, 1873-04-23


turo's Prophecy ''--prospects OF n
General INDIAN VYur--Strs1aEth OF tho
INDIAN NntlOnss
The events Of the past fow days arc my justi-
neatton for asking your aorions consideration OF
tho views horoin presented al to tho probabilities
Of o general 1pdian war west OF tho leocky
Mountains,
The report Of tho Commissioner Of Indian
Affairs for 1879 makes tho following estimates Of
tho numbers Of Indiana in thoso several Stntoa
aud Territories, yiz:I .-
aliforn'a.. ............'.''...'' 22ooo oo
TeHOu. 4!tuvV
Washington Territory 14,0n0
1d1ho. n,ego
hontnnas
uAH. AAI3sS
Total, ,,...,,,,.................o o7,tl2
Tho present scat OF Nnr 10 on tho limo betwcon
Oregon and California, aud tho Indians aro but n
handful, yot thcy havo succeeded in'Isilllng tho
only nun In tho army thoy feared, exeopt Crock,
aud they know no is too far oil and too busy to
Interfere.
WHY CAPT. JACK KILLED oEN. CANDY.
To any ono acquainted with the present tenn
por Of tho Pacific CoRst Indians tho reason for
tho massacro'ot Gen. Candy by Capt. Jack Is OBJ
viouH.
4 belief o1lsta among tho tribes and bands In
the States and Territories heretofore named that
the timo of their deliyeranco from tho
domination 1t The Tte aea race nsoaidpe9 is Glqss
BY tho old warriors md their medicine
'nlcp and within tho last three yoars has gained
| an almost universal acceptance. When questions
3D. however, by those sustaining official relations
| with them, most Of tho indiana dony any fuowl-
elgo Of these beliofs or traditions. Noyertlo-
less the fact that tho belief has become almost
| univorsal is we'll known to oil Intelligent mon
! having friendly relations with the Indians. .o
On rage Bg3, Commissioners report for 1879,
aro four ntatemontH GU the aubjoct, by N. A:
Cornoyar, agent III Charge OF the Umatilln Heser.
yation, Oregon, to which snpt T. .. 0asueal, Of
Oregon, Mt the conclusion Of his report (on pago
8B2. Batnp book) makes the following roforonco:
A STRANGE AND DANGEROUS RELIGION.
Tho Indians mentioned by Agent cornoyer In his re-
port as bo!ng thu columb!s lllvcr nlnDerng.in Ills
opinion, 2O6o, source Of considerable annoyance
which thoy arc taught that new God ia coming to
thcir resci,o; that a tho 1ndiaus who have died here
toforo a,.l who ault die hereafter 10 bo rosurrect
cd that as thsy then YIN be very nnneroae @ md pow
o tley Will b. an'o 70 conquer .no ges roapSSr n
fxthcrs lived in oden times. Their model Of man ta
Indian tnSY ~ ssps PRE-, 9 n,no Gn 1nana a1a nonng
ivo 1T Warm Springs, md tho remainder in tue Terri
tories Of Idnho and Washington, understand that
them to return to their rescrvatious It hns not been
practicable for me to confer porsonay with them. 1t
thought 0 ew e nsm yeft aa ,ry Sy ea
least beng intimdated by tho presence ct military
| force. ..-.......
This belief, substantially tho same as officially
stated above, has led tho indians iu TINT bolt Of
country situated east Of tho Cascade md west Of
| tho Rocky Mountains to longlngly look for tho
coming Of their dolycror and to hail all unusual
nnt1ral occurrences as Indications Of lllB speedy
adyout. No Chief knows but that ho may provo
| to he the chosen one and Capt. jack III his Buc-
coss will bo greetel as auch by great numbcra Of
braves The same idea tint inspired the first
| orn hoart," actuatcl those Indians. Tho troach-
oroua assault in which Gen. Candy was aaoritced
| would uevor hare been lnat!o had not Capt, Jack
and his associates been guaranteed tho co-opcra-
ton Of tho grent tribes Of all that section. It
was the ono tllng.neoled to fire the Indian hoart.
