New-York tribune., 1873-06-28
FROM THE PEOPLE.
INDIAN WRONGS.
ANOTHER STORY OF ooLD-BIOopED MAesA0rN ID
TIE WHITES.

INDIAN WRONGS.
ANOTHER STORY OF OoLD-BIOopED MAssACih ID
. TIE WHITES.
TO the Editor OF The Trtoure. -,
SIR: The recent massacre of Modocs III coiu
bood bv hand Of Oregonans recalls o remnisoence Oh
my California experience which have never 80 -
print That the devil Is not always as Dlseh ~ no 70
painted ia an old and somewhat tre saying anu
many OF the settlers in California and Oregon "no i
ot hitter against the Indians are by means SAINTS
few who have visited that region will, thlhK pe Il"
clined.to dispute In 1919 at Coloma better hno"
az that time as Suffers Min, the locality where to VOC
first discovered. II is pretty well KNOWN 0'A' w
California Indians. generally termed Dsgeis' aio w
pie, unwarlike, and harmless and, have Spunu""'
son to believe, looked upon the whites win rear anu
awe as superior beings, and could hardly DO eoauou
into making any aggression upon theIn' "" -
was found murdered and with INDIAN arrows suchihs
IN his hodv have always believed the muruer was
committed by white men, and the arrows "ere usou
only TO throw suspicion upon tho INDIANS anu -,
teeino against them The report grew that the ind'aS
were preparing TO attack the Wm'es' anu ""
result was a very uneasy feeling on tho Pu'
~ the miners. These reports were kept awe
and increased by certain Oregon men, OF "noin
there were number in this vcinty-od frontersinen'
se,pcivilized half Indian In their habits, Dut "no
looked upon all Indians as Wild beasts and TO DC Kineu
with as little eompuncon. The opinion OF these men
about the Indians, from their superior eppoi
knowing them, OF course received as Rospei Wy quo
newcomers and for a time we all slept win arms A'
hand and sentines posted, apprehendins hsn'' -"
attack.
The Indians soon got wlsd OF the feeling against
them and the band in our neighborhood, numbering IN
ALI think some 200, greatly alarmed gathered tner
trans together and prepared 10 betake themselves
some safer place OF retreat This was not 70 og T
who had been in meeting feeling against tns n
dians that their prey was about 10 escape, 80 TN
went about calling for volunteers 10 attack then' ~
community composed in great measure OF young lnen
many OF them loose habits and looser prneipgs any
who believed too the story OF the hostile Iechg "
tho Indians, such call met with reauy FesIonso
was invited 10 join the party, but declnea Deoa @ Sc
had no belief In the hostile Intentions on tne inu
and from nv observation OF them considered tne uluIe
snued against than SHINING. body OF ABOUT 81 onen,
HHt off m pursit of the savages The Indians not being
mounted soon overakon, ana those D,a1e WIZ s,
men rode among them discharglng thelr reVoNels @ e
and left. told by participants tlat an Vi @ Vnuui
save killed. and IN the melee seYen ToiIen @
and children. Not white man was hnrt ~ war
SIMPLY a cOld-blOOded, wanton outchety, WIN hot a
shadow Of excuse TO justify IT, The women anu
and the men were mado prlhOntIs anu Dione t,
into town. The former were penhed up III . eh'.to
corral and after being detained DAY or Two We're re-
leased 10 shit for themselves %nIo .he D a.,
were placed in close confinement wen rememDer the
impression made upon me py some Oh Oh ss U1ogyn ,I o
on their return from their bloody raid nding through
the street the town with their long ha treamns III
the wind and swinging IN their bloody bsn she scaps
of their miserable victims Inc seven Iu' aItI IN ~
fuement Of. think. three days were 3Iougat ouI, II
was said try them for tine murder OF the Whte man,
hut have no doubt the Intention was to Xiii theu iLs
tne party who had them charge had all been active III
the raid and they were all armed The Indians no
sooner found themselves in the open air than at signal
from one OF their number they broke aud ran TINS nave
reason believe what their oaptors eHpecteu' Io
OF me seven but one escaped III the rest were shot
down before they had gone so yards All this was done
without making ripple on the surface OF Salli9ra
life at that time j. IL TO DC WonueIeu ~ & tnat nm a
somewhat skeptca 70 Indian outIages without prov
ocatiOn from our own people have not DOUBT as
general thing the Indians-who are not fools II they
are savageshave wholesome fear of the whites, ana
will not wanonly attack them without great proVoca-
ton. y H. ~
RiliherJlgd Park. N. j., June %, 1873.