The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-06-12

for Arms--A Picked Conapa nv
Started Nowah.
A meeting of citizens was held last
evening at Oriental Hall to discuss the
Indian situation and adopt measures to
assist the outlying settlements. A. j.
Shepard ives elected Chairman and
Chas. A. EaGrave Secretary. Upon
the meeting being called to order,
THE FOLLOWING DISPATCH
Was received and read:
CAMP McDERMIT, June IL, 7P.M.
A. j. SHEPARD; Send US by tele.
graph authority to take the four cases
OF rifles stored at the Suffers here
awaiting your orders. We will be re.
sponsible to you for them We want
all the ammunition with them. The
country for miles around is infested
with Bdnnocks, who are burning every
ranch as they go, and driving off the
stock. II we don't get guns we will
snf1er severely. The people are all
coming in to Camp McDermit for pro-
lection. and only a few infantry men
here We muss have the guns If we
are obliged to take them By force.
The Indians have taken all the horses
aud cattle from Burns and Tom David.
sons ranches aud burned the houses.
All the citizens that could get to White
horse hanch are there at the present
time corralled, and must remain there
until We return with men and arms to
relieve them. Your guns cannot 90 to
Silver. az all the stages have stopped
running. and cannot get beyond this
place. w. B. ToDHUNrER.
j. +. BURNS.
1t Is unnecessary to state that this
dispatch, coupled with the news that
Ten Mile Station was burned, had
AN EXCITING EFFECT
on the large crowd assembled. Mr..
Shepard stated that he had given per.
mission to take the guns asked for. and
which were in his charge as stage agent
and express manager. and the an.
nouncement was received with cheers.
A motion to enroll the names of volun.
teers was carried amidst loud cheers,
and about one hundred persons signed
the roll. A call for fifteen men to start
north in the morning and assist the
settlers in the northern part of the
county was responded to by % or 80
persons. from whom the following were
selected: Chas. McDeid. Ferd. Reid,
8. j. Bonnifield, Fl. J. Cook, Arthur
Collier. Ed. Haney. G. W. Baker, C. J.
Farrar. Judge Bonnifeld. j. A. Hill,
W. 81. Lissner. Owen Lovejoy. Jona-
than Faton, Dan. B. Fox. ]. o. Ivory.
Amos Yocum.
Messrs. Staunton. Wood end Lewis
were appointed committee to procure
saddles and assist in equipping the
men.
Judge Bonnifield and County Com
missioner Wood we're appointed COM
mittee
TO INFORM GOVERNOR BRADLEY OF THE
SITUATION,
And ask for arms, and they sent the
following dispatch:
WISNSMUcCA. June 18th. O'Clock
p. M Governor l.. Il. Bradley: Camp
McDermit dispatches received at z
O'Clock this evening from responsible
citizens, say the country in that vicinity
Is being laid waste by Indians. A
meeting is now being held here. aud
the excitement is intense. Volunteers
are enrolling to go to the rescue of the
settlers. Send one hundred and ffty
guns, with ammunition and accoutre.
ments, immediately.
W. s. BoNNIPrELD,
Judge 4th judicial District.
II. w. WooD.
County Commissioners.
Nj. b. Staunton, James Manniog aud
M. s. Bonnifield were appointed CON-
mittee to raise what money might be
necessary to defray the expenses of the
volunteers, and these and several others
contributed $40 each, aud in few
minutes some 5000 Was raised ttl
Sheriff Kyle and Officer Pryor were
instructed by the meeting to confer
with Captains aud other influential
Piutes, aud get them to prevent Indians
from going north of the Hlmboldt
river. as all Indians found on that side