The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-01-15
INDIAN WAR CLAIns.


boot Indiin and prospector near
Cievelani's ranch. in White Pine
county. not far from the Utah line.
Reports concerning the result of the
row were conflicting. Some had it that
the Inii N was killed; others that be
attempted to stab toe white man, out
failed, and after sards succeed I'd iu gel-
ting away uniