The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1875-09-25
OUR INDIAN TROUBLES.

dams. we are permitted to make the fol-
lowing extracts from his report to the In
dian Department at Washington. We
would like to publish the whole of this
interesting report, but it is too volumin-
GUS for our columns.-ED.I
Saturday, the 4th instant, a report came
that Indian hostilities had commenced in
Spring Valley, 80 miles from this place;
that 500 Indians had congregated near
Cleveland's ranch, and that A. c. Cleve-
land and Dan Murphy were besieged.
Sunday, Sept. 9Th, received dispatches
IN regard to the trouble. AT 10 A. NJ. I
started in company with an Indian for
Cleyeland's ranch ; on the way out heard
several very excitable reports.
Monday, 9th, arrived at Cleveland's at
HAN; did not find the situation as bad
as 7 had anticipated /; I then learned OF
the killing of one white man by an In
dian; also, of the killing of two Indians
by the whites.
The circumstances under which the
killing occurred I,received from reliable
persons, and was as follows:
feathers and Toland had for some time
been prospecting in the mountain range
which divides Spring and Snake valleys.
Indian lobe Cor Charley had for some
time been employed by them to assist in
prospecting, for which he received fifty
cents per day and board. On the LIST in
slant all started out together on foot,
leaving their horses and supplies at the
camp. The white men had no arm ex-
cept a Colts pistol. which belonged to
Toland. On their way down a rocky
canyon the Indian stopped back, and
when the men had advanced about twenty
steps he fired at them, the ball striking
Toland in the back and passing through
his body, killing him almost instantly.
feathers Immediately took the pistol
from his dying ccmrade and proceeded
after the Indian. who by this time had
hid in the rocks to reload his rife. Leath-
ers looked about for a moment for the
Indian. when he discovered him l~eveling
his gun at him. feathers quickly shot
at him, and the Indian returned his fire,
both missing their aim; Leathers ran af-
ter the Indian and fired two more shots.
and, seeing that he had missed him, then
started for Cleveland s ranch, and arrived
thore about Q o'clock the following morn
ing; he was greatly exhausted, and faint
cd several times before he was able to tell
what had occurred. feathers subsequent
~ told me (Gheen) that he had heard
noises the previous night which led him
to believe that that there were more In
dians in that immediate vicinity.
On the morning of the I'd instant a
party of citizens started back on the track
of feathers to find the body of Toland.
and had not proceeded ia when they nc t
an Indian on horseback. going towards
Cleveland's ranch. The citizens at
tempted to arrest him. when he ran and
would not be captured. After several I'M
successful attempts to arrest him, and
seeing that he wal about to escape, he was
shot and killed.
On the Sd inst, Mt Shoshone District,
some citizens attempted to take a rife
from an Indian, who insisted that it was
his gun and would not give it up; in at
tempting to force it from him the gun
was discharged. doing no damage; where
upon the citizens shot and killed him.
Tuesday, 7th. Mr.. Murphy stated to
me that I could have all the horses I
wanted to use, and asked me to do all in
my power to bring about a speedy settle
ment of affairs.
Myself and Indian proceeded TO Leh-
mans ranch in Snake Valley, and found
that the citizens had brought q small party
of Indians down from the mountains. and
among them was their chief. Gunista,
who had already sent out two Indians af-
ter the murderer lobe. T Immediately
Instructed him to send out two more. and
t., bring lobe in as soon as possible. I
also instructed him to send out runners
to bring in all the friendly Indians and
camp them in the mountains near by. that
they might gather pine nuts to live upon
and De out of danger until after the bad
indian was brought in. About 4 P. M. /
went to Mr.. Lehman's house. Gunista
and some Of his men accompanying me.
Nearly all the inhabitants of Snake Val.
ley having congregated at Lebman.s ali
seemed anxious to learn from the chief
She cause of the trouble. Gur;sto Moe
asked what was the cause of the tro,h,o
Hunista replied that he knew M otho.
cause than that a bad Indian had k;,loa
a white man did not know the c.,sa -
the killing.
Why did ali the Indians flee e. ..
mountains at about the same time
Answer-For the past four years there
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