Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-03-30
MASSACRE OF INDIANS IN
CALIFORNIA.

OF California having recently been pre-.
scented to the Legislature Of thar State
for tasmtri. A corresTopd,nt Of the
San Francisco Aha Cahf6rRfa gives a
historyol The o7ersti,n uf one ofihe mill.
lary companies WHO wish 10 be paid for
their services in vxlrrmina,ing the poor
savages. The recital j. horrible one,
and Ne would fain believe that tie story
!. greatly exaggerated. but the character
4 our Indian wars is such as to give
support to tie charges made. Il appears
that body Of volunteers, under Lieut..
langley, known as the Piu River
Rangers, organized Cor the protection Of
the valley, encamped last SUMMER at
Loekhari's Ferry, on PIT River, where
they commenced drinking and carousine.
Here they formed the plan Of attacking
tribe known rs the Rolf Indians. a
/ quiet and pracrahle band. fine com.
pany, which numbered twenty one, ar.
rived At the Indian camp at night. and
commenced furious attack. The camp
was taken completely by surprise, as the
'ludians knew thry were innocent Of any
/ drpredalions, and were confident of the
kind feelings Of the whites towards them.
/ The greater part Of the male Indians fird
at the outset, ard the inbuman white
troop perprtraied a brutal massacre upon
the squass aud children The aceoun,
saysi
The attacking party rushed upon
them blowing out their brains, and -plh-
ting open their skulls with tomahawks.
Lii'l" children IN baskets, and even babes.
had their heads smashed 70 pieces or cut
open. Mothers and infants shared the
common late. The screams and cries Of
Ibe victims were frigluful to hear. but no
snppiica'ions could avail TO avert the
work Of deyli>h butchery. Il will scarce
ly be credited lha, this horrible scene oe.
CURED IN Chri-tan California, within a
few days travel of the State capital. Hu-
manity sickens At the thought Many of
; the iugliives were chased and shot a. they
ran. Where whole families had been
huicherrd was Indicated by heaps Of
bodies composed Of The mother and her
lulle ones. Tie children. scarcely able
10 run. todded towards the iqaaw- for
! protection. crying with fright. bot were
= overiakeu, slaughtered like Wild animals,
and thrown into piles. From under
{ some haycocks. whore sJme af ,hr,n had
taken rriugr, they were dragged out and
u slain. One woman got into "a pond hole,
u where she bid herself under the grass,
d with her head above water, pud couccaled
= her papppose ON the bank in basket.
" She was discovered and her head blown
= 10 pieces. the muzzle nf the gun being
islaee'l against hes sbull, AMI the child
was drowned in ihr pond. The ground
was covered with blood, aud the brush
= wood ranches, Of which were fly or six.
d ~, were flied with the dead bolirs. Old
2 drcriped -quaw-, young girl. and infants.
? none were spared. Guns, knives and
y haiehets were uspA, int tie fyorife
T" mrthod appears % have been siaring in
.r tie bead with iomahawk.. Tie blush
1i Of dawn shoue npon This fearful spectacle.
! and the massacre went on.
nI Some 0l these wryiched creatures had
E lived willi the very men who now struck
'e them down. Thus they bad brcome. in
ir a mrasure. intimate wilh ihrn, and had
ID other claims ii an the common humanity
O. which ought 10 acluais every breast.
y Boz even this relationship did not suffice
- TO save them. O1e Of the butchers
o. named L-e, bad been attended TO, while
~ siek almost 20 death, i,y lhe Indian wo.
r. men, who hsd shown bin nll tbe simple
to kindaras inculcaivd by their rude IDEAS
Il oi charity and hospitality. The wretch
~ ed beings booked around IL their terror ,
r sons Of lhen recognizing tiIe man whose
- lts lAey had saved, eried out LIE
70 Lee raising their hands towards him
T. wiih gestures oi .upplirafion hat in vain.
b. lie Was among ihs npsi iuiu iaia OF the
81 part y, and Hiirreard. boa-ird 0i ilr nam-
:. hrr - -tdls b. had spli, open. aad ex-
hiJ.tsd ISIS iDmalask, hacked and broken
IA tlis dieadfsi WoFk.T
q Il is stated that when the slaughter
!. wss over, more than sixty 5quaas we're
tsahd drad On the field. Tie Indian
buis we're tbeH ~ oH lifr, nnd The smell
70 q burning f~sh. tis cracking Of the
a. Aasass. aisd cinuds Of smoke. marked the
losing se~n~ n ihe Hagrdy. The In.
dams efspi down a night and earried
III away a iea ~ tiis remnants 0f the bodies
Il sod continued % g. 20 until shs rsmallis
i,s.eame - aH.Hsise and decomfs,srd that
iiseY e,siiii naa sv Fsmsvsd. TIE res
=. asrs lefl prey 70 the inzzarls. and ID.
iss.Hes BE Lirtehing llsfe yef. Theil
~ mafslsfgfs How elaim pay q the Calilor.