Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-20

dian rachcria, located in Seiad valley, fifteen
miles below the mouth of Scott river, was storm
ed aud forty Indians killed, and their houses burn
ed to the ground.
| The klamath Indians for distance of forty
miles below the mouth of Scott river, have been
for long time very hostile and troublesome to the
miners and packers.
| At Happy Camp, which is situated twenty
miles below Seiad Valley, the miners passed a
| law amongst themselves, that no Indians should
be allowed to come to this place. if they did they
were to be shot instantly. When the Indian
Agent, Mckee, passed up this river and formed
a treaty with these Indians, the miners informed
him of the law which they had made for their pro-
lection against Indian depredations. MIR. Mckee
| communicated this to the Indians. Last January
an Indian from Seiad Valley said he was not
| afraid to go down to the Happy Camp, and down
| he started, and no sooner had he arrived there,
than he was shot dead whilst crossing the creek,
| near the camp.
Last week the Indians made preparation to
| fight the miners. The squaws started for Scott
| Valley, and the Indians sent word down to the
| Happy Camp miners that they were going to kill
| three of their men, for the they had killed.
| The Happy Camp miners, on hearing this, came
up to Long bar, within four miles of the Indian
ranch. Here they were joined by another party,
and marched up in the night, and at early dawn
| surrounded the Indian ranchera. A number of
| the Indians stepped out of their houses and were
| shot.
They set fire to the ranch and smothered out
| the Indians. When an Indian would break from
| the ranch they would shoot him down. In
this way they shot forty Indians, and not one es-
capped from the rancheria. One of these Indians
| had eight balls shot through his body before be
| fell to the ground. Among all of the dead there
was only one squaw found, and she was the In
| dian chiefs daughter.
| During the battle two white men were shot
with arrows one of them was shot in the thigh and
the other in the breast the arrow passed between
| two of his ribs Their wounds are not considered
| mortal. The men are now improving, and in
short time will be able to resume their labor
What this will end in, time will determine.
The Scott river valley reservation is of no effect
with the Indians. Klamath Indians say tuat it
was not them who wanted to make a treaty of
peace it was the white l am rather sus-
picious that this will lead to further Indian hos
Utilities and depreciation.
The Yucas Indians recently attacked three men
who were prospecting on the South Fork of Cot
ton-wood Creek. The Indians came upon them
| suddenly in the night time, and before any effec
tual defence could be made, two of the party were
severely wounded with arrows. Although the
Indians numbered about fifteen, they were speed
lily driven off, without being able to take with then,
any animals belonging to the camp. The recov
cry of Mr.. futile, and generally called
Tennessee, is considered doubtful.
The Ell Dorado News states that the Indians
in that vicinity are becoming very troublesome.
About the 9th of March large party of them
made an attack on Reeses coral but did not sue
coed in carrying away any stock. They fired
several guns at the whites, but fortunately no
was injured. An Indian who taken prisoner,
attempted to escape, and was killed.
An Indian was hanged about the first of April
at Stringtown, Bate county, for the murder of
white man, committed some months previous.
M1SCEAAANEOUS Y1EMs.
The intelligence from California is not of very
absorbing interest. The State Legislature was
still in session. though but little real business had
been done. The Senate has passed bill for tho
purpose of furthering the arrest and delivery OF
Fugitive Slaves A bill has also been passed for
the construction of Magnetic Telegraph from
| San Francisco to San Jose, Stockton, Sacramento
and MarysvilIe. bill had been introduced in the
| Legislature by Mr.. Wood, of San Francisco, pro-
viding for the dividing of California into three
States, so as to increase the delegation from the
Pacific at Washington.
Mrs Eldridge known in the theatrical world
as Mrs. Messenger, walking on the I'd in the
streets of Placerville with her husband, when
some stranger insulted her. Her husband resen-
ted the insult, but was in danger of coming off
second best as opponent drew revolver on him.
Seeing this Mrs. Edridge ran into her house, pro-
| cured pistol and shot the stranger, though not
| MORALLY and he left. The citizens drew up a let
ter and sent it to Mrs. E. endorsing her conduct,
and regretting that she had not killed her assail-
ant.
The last municipal election in Sacramento, ION
| the ifth) was very exciting contest. The Dem
ocrats were arrayed against each other, led on by
the press of each faction, and in the divided state
of the party, the Wings quietly stepped in and
bore off the bone. MIR. Hutchinson was elected
| Mayor. it
! The Union says the smallpox is prevailing to
great extent at Yankee Jim's Diggings. A short
time after the disease broke out, hospital was
erected outside of the village, and all the
moved to it. Until this had been done, the pre-
sence of the disease had created quite panic; but
the confidence of the people had again been
restored, and business had resumed its sway
There had been no deaths, and from all accounts
the disease was not of very violent form.
The difficulty pending between Ex-Governor
Smith and Mr.. Boderick, the Senate. has been
arranged by mutual explanation and withdrawal
ofoffensive language on both Sides
The finest specimen of gold ever seen was de-
posted in Adams q Co.'s office, Sonora, on the
18th. 1t is solid gold, and weighs 305 OF. Id
| dwts. 1t was dug at Bayecito. the Oath
March, by L. Durham, from a hole 50 feetdeep
This is the largest lump of pure solid gold everyet
found in California.
SANDWICH ISLANDS.
We have dates from Honolulu to the 18th
| March, being five days later Than previous advices
The Polynesan is filled with particulars relating
to the volcano of Mauna Loa, which was yet
burning. In regard to the volcano, the Polyne-
sian says
1t would seem that the stream had divided
one part taking eastery towards the
Puma, while the other took norherly one to-
wards Hilo. This may so divide the volume of
lava that neither branch will reach the sea but
from the latest accounts the northery branch was
! still burning its way through dense forest, and
If the supply holds out long enough, will natural