The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-06
The Causes of Indian Wars on the
Frontiers of Civilization.
How to Prevent Them-The Whole Situa-
ton Reviewed by the Peace Commits
sioners-Unprincipled Settlers, and
Not the Indians, To BE BIamedfOr
the Present State Of Affairs.
RELIGIOUS HELP REQUIRED

adjourning the following report was read by one OF
the Commissioners, and adopted by all. az embody-
ing their views on the Indian question In all its
bearings:-
In view Of the manifest desire for correct information
@ ae M sn m s
as TO its connection with and effect upon the RESIDENTS
proper S to submit 70 the pubic such facts from oca
and such other as seem pertinent
The country the Modocs situated Just east Of the
as Ssween and Greson Il 'oe
basin without appsrsnt water outlet s arsnsge q
largest The about forty By sixty mile; far
and skss their
osh The material b EN- pealsd IN
melted state into the pasn when Its formed lake
ssas rsss y iss
The subsequent sinking surface OF the lake the
and fro from h melting finding IT,
In cooling has washed out the aavial foundation upon
' es
roUn rMousAsD FEET ABOVE rur SEA LnvxL.
general aericutarai purposes comparatively shell
Tered PSs ann and d
and the d fowl h nv Which the
The kis%aths and Snakes occupied country chiefly
i lax
the Modocs were committed. In 1854 special United
%sss sstns apart Ssmstns SNAKES and NJ.
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thousand to twenty thousand SQUARE. miles Of terri
The Klan.aths and the Yahooshen and wapahpe bands
the Modocs Who joined in the treaty Went upon the reser
II alter they still
Snake; contSaed ths yay pqt they wsrs sasdasa il
az and * an ann aodc pls
tribes being
Modes claimed that they Joined in the treaty and that
reservation they remained upon the lands coveted BY
proved against them until the commencement Of the I'M
II viii be remembered that President Grant In pursu.
ance with the TO reform the Indian
appoint any OF President Johnsons Indian agents As
fast their expired the agencies placed
military contiaueS until wi s Could BE-
Of klamath Reservation was charge q n
q aDGra isf
0 BY treaty to K
math. up 70 last December had resisted all efforts
zSSsssSsss agent
ervanon provided them with cothng and food under
Knapp acting agent they about three months,
when through the constant interference Of the KIa
to location. There again the Klamaths ceaseessiy
issy
that the real intention not 1t caused them to
stampede.
may have been one Of isnorance. cannot blame the
Indians for leaving under such management They
to Lost River and i9T while tears were enter
missioner OF Indian Affairs, 1870; page 54.)
On The isth December the superintendent and myself
o
Lost River the purpose Of inducing them to
e 1ss WITH
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81 &. s.ns
special commissioners the Modocs Lost River who
u
space OF six miles square SGT apart for them and to remain
II bis for
Ssdss
al % Ss e the
Who obtain and s.h Il
VIVA. fsspcasSe i9r COMPILING WIN ne treaty yet
@ eS g. not
70 these people Report OF Commissioners Of Indian
The late Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, Mr.. r. A
Modos e co. Sc s
ton by themselves Under the circumstances, they
ssSu ss DO ts ss b allowed
and lion are IN S with the
well common humanity. Neither the Board nor its,
States Or the Secretary Of the haa the
e other Sy mode nd Of WAS
mert OF the first collision between the troops and the In
In the latter part of 1871 and before the recommends
tons could be carried out change took place in the
to have |. . Be his remove Modocs
meeting with them tor this avowed purpose
The Indians said it was mo use and refused to meet
nearest post e remove them peaeeabl or forcbiy The
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five miles brought him to
which ne surrounded early IN the morning The Indians
se Po 70 a na & Sas of
they generally expressed shsmsslves a. willing e 60 70
said they did want to Do The he ocer have
n dV thus s s sons NTH o
Charley leading warrior came out from his tent with
on and
him The attempt was resisted and genera, nsht
Wounded and tour indians reported killed The indians
eSaps % TREE & ca snS os ~
warriors The begun q q, re
Of wh had eSs an Ssen
said, were Killed. The women and children were LETT
unframed
menced to attack and exterminate the Modocs. When
ready the attack was made and the result was
thirty soldiers killed and wounded and lndian6,een
To stop this bloodshcd and repair possible the Initial
error tile sent three special commissioners
with endeavor 70 induce the Modocs to
remove, failing in this, to give them small reserva
ton. on Lost River. ,l Meanwhile the local au
efort 10 stop the profitable war violently opposed
and every possible obstacle was thrown In
the yay OF the special Commissioners They seem ID
have ntimidated BY the pressure and Messrs
by the appointment Of Mr. Rosborough Yreka at the
suggestion OF General Candy. and Rev. DR.. Thomas.
General Candy himself and Agent Dyar added
The Commission and the entire subject were committed 70
the control OF
GENERAL CANBY
both on account Of his military rank and as being one
whose wisdom and discretion in affairs whether OF peace
war, held in the highest esteem both by the In
terror and War departments of the government.
OF the occurrences which Immediately preceded and
ccsmpanied the attack upon the Commissioners
only express our horror OF the and the most
found sorrow tor the loss OF who was personally
known to some OF us as an eminent soldier and noble
Christian gentleman such as his friends or the coun