Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-10
OUR INDIAN WAR.

We half hesitate to give expression to
| the inevitable conviction that our Indian
war is good deal Of humbug. No
doubt the scare was genuine, no doubt
the alacrity with which the Governor
has acted in calling ont the militia and
asking for aid from Gen. Schofeld is in
the highest degree commendable, but we
fear that the disturbance will develop
good deal Of inconsiderate action in the
communities where the troubles origin
ated and that the State will have to pay
roundly for the luxury of arming volun-
teers and the seizure, by irresponsible
and reckless parties of horses and other
property. The slightest pretence is
sufficient power, oftentimes. to germin-
ate tremendous war claims; and We fear
that the lobby Of the next legislature
will prove a big barrack for massacred
veterans and a trysting place for the
originators of relief bills. OF course we
recognize the unavoidableness of this
very same stampede, and also of course
We are frank to admit that under the
circumstances the course which has
been pursued was the only one open to
the authorities and all concerned. But
the following, from the Eureka Sentinel
of Tuesday, presents, in strong light,
some Of the deplorable consequences of
the haste and attendant extraordinary
measures resulting from an order to
arms and warrant to seize the needed
equipments of forced march of militia.
Says the Sentinel:
Soldiers with fixed bayonets began to
q total disregard of the wishes OF the
owners. Saddle horses. team horses,
mules. any and everything, was confis-
Gated on the spot. Sweeney turned out
some forty head, and the rest of the
livery men were compelled to contribute
with equal liberality. Walter B. Har-
rub surrendered several fine animals, as
did also Mr.. Fisk. agent of the freight
and stage line. Persons who had sad
dies, guns or pistols, new or old, were
also called on in q similar forcible man
ner. These proceeding toward the last,
when some of the brave soldier boys had
got more "Keeler motor" aboard than
they could well stand, were not conduct |
ed with a great deal of decorum, and, in |
fact, it may be said that the whole force |
were pretty badly demoralized, some of |
them at least presenting spectacle |
more nearly approaching an irresponsi-
bic mob than regularly organized militia
Of the great - Battle-born State" Re- |
ceipts were given in most instances for
ey erything taken, and We presume the !
State will foot the bills, but it may be, |
and we think it quite likely that it will
be. a year or more before the cash is
We are not positive about
it. From ono of the men who got dis
gusted and turned back we learn that
this last detachment behaved outrage
ously at all of the places along the road.
They not only pressed in all the horses
they met with, but some of them rushed
peli NELL into houses. presenting their
women and children out of their wits.
At the Italian ranch everything in the
shape of provisions was forcibly taken,
md besides two work horses belonging
20 Sweeney, were seized and taken off.
that Sweeney had already
,iven up nearly all he possessed, this
asst act may be classed as spreading it
IN little thick, to say nothing worse.
IN getting word of what had occurred
sweeney ''heeled 4" himself and started
n pursuit, but with what result We are
lot yet advised. The great majority of
'ur soldiers are good men. but it can
lot be denied that yesterdays proceed
1gs also developed some pretty rough
lements.