Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-11-16

= INDIAN TROUBLES. - The California
papers Of late dates, give accounts of numer-
GUS massacres and depredations by the In
dians in different parts of California and
Oregon, which if not exaggerated show
very bad state of things and forebode
general Indian war.
The Yreka Union of the 18th October con-
tains the following
On Tuesday morning, 9th inst, large
party of Indians collected and started down
Rogue River, killing every white man who
happened to fall in their way. At Evans
Ferry they found two or three men whom
they murdered, and then left the river for
Waggoner on Louise Creek. Just before
they reached W. s they were met by party
of packers with large train, who saw from
their appearance that there was something
wrong with them. Presently the packers
looked back and saw Waggoners barn on
fire, and heard the screams of women and
children in the house they then cut loose
their packs and run for their lives-the In
dia Is pursued them closely, killing one Of
their mules.
They counted in their fight the bodies of
seventeen white men who had been murdered
along the road Many of these were team
sters, and their loads had been scattered in
every direction by the Indians in searching
for ammunition and liquor. From Waggoner's
it appears that the Indians, now nearly all
drunk again started down Rogue River
burning and numbering as they went. On
W ednesday they were overtaken by Ma
Fitzgerald with so men, and battle fought,
in which 80 Indians and 10 soldiers are re,
ported to have been killed.
Mrs. Waggoner and child were murdered
and FIVE other families along the route pur-
sued by the Indians are said to have
shared the same fate. The whole number of
whites who have already fallen, from the best
accounts, is between 80 to so.
The Crescent City Herald Extra, of the
18th, gives the following particulars oil
theopening of an Indian war in Rogue River
Valley
As to the leading causes of this outbreak
the massacre of the miners on the Upper
klamath, in the latter part Of July, the
murder of several packers, transfers anC
travellers on the different routes near thC
Oregon boundary line, and more recently tn,
killing of two wagoners and their OK teams
near Cottonwood, by the lndians-all thes,
must still be fresh in the recollection of oul
readers The military at Fort Lane, q, T..
seemed to be powerless in either restraining
or Furnishing the marauders, and the goadet
population were at last compelled to rise 70
Jacksonville on Tuesday, the 9th inst, an,
the following are the main events which hap
pened up TO that time.
volunteer force Of one hundred, or on
hundred and twenty-five men, had been form
cd, and, after completing their arrange
ments, they proceeded on Sunday evening
the eth inst, to the mouth of Butte Greek
in the vicinity of Fort Lane, in several PAL
ties, according to the number of the Rar
cheras, and commanded respectively b
Mayor Lupton, 80 men, Capt Williams, IA
M.ssrs. Bruce, Miller, and Hayes, eacl
Mr.. Harris Is, and Mr. Newcomb II each, -
EARLY on Monday morning the volunteer
approached the Rancheras, and the Indiar
first fired on the Harris command The hgl
then became general, and ended in the tot,
defeat Of the Indians, 40 of whom left dea
on the field, were afterwards buried by II
military from Fort Lane,
Of the volunteers II men were wounded
one of their number, Major Lumpton, wi
had received an arrow in the left breast die
on Monday night, and another, named ohel
plrd, wounded in the abdomen, it is thong
will not recover.
The Oregon papers are filed most exclusiv
ly with accounts OF the Indian depreciation
in Oregon and Washington Territories.
General Palmer, the Indian Superintende
publishes a letter, in which it is stated tn
the chief of the WascOs report that propose
have been mace TO all the tribes East of Il