The Shasta courier., 1855-03-03
Reply to "Pro Bono Publieo.y

EDS. SHASTA CoURIER:-We notice an account
of certain transaction in your paper of the 18th
inst, in which we are held up to the censure of
the public, and which is so utterly false that, in
Justice to ourselves, we feel bound to give true
statement of the affair alluded to- through the
same medium. We are not aware what reasons
the gentleman signing his name "Pro Bono Pub
icO" has for making statements which he knows
to be so utterly false
We have been living in this vicinity for about
three months; our occupation is hunting deer
by that we make opr living. We have been
frequently annoyed by the depredaiions of the
lndinns-by their stealing our game before we
could bring our mules to pack it from where we
had killed Notwithstanding a number of
them have been in the habit Of, frequenting cur
cabin for food, when they had nothing 10 eat,
with which we always supplied them.
On the morning of the day mentioned in your
paper. we were about to start cut on the hunt,
when five Indians came to our cabin and wanted
something to eat, which we gave them. We in
tended to start immediately, but our Indian boy,
feeling somewhat alarmed, would not stay alone,
and we concluded TO remain. One of the FIVE
Indians armed with large sheath knife,
and but few minutes had elapsed after we
concluded to remain at home, when the one
with the knife rushed upon NJ wounding
him in the neck. Nj. drew his revolver and
killed him. At the same instant c. with his
rifle, shot another; the third fed and left us
alone. We then Immediately started for DR..
Winsells TO have the wound dressed, as it was
bleeding profusely it however proved to be not
seriods.
In week or ten days after this occurrence,
when NJ. had nearly recovered, he was out hunt
ing, when he was surprised by the appearance
of six more of the same tribe, who commenced
discharging their arrows at him. He Immediate
y killed one with his gun and two moro with
his revolver-the remaining three fled out ui
sight. M. then returned to camp, after shooting
away the last ball. In few days after this last
occurrence NJ. caught sight of some Indians
near the camp. They had been after more deer.
NJ. shot the one that had the deer on his back,
and killed him.
Insehe fore part of this notice we stated that
we knew of no reason why the gentleman who
made the first statement made it so falsely
1t is true we know of no sufficient reason, but
we do know of slight one, and it was probably
sufficient to excite his antjpatby against us. 1t
is this: our refusal to supply him with young
Indian boys and girls to sell, as he is very
privately engaged in slave trading on a small
scale. He will perhaps remember taking a small
boy away from squaw named Lucy, under pre-
tence OF setting him to watching hogs at the
Canon House. When he got the boy there, he
was placed in the stage and sent down to Coin
sa-for which this moral gentleman received
tue SUN oi - uoiiarS In payment Tor his froL-
bic, bm NOT for the slaue! Oh no
This is tile only reason we can imagine for his
i'll feeling towards US.
And now, in his own words we would ask, is
there no law that can reach such cases? Is
there no Indian Agent that can restore these
children to their parents, and punish this fiend
In human shape-we cannot call him man
this tender-conscienced Doctor II
SAMUEL Cook.
NJ MACON