Owyhee tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1869-1870, 1870-01-13
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Our Relat4ons with the Wild
Indians.

Indians.
70 coastry las eYerbeen the sub
ieet Of % many Indian lepredations,
and in proportion 10 the number 81
is Inhabitants, hone ever lost 50
many citizens By Indian atrocities
in the sane number d years as dill
Southern Idaho. Northern NeTsia
and Northeastern Oregon from the
year 1861 10 1865. wben By The &C.
tive aad efficient services q General
Crook in command Of a brave sold
iery they 9ere gubdned but not ex-
terminated. 4 wholesome fear o.
the temperance Of Crook and his
sol llera has KEEP. them az peace for
something more than year but the
pioneer who knows anything OF the
Indian character aeed not be told
that the apparent security under
winch We temporarily rest i deceit
ful and only awaits IN opportunity
TO transform itself into tho horrors
Of Indian warfare with q return Of
alf the heartrending scenes Of slangh-
ter and muiilation that sickcned the
sosls Of the people two years ago.
The same fenls that bnteheced
our friends almost in sight Of our
own doors then are still alive, some
tie guests Of The GoveFnmea. al Che
different posts, where Sic temptation
Of wholesome and abundant rations
anI fear Of chastisement holds them
in present submission. Others more
defiant yet fearful, are still at large
and refuse the restraints Of military
discipline even for such a reward,
and only await the withdrawal Of
troops and abandonment Of the mill
tary posts 70 begin anew their york
81 carnage.
DurinS this temporary iuli and
cessation Of open hoatilitiesit isnot
10 be wondered at that officers and
men stationed At isolated ard iate-
rior posts should become restless
ana clafc at 80 irksome aud inactive
life and long ior more stirring and
exciting scenes, nor should we cen
sure them too severely for recon
mending m abandonment or re-
moyal Of the posts which now hold
the savagcs in check, IN from the
present quiet aspect Of af,drs they
would seem TO be excusable. But
when we reflect on the almost Ger
tain consequence Of such removal
or abandonment il becomes matter
Of very serious moment to every
man, woman and child in the whole
region Lat would be leil exposed
to the Gender mercies" Of ths
merciless sayases, frN
Il Is understood, but with how
much truth we know not, that !
strong pressure is being brought tt
bear ON General Thomas TO compass
the removal Of Camp Three Fork
to some poiat on DO railroad. TIL
ostensibls reasons r-ved are thi
convenience of recefing supplies
Transporting recruits. ETC., etc, an
that they would still be in striking
distance in case of an outbreak i
the Owyhee region. such a pie
may have some apparel reason /
il at first blush. but vii, not bea
investigation. We have w.tnesse
with our own eyes the effects Of sts
tioning the soldiery at q stanc
from the scene Of an apprehende
outbreak, hoping thereby to aete
the savages from the commission
outrages, or in case Of attack I
reach the spot in time to prevent 9
at any rate TO ehastise the offenders
and in nearly every instance W
have seen deeds Of blood 90 unpur
ished. We have seen our friend