The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-17

a. Damp Yuma on the 18th uit No ono uusecusiutet
Win me section Of country In which troops
70 operase can form idea Of the difculties
tey van have to contend with. 1t Is evident that
most n RAJ outlay o. money and supplies viii be required
country than coo "a usre miles In extent covered
with thickets ~ bad any Florida uterlaced with
an heimedise network Of slough that renders il the
easiet thing In the world for the Indians avoid the
l troops.
Their planting is until July. aud IL win b.
long after that before the enemy will feel power owe,
them. The abandonment Of Camp Yuma last winter
has cntaed series OF difficulties upon our suffering
county from which will nol easily recover The In
dams the Sonorans that they drove the Amer
cans from the river and killed their soldiers There Il
much truth in the first part of their story and fearful
responsibility rests somewhere.
We have been permitted to copy the following add
tiona' particulars from private letter received by gen
tleman in town from friend at Colorado:
| " There six soldiers and citizen team
ster who werc hcrdng The animals Of Major Fitzgerald
cut of from the camp by body Of moro than 300 Ind
ans and killed after which the Indians made an open
attack on the camp and were repused with the loss
four, and many wounded"
Lieut. Sweeney with his command arrived at vallecitc
on the 10Th. The only accident they met with was
the manning of one Of the by a wagon wheel run.
ming over his foot The man will remain with Lieutenant
murray AT alccito Sweeney left the following Thurs
day, to join Major Heintzelman's command ut Camp
Yuma There Is no news from the ella since the last
TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER AT KLAMATH-FoRrY INDIANS
KILLED, ETC.
tCTrcspondencs Of the Times and Transcript
Another battle was fought on the Klamath river be-
tween the miners and Indians the morning Of the
18th of April.
Yesterday was informed by miner Of INV acoua;nt
ance Just up from Klamath, that Indian ranchcra
located in Scind valley fifteen miles below the mouth of
scott river was sormed and forty Indians killed and
their houses burned to the ground
The Klamath Indians for distance of forty miles be-
low the mouth Of Scott river have been for long time
very hostile and troubles to the miners and packers
At Happy Camp which is situated twenty miles below
seiad valley the Eincrs passed law amongst themselves
that no Indians Should be allowed to place.
They did they were to be shot instantly. When the
indian Agent Mckee passed up this river and formed
treaty with these Indians the miners informed him of
the law which they had made for their protection
against Indian depredstlons Mr. Mckee communicated
TINS to the Indians Last January Indian from Sead
valley said he was not afraid to 60 down to Happy
camp and down he started and had he ar
rived there than he shot dead whilst crossing the
creek near tho camp Last week the Indians made pre-
scott valley and the Indians sent word down to the Hap
py camp miners that they going 10 kill three of
their men, for the they had killed The Happy Camp
miiers. on hearing this caTfe up to Long Bar within
four miles of the Indian ranch Here they were Joined
by another party and marcEsd up in the night and
early dawn surrounded the Inian rancheria A nun
br Of the Indians stepped out c their houses and
shot
They set fire to the ranch and smothered ont the
Indians. When Indian would break from tina ranch.
they would shoot him down In this way they shot forty
Indians, and not escaped from tho ranchcra. One
OF these Indians had eight balls shot through his body
before he fell to the ground Amongst all of the dead
there was only found and she the Indian
chiefs daughter.
During the battle two white were shot with ar
rows Of them shot in the thigh and the other
in the breast the between two of his ribs
Their wounds are not considered mortal The men
now improving. and in short time will be able to
sumo their labor What this will end in time will de-
termine.
The Scott river valley reservation is of no effect with
the Indians klamath Indians say that it not them
who wanted to make treaty Of peace it was the white
rather suspicious that this will lead to fur
ther Indian hostites and depredations.
The Indians had better be peaceabe for II they
init more hostlities the Happy Camp miners say
they will kill Indian the Klamath river. Ka-
math river miners not to be rihed with If the In
dams insult them with impunity they will not stand
moment for Mr. McKees treaty Of peace, Scott VAL
ley Indian reservation.
The Yucas Indians recently attacked three men who
prospecting the South Fork Of Cottonwood creek
The Indians came upon them suddenly. in the night
time and before eectua defence could be made two
of the party severely wounded with arrows AL
though the Indians numbered about fifteen they
speedily driven off without being able to take with them
any animals belonging TO the camp The recovery Of Mr.
Tutte and generally called Tennessee is considered
doubtful.
The FL Dorado Neus says:-The Indians continue to
be troublesome and growing holder and holder
every day About the 9th ult large party Of them
made attack ReeScs corral but did not succeed in
carrying away any stock They fired several guns at the
whites but fortunately was injured. An Indian
who was taken prisoner attempted to escape and was
killed.
1t is rumored that dispatches were brought by the
Bird for General Hitchcock. commander Of this division,
stating that number Of mules belonging to the Quarter
Masters Department had been stolen in the lower
try by the Indians There will be sufficient force
at the mouth of the ella keep the Indians in check
and we understand that post will be pushed up to the
Pmo villages and thus there will be chain Of osts,
though at long intervals from the Rio Grande at Do
mana across Diego the Pacific. The latest
counts from New Mexico stated that there detaoh
men of dragons stationed in the copper mines near the
head Of the Gila.-San Francisco Herald, Diay IA.