Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-09-12

working on the ranches to which the
couriers were sent, while others were
up in the mountains gathering pine
nuts and without knowledge of what
had occurred. This was the first init
nation the great body of the Indians
had of the killing of the prospector by
their tribe. The coming of the mes
senger and the report OF the killing of a
white man by one ofthemselves caused
q panic among them, and they fled to
the mountains for no other purpose
than the dread OF retaliation on the part
of the whites. While e~ndeavoring to
escape, under the influence of this
panic, an Indian who was working on
a ranch was arrested by a white man,
who attempted to take his gun from
him. In the struggle which ensued
the Indians gun went off, without do
ing any injury, but tile Indian was
Immediately shot down. Another In
dian was arrested and brought to
Cleavland's ranch, but or seeing
armed men around he attempted
to fly from the guard, when he was
also shot down. Since then no Indi-
ans have been seen in the neighbor-
hood, as they have fled terror-stricken
to the Businesses of the mountains.
No hostile demonstration was made
by the Indians either be-
fore or after the unhappy occurrence
referred to. None Of the property on
the ranches vacated by the frightened
whites was injured or disturbed by
the Indians. In fact, there was no act
done that could be recognized as an in
tention of hostility OF massacre. No
body of Indians had ever threatened
fJlou s,luv, n 70 ,~unn1, nj a nu 0fhnr ronf.hs
or, as far as we could learn, had
warned the settlers to leave their
ranches. l have, therefore, no hesita-
ton in saying that the dispatch sell TO
Phoebe, stating that 500 Indians had
surrounded Cleavland's ranch, was
false; and that the other dispatches
that created so much alarm were I'M
called for. ! should here state that the
death Of one of the white mon report
cd killed was caused by an accidental
shot by one of his own party, who
mistook him for an Indian. To cor
roborate my opinion that there was no
premeditated hostility on the part OF
the Indians, l may here state that q
of them who were supposed to be in
arms, have surrended themselves to
the whites and sought their protection.
ANDY FIFE,
Sheriff of Lincoln county.
From Mr.. O'Dougherty, one of the
party who left here last Sunday for
Spring valley, at which place it was
announced, by dispatches received
here, that a party of 500 indians had
surrounded the ranch of A. e. Cleav-
land, and that two white men had
been murdered by the hostile savages,
etc., etc., Mr.. O'Dougherty states that
the aus of the great farce las it could
not be called anything else), was that
q ~prOspector, who was out in the
mountains In search of claims, had
been shot accidentally by an Indian,
who was travelling with him. When
the dead man was brought to Spring
valley by the Indians the settlers be-
came greatly excited, and said that the
Indians were on the war path, as they
were c~ongregated in great numbers on
one of the mountains, and that they
we're holding a council OF war. That
was not SO; the Indians were not hold
ing a council of war, but they were
busily engaged in gathering pine nuts
for their Winter store; and as this is
pine nuts they all assembled At that
Oii0 HiOulltuiht 90 thC nuto oiO iiOlC
plentiful there than in other places.
The Indians, on seeing the people
getting ready for war, did not know
what to make of il, and in order to
| show that there was no truth in the
rumor, they came into Spring valley
and surrendered themselves. The ex-
element then Immediately subsidized,
and the settlers returned to their usual
labors. The dispatches received here
from Cherry Creek, and signed by
Cleavland, were not authoritative. and
MIR. Cleavland says he did not know
anything about them. On the whole,
this Indian bubble was a very empty
one, and like the many other scares
that are got up about those noble red
men, there was nothing in it.
The following dispatch was received
by w. +. Griffin, from Hamilton, last
night, which we are permitted to pub
lish: "There are a lot of friendly White
River Idians working around this
place. They had heard of Indian
troubles, and yesterday some of them
went oyer TO Single Springs, ON the
stage road, 10 miles from here. The
station agent at the Springs saw them
coming, and supposing them to be hos
tile, run away, and meeting the stage
notified the driver, who turned back.
The stage was at Emigrant Springs
when last heard from. An Indian re-
turned here and related the above
facts, whereupon he was told to 20
back and order the remaining Indians
here, and here they are now and will
remain until the trouble Is Over. They
are perfectly friendly. Their appear
ance lear Patterson Stage Station gave
rise to the rumor that that place was
surrounded by Indians, etc."
Some of the men who went out on
Tuesday after the Indians, came to
town yesterday afternoon. They say
they visited every settlement within &c
miles of this place and SAW no Indians
nor signs Of any. They report the ru
mors brought to town by excited peo-
pie living on the ranches in the valleys,
IS all q scare, and that there was M
truth whatever in the reports. The
people have all gone back to their
homes and quiet Is now restored, and
no fears OF any kind are now enter.
tanned OF the Indians.
From official quarters we learn that
the stage IL In no danger and that there
was nc AUS in the least for any da'