, 1858-09-03
INDIAN TROUBLES ox FRAZER RIVER.

2Sth ult In the Victoria Gazette Of the gath
25th and s6th, we find full particulars OF th'
late Indian disturbances on Frazer River, whicl
at the oa:set, as is usual in such cases, greatly
exaggerated the number Of whites killed. W.
quote as follows from the Gdsette:
"0n the 18th, aparty Of 1874 men left Fort Yale
for the scene Of Indian disturbances, under the
command Of Messrs. Snyder, Graham and Yates
After proceeding IS miles, Graham and A ol
the men made halt, while the remainder, under
Snyder and Yates, continued their march to the
Indian Ranchcria near Chinese Bar. There they
made treaty with the Indians, 200 in number,
and having left letter stating their proceedings,
with the Chief for Graham, proceeded above.
On the 10th, Graham and his party moved for
ward and reached the Rancheria on the Goth.
The Indians hoisted a white flag and showed
Graham the letter from Snyder The party appre-
hending no danger, canped for the night, detail
ing four or FIVE men as sentrics. Near midnight
the Indians attacked the camp, and, it is believed,
butchered all the men except two, who made
their escape and reached Fort Yale on Saturday.
One Of them, German, says he was awakened
by the discharge Of three shots in quick success
sion, when he crawled into the bushes and hid
HIMSELF passing over eight dead bodies in his
retreat From this Place Of eonceaimeut he saw
the Indians horribly multiate thirty eight bodies
and cast them into the river. In an hour or two
be yentured from his hidiDg;place, and proceeded
to Fort Yale"
The above is from the Gazette Of the 25th.
Here Is the other side Of the picture, taken from
the same paper Of the 26th:
It seems that only part Of the story told at
Fort Yale on Saturday night and published in
this paper on yesterday, istrue; that's, so much
as relates to the starting out Of the three compa
nies from Fort Yale, the making Of the treaty Of
peace by Capt Snyder, and the subsequent ar
riysl at the Indian camp Of Capt Graham's
company. Here the Indians showed Graham the
treaty, and were friendly, and at night the whites
camped near the Indian rancheria A party Of
Indians who had been out on "war hunt" re-
turned to the rancheria about eleven O'Clock at
night and seeing company Of whites eneamped
near their huts, fired upon them without giving
any notice Of their presence. Before the fire was
returned or repeated, the friendly Indians gave q
signal, and succeeded in preventing further hos
tilities; then full explanation was made, and the
newly arrived Indians signiasd their willingness
70 abide BY the treaty, and regretted the firing,
and the whites were pacifed. Capt. GrAhama and
his first lieutenant were both killed outright and
one or two Of his company wounded.
The courier who brought the news Of the mas
sacre Of all his comrades to Fort Yale, and created
the excitement at that place which prevailed on
Saturday night and Sunday morning last, think
ing there was surprise. to be followed by q
massacre took to the woods and made good his
retreat into Fort Yale without waiting TO hear
the explanation given above. The balance Of bis
story Is untrue. The company were to continue
their march up the river. Nothing further had
teea heard from Capts. Snyder and Yates.
Two men were drowned last week in coming
through the Upper Big Canyon, and during the
three days Of Thursday, Friday and Saturday last,
eight dead bodies were taken out Of Frazer river
three without heads The finding Of these
bodies had given color 70 the story Of the horri-
bic massacre. and had tended greatly to incense
the mi ers They are now paeifcd, and it is
thought there viii bo little more trouble with the