New-York tribune., 1878-07-11

tOn their land white settlers for berdng purposes
and the grant by Congress- for military road OF arou
ton.
The total number of the klamath Reservation In
dlans according the department records is s97 and
Of those belonging to the Maheur Reservation 759, IN
Guiding IN both women and children.
Agent Bagey OF the slez Agency. in Oregon reports
under date OF July that there $50 Of his Indians
off OF their reservation working for white settlers
Seven hundred remain. He adds: "I hold the Mas
tucca Indians here and ask that may purchase Tor the
INDECENT and those who at work to the amount Of
$500. 1 can keep the Indians peaceably employed
There are no Setz Indians hostile" The desired au-
thority 10 purchase supplies communicated by tee
graph today Agent Bagley reports under date of June
21 recent conflict between the Indians Of the agency
and the whites, In which an Indian was killed by
white man, and brother Of the Indian killed the white
man. Agent Bagley and Agent sinnot investigated the
matter. The following are extracts from the renort
First-That the DOdson brothers and had been
much preiudlced against Indians, though they were
their nearest neighbors with whom they had been
Dodson learned that the Indians human, tut
brutcs, and incapable OF improvement, hence hau no
rights in land which ought 10 be respected though nc
claimed to be law-abding man. aud would treat the
Indians well because the laws OF our country required
though he admitted brother commenced the combat
which resulted in his death. Tie had many friends who
would render assistance, but had sent to Salem for
warrant to arrest the Indians who had becn gully OF
murder He was well armed and prepared to defend
place where the fight occurred and showed me the
positions OF the cOmbatants where they fell, etc.
SecOnd-FrOm the Indians L learned that the Messrs
DodsOn had been Ovcrbearing in their manner toward
them and that their lives had been repeatedly threat
ened by them that Friday the 14th inst, sam had
been informed that two bulls belonging on the reserve
and placed in his hands by me for Indians who were
here at the agency being driven of the by
the DodsOn brothers. and that he proceeded forthwith
to endeavOr prevent their being driven or and that
when he protested aud attempted to return them,
Messrs DOdsOn at him and threatened his life
he did not go away, and he returned without them.
Saturday morning Sam and two other Indians went
across Salmon River 10 Messrs. DOdsOn about the
catte met the DOdsOn brothers aud another white man.
Hard words passed between them for some tme when
Perry DOdsOn kicked an Indian in the breast. The III
dian clnched with him, when Perry DOdsOn drew re-
vover and shot him through He fell and called to bis
friends kill DOdson as he had shot him. Al own brother
of the wounded and dying Indian went to his relief
aud struck DOdsOn three blows with hatchet then see
ing gun in the hands of another Indian took ana sho
DOdsOn There at tho time few camps OF settlers
in the Willamette Valley. who had come to the coast for
health pleasure, who were immediately informed by
the Indians OF what had occurred and assured that no
danger attended their remaining IN their camps, as TIE
Indians did not nor had they at any time desired TO
fight Knowing the feelings Of many OF the whites IN
Oregon and fearing that violence might be attempted
deemed prudent to bring the leaders near the agency
where may prevent further trouble. When an ehOrt IS
made arrest them by legal process will render assist
the officers making the attempt, but should mon
violence be attempted cannot restrain the Indians
from defending themselves upon their own SOIL,