Tho fact that Gen. Ca,iby and ot}ior men Toro
slain Ia as we'll known to-day 10 the Indians about
Fort Benton ns to tile people Of Yreka. The
| ton Territory last December was accepted by tile
| Indians al prophetic of q groat event in their
favor This bloody massacre will be- to them the
fulilllmont OF natures prophecy. Such Ii the
| meaning OF tho laya-betl catastrophe.
/ OTHER CAueEs OF WAR.
Firsf-sottlerH have come into these EoctionB
| in O rapidly y-Increaslng ratio for tho past 1yo
| years. No 1ndian conBpntng to treaty Under
On tho contrary, It was always expressly stiptt-
lated that ho could hunt, fish, nnd gathor roots
and berries everywhere, except On private prop
! erty. The exception lad no meaning for him in
those days when white sottlors we're few, and ho
consenteds But tho tides Of emigration have
ovorfowed mud touched the edgos Of tho reserva-
tionH. n ho goes off In my direction ho tvos-
pasaes, and the impatient aettlor complains to the
agent. Tho troaty Indian is conscious Of an un-
comfortable restriction, which is daily growing
| worse Tho creator frocdom of tho non-trcatiug
trlboa makes lila own boud more CALLING. This
II h constant topic Of conversation among tho
tribes, and tltor speoclt-makoss draw vivid pic
turcs OF tho freedom Of their ancestors before
any " BostonB found their way to that coast.
THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF WHITE OUTLAWS,
Secont-Bcattered among all these tribes ere
wlito men with Hquaw wlvos and Anlfrbreed fam.
flies. who profit by such relations. Too many Of
thoso mon arc deBporadocs OF the worst kind,
who forfeited tho society of their kind and woro
forced to seek Indian Hholtor md associates. 10
| all such men general Indian war means rich
plunt1os md abundant qualification Of vengeance
| mud lust and they nro artful and persistent in
tanning it to fame.
| Thj11I-Aa bad rs tho laat named, more nuInor.
ous aud moro subsle are the illicit Indian trad.
err, supplying whisky, guns, ammunition, a1le
III tho idea of q speedy doliverance from the
white rnco.
THE pEAcE POLICY REGARDED As JoKE.
Fourlh-Tho Indinna hayo no faith III A1nori
catlH unl beliovo TINT all official promises nrt
aliko. Whilo under proHidont Graut'H system
thoro aro many frauds praotised upon them, md
they recoiye III ract,. everything for which thu
appropriations provide, ,thoy (s1narting ilsae
d shrowd bribo to keep them quot under the III
oroasiug restraints to which reference has al
ready boon made, and tloy accept TIC goods, bu
mistake tho motives Of tho givoru.
ii lETrEH FRoST1El.-DEfKNgE NEEDED.
FJM-Tllore arocomparaliy low soldiers wea
Of tho Rocky Mountains compared to tho foreet
. formerly stationed on that colst. Tile number
OF iaolatol aottlosH d ycry large, and there ar.
almost conntloas herds OF horses, sheep, ani
cpttlo entirely, nnrprotoctcd. Tho 1n.iiens nrt
l,ottor supplied with good arn,a aId ammunition
than oypr before, and layo M abiding faith II
tho truth Of their droamers'" prophecies
They believe that tho timo appointed for thet
redemption IL at baud.
TloHo tlyo runaona aro ani1icient Indictment t.
tho uayageB, but there aro otlory that will prob
ably haBtou gonoral war.
| IATE WHICH NEVER DIES.
AL over Tho Pacific Slope are ulnltitudcB @
! lost noar relatives or friends In other wars
otl,ors tnyo boon driven from minoa pld cattl
ranges by thenl. Still othcrs, y humorous olasB
lato them inHtlnotivcly, au mon do rattes',akas