Weekly Trinity journal., 1867-07-20
DISTINGUISHED vIslroRs FROM THE MOUNTAINS

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS PROM THE MOUNTAINS
Hon. B. c. Whiting, Superintendent of Indian
Affairs for California; has just returned from an
official tour through Del Norte,. klamath, Hum
boldt and Trinity counties, bringing with him
three notable Indian warriors, who in years past
at different times, have been the terror of the
white inhabitants of that section of our State
These Indians are named respectively 50 Ceonal-
tin John" Redwood Captain" and " Hand
some Billy" and are relations and friends of the
desperate Frank" who, in April last, killed
the agent of the Hoopa Reservation, Mr.. Stock
ton, and three ether men, and who is yet at large
thus far having eluded all efforts TO capture him.
The Indians brought to the city by Superntend-
ert Whiting are influential and leading men in
their tribe, and since the treaty formed with
them three years ago, have been considered
peaceable but since the killing of Mr.. Stockton
and his associates their movements have been
watched with jealous eye by the people of that
vicinity, who dread a renewal of hostlities. 1t
is to be hoped that bringing these Indians to the
great metropolis may result in good. Let them
see and fully appreciate the power and strength
of the whites, numerically and in point of re-
sources, and they will be apt to counsel peace
their return to the mountains They will
very likely come to the conclusion that they can
never enjoy any security until they consent to
surrender into the hands of the law for punish
ment the unruly of their race guilty Of serious
crimes Should this be the lesson learned by
pense of the trip will prove a judicious outlay.
The closing portion of the above extract from
the Alta of July 18th, may sound well enough
to city readers, but we quite certain that the
sentiment will not be appreciated in the four
counties above named. The Alta speaks truly
when it says the trio g have been the terror of
the white Inhabitants" of this section of the
fata nd adj hat be
more gratifying to the people of these northern
counties than to know that % John, and q Cap
tain," and " Billy had been provided for on
some Reservation so far removed from their old
haunts as to forever preclude the possibility of
their returning. This would be the first step in
the right direction. The hands of these three
Indians are stained with the blood of numbers
Of the pioneer settlers of Humboldt, Klamath
and Trinity. This experiment of showing them
the city that they may ~ see and fully appreci-
ate the power and strength of the whites" has
been tried before, and always failed Of having
the desired effect. They may for the time being
be impressed with the magnitude and snrround-
ings of the Bay city, but once returned to their
native mountains they will not be slow to pro-
claim to their pale-f,ced brethren, - Here are
your masters - We know of no move which
would more fully and surely carry out the end
desired in these Indian distracted counties-no
act which would more certainly put end to
our Indian troublcs-than the removal of these
mschievous and daring leaders. Now that they
arc away from their old haunts, it will be
easy matter to place them where they can not
return.
AS will be noticed by paragraph elsewhere,
the murderer - Frank has been wounded, and
will undoubtedly pay the penalty of his many
crimes with death II so, the Indian desire for
revenge will again be aroused in the hearts of
these relatives and friends " who are Wis
iting San Francisco Send them away-any-
where-out of the world, if necessary-rather
than back TO their old hnnting-grounds, TO wreali
their vengeance on the unprotected settlers.