Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-08-27
VIRGINIA CRY. Angus. as. 1861

SAilS EAuSuoS ~, 1OOks
c. w, TozER, ESQ.-DEAR SIR Yours
Of this date has just reached me. In accord
ance with your request will make the state
ment which you desire.
When the Indian troubles first broke out
in this Territory in April or May, 1860, the
Governor and other State officers OF Cali
fornia received numerous exciting telegraphic
dispatches, representing that an extensive
Indian outbreak had occurred here, and that
there was great danger of general massa-
ere; also representing that the people here
had neither arms or munitions with which
to defend themselves, and that their only
safety was in immediate relief from Cali
fornia. The Governor of California made
the necessary acquisitions at once, and all
dispatch was made without regard to cost, to
afford the desired relief to this people. The
weather was bad at the time, and owing to
the condition Of the mountain roads, it was
impossible to transport them over except by
packing; provisions and feed for animals on
the road were held at high prices. Under
the circumstances, those of US who were en-
gagged in forwarding the arms and munitions,
deemed it necessary to load the pack-ani
mails light so that speed might be made
You then owned a pack-train and was en-
gagged in packing over the mountains. One
W luH1kS dlSu Ad0 u p1SA-NtdLu. OOth va
your trains, and some others, the names Of
which | don't remember, were employed to
Transport the material aforesaid under pro-
mise OF being reimbursed your OUTLAWS by the
State Of California. Subsequently, all the
parties engaged in said transportation pre-
scented their claims as required BY the laws
Of California, to the Board Of Examiners, of
which l had the honor to be eS-otficio a
member. You presented claim for the SER
vices Of YOUR train and that of Wingate, but
whether Won held the latter rs an assignee or
a hirer Of the train, don't remember. The
Board gave all those claims 4 close and rigid
examination, and were engaged many days
in hearing testimony concerning them. We
were careful TO procure all the testimony
within our reach calculated to throw light
upon the subject. In doing so we were ac-
tuated by the double motive of-frst: not to
allow moreIthan was just; and second: not
to allow more than the General Government
would readily approve when reimbursing the
State. Finally, the Board allowed you a sum
exceeding FIVE thousand dollars-the excess
not remembered-and according to my recol-
lection, we adopted as the basis Of allowance,
the price paid for freight BY private parties at
the same date. We were unanimous in our
Recommendation to the Legislature relative
to your claim, and after passing through the
Committees on Claims of both Houses, it
passed both branches Of the Legislature pre-
cisely for the same sum recommended by the
Board of Examiners, and received the sigma
ture ofthe Governor, who had heard all the
testimony while sitting as a member OF the
Board. All the papers, evidence and the
opinion of the Board Of Examiners, may be
found By any one DESTROYS of understanding
the facts, in the public archives Of California.
am, respectfully yours, etc.
THOS. H. WILLIAMS.