Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-08-15
Our Coast Correspondence.

AhCATA, aug. o. 1000.
EDITORIAL FRIEND My episle of the lst inst.
LEFT us a community, quite free from Interrupt
tons 10 our usual happiness and quiet, and
nothing seemed pending TO interrupt the daily
ovocations or eDjoyments of any one. The pres
ent week was usbered in with serenely calm
Sabbath day, and sanctuary privileges" Mon
day opened with the busy hum Of the industrious /;
children started off to school as usual every
thing seemed auspicious of continued rcjoicings,
and everything like CONSERVATION from the pres
such was the forewarnng calm. About 10 o'clock
boy came rushing into town on horseback,
Shouting The " Indians are at Phillips place and
have shot Sam. Miner" Sooner than can write
it. the town was alive with people making prepa-
ration TO 90 to the rescue. All things here were
lorsaken preachers, lawyers, doctors, merchants,
clerks,-evcry male citizen capable of bearing
arms became soldier to pursue the enemy and
defend the town. Word was sent to Company
C, and Captain Miller and squad of that Com
pany were soon ready to lend assistance. and the
news meeting Col. Whipplc on his way from Fort
a few hours had two detachnents of braves en-
route for the conflict. The families in the out
skirts of the village became very much alarmed
and hurriedly fed from their homes to Jacoby' g
brick store for safety. Those who went to the
place of attack found it not quite so serious as
to numbers of the enemy as at first apprehended,
but that deadly brutal work had been done by
the ruthless savages, and that they had fed
Poor Miner was found lying helpless, shot by both
bali and arrow, and his neck badly cut with his
own aye. Being quite sensible lie described the
attack one Indian shot rife, another an arrow,
and then the same one who shot the arrow ran
up and struck him with the axe He and another
man were logging their claim was situated
about one mile from The town plaza. His COM
panion had just started down with the loaded
team, and he was left alone, and had been thus
situated twice before OH that morning. The
creeping stealthily up they made their brave
charge upon him, shooting him first in the back.
lie lived only about nine hours. On Tuesday
he was buried the services were solemnly con
ducted and an unusually large concoursc OF
friends and citizens followed his remains TO the
grave. OF more than ordinary correctness OF
moral habits, universally esteemed, he was so
suddenly and brutalIy torn away from his place
among tbe living, it seems quite impossible to
realize it. The camp Of the Indians was found
a few rods from where they secreted themselves
for the attack, and it indicated the presence OF
but four or Ave of them, and that but for short
time. Owing to the dry condition of the ground
aud grass their tracks of coming TO, or going
from camp, could not be traced, although Capt
Miller and several parties of citizens tried so to
do. You will readily conceive the general alarm
this attack, so near the village. caused among
us. The public pulse ran quickly up to rapid
beats, aud general preparation is observable by
every one to guard against similar surprise
Every hOnse is prepared with firearms and am
munition, watch.dng1 are plenty, aud no one
work in the suburbs unarmed
Turning from the gloom Of their own mme-
diate surroundings, aud setting fear of Indian
raids al noNshi for a seasOn The people of Area
Ia, patriotic to the core, set apart Thursday tie
Gih inst, and in response TO the Presidents proc
lamatiOn, aud their own joyousness over the vie
tories by land and sea, attending our National
arms entered into the spirit of making it n
National Thanksgiving day" There was a
united religious service at the Methodist Church
Revds. Mr. Priddy and Mcdonald officiating, to
which there was "A very general attendance o
interested citizens, and decOrnm bcfttiug the
occasion was observed. Besides the observance
Of the day in church, there was the customary
reloiclngs OF more worldly character, parIak
ing however, Of that spiritual essence that comcth
from Bourbon county, Kentucky, and other places
quite us famous on the other side of The cont
. uQut-Vpuupl here ouautit IN Suit frnn from
all vile adultefotlons by our popular townsman,
/ Wallace. There was also a general partaking OF
/ thanksgiving viands in every household, around
the iestal board. TO appease the cravings of the
inner man the products of vineyard, garden
dairy and hennery were cOnscripted, aud the APP
pearance Of many table, indicated folgl play in
! the draft That every member OF our army and
navy had participated in ii Thanksgiving din
ner " as good as ours is my earnest hope, and
may this days thanksgiving by the people OF the
nation, be the harbinger Of that coming peace
aud restoration that is speedily to cnsue; pur
fed indeed as by fire, but freed from every ele
ment that shall ever again tarnish the glory o
the Union.
In the way Of husbandry Onr frugal and indus
triOus farmers are now mostly occupied in hay
ing; weather for hay making has been very
abundant OF late, and tuns upon tuns of good
sweet savored timothy is now being slowed away
for future consumption. Our dairies are turning
out less butter as The grass grows shorter, but
goodly supply has accumulated, aud much has
also been sent away to the miners of Salmon and
klamath. who now days have frequent opporlu
nifty to spread their 3" hot cakes " with . fresh
dairy butter, in rolls" instead Of the iron bound
Goshen" that Of yorc was their only supply
and which frequently made up in strength any
lack in quality.
To me. . " locker on" and an outsider, the
mercantile interests OF our community seems to
suffer an interruption from the abandonment of
the various ranches that year or two since nd
ded their quota to the affairs Of trade. The ac.
tive hustle that formerly was constantly TO be
seen around and in the Wholesale aud forwarding
houses OF the town, seems now limited to period,
cal starts, aud only when several pack trains can
come in and go out together to which course
they are compelled from hostility of Indians
through The country they have to pasa On such
occasions there is noise and activity disoernable
in every avenue of traffic, and the clouds of dust
arising upon the arrival of these trains reminds