Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-06-15
Daily a|iraiaiaa.
Tho Indian War in Carson Valloy.
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ant particulars Of tho recent massacre by tho In.
dnns in Washuo.
The first accounts received here of the fight be-
tween the Indians and whites ON tho Truekec
were in some respects exaggerated Tho Indians
did not exceed five hundred; the whites numbered
one hundred and six. of whom about thirty lost
their lives. The disposition shown by tho federal
aud State rulhortics to immediately suppress nnv
further hostllities has manifested itself in do 'isvo
acts, The troops sent forward by Gcn Clark, tho
arms and ammunition furnished the State by COM
manl of that otlirer. the numerous volunteer COM
pauirs which have already and are about march.
int to the scenes o. slaughter together with tho
citizens Of the valley, will prove all sufficient to
protect the settlements against nny farther Indian
hostilites until the general government can send
forward troops from Sat Lake OF elsewhere to rc-
llevc the volunteer forces.
Il nnrcnrs that these hostile Indians. having
struck a sudden aud fearful blow, have either
scattered aud retired 10 their mountain wids, or
that they hnye formed u junction with the Indians
further north, and threaten descent upon tho nm.
protected border settlements OF Sierra county.
Prolnpt and energetic measures, however, have
hccu taken to rcpel the foe, in TINT direction
There seems to be somo slight foundation Tor n
surmise that portion OF tho Pyramid Lake
warriors have mado detour aronnd tho Nasho
settlements and gained II tnothold in Strawberry
Valley. This report, however has not been th3ro-
ughly confirmed.
Mormons nrc at tho bottom OF tho Indian distur-
hance and the press calls upon tho government to
publish the trcasonous horde who have no oGlcn
stccped their hands in tho blood of our citizens
The indications are now that y general combna
iion Of Indian, from Oregon to Now Mexico hns
taken place. A letter from Mr. ). Pnrdy. dated
Fort Barhanin, Nav, ! states that the Apnches
had for srmr weeks past been remarkable quiet,
abstaining from stealing stock or committing 9th
er rnvagcs. but that everything indicates their
gathering IN great force for general war. Sim
ul,ancou- with this hostile disposition of the Apa
ches we find their neigh hbors, the Nnvaioes on tho
war path ia the north: the Mohayes, III tho west,
the Tonton ou the northern bank of tho Giln the
pah-ttoS If Western Utah, already in the field 10.
gcther with the Shoshoncs, tho Pit River nnd
Snake Creek Indians, mud somo tribes from Salt
Lake country Throughout region OF not less
than six hundred miles square the fiery cross y
of tho savage has been sped, nnd the far distant
tribes, whose hunting grounds nre entirely sepor
ate from each other, have been brought to net in
concert n..ainst the whites. These disturbances
radnte from n common ccntre-Salt Lakeland
no rational doubt cnn remain upon tho mind ot
any one who will giye the subject cool reflection.
that the "specd MaIisc speed" Of tho general In
dian outbreak has proceeded from tho Mormoh',
anxious to wreak yengnncc on the Gcnlle9. and
yet using tho sayages for that purpose IN order to
screen their own completely.
We have uat received ceniirmatl ION Of another
horrible massacre IN Irnckec, which must have
been prcpe,ratcd between the Stli aud th Of May.
o. c. Stone saw the bodies of seven men which
wcrc murdered II few miles below the bower
CROSSING, Of the river. They were seen also by
another person, who came up with Captain Curtis,
of The ron,miasHiy rcei pnry They supposed
IN comprise party which lett Virginia itv on
the 9th ui May. for ospeeing in the red bluff of
the Truykee. despatch from Virginia Guy,
May l., gictS tie appended Additional articuarS
Al
Iamer. tnes, kng, Charles Palmer and Marco
Cuesa,ick. left here Saturday. 9Th. for Pyramid
Like \, Rel Bluff, Trurkca river. they were
Joined Lv john Gibson and alr. Garfield, recently
from O.n,ilcr They left Rcd Bluff Monday morn.
ins, for Pyramid Lake Their Lpdios have been
found in Wl!eughhy river four miles from tho
place Of departure showing that they were mnr-
dercd the day ii o. lofi X I'd Bluff. Tlis was the
day ON which the massacre ut Williams Station
took place
A Gentleman rr m Washoe informs the M7u,.
htiH, Democrat that the cause Of tho present uut-
break nmare the Pah Utes wn, the unproyoked
shpntn. OF Wiuncmuck, the head chief. by
white man, who rudr into camp and shut him Mt
sight Tho Entcrp'is" says that the whites and
the Pahl'tGs entered int" II treaty, three years
since to gulrentcc mutual restitut Dn ul stolen pro-
pcrtv, which treaty has been more honestly com.
Piled with ~ the Indians than own reople--
The country in tho vicinity Of Pyramid I4nka is
considered thclf Own anu was Set apart
for them hy Major Dodge. 1t was solemlv pro-
missed to tkcm us their home, where they could
forever remain unint"rfered with hy tac whites
Recently, However. the latter hnHc "tcfunched
upon this main with their stock, 0nl the lndi
ans have naturally become nlarne', hcj' wing that
their home was about tu BE- wreste1 from them.-
The Enterprise cunnsels moderation, and advises
a conference with the chiei-, for the Indians will
not be drsed from Pyramid without n struggle.
A dcspatrh WAS received here n few days since
from Forest Hill. Sierra county, stating that 800
Indians were making descent on that place, and
asking aid. The Marysyille appeal rcmnrks:
Our city was thrown into ieveris, excitement yes
terday afternoon by the arrival of several lele.
graphic dispatches, stating that the Indians were
collecting in large numbers at Sierra Valley, and
making threats nf hostile descent upon tho white
citizens Of that region of country.
The town crier employed, and after night
fall aroused tho citizens by culling upon them to
assemble u mass meeting in front Of the Western
Hotel.
At eight o'clock five or six hundred persons
had assembled. The meeting was called to order
by Colonel Milford, who, after briefly declaring
it's object, read despatch calling for aid.
Jaie nd vices from the Mosava aro ominous Of
renewed disturbances with the tribes that live on
the Yuma The punishment they received last
year from Col. IIoffmans command is perhaps
forgotten, aud MS tho hostages then delivered up
were killed in an attempt to escape from Fort Yu.
ma. they have great desire to keep the peace.
Major Carlton, Of the First Dragons, with Lleuts.
Carr and Davis Of the same regiment; Doctor Let
terman. of the medical Staff L. S. A., with eighty
Unlisted men of b and X Companies, First Dragons
are encamped on the Muhave, twelve miles below
where the Salt Lake road leaves that river, and in
the heart Of TIE country of those Indians. who for
the last syear two have been waylaying and
numbering our citizens, wherever thoy found them
unarmcd and at their mercy. On the 10Th ut.,
while en- route to their present camp, ono Of the
Majors fankins parties under command Of 1t.
Davis came on two Indians whom they attempted
To make prisoners in which attempt the Lieutenant