Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-15
FOR THE NATIONAL rsrrrIIoEscra,
Removal Of E. F. BEALE, Saperintead4st of In
dian Afairs IN CALIFORNIA

Removal Of e. F. BEALE, Superintendent of In
dian Afairs IN California.
report is going the rounds Of the papers that E. r.
BEALE, Superintendent Of Indian Affairs ncaliforna,
has been dismissed from oce and the reaso for his re-
mova given by the Washington Evening Star that he is
dalter, and has been absent from his post without
leave.
short history Of the Indian affairs in that State and
the in which they have been administered since
they have been under Mr. Beales charge win throw some
light upon what it has pleased to term his nasa-
and iasnbordination
The horrible crueltes practsed the Indian race in
California soon after the discovery of gold had attracted
to that region emgrants from every portion Of the globe
called imperativey for the nerposton of the Federal
Government Wholesale massacres perpetrated,
tribes surprised and butchered with little remorse
as cause Those who escaped fled to the mountains for
shelter, and there persisted by starvation and cold
few Of these atrocities related by Mr. Beale in re-
port that he rendered to the Secretary Of the Interior in
February 1853 but catalogue Of the whole would fill
volume The following is extract of letter from
Special Agent jenkins to Superintendent Beae and re-
Ates to scene Of which there instances
record:
have the honor Of informing you that obedience to
your letter Of instructions of date December s. 1852
to the San Pablo rancho Contra Costa county to in
yesgate the matter Of alleged cruel treatment Of Indians
there found this rancho and twelve back
OF Martinez and they then of them sick oil with
out cshes any food but the fruit Of the buckeye Up to
how no These n
diana brought into this county from some place near
Clesr Lake by Cafornians named Ramon Brones Ramon
Mesa, jose NJ Quera, Jose Francisco, Beryessa
who have for time made business of catching and
various ways dsposng Of them and have been informed
These present Indians the band who were
worked all last and fall and the winter in,
clothes they were turned ad to shift for themselves as bes.
they could Your imey interference in behalf these
fortunate saved the lives of most of them for In
dams could not have lived through such weather
had without any food, clothing or shelter.
distributed all the well among families around who
to feed cothe, and protect them till your further orders
have made provision for the sick to be fed am happy to
inform show the good character Of these Indians that
when starving and surrounded with horses and ca
yet heard no complaint Of their stealing These people
could easily be made to support themselves and their cond
ton changed for the better The grand jury of the county
has found bills against these and their trial
will come on next term"
Although offered the farmers in the neghborhood for
hire at dollar daya price equivalent about twenty
FIVE cents in the Eastern States-hese poor creatures
were mseraby low in flesh and weak that this price
was considered too high and rather than lower it their
captors preferred turning them out to starve.
Copy Of letter from Roaerick Mckee Esq to Hon. Luke
Lea, Commissioner dated San Flancisco april s, 1852.
Since my regular despatch per this steamer was mailed
received from the temporary Shasta and sOot
valleys unpleasant revealing the murder almost
cold blood Of thirty forty Indians the ferry up
per e,ossin3 Of the Klamath and at Indian Fiat miles
above, about the 18th ultimo Some time before
young Indian, whom had Happy Camp" in No
vember, and had commended to the protection of Judge
Roach had, appears, been shot by named Irwin T.
Iompkns He (the man shot) connected with the In
dians at the ferry Of whom made complaints about his
DEATH and gave some miners in the neghbohood the idea
that they he Inians contemplated revenge Instead Of
going the agent Who with interpreter could have set
tied the matter amcably in few minutes the miners went
down to Happy Camp expressed their fears raised par
returned surrounded the ranchea at the ferry and shot
down all the there with several they then pro-
,eeded two miles further up the other village, and in like
surrounded it. and killed the inmates In all
thirty forty fell The and children who escaped
led to SCOTS Valley where the agent says they
the loss of their friends and almost wholly dependant
ipon him for food.
What will be result Of this breach Of treaty
nent and most unnecessary and cruel sacrifice Of life is Of
on deeply implanted in the Indian nature, will agate
all prudential have received ac-
party of whites upon the Indians Humboldt Bay Elk
River resulting in the death Of some fifteen twenty.
There are many right thinking consderate men in this
country WHO deeply depore this savage spirit the part of
Of the settlers but living far distant from the
seat and their own lives and property at risk they
afraid to speak out as thay otherwise would.
will hope receive further advces in few days, and
by the next mail will write you again.
In the mean time design appealing to the Governor Of
the State to order rigid scrutiny into the facts of these out
and take such be proper bring the
offenders Justice In all the frontier settlements there
life Of Indian just they do that Of eayoa wolf
and embrace every occasion shoot down. despair Of
ing the peace Of these settlements fully established until the
laws of the State enforced terrible examples made
the Government of the United States send the military
Of this division the and establish
several small military posts to protect the Indians from such
attacks. af
Extract of report from agent WozencraF Superintendent
Beale, dated San Francisco, September 9, 1852.
Since my last report to tho Department dated June 49,
there has been material change event in the above
mentioned districts Of much moment with the exception of
well calculated induce the Indians to break their feay
in consequence Of having number Of their people
ed by party Of whites This occurred within the
ton the Fresno river in the early part of july and
they he Indians appeared to be ignorant of su
cient ncite and bring down them such summary
ishment it well calculated to produce serious results
which in all probability would have occurred had Gen.
Hitchcock taken active measures. to prevent it.
Immediately learning that there probability Of
such design against the Indians fastened up with the
hope being able prevent it, but unfortunately the fatal
oonsummated before my arrival So hasy they
indeed that the Indians themselves unapprxed Of the
fate that awaited Thorn. 5@
Most all the Indian absent at the time work
distance from home. After informing myself the par
ticuars deemed it due to the Executive of the State in
form him of the fact the probability might termi
nate in war"
In reference to this outrage Superintendent Beale
marks that
at was upon secured to tho Indians upon tho
faith Of tho United States 1t plotted for weeks and
well known the whites that Of three hundred
miles Agent Woxencra San Francisco and he time
get nearly tho place before pepetrnted kept
the Indians that they had suspicion until
and children The absent and at work. tho
headman Pasqua Christian Indian and good man,
well known for being actually at work the house in
which passed Of last winter another reservation
de-