Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-05-11
Omuills DaiIq Dntte RerurN.
California Indian Chiefs.

iedu NhIGi OF All me trtbrs between
the Consumes and Marced; aged
about torty-fvc years, SIX foot tail,
straight as an arrow, ii majestic fore>
head and keen, penetrating loqk-ne
was the Red Jachet Of the Sierra Ncya-
da, well educated (whlle under the
charge Of the Padres at Santa Clara
Mission he probably the most apt Of
all the Indians in the mines. THIS
chief vas very ari-tocratic, and had
many peculiar notions Zone OF which
was unvarylng honc>ty,) although ecn-
erally well informed and good In2u-
ist and Spanish scholar, his pride OF
character wonld not allow him to con
verse with the whites only through an
Interpreter, his native dignity seeking
a higher aim than the commentaries OF
the English language. Five chiefs un-
der lasuchc were, Pack-no, Antonio,
Polo, Alcaidr Charley, and Panchito.
Uasuc.e died on the VI ke,umnc river,
at u Frcnchman's store, some time IN
the winter OF lSJl-2 1t IS supposed
that he was poi onrd, as when lntoXl-
Gated he was particularly down on
the French, and IN fact every other
nation except the Americans, and dur
Ing these tantrums was very quarrel
some, frequently so abusive TO The Spa
nish and NleXican, as to bc intolerahlc.
After the mines were first discover
ed, at Webcr's old Dry DiggiugS, Mess
Challcs NJ. Weber, DR.. l,bolI, James
Woods and Jane Savage, were trad
ing with the mincars and indians at
tha, place. About this time, June or
July, lo4S, Mr. Weber returned 10 his
ranch, near Stockton, and while there
was visited by lIasuclc and some OF the
under chIefs Mr.. Weber told the In
diats of the discovery and explained to
them the value Of the metal, a.d that
it was evident there was also gold on
the Caleveras, near lla1nches ranche-
ria, and that if he would 90 up inno
tn. mountains with his lrlbe, and sue
cced in fndiuL gold, 1t would be
great benefit to the Indians OF that re-
gion. IIasuchc accordingly detailed
.Alcalda Charley, and five or >lX OF hl~
tribe to accompany Mr.. Weber on ms
return to the diggmgs, TO zee tue gold
and learn how the miners obtained II;
their objcc Ing to return and search
for gold on the CalcveraS. Af',r some
time AIcaldc Chorly returned to his
rancher!a on tie S;anislans, mustered
his tribe and started to discover gold ;
proceeding up Car>on's Creek, to a
small gulcl emtyiag into tht creek
rear where the town Of Carson Is now
situated, hero they discovered gold.
Thi, was.thc ii 81 20 d discovered IN tn"
Southern mines, or south OF the old
Dry Diggings at Hang own. The next
discovery Of gold was at Woods Creek
which was also made by one Of Alcalde
Charl VS. Indian. The chief Is now
llvin. near Murphy's, worthless and
miserable drunkard.
PAcK-xo, the ch ef of the tribes on
Stani,laus, was a civilized Ind an, who
had once belonged to the Mission Of
Santa Clara, he was the most active
Iudian in the mountains, an excellent
horseman, brave and daring. lie had
great influence over his tribe, which
numb red some two hundred warriors,
women and children.
ALCAlDE CHARLEY-ThiS chlei was
kind of sub In the service of ii"su-
che. and was very important Chatao-
ter at the time oi the gold discovery,
he was one Of the stoutc,t Indians III
mountains, aged about twenty-five or
thirty, and weighing about 23O pounds,
he was IA peri ct giant IN strengh and
symmetry, his frame of iron was KNIT
tooethrr with sincws of steel. This
chief once packed two hundred pounds
of -four from NJ Leans Ferry, on the
Stan;slaus. to Vallecito, (to'mcrly cal
led the head of Coyote Creok, } John
Murphy employed him to perform the
feat. ;.
PoLo--This chief was Wild lndl-
an, and formerly one of the most sue
cesstnl horse thieves in the m'nes. Pre-.
viously he was under-chief in Hasu-
cbe's tribe, but rrbollcd, after" ards
carr,irg On a bloody and relentless war
for several years. The reason That
Polo became obstreporous, so IaSuche
sand, wa that he wished to steal horses