The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-06-23

the object Of their Imisson: T6sy kSvs cosopleted
treaties with sixteen tribes OF Moun&ein Indians,
besides the five tribes on the Mereedas river.
tain Indian tribes are, How els. Chuck chaur
ces Chou lies, Pc ho- mach and Nook-cboog
five tribes subject TO the Grand Chief Nal yak-qua
who il represented by the commissioners - bravo
warrior and wise man. a5&
.'Ihe Pitcach-es, Cas- soess loom ma, Ie1sIin-
ches, and Pas are subject to the Chip Tom
quit. The Wa-chahets, l-tech-es, Cbo' Q, MIN MS
Che. Hi me- mas, MOTTO no tos, and We-maI are
under Grand Chief called Pas quail There arc
parts OF two or three tribes which would not come
in to treat. Some of these are il is understood;
fractions of the Chow chill lies. The commisslon-
ers finding il impossible to treat with them, Major
Savage, with three companies, moved against thems
came up with them with only river betWeens and
had skirmsh, killing two or thrcs Of th4qa.
ssIt was his opinion that thsy would HIM como
in and treat ifthey do not, ito will pufioe and
whip them into terms. This 10 their destiny The
OF the treaty in part a. foows: Thsy nfe
to have space OF country about fifty miles square,
commonly called the Four Creeks, This PARTON OF
country s intersected by various streams 81 alter,
and embraces good fishing grounds and excellent
llage land, and is situated at the foot OF the berrA
Nevada. - .
!" Each chief IL to have gardener fEFS led him
TO instruct him and his people IN, ming ana
agriculture; is to be furnished wl& 1sede, with
breed mares. certain quantities of IN hour,
and several other items. They expe mselyes
well satisfied with the conditions ~ ,4 Heety.
Our only fear is that the commissioner14 End
themselves unable TO meet their engagcu3@414 III
consequence of the extremely meagrc approPria-
tons made by Congress for the purpose ofquieting
the tribes III these treaties fail from such cause,
the United States Government will BIO put TO an ex-
pense Of millions in carrying on a war for which
there existed no real necessity.
ssThc commissioners have agreed upon course
Of future action Each Of them 10 to take certain
section of the State. Colonel Barbour's embraces
the southern portion; Dr. Wozcncrnfts ID the whole
Sacramento valley, and Colonel Mckee taking all
that portion to the north of Not having received
tho acts Of Congress in fall it ID not possible to say
whether any general sN
lars which were furnished the commissioners when
they first entered upon the SERVICE"
INDIANS OF OREaoN. Tho Oregon Spectator pub
shes the following additional particulars to those
which appeared in the Republic Of the lath instant,
in relation to treaties formed by the United States
Commissioners with various tribes of Indians in
Oregon;
"The commissioners appointed t. treat with the
Allen, and Judge Skinner, have concluded Atreaty
with those of the Callap0oiahs, inhabiing the west
crn side of the Willamette valley. The purchase
includes the tract lying between the Molala, on 2
McKenzies Fork, a distance Of about eighty miles
in length by from fifteen twenty in width, incud
ing some of the best land in the Territory. small
tract. lying at the south side Of the north fork Of
the Santiam, is reserved for the Indians saving tho
claims OF the whites already settled there. Tho
bands with whom this arrangement has been made
number one hundred and fifty five souls. The con.
hundred dollars tSiy for twenty years, payable
five hundred dollars in cash, and the rcmaindcrof
two thousand in blankets, Pantaloons, coats shoes,
shirts, hats or caps, cacoes, linsey plaids, domess
tic shirting, blanket shawls and pocket handker-
chiefs.
"The commissioners have also concluded the ne
gotiation of treaty with the Tuality Plain In
dams, represented by Kakut Potah and Le Mcde-,
Gin. BY this purchase the Government acquires
the territory lying the west side of the Villa
mette, between that river and the summit of the
east range, and from the south fork of the Yamhll
river northward, covering tho whole OF the Tuality
Plains and intermediate country, being q mil
lion Of acres.
"The price agreed upon is SAC, 900, payable in
twenty annual instaiments-- $500 cash, and the
rest in goods Of similar description to those
agreed to be given the Santiam band, with the adj
dition of few agricultural implements. The rc-
to the Indians comprises tract Of six miles
by eight, including Wattapoo Lake, with tho ex-
ccption of claims already taken up. We are in
clined to think that this will be perectiy
satisfactory to the settlers in the neghborhood as
well as to the Indians themselves. The Tualities
are many Of them very good farmers, and are en-
poyed very extensively during the harvpst season
in getting in the crops." M
Two SKiRMIsHEs WITH THE INpIANs-SEvxRAL
MEN KrLLEp.--By Sacramento papers we learn
that two skirmishes with the Indians had taken
place near Placcrville. The Transcript gives the
following account Of the affair:
at seems that party of seven miners went on I
last week to prospect on the South Fork Of the
American river Last Friday evening, they
were preparing to camp where the river forks
again, about ten miles from Johnson's rancho,
they attacked by party of Indians to the
number of twenty five or thirty. The first in.
timation they had Of the close proximity Of
the Indians was the report of a rifle, when
one of the party dropped dead. His name was