The Shasta courier., 1855-01-20
The 1ndiams---Ueetipg of C;,.
Pittsburu ens Of

/ Pittsbnry. Aens Of
Pursuant to the adjournment of tho
held in Pittsburg on the Cd of January :. ."ee'ng
| into consideration the starving conoit;o, :" .ake
Indians in this vicinity" the meetins wa. y. The
| to order on the evening of the 18th Jann.aned
Mr.. Henry Jones. the President. The ;'y m,;y by
Of the last meeting were read and approxnI uIu'es
On motion. D. C. johnson. of S,;n,'u
Geo. Woodman, of Cow Greek; - Iau';r
Churn Town, and James Logan. of P;,,.h''o OF
were added to the Committee to draw nm g.
lntions expressive of the opinions and u;s,o, ESQ,
the people in regard to the present condi,;on os
the Indians. VI
The following resolutions were then reported
which were unanimously adopted: u'
Resolced. That whereas, to our personal lno,,.
ledge, the Pitt River, McCloud, and other IuE
ans nhabiting this entire section of country ~
in suffering condition for the want OF nrn,.;
sons, our streets and doors being continnan,.
thropged with the miserable, emaciated form. y
these people, begging for food. compelling ~.
either to support the whole tribe or witna,.
cases of actual starvation. We, therefore. deen
it our duty to take some action in the ca.
through which relief may be furnished them
temporarily. and likewise to greater extsn,
than our individual meaps will permit.
Resolved That relief ought to be furnished
these Indians In some manner, from the funds nj
the disposal of the Superintendent of Indian
Affairs for the benefit of the California Indian.
and as it appears from late information received
from the superintendent. that he has no author,
ty to give them relief in their present location.
and as the latepess of the season prevents their
removal to the Nome Lackee Reservation, we
therefore, believe that temporary Reservation
at least ought to be established in this vicinity
Their condition calls for immediate relief, which
could only be afforded by collecting them at
some point in this immediate section.
Resol0ed, That whereas no action has been
taken by the Superintendent of Indian Affairs
for the relief of these people. although the rigors
Of winter are bat just commencing, promising
a still greater degree of suffering among them
we wish to call the attention OF the country to
the facts.
lst. That an appropriation of three hundred
thousand dollars was made by Congress at its
last session, TO be applied to the benefit Of the
California Indians.
2d That there are at this time about one
thousand Indians on the Pitt and McCloud Ry.
ers, Cow Greek and their tributaries, whose
principle resort for food. game, fish, acorns &c.
have failed, chiefly from the advance Of the
whites into this country, and consequently they
are annually impeled to thelts, robberies and
depredatlons to support life, resulting IN open
warfare and the enactment of the bloody scenes
which have so far attended the settlement of this
part OF the State; and which must ever be the
case until some provision is made for them
And we know of no principle, either of Justice
or policy, by which these tribes shall be exclu-
ded from the benefits of means designed to ale-
viate their condition, as well as furnish some
security for the peace and property of the whites
inhabiting this section OF the State in common
with other SECTIONS.
Resolved That while we desire that these In
dians should be relieved at present, in the way
and manner provided by law, and the acts of the
superintendent, we hold it impoitic that such
enormous expenditures shonld be squandered in
permanent Reservations in the heart of the
country, which is populaiing more rapidly than
any other ever did. That such a policy is inju-
rious to the best interests of the State and pro-
ductlve OF no permanent gnod tn the Indians AZ
they must eventually again be rtmuved snd
we believe that less snm distributed among
them annually, in times of need, ilr grain and
cutivating their friendship and confidence,
would, IN two or three years. gain their consent
to be removed to region sci apart by nature for
their reception, where they may repose und.-
turbed by white settlements for years to come
the western portion of + he great Interior Ba,in
not exceeding pne hundred miles from Fort
Reading, and connectins with that point by
good wagon road.
On motion.
Resoiued, That Committee of three be ap-
pointed to correspond with the Indian Agent,
Indians together with the proceedings of this
meeting.
Geo. Woodman, G. X; Street, and d. c. Johns
son, were appointed TO act on this Committee.
On motion,
Resolued, That in case no action is taken for
the relief OF these tribes. that Committee Of
live be appointed TO receive donations from indi-
viduals for their temporary relief
Henry Jones, of Pittsburg; Geo. Woodn,an,
OF Cow Greek - Dryden. of Still Water;
- Lewis, OF Chnrn Tawp, and J. A. Driebel-
bis, OF Pitt River Ferry, We're appointed to act
on said Committee,
Resolred, That J. A. Drebebis, ESQ., is RECON-
mended la the Superintendent Of Indian Affairs
AS fitting persou--fIom his intimate acqnaint-
ance with the language apd feelings of the lnd-
ans-for the appointment ot Sub-Agent for this
District
Resoloed, That the Secretary furnish copy of
me proceedings ot this meeting 10 The Editor of
The Shasta Courier for publication.
HENRY JoSEs President
II. e. STREET, Secretary.
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