East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-03-16
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An Indian Campaign.

tains and the Rogue Piyer in Oregon
became excessively annoying to beth
settlers and miners. They had sue
ceeded in procuring such a supply o.
firearms as made thcm bold, nnd
probably exasporated by various out
RACES perpetrated by the thoughtlesI
miners, finally broke out in open re-
bellion. Whole settlements wore laid
in ruins, the citizens burned in theii
own houses or making their escape
from tho A"naos only 70 be scalped "
the remorseless foo. Blinors were
driven from their labors, and gene
raj panic prevailed in tho whole terri
tory. Assistance was called for and
readily supplied by tho northorn ror-
ton of California and from the Will
annette Valley anda company of CAV
airy in the regular service wss also
sent to the scone OF conflict. a large
number Of inhabitants about Jackson
vile volunteered to essist in (as they
said) wiping out the red skins. Wy
reka, Mammoth lake and other
towns in the vicinity furnished recruits
and the assembled motley eoldiery
were under the immediate command
of Gen. Joseph Lane, then a Repre-
sentative in Congress from that Terri
tory. There vary soon "o-on,bied
about six hundred OF tho hardieet of
the hardy pioneers and miners, md
there was large prospec. Of a zig
Indian hunt and lots of fun. Bat it
vas discovered ct length that all the
ammunition in The vicinity was made
qunte for d half days battle. Arms &
ammunition wore accordingly ordered
up frors Fcrt Vancouver. Lieut. kautz
and half score OF regulars werc dis
patched with those articles and after
leaving Salem vers escorted by about
eighty volunteers under the command
of Capt. ]. w. Eosnith, nov U. S.
Senator from Oregon. \ mcis laugh
orable collection OF humans never
marched out in battlo array. Horses
Of a1 sizes and colors, halt, leme and
blind, ridden by men in every conOeiv-
lble style of dress, iipm the fig leaf Of
Adam to the Jeaa rsonas of Broadway !
md armed with guns and pistols of
'very pattern exant. There were
dlers WHO went for the pay, boys who
vent for the excitement, loafors who
vent for the glory, and timid persons
Who thought there was no danger and
hat they would have o history there
fter to relate and few who decided
o maintain law and order and punish
he faithless Indians.
Capt. Nesmith had scon similar SER
ice upon former occasions, and was
ot disposed TO attach any more i'm
ortance to tho event than naturally ,,
olonged there and after getting fair
7 started on the journey made a spif- {
ed address to his command in which ,,
> laid down tho duty that twas before !
hem. First of all boys, said be, you .
re about to march through a wild,
nsettled country filled with hostile
adams. If you see one, don't wait {
u orders, but shoot him and don't I
aste ammunition. Second, we shall :
ass at different points Of tho route, |;
ations where tho traveller can find 1
leltor and food, and at all Of these Q
laces am grieved to learn that whis- :
ey is kept and sold to the miners and I
erhaps to the Indians also. After I
aving subdued the Indians, our next
lty must be to thoss rumholes. If !,
o should have battle aud our ranks h
lould be dccimated, the survivors s
i'll have the moro to do. But as for c
aving this country without. accom- :
ishing our mission, we must not, we 4
i'll not. We must save this country Q
ON the sin of intemperence The n
ost effective plan for US to pursue : :,
Ill bo to drink every drop of ardent !
irit in the country. Boys, / will do a
y share, and i hope you will do your II
lty. !, +
AT this burst OF patriotism, the o.
shouted and every man u
owed himself ready for the enter .,
isc. So
There was much Of tho way no 9TH W
road than path used by pack "
lins in carrying the supplies for the e
mes from the seaboard to the mines
d our progress was necessarily very =
w, and the labor Of dragging the Vi
ponndsr brass howitzcr and its &C
'sion was laborious, especially after al
lching the Umpaqu mountains and ~ ~
} first flush Of the undertaking wore ",
long before getting beyond tho m
ands of the settled country. There 10
re very many who would gladly ", ~
se escaped from the balance of the le,
, but for their pride, while others