The Nevada Democrat., 1862-04-15
Indian Troubles in Honey Lake valley.


peal, writing from Longvine, April 9th,
says the Pi-utes about Honey Lake Valley
have again commenced their depredations,
and the whole male population is up in
arms 10 resist the saveges
Some time ago they butchered in cold
blood young man by the name of Hicks,
at Deep Hole Springs, and threw his body
into one of the deep springs. They next
plundered the teams of Mr.. Merriam, while
the drivers were gathering up their oxen.
After this they attacked Mud Springs.
station some twenty miles from the Valley.
but the inmates made such a desperate re-
sistance that the lavages were compelled to
retire, as several OF the Indians were Sc
verely wounded from the shots of the
whites. OF late much stock was missing
from the Valley, and the owners commence
ed TO herd their stock during the day. In
the meantime the Indians kept lowering
around the edge Of the Valley, and on the
morning of the 9th March. Messrs Boyn.
ton u Woods found that about two hundred
head of their cattle had been driven off the
night previous by the Indians. A compa.
ny of fifty men started 10 pursuit Of the In-
dians and cattle, the Indians having two
days start of the whites. AT Smoke
Creek. they overlook some of the Indians
with the poorest of the stock, and recap
tured some fifty head; but the ground
was so soft from the recent rains that the
footmen made better time than those on
horses; and as much of the stock was butch.
cred by the red skins along the road, far
ther pursuit was considered useless, and the
settlers returned without intlicting punish
ment on the copper.colored rascas. Last
Monday, two Indians, mounted on ponies,
rode up TO George Lathrop's place, sixteen
miles below Susanville. Mr.. Lathrop, Mr..
Merriam and Chinaman were at home,
aud as the Indians had very suspicious
appearance, they we're looked upon by
Messrs. Lalhrop and Merriman as spies,
and they concluded to keep them confined
until further deliberations; but the Indians
resisted desperately, and in the encounter
knocked down Merriam with the breach of
their guns. The Chinaman clinched one
in the act of jumping through window,
and was about giving him the length of bis
knife, but for the interference of Mr.. La
throp, who intended to secure them without
doing them any bodily harm. The Indians
finally got loose from them. and as they
tried TO escape, both we're shot dead before
they could get out Of reach Of the guns of
Messrs. Lathrop and Merriam. On the fol.
lowing Wednesday, the Sd, two days after
the foregoing encounter, twelve Indians.
mounted, came to Lathrop's, and halted
within gunshot of the house. One Of the
men went TO them, and enquired the cause
which brought them there in such hostile
attitude. They said that they wanted TO
know what had become of the two Indians.
The man answered that he did not know
what had become Of them. when they in
formed him that be was liar. He bad no
sooner arrived OF the house than the Indi-
ans commenced TO fire on all in sight of the
place and in the meantime the whites, of
which there were eleven about the place
had made preparations to receive them.
Three or four of the Indians tumbled of
their ponies, but they were taken up behind
the others and carried of. -Four guns and
one pony we're secured. One of the men
by the name of Harris, Is 80 badly shot thnt
there is little hope Of bis recovery. Last
night two men from Susanvlle arrived here
for the purpose of procuring ammunition,
and left again this morning on foot. with
tbirty.three pounds apiece. A general Indi-
an war is anticipated by the settlers, and
several are starting from here in the morn
ing with ammunition and guns for the Val.
ley.