Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-06-21
TREATIES WITH CALIFORNIA INDIANS.

TREATIES WITH CALIFORNIA INDIANS
The United States Indian Commissioners for
Upper California appear to have quite effectively
accomplished the object of their mission. Two of
them were at San Francisco on The 10th utimo,
having completed treaties with sixteen tribes OF
Mountain Indians, besides the FIVE tribes on the
Mercedes river, twenty tribes in all. The "Ata
California" gives some of the particulars, as
follows:
"The Of the Mountain Indian tribes are, How-ech-
els, Chuckchauces, Chou-chil lies, Po-honaches, and
Nook-choos five tribes subject the Grand Chief Naysk
qua, who is represented by the Commissioners brave
nor and wise The Pit-cach-es, Ca.-soes loom
mas Ts[ln-che and Pas-ke-sas subject to the Chief
Tom-quit The Wa-cha-hets Itech-es, Cho -e-nm-nis,
Chok-me-nas, Noto-no-tos and We-maLches under
Grand Chief called Pas-qual
"Therc parts of three tribes which would not
come in TO treat Some Of these are it 10 understood, fac
tons of the Chow-chies The Commissioners finding it
impossible to treat with Them Major Savage with three
panies moved against Them up with them with only
river between, and had skmish killing three Of
them i was his opinion that they would then come in and
treat II they DO rot he will pursue and whip them into
terms. This is their destiny.
The terms Of the treaty in part as follows They
to have spsce of country about fifty miles square, from the
Chowche river to the Cowiere river commonly called the
Four Creeks This portion Of country inersected by
rous streams Of water and embraces good fishing grounds
and excellent sge land and is situated at the foot Of the
Sierra Nevada Each chief have gardener furnished
him TO instruct him and bis people in gardening and sgcu
tue to be furnished with Seeds with brood Mares certain
quantities Of beeves and four and several other items
The Indians express themselves well satisfied with the
conditions Of the treaty Our only fear is that the Commits
soners will find themselves unable their engagements
In consequence Of the extremely mssger appropriations made
BY Congress for the quetng Of the tribes II these treaties
fail from such cause the United States Government will be
put to expense Of millions in carrying for which
there existed no real necessity.
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action Each Of them is to take certain section Of the
State COL BARBoURs embraces the southern portion Dr.
WozEScRAFr's is the whole Sacramento Valley, and Col.
Mckee taking all that portion to the north Of il.
Not having received the of Congress in full is not
possible to say whether any general special appropriations
have been made beyond the $685. which furnished
The Commissioners when they first entered upon the service
INDIAN TREATIES IN OREGON.
We learn from the Oregon Spectator that Gov.
GAINES, Col. ALLEN, and Judge SIMMER, the Com
missioners appointed to treat with the Indians of
Oregon, have concluded treaties with two tribes on
the western side of the Willamette Valley, ofwhich
we derive the following particulars from the "Spec
tator:"
The purchase Of the CaIIapooya nhabiing the
side Of the Willamette Valley, includes the tract lying between
the Moaa, point half way between the Callapooah river
and Mckenzes Fork distance of about eighty miles in
length by from fifteen TO twenty in width including of
side Of the north fork Of the Santam is reserved for the nd
saving the claims Of the whites already settled there
The bands with whom this arrangement has been made
Der one hundred and souls The consideration agreed
to be given two thousand five hundred dollars annually for
twenty years. payable five hundred dollars in cash. and the
remainder oftwo thousand dollars in Blankets panaoons
Shoes Shirts hats or caps, cacoes nsey plaids domestic
shifting, blanket shaws and pocket bandkerchiefs.
By the treaty with the Tualiy Plain Indians, the Gov
eminent acquires The territory lying the west side Of the
Willamette, between that river and the summit Of the east
range, and from the south fork of the Yamh river northwar,
covering the whole Of the Tualy Plains and intermediate
country being million of The price agreed up
is forty thousand dollars payable in twenty annual install
mens five hundred dollars cash, and the rest in goods Of
similar description to those agreed to be given the santam
band, with the addition Of few agricultural implements
The to the Indians comprises tract Of six miles by
eight including Wattapoo lake, with the exception Of claims
already taken up We inclined to think that this reserve
will be perfectly satisfactory the settlers in the neghbor-
hood well the Indians themselves The Qualities
many Of them very good farmers and employed very
extensively during the harvest getting in the