The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-08-03

larly the last two years. this county has
been passing through terrible ordeal
in the shape of Indian scares. With
a sparcely settled population and worse
than poorly eqripped-Moses, the most
prominent Chief, l believe. IN Oregon,
Washington or Idaho. sits on the Co
lumhis forty miles from here, with
from BOO to 500 warriors ready to 60 on
the sr-psth at 81 hours notice.
He, Moses, is camped on the Column
bia and his tribe is the renzeyous OF al
the renegades, cut Threats and horse
thieves of the Bannacks, Wesers, NeZ
Perces, Piutes. Umati.lss and Iskimas,
aud just SO long as he is permitted to
/ remain there Just 20 long will he stand
as a menace 10 this valley, and just 80
! long will We have Indian scares. The
above tribes all iraternizo with Moses
band and they have already killed one
/ OF our citizens and his wife.
The above persons, Mr.. Lorenzo Per
| kins and wife, were on their way from
White Bluff to Yakima City when they
were overtaken near Rattle Snake
/ Springs AMI killed, the Indians heap
! ing rocks on their bodies and taking
| their horses. They have stolen six or
eight head of horses from Mr.. McEwen
of this valley and committed other
| depredations
Now the question arises, have we a
! Government or not +? A Government
able to cope with any power in the
world, allowing its citizens to be
! butchered, property destroyed and
land laid waste, with Howard outgen.
eraled and always bringing up the
rear. A Government like the United
| States allowing few hundred dirty
thieving savages to dictate terms to its
officials and say he must have
res rvation where he wants it
or he will fight. The trouble is Moses
has been patronized and hattered till
he considers himself the lion of the
! day
! Here is Yakima county, nearly $50
miles i'll length. lying on the frontier
/ in al Indian country where Indians are
troublesome and have been fighting
east of us for the past two years. with
out a soldier stationed in or near it, II
We may be allowed to Judge the future
by the past not a soldier will be sent
here till after this valley is laid waste
and many of it's citizens massacreed,
then probably one company of soldiers
will be sent against 500 we'll mounted
and equipped Indians. This is as it
has been and no wonder public opinion
has contempt for the present Indian
policy of the administration No Won
der public sentiment is ripe for q
chnage OF generals In this ....tlnent
when for two years settlers have been
murdered. their homes sacked, their
land laid waste by the merciless savage,
with general constantly in the rear.
General Howard may be brave man.
He may be a christian gentleman, but
he evidently is not an Indian fighter.
1t is time for public sentiment to speak.
The greater portion of our citizens are
compelled to protect and provide for
the security Of their families, conse-
quently cannot 90 off far on Indian
raids. Hence, we need soldiers sta
toned in our county. We have sp-
pealed for arms through our County
Commissioners al ! can get none Ger
tainly something ii rotten in the heart
of Denmark. All, but say some of our
wise officials: Our army Is so small we
can do nethins for you" Very we'll;
then why don't Gov. Ferry call out the
militia, or volunteers. so they will be
under military discipline, we'll armed
and equipped. and afford us something
for the protection of settlers while they
are putting up their harvests.
The old maxim fits we'll In this place,
"An ounce of prevention, etc, etc.
S. T s.