Weekly Trinity journal., 1864-02-06
The Indian Scourge.

Il
about which to write, it may be well enough to
again revert to Indian matters, SO far as Trinity
county is concerned.
], To begin, we shall 60 into review of the
depredatons committed in this county, and on
the direct mail route between Weaverville and
Humboldt Bay, within the short space of one
year Here is a record of what the -. poor In
dian y has done since the first day of February,
1853:
At Little Prairie, on Trinity river, the trading
oost stock of goods, and other buildings of John
Miller have been burned together with three
new fume of Daniel Attinger 4 Co,-whch was
built last year at cost of So, 900. At Taylor's
Flat the house and blacks mth shop of R. B.
Martin have been burned, and his ferry and
fences destroyed At the same place Cox &
Co.'s cabins and water wheel were burned to-
gether with two buildings owned by John Pow
ers, and the house and furniture of DeForest
Hobart. At Canadian Bar, the opposite side
of the river from Taylor's Flat, the property of
Casan Co. is a total wreck, while one mile be-
low the buildings and mining improvements of
Antonio Segalia, of the pioneers of this
county, have been entirely destroyed. At Cedar
Flat the dwelling and store, blacksmith shop,
barn, ferry, &c. of Jhn McCammon, have all
disap peared. At Burnt Ranch, Tim. Brainard
lost house, born, stock-in fact everything :;
Winsett l. Houk, ditto. Three miles below
Burnt Ranch was the fine property of Alex.
L.
family from certain slaughter, and was conse-
auently destroyed. One / a-half miles below
Tinsley's "Madame Weaver" had home,
which was destroyed and her stock and other
property appropriated by the "poor Indian"
She was found murdered a short distance from
where the house formerly stood Four miles
above the South Fork the house and barn of R.
L. Thomas were destroyed, his crops ruined, and
his stock driven off. On the opposite side of the
river fro l Thomas, Steve. Mobiles lived He
st in house, barn and stock over So, 900; 10.
Alden, adjoining, has been equally unfortunate.
At South Fork they burned the house and barn
of Jas. Madden, Destroyed his ferry, and killed
his stock At willow creek Barham's store and
saw mill shored the same fate, (but as he stands
accused of having furnished war material to the
Indians, we have no sympathy for him, but wish
he had shared the fate of many innocent ones
who have suffered.)
The above is simple chapter of depredations
committed on Trinity river within year, to say
nothing of property destroyed on New river, and
in the Hiampom and Hay Fork sections. Fror'
an old resident Of Trinity river and one well
posted in regard to the value of the property de-
stroyed we have learned that the total loss of
the sufferers above named in buildings, improve
ments and stock, cam be less than from 5 D.,
900 to $50 900, t. say nothing of the great dam
age to the county from the total desertion of
that portion of it lying between Little Prairie
and the Humboldt I'd Klamath boundary line.
1t wou'l require columns of space to do this
subject full justice-to enumeratc the outrages
to l. te and property that have been Committed
within the last two three years, but we shall
close this article with lew sug; estions as to
vh may be our condition a year hence. I'm
less proper aid is afforded this county during the
prosecution of the present IndiHu campa. On
may expect in year from this tim" to the
Hay Fork settlement abandoned. North Fork,
Big Flat Cox's Bar, Rattesnake creek and East
Fork are un rejected, ard the indians can kill
places jus easily as they hay, done in the
instances above mentioned. True, if the people
knew of their coming they could max. prepare
tons fcT defense, but the willy savage make
their descents upon these unprotected localit. es
when least expected, fire buildn muI der
whoever comes within their reach and then off
to the mountains, only to await another favor
able opportunity to repeat the outrage, and so
on until whole mel ehborhood is either muir
dered obliged to flee for their lives. The
scenes that have been enacted on the lower river
within year will be repeated in all tn border
settlements fore another year is past, unless
something is done.
1t may be well enough to state in conclusion,
for + benefit of the uniformed, that the Go :
eminent is feeding, or if not feeding, al least
protecting several hundred - friendly Indians
almost within a stones throw of Fort CASTOR, on
Trinity river, while it is universally acknowl-
edged by both Indians and whites that they are
continually furnishing their mountain allies with
arms, powder and lead to prose cute their savage
work.
DIsLoyAL PERSONS IN OFFIcE-In the Assem-
bly,, Mr.. Hubbard, chairman of the Special COM