The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-04-06
Horrible Massacre of 200 Indians in
Humboldt County.

Between three and four o'clock on Sun.
day morning (26th F0bruary,) AN attack was
made by a party of white mon, upon the
Indians at several villages around Humboldt
Bay. On Indian Island. opposite tho town
of Eureka, moro than forty Indians were
killed, three. iourths of tho number being
women and children. On tho beach, south
of tho entrance to tho bny. forty or fry
Indians were also killed. Report says all
that were ,here--every one--was killed. Ii
10 also reported, aud is no doubt true, TINT
simult aneous attack was mado Gpon tho
village OIL Fol river. From what was known
in Eureka not less than two hundred IL.
disns-men. women nnd chldren-wore
killed on this Sabbath morning.
1t is believed that farmers aud eraz;ors of
Eel river country, who have suffered from
tho Indian dopredations, during the past
year were tho mon who performed tho deed.
Tho cause assigned IS, that tho coast Indians
Furnished arms and ammunition to those in
tho mountains, and gave them asylum
when hard pressed by the volunteers. They
have been seon to take largo quantities OF
beof from the mountains to their houses
near the settlements.
Wo hsvo also tho following lettor on the
same subject from Eureka, Humboldt Bay
Feb. 26;
hasten to lay tho following particulars
before the public through its columns, in
regard to onu of the most cruel and inhu-
man massacres that has ever occurred in
this county--I may say, in California, The
atrocty was perpetrated BY white fcnds.
not because tho victims had committed any
dcpredations whatever, but simply because
the whites thought they were supplying the
| T.. .l,o Mt ~
etc. Tho white mon (miscullod men y who
committed this butchery were encouraged
and quckened on to this bloody work OF do.
sIruction by majority of the citizons and
stock ownors, who say that nothing less than
an extcrInination of an innoccnt, starving
and degraded rnce will quonch their thirsl
for blood and diabolical designs.
|, This morning, Sunday, between 8 and 4
o'clock the pooplo residing on tho Bay wer,
aroused from their slumbers by tho reports
Of pistols, otc which proceeded from Indiar
Island, about tbree.quartcrs OF mile dis
tant, opposite the town Of Eureka. A Smal
boat started from tho city wharf for the
scene of this bloody tragedy, and returned
J with tho Intelligence that tho bodies of abou
3 forty Indians lay stretched on tho lslanC
dead and il is supposed that when the full
particulars arc known, tho number will no
fall short of ono hundred and twenty in all
$ The Aforementioned massacre was beadeC
Gas reported by an Indian, and believed by
majority Of tho poopo) by whito maj
D named BrowR, and four other savhges O
tho mo hue. A gentleman returned frou
the scono Of tho massacre, says that 1t is tn,
most disgusting sight he ever Witnessed.
Since tho above was wrttcn, It has bcel
> reported that similar attacks bavo boel
= made at Bucksport Humboldt Point, an,
i Elk River. The number of Indinns tina
: have 5oen butchered arc Rs yet unknown -
u Whilo am writing, the Indians have kin
Il died fro on the Island. and are at presen
n burning tho dead. CHARLES RossIrER.
-Sax FT1asiseo BulisIin, Mareh 5ih.