The Nevada journal., 1852-08-14
INDIAN DIvFIcULTIEs.--The Tran

INDIAN DIFFIcULTIEs.--The Tran
script of the 7th inst. has the following
interesting correspondence from Scott
Valley, .Siskiyou Co., date, July 25th :
Since I last wrote to you, the In
dians of this county have been COM
hitting hostilitics and depredations up
on the whites and their property.
About the first of this month Mr..
Christy, a miner, was robbed in this
valley Of his hat, blanket, and seventy
dollars, by the Shasta Indians, whilst
going from Dead Wood Creek to the
Lone Star Ranch.
On the 9Th alt., some thirty Shasty
Indian warriors came over to fight this
valley Indians, who number only four.
teen warriors, and on the evening of
the same day Mr.. Bruce lost three an
imals, whilst passing from Quartz Val
ley to the Star Ranch. , The next
morning John the Indian Chief start
ed to search for them, and the Shas-
tas forbid him, and said that he nor
the whites should search for them, and
if the Bos:ons (whites) wanted to fight
they would give them battle.
The Chief communicated this Indian
insult to the proprietors Of the Star
Ranch, and company of ten men,
well armed were raised Immediately,
and went down to Johnson's Ranch,
at the lower end of the valley, where
the Indians were camped. When we
arrived at the rancLeria they did not
want to fight. We charged them rot
to insult the whites any more, nor TO
molest this valley Indians, and then
departed. On our arrival at the Star
Ranch we saw to our surprise, Calvin
Woodman stretched upon a bier life
less. He was going from Johnson's
Ranch to Dead Wood, when two Shas-
ia Indians overlook him and shot two
yauger balls through his body. About
fifteen minutes after, some packers
came up to Woodman and learned of
him who were his murderers. The
next day Sheriff Whipple, with five
other men made an attempt to take
these Shasta Indians prisoners and
convey them to Yreka, but these des-
peradoes broke for the mountain, and
when they ascendcd the first hill they
turned upon the whites and commenc-
ed firing During the battle Deputy
Sheriff Whipple was wounded above
his hip and three Indians killed, and
a number wounded. One mule was
killed, and another wounded in the
head. 1t is surprising that no more
men were injured. There were some
thirty Indians well armed with rifles,
and standing on a hill behind trees,
and only six white men in the valley
below, and nothing to shield them
from bullets and arrows. A company
Of twelve men from Scott Bar Valley
went over to Shasta Valley and shot
an Indian whilst taking an Indian
nancheria.
They captured one of the Indians
who killed Mr. Woodman. The next
day Squire Steele raised company
consisting of twenty men and the Shas-
ia chief, to catch the other murderer
and chastise the Shasta tribe. This
company followed the murderer to
Rogue river. and there fought two bat
ties with the Rogue Indians before
they captured the desperate. During
these two battles they killed some
forty Indians and wounded quite
number. No white men were killed
CT wounded. During this expedition
the Shasta chief ran away from the
the Scott Valley Rangers, and came
back to Shasta Valley, and killed one
of bis squsws and two pappooscs. Es-
quire Crosby raised three men and
caught the old scar-faccd chief and
hung him on tree on the spot. '"
On the oath these rangers hung the
murderer of Roodman at the Star
Ranch The Scott Valley Indians
were present and witnessed the lynch
law Of California. Whilst the Indian
was hanging by the neck, an Indian
lawyer made speech to his tribe and
advised them how to treat the whites
hereafter, and that would be their end
if they committed any more hostilities.
When they cut the body down, one
of the squaws packed it away, and they
burned it with pitch pine knots.
The Scott Valley Indians have
been peaceable ever since came into
this country, whilst the surrounding
Indians, the Trinity, the Salmon, Shas-
Ia, Klamath and Rogue river tribes
have been troublesome TO the whites
continually.
The above named tribes are lazy
and thievish, and when they come
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