The Nevada journal., 1852-07-31
[From the Cor. OF the Shasta Couraer.l


i ps7aate 1893 YREKA, July IL, 1882
Our little town has been 50 quiet
that i hardly thought it eccssary to
write till the present time, and this
will be the more Interesting from the
fact that its contents may possibly give
the troops stationed in Your neighbor-
hood o change from /. their life of ele-
giant ease and luxurious repose," about
which you 30 justly complain. II it is
apostolic thing to send tliem up here,
we can insure them plenty Of work, for
you must know that the Indians in this
vicinity have declared hostilities
Their first act was the murder Of Mr.,
Calvin Woodman, o miner, on lSoott's
Bar. On Friday last, he yas,on his
way to this place, he came up with two
Indians, who after proceeding with him
some distance, shot him from his horse.
Intelligence was conveyed to the Zone
Ranch, by Mexican packer, it being
the. nearest house. A party started i'm.
mediately to his assistance. After riding
about four miles they came up to him,
He wns still alive, and in answer to in
quiries, stated that he had been shot BY
two Shasta Indians. o" i9aa sRss
]. D. Cosby, Esq, who was one Of the
party, dispatched a messenger. to this
place. A meeting was called at once
and party Of eleven men, headed by
the Deputy Sheriff, started at three
ocleck On Saturday morning for Scott
Valley. They reached the Indian en-
campment about ten O'Clock. Mr., Dopr
uty Sheriff Whipple went into the en-
campment and told them he wished the
Shasta Indians to return with him to
this place. This they poremptorily re-
fused to do, intimating ut the same time
TINT they would rather fight. Nr. Whip
ple then made sign for assistance,
which was promptly extended, and as
the party started across the river the
Indians, commenced firing at them,
wounding MIR. W. slightly in tho right
hip and killing q mulo on which was
one of the party. After the first fire,
the Indians took to. the woods. The
party succeeded in killing two of their
number, and capturing two horses, hav
ing killed third, n gssea,i i s,a-.
While the above was being enacted
in Scott's Valley, party was raised
hero who proceeded to a'ranc heria about
TIN ee miles from town. At the approach
of the whites the Indians fled, and tho
party brought in number of s4uaws
and children, who were kept in con-
fncment until yesterday afternoon,
when they were liberated mal3 Ia
A. second party started at an early
hour yesterday morning, for the purpose
of capturing the chief Of the tribe, IL
possible, but upon their arrival they
found the birds had flown. Our town to-
night is in o great state Of excitement,
news having just beer. received that two
men and woman had been killed. On
making inquiry about the matter, learn
that some man was robbed by the In
dams of his horse and blankets, whilo
travelling on the trail a, short distance
from town, after which he with some
others started after the Indians. and
recovered the property, killing two
men and squaw. u tgiaW IT 4
A report has just reached me that,
two whites havo been killed since dark,
and that the Indians nre collecting in
great numbers few miles below town.
While | am writing, the citizens are
gathering nparty to go and dislodge
them. '