each Of Dsy
Calico muslin, &c. for the To aid in their subss
for the present and next year give them
hundred buocks and hundred barrels Of -four each year.
moved them all TO their reservation, called the chiefs
and white Of the neghborhood together pointed out the
northeast corner and put them in formal possession Their
amilesthat is, their and chdren-ae to be
removed from Ms ocauon nor any Wne man 10 De per-
mitted to settle live among them without the express
sent Of the agent
For their instruction and improvement the Government is
send them school superintendent and many teachers
after the taking Of the by the agent be
sdered necessary ALSO blacksmith carpenter and
farmer all Of whom hope will be with families and
of true pety.
This is the substance of the first treaty formed with
California Indians and will form Of precedent
There many fine Indians among them; and far
have had experience the mountain tribes quite fair
sample of the Indian character of the mountains They
have been uniformly and sudousy msrepesented to by
persons in authority, and moderated.
We supplied them literally with presents, and were sup
piled by them in return with runners couers to carry
the to their hostile tribes yet the mountains Some
of the old Indians laughed outright They said they
mad, crazy with joy" that good white had at
last who would agree that the Indians hare right to ire
Somewhere.
We the Frezno, about forty miles northeast Of
Kings river waiting for six eight tribes to come down and
the Chow chiles and the Yosemees who strong in
bers and ignorant of The power Of the whites
After these the volunteer detachment encamped also near
u.s. and about hundred strong, will go out and if posi-
bic destroy their rancheros and those whom they do not kill
they will bring in as prisoners We design waiting for them
few days longer before allow the detachment to move
against them, in the hope that they may yet come in
peaceaby.
Our humane policy has had happy effect both whites
and Indians and has disappointed the croaker who predict
ed for US nothing but failure and disgrace.
The Klamath and Gold Bluff humbug has about exploded
and the miners since the treaty. returning and occupying
their old dggngs the southern rivers with feeling Of
safety that we hope will not be disappointed or interrupted