Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-11-15
The Indian war in oregon.

Dates from Portland, Oregon Territory, are
to October II. On the 9th, news was re-
ceiyed that the troops under Major Halter
We're surrounded bv Indians, at point about
twenty five miles from the Dalles. Lleuten-
ant Day Immediately left for The seat of war
with 100 men. Major Halter called for Que
thousand men, and the Portland STANDARD
learns that a requsition has been made out
for that number and forwarded to the proper
officers. It appears to be understood that the
Indians, or majority Of them, have united
for the purpose of exterriuating the whites.
The officers i'll helIudian Department for Or
egon are doing their best to meet the emer
geney.
The following distressing information, from
the Yreka Union, was referred to by tee-
graph:
ION Tuesday morning, 9th instant. large
party OF Indians collected, and started down
Rogue river, killing every man who happened
IN their way. At Evans Ferry, they found
two or three men, whom they murdered, and
then left the river for " aggoner's; they were
met by party of packers, with a large train.
who saw from their appearance that there was
something wrong with them. Presently the
packers looked back and san WaggoneI's
barn on fire, and heard the screams OF women
and children III the house. They then cut
loose their packs, and ran tor their lives The
il dams pursued them closely, killing one of
their mules.
They counted in their flight the bodies of
seven cen white men, who had been murder
ed along the road. Many Of ihese were team
sters, and their loads were scattered in every
direction by the Indians, in searching for am
muniuon and liquor
From Waggoners it appears that the In
lion 81, Ill i l.
down Rogue river, burning and numbering as
they went.
On Wednesday they were overtaken by Ma
jor Fitzgerald, with eighty men. and battle
fought, in which thirty Indians ard ten SOL
d'eGs are reported to have been killed.
Mrs Waggoner and child we've murdered,
and five other families along the route pur-
sued by the Indians are said to have shared
the same fate. The whole number who have
already fallen, from the best accounts, is be-
tween thirty and FORTY
{" AS to the leading causes of this outbreak
the massacre of the miners on the Upper kla-
math, III the latter part of July, the murder of
several packers, teamsters and travellers OH the
different routes near the Oregon boundary
line, and more recently the killing oftwo wag-
oners and their OK Terms near Cottonwood,
by the Indians-all these must still be fresh
III the recollection Of our readers. The mill
tary at Fort Lane, o. T., seemed to be pow er.
less in either restraining or punishing the
marauders, and the goaded population were
at last compelled to rise for their own protec-
ton.
1t is hardly necessary to add that the coun-
try is represented to be in a general commo-
ton, and that volunteers are called from every
section to assist i'll the determination of the
Indians. As II consequence of this, business
and trade is very dull, nor can we look for
any material improvement until the Indians
are entirely subdued, and the lives and prop.
erty Of the people secured against these saw
ages"