Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-15

peacefully with they supposed their friends In the morn
the commander Of the white party ordered his men to dis
Of his gun He then disclosed his plan which was that
the crack Of his pistol they to
Of their guests. The plan succeeded admirably All the In
dams were killed. and the picos returned with the scaps Of
thirty Indians to the nearest mining town. where they
ed enthusiastic welcome from the csens This told
Gen. Hitchcock by Of the actors in this glorious affair.
At the time United States force of regular soldiers
in the vicinity for the purpose If chassng the indians,
should there prove any necessity for doing So"
The third instance is from local paper:
aNetos from the correspondent Of
the Marysve Herald writing few weeks since from Lyons
ranch, giving account Of ARRAY with the Indians which
resulted in the death Of eighteen twenty writes again
Yeseray evening information received that the old
chief Frenchtown mining settlement the West
Branch four five miles Distant openly threatening ven
geance upon the whites for the cagaton they had
received party of eight Immediately formed and at
o'clock set out from Has ranch crossed the river and
rested and brought back the old chief arriving before IL
o'clock After binding him, strong guard placed
him to prevent the possibility Of his escape until this
ing, when he removed about mile, to Lyons ranch
and after short deliberations it unanimously resolved
to hang him at Arrangements made and
the redoubabe old brave who has figured so
in every Indian ARRAY of Importance in this region since the
introduction of the whites after calmly surveying the prepa
ratons made for his exscuen met his fats with consummate
bravery lie suspended by the neck to the limb Of
oak in the neghborhood The deciding upon this
was unanimous but there ut least who strongly doubts
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ter at least $50 fighting in tho immediate neghborhood
OF small scattered population Of exposed and deneeless
whites What course they together with their allies tho tt
gres and Nimskews will pursue remains to be seem"
Commissioners appointed during the administra
ton OF President Fillmore to effect treaties with the In
dians Of California and to induce them to remain peacea
bly, within certain limits, when the agents Of the United
States engaged 70 supply them with food. Large
bers Of cattle purchased and seat to them but such
system, entailing the expenditure Of millions annually
could not be maintained it found effective in
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There are upwards Of one hundred thousand Indians
in California and to attempt feed them to keep the
peace among them when they are starving would be
equally difficult They driven from the rivers whence
they obtain large portion of their subsistence and even
their scanty supply Of and pine nuts rapidly
diminishing before the intrusion Of the whites in the
mountains Game has almost disappeared in some
sections.
In March, 1852, the Office Of Superintendent Of Indian
Affairs for the State Of California created and Ed
ward Beale then lieutenant in the navy Of the United
States appointed President Fillmore selected him to
fill this important post Notwithstanding that Mr. Beae
belonged to the opposite party in potcs account Of
his we-known integrity and ability his experience in
Indian character and customs, his intimate knowledge
Of California, his energy and fidelity to duty and finally
small reward for the gallant services he had render
ed during the in CALIFORNIA; where he and the cele
brated mountaneer Kit Carson, saved Gen. Kearny and
his army from certain destruction by feat Of sedevo
ton and valor.
The which attended his first efforts to amclio
rate the condition of the wretched aborgnes of Caor
mia was satisfactory that Congress induced APP
propriate during its session Of 185253, the sum of
$3.50 600 to carry into effect plan proposed by Mr.
Beale for their permanent settlement and maintenance
This plan collect the Indians reservations Of
land and to teach them the of farming implements
as to enable them to contribute in measure, if not
altogether to their own support For this purpose five
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Mr. Beae further directed to examine the lands lying
on the borders Of Utah and New Mexico where their
frontiers and those of California cotermnous to
certain II they suitable for forming Indian settle
ments
Mr. Beale was then in Washington, and was directed
after the adjournment of Congress, to pro-
'eed to his post without delay and by the most
route Though the adjournment early in March, he
was detained two months in Washington by the Depart
ment, upon various pretexts. He took the overland
route to California, and started from Westport in May
Ing river which detained him nearly month, he reach
cd Los Angeles in the middle Of August and San Fran
cisco month later.
No lands found outside the boundaries Of Calfor
mia suitable for the purposes indicated in his
but ut the point where the Sierra Nevada and Coast
Range meet, at the head Of the Tuare valley,
sive tract called the Ton, discovered which, being
fertile, well watered and wooded and bounded on three
sides by the mountains, and the fourth by an arid
plain which separated it from any settlements Of whites
was found to fulfil all the conditions required and
at selected by Mr. Beae for Indian reservation
He therefore held meeting here with number Of tribes
and after explaining the views Government with
gard to them he directed them to reassembe this
serve certain day, when he promised to meet them
prepared to fulfil the intentions Of the Government He
after proceeded to San Francisco, when he CON-
menced making an the necessary purchases for the
serve. Ploughs, seed, carts, wagons, cattle, mules,
horses in short every thing requisite for farm Of many
thousand acres where several thousand persons
be employed and subssted, were purchased At the
time he went himself and sent agents to different tribes
inviting them to meet him certain day at the Tejon
promising to have every thing in readiness there that
was requisite to at settlement large
scale.
Such was confidence Of the Indians in Mr. Bsae that
delegations from tribes from every section Of the State
and in some instances whole tribes, commenced at
removing to the Teon abandoning their homes forever
and carrying with them all their earthly property Some
too far removed from the TETON to make the journey by
land he sent down San Pedro in steamer under the
charge Of agent In short time several thousand
Indians collected the reserve and punctuay on
the day appointed Superintendent Bealo arrived
After holding the necessary councils with the chiefs
plan of operations agreed upon. Nearly three thou
sand put under the plough and by last ac-
counts the crops promised most abundant return |
cannot within these limits enter into any details but will
only add that entire has attended his efforts
ameorate the condition Indians under his charge
He daily receiving applications from tribes begging for
admission into his colony Nor is the reputation Of the
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