, 1877-06-30
!.n APPEAL fo- .>ia.



CRan Cas-. Z, Stevens Co V. I June IS, !Sa7.
GEN u,E,EJ Dsur SlT: On belaiI CT the ciIi-
zris oi LlIS lsOIsl etiInenJ, lake the Aotty ui
..,lirasSIs VA 10 .er VA k.lJw sl.nrJLI oI lie
STATE OF juIs section oE cuuItr, oince tie
Ia :lu irOI l. ilOg-, tG-re u'o b-rh goo; .ca ot
.lsr;:r e; E re, ail tot ~i'hoat ears w!I=fe We
are 80 bi !iy L>e, EIuie Er MS Ia a must "ns
Otner ssr,IB Wltii 10 IO,, ctlun uUn tAe u-pirI4-
tlosN OF Ili.ans, waO hayr sLo En ~ their Gcs tie
past year, irrrGs of Intense hatred towards tbS
WATTS winch s-riuS 20 he Iucr-sS:l, IN ma ',uity,
ami y,lch We are f aly oo,yacsi wil! 800 IT.
t-r rlld IN Op-u hos ii J. Tney have been killing our
cattle Ia th-er yJiis, nIO.r IsS an
v:.eu Peter Meyers eau Int tseIu ctrTyIUg bceI 10
tlleIr camp thts spring, AID -sk- then; " ere aud
un IS they got IL, they answered him, IL th=r
country and tE,lr meat Iney broke lnto BtE-
ua,. ,V-l ar to steal, anl hectus. he txieStu.atel
with IeIn they s.snt grToWs mo has catJls- Ihey
Asre caught kliIng auIm Il Cf james Ilri' ;,
winch tb-y finally pIII for. They eute:e'! Louse
TINS rIrvk last spring, Irtw pistol on wuuI-n
AMI U.si .e her give them WAIT tney wantrd- Amy
" tuiOuiy shot X lr,i a days ago, la
the -Four Lake Drl.,ItOrtOO. thy have Uern seen
10 have tbs skins OF as five young cattle at
"a time tieS axe rops 81 the skIns OF e.t5.e
an Try TO sell Us lie rope a ieS days ago, the
people Uf this sectlJn dppreheEslve OF danger eit
IA II Lones a;.d exc ytLIig they lad, and started
for nli.i-WallA, Ot part way there and turned
around .uI came back but while gone the In lIans
ha broken IN mine ani Mr.. Bus ; HOUSES. and
red # and aeslru!ed large amount OF pnpr.ts.
i he4G j. an Unusual sur aEd activity nmOas them
this SeaOn. They have Hrll several councils, travel
in quite large bodies wI'bout their SOuIen, and
openly announce tIeiT intention 10 night II at
tempt male 10 put them Ivttlon, aud all
persons Iy.Dg among them well SATISFIED that 1t
d Threat IL IL - the design TO place hem
GIou rtservat5OLs, tsni II Is the earnest nope OF
every person living exposed to their d. Qre,iatIOus
that IT may De so II wJuI b= well 20 give the po
pie timely notice, that they might prepare them
Sc Ives the impending Storm foI he ho lays the
Altering junction. u hts sUul, that they Will submit
withcut hght, fear " i be doomed 10 diSsPpOht
Inent. There are few the Old fellows VINO were
th.tsled by Col Wright, that CUunse! p ace, but
nearly ali Of The young bucks, terribly bioafed
with cutceit aud ngl.nesS.
" e have made an appeal % the Governor FOR arms,
whIc II get, IT Is te drsI 10 organize militia
company for selEpcOtectol |, you shoali u'Cve
trcOIS into this country this summer, ami WISH tr
gull Peier Meyers says he will place his services
at your cispOsal, being well acquainted with the
eoubtry, az! tue AoeatI, n OF th- Is.dIans.
H1png Hayes may have backbone enough 20 H.
augaraIe dif-Eent pulicy IN regard the Iui ans
than tlt o oe pursued by Grant, l remain most rr-
speetfuly yours. J. ii. LAMoSA-
P S.-June S9:h. I have learned since writing
tie encOsef, that the Indians have entered and
robbed nearly every lOus- on the creek. AT lrbys
aud ~ alters places, they up and scattered si' Ks
oi fJar all the place. killed then hogs ADd chick
chs, cut the piieb,ak and bandits, tore up
clothing, AID orstTcy el ry-fy hing shsy could lay
their hildS On Ne all itlvr the creek IL ts nOrn
Ing IL Is ImpsraiIveIy necessary that something
stonlI be dJD- Immediately They have ca1lrd
their deyIltry Tar they AN, with the exception
Of murder, AID that IS OulS a qurstion ct time