New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-09
FURTHER CALIFORNIA NEWS,
The Indians and the Volunteers.


We find in the Sacramento Transcript o: Nov.
25th, the following report of Col. Rodgers, dated
"Grass Valley, Calaveras Co, Nov 90 detailing
his operations against the hostile Indians Of that
region:
The Infantry captured few Indians on their
route, who were brought into camp. Two OF the
number were chiefs, Dan and Peouti IL was
ascertained that the FIRST named chief had been in
the first skirrnish near Johnson's Ranch South
Fork } and from other information 1t appeared
that be had been harhoring number OF hostile
Indians. He was instructed by Col. Rodgers 10
dispatch three Of his tribe TO bring in the hostile
Indians He accordingly gave directions in In
dian dialect to three OF his men, the substance Of
which we learned the next morning 10 be, that
they should gather all the warriors they could
arm-repair to within a short distance OF this
camp, and secrete themselves in q cannon-send
in three of their number as though friendly, and,
as is now presumed, make attack, when we
least expected It,
The rain on the night of the 10Th injured the
fire arms of the soldiers very materially, and tho
next morning an order was issued to discharge
all the pieces. large number were dis,harseds
which the prisoners took advantage Of broke tho
guard and decamped. Two of the three, however,
who attempted the escape. were porsacd and
shot short distance from the main camp The
chief Dan escaped. possibly wounded. Firing
was heard in a southwestern direction the next
morning, ard a body of troops dispatched. but
the Indians fled before the arrival OF the soldiers.
The heavy and constant fall OF rain during
nearly the entire period from our arrival here up
to this time, has prevented any general demon
stration on our part-althoush, each day, from
three to five scouting parties have been dispatch-
ed in various directions Some OF these parties
came suddenly upon rancheries OF Indians, VINO
decamped at once, taking TO the nights, where
they snapped few caps. which proved that their
fire arms were in q bad condition.
Scouting parties have been along the Moku'
lume and its tributaries, but they report that the
Indians have generally left their rancheres and
gone further east into the cannons and valleys Oh
the Sierra Nevada.
Gold Dust In Passengers' Hands.
While we were standing on Laws wharf, to
see the Antelope" off, cart dumped pretty
sizeable iron safe upon the wharf, and the way
one or two mon kept their eyes liked upon Ito
made il quite evident that there was something
in it." By and by, when the crowd were rushing
their baggage on board the iron safe was seen
progressing sP the plank. The keen. eyed mate.
however, thinking that an iron safe was likely to-
contain something besides shirts and WOODEN
stockings, questioned the hombres pretty sharply
the subject. One of them averred that It con-
tanned nothing but clothes, but it would Mt do
Then he changed his tactics, and concluded that
himself and some four or five companions had
taken this safe means 10 carry home their gold
"only," as he said, /" some three or four thousand
dollars" "Very WELL" replied the agent, who
by this time began to mix in the conversation
"you say you have four thousand dollars. We
charge one per cent for carrying gold dust. The
purser will take charge of it and give you re-
cept for that amount. on the payment OF $40"
But" replied the miner, there may be ltHfS
more-perhaps there are $4,000 or $4,000
Every WELL" responded the agent, :" | will give
you a receipt for s6,OOO-but remember II it is
lost we are only responsible for the amount on
the receipt" BY this time, the poor diggers'
deal with, and concluded they might as well own
up. The safe was opened, the gold weighed out,
and the three or four Thousand dollars had grown
into the snug little pile OF $4,000 upon which
they forked out a freight Of s67O. zeal. Courier.