Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1864-02-13
Light Ahead.


the lower portion of the county may be prepared
for any emergency that may arise:
FoRT CASTOR, Jan. &C. 1864
FRIEND GORDON Feeling the necessity of
warning the citizens of Big Flat and Cox's Bar,
Trinity river, of the danger which menaces them
in common with all the small settlements
bordering on the Indian country, write this to
ask you to find some way to notify them of their
danger. As possible Col. whipple in
tends sending a detachment from this Battalion
to protect them in the meantime thew must pro-
tect themselves. It is advisable that they keep
as closely together as possible, and that they
have strong house or some other place in which
they may resist an attack should it come.
There are now four companies here. Capt
Ousley, of Company B. has been absent eight
days in the direction of Orleans Bar with twenty
men, and yesterday Lieut. Hale, of Company B,
with fourteen men, started for same place The
war from this time forth will be infphrv- hot
one for poor q. Lo.n. Our Trinity boys are in
good fighting trim and always willing to i'm
prove the first opportunity. Lieut.. Middleton
and his escort detachment are now doing duty
with the Company. He is now acting Post Ad-
Watson is still A. 40. NJ, and A. c. s.. at this
Post. Dusky, of Douglas City, is almost well r
Leonard, of Canon creek, is getting along. finely
Hickman is again on duty. Col Whipple has
gained the confidence of both officers and men
BY his steadfast endeavors to bring this war to q
close: He has waited patiently for men enough ;
he has now got them, and before long you may
look out for hot work and good news.
The war commenced in Hoopa valley this
morning. A Digger rancherie attacked be-
fore daylight, but only two bucks were killed.
None of our boys were hurt
This sounds more like business than anything
we have read or heard since the commence
ment of the Indian campaign, and hundreds of
anxious hearts are praying that once commenced
the Indian fighters will never stop until the saw
age enemy is totally ext,minated or removed
where they can do nc harm.
In this connection it affords us pleasure to no.
tice that Assemblyman Wiley has taken hold of
the Indian matter in earnest, and that his effort
bids fair to result in much good to the Indian
scourged counties along the coast In the As
sembly, on the 5th, he introduced preamble and
war, the extent of which was not known or sus
pected in other parts of the State. Here are the
resolutions:
Resolred by the Assembly the Senate concur
ring, That his Excellency the Governor be re-
quested to use his best endeavors to have suf-
fcient number of troops sent to the scene of hos
tilites Immediately will give security to what
few lives and little property that may be left,
and if possible avert n more extended field of
blood and rapine which the savages prepar-
ing for, and prevent if possible, other counties,
which are now considered out of danger, from
being overrun by hostile savages ; and be it fur
ther
Resolved, That if the military commander of
this division cannot furnish the requisite num-
Der of troops to restore this valuable portion of
our State to the peaceable possession of the
whites, and throw proper safety around them
for the future, then his Excellency is hereby re-
quested to lay our grievances before the Secreta-
ry of War, through our Representatives in Con-
gress, to the end that our now deplorably and
INN ediately dangerous future May be properly
cared for.
Mr. Wiley went on to show that fifteen hundred
armed warriors were in the field for the avowed
purpose OF exterminating the whites that
some seventy citizens and many women and
children had been murdered, and that they were
adding to their stock of arms by muir
der and pilage. He said that at least one-eighth
Of the property of his own county had been thus
destroyed or stolen. debate ensued in which
most of the speakers argued speedy action; and
We regret to that Mr. Wright, of Klamath,
ndeavored to delay action on the resolutions by
having them referred to a committee. But the
esolutions were adopted-ayes 65, noes /.
We repeat what we have time and again said
o the citizens of Humboldt and Trinity within
he past few months, that we believe certain aid
will be afforded before the opening of Summer,
md before any more of them will be obliged to
lesert their homes and property. Yet they
should be watchful and take every precaution for
until the soldiers come.