, 1873-05-15

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G.. N. McConaha. administrator OF tho
estate of T. W. Lampe, hearing had. ae-
c. unit allowed. payment of debts order
ed an the balance of estate to be paid
to the County Treasurer for the use OF
said county, if no heirs aref found before
August %, 1873.
Adjourned sine die.
The Dalles Mountaineer of Saturday
last has the following remark on the at
titude of the Indians east of the Cascade
Mountains.
The attitude of the Indians in this
section Of country at the present time
reminds us very much of boy stand
ing with a chip on his shoulder and
daring another boy to knock it off. Tho
Indians here have become so well armed
that they are getting quite bold and
saucy, and conduct themselves in de-
! fant manner. The result Of this Will
| be, we fear, that some one of them will
get the chip knocked off his shoulder
and then the work of bloc will COM
mence.
Under the present circumstances We
believe the Indians should be all called
in to their reservations and Ill of those
vho refuse to go, and insist on roaming
over the country, should be treated as
dangerous, and caught and hung.
We believe in precautionary meaures
and that ''an ounce of prevention II
worth IA pound of cure" therefore, We
say to the settlers, prepare for any emer'
gency. Don't tolerate any Indians about
your ranches, for the ones you feed
and treat kindly will be the very ones.
that in case of an outbreak, will be sent
to murder you Order them off, and if
they refuse to go, gather number o.
your neighbors together and take the
chief of the band, tie him to tree and
beat him with good sized club for al
hour or two, and we will guarantee that
they will leave without any further
coaxing. Be careful not to kill any Of
the filthy things, for you may thereby
bring on general war. or you may get
yourself in trouble otherwise for We
once saw man hung for killing an In
dian in Siskiyou County. California.
Be vigilant, and, in case Of any hostile
demonstrations, get in the first shot.
A MINER CAUGHT IN TRAP. Richard
Scott, miner working in the Sierra
Nevada mine, had strange acciden
happen him in the night. He was at
work alone in prospecting drift, where
the ground was so unstable that it was
necessary to keep it closely timbered.-
He had put up a set of timbers, and
over them set the requisite tagging.
when he found that there was hole
above the tagging of considerable SIZE
He set to work to fill this up with rock
in order to make all snug and secure.
While he had his right arm up over
the timber, forming the cap of the set.-
pushing in stone, a large rock came
loose from the top of the drift. This.
dropped upon his arm, and held it fast
The more he struggled to free himself
the more snuglv the rock settled down,
upon his imprisoned limb. He SOON
found that he could not extricate him.
self, his arm being held as firmly as
though screwed up in vice, and he-
began shouting Justify for assistance.
There were but four or five men in tho
whole mine Gas ore is not extracted OF
nights), and these were scattered abont
in distant part Of the mine, like him
self, in running prospecting drift
He shouted himself hoarse, but no
shout came to gladden. his heart. He
knew that it was not at all likely that
any Of his fellow miners would como
into the part of the mine in which he was
so strangely held prisoner. but BY
chance he might be heard, aud so no
kept up his shouting. At times he i'm
agined that the ground Overland around
him was giving way, and thought that
soon there would come a grand crash
which would terminate his existence.
He saw the bit of candle sticking in
ball of clay on the side Of the drift.
flicker and 90 out, without being able
to reach and light fresh one. Being
left in tbs dark added not little to the
terrors of his situation. He shouted at
intervals as Justify as be could, and at
last, when about to give up in despair,
heard an answer to his call. Soon
fellow miner was at his side, and after
a hasty examination, he fully compre-
hended the situation. He went for as
sistance, and soon returned with another
man or two, when they set to work and
sawed through the timber, and released
Scott's imprisoned arm.
Scott was astonished to find that he
had been held q prisoner by thet ock
not quite three hours; he thought he had
been in the trap nearly two days. His
arm was very sore and badly scratched
and bruised, but no bones were broken.
About two years ago the same man
was caught by the leg in the Overman
mine. by some loose rur ming quartz.
which pinned him against timber an.
was not extricated on that occasion for
about five hours. although men vere