New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-30

TREND supplies us Wlth lcJJef OF ldte
date from Col Redick Mckee. one Of the Commits
siouers sent out by our Government to treat with
tain Indian tribes IN California. The letter Is dated
CAMP MCLEAN, on THE FREzUs RIVER,
California, April 10. 1851.
have lust returned from removing TO lands al
lOjted to them, between the Mcrcede and TuOlumne
Rivers six tribes of Indians, with whom We made a
formal and to all parties satisfactory treaty on the
lgth ult.
The tribes are the SyanteS, Potoyantes, Cocoons,
Apangasses, Apaches and Awallaches. They num-
Der N all abOnt fifteen hundred souls, and have long
been the dread and annoyance Of the miners and
SQuatters on the MaupOSa and Mercede
We have allotted them tract OF country extend
ing from river TO river, about twelve miles square,
which is granted to them forever. We gave them
the privilege Of hunting on the foot hills far As the
Sierra Nevada and Of fishing and washing for gold
IN the rivers.
We are to furnish them for JOINT use twenty-five
mich cows, one bull twelve brood mares and one
h orsc ten plows, one barrow, one hundred each
of axes hatchCtS and hoes 400 pairs OF blankets two
pairs of panialOons for each man and boy and 1000
yards each of lnsey, calico, muslin, &c for the wO-
men. To aid in their subsistence for the present and
next year we 10 give them 100 bulOckS aad 100
barrels Of -four each year.
moved them all over TO Their reservation, called
the chiefs and white men OF the ncighborhoOd to-
Cciher, pointed out the North East corner and put
them 10 formal position. Uncertainties, that is, their
women and children, are never to be removed from TINS
location nor Is any white man TO be permitted 10
settle live among them without the express consent
of the agent.
For their instruction and improvement the Govern
mcnt Is to send them school superintendent and
many teachers as, after the taking of the census by
the agent, may be considered necessary. Also one
blacksmith carpenter and one farmer all OF whom
/ hope viii be men with families and OF true plcty.-
This the substance OF the first treaty ever formed
with California Indians, and viii form a sort of prece
dent.
There arc many fine Indians among them, and so
far as have had experience the mountain tribes are
quite fair sample of the Indian character east Of
the mountains. They have been uniformly and stu
dousy miSrcpresontcd 10 US by persons IN authority
and moderated
We supplied them literally with presents, and were
supplied by them IN return with runners, or cOuricrS
20 carry the TO their hostile tribes yet on the
mountains Some OF the old Indians laughed out
right-they said they were mad, crazy with JOY -
that good white men had come at last, who would
that the Indians hare right 10 hpe S0meWheTf
We are now on the Frezno about 40 miles north
east of Kings River waiting for SIX or eight tribes TO
come down and treat. Our runners say they VIII ali
come in, except, perhaps, the Chow-chheS and the
NoSeme;eS who are strong in numbers and ignorant
of the power OF the whites.
Aiter these the volunteer detachment, encamped
also near US and about 200 strong, VIII so out ana II
possible destroy their rncherOS, and those whom
they do not Kill they viii bring IN as prisoners We
design waiting for them few days longer before we
allow the detachment to move against them, IN the
hope that they NAV yet come IN peaceably.
Our humane policy has had happy effect on bolh
whites and Indians and has disappointed the croak
erS who predicted for nothing but failure and dis
grace. LNoAl' Nu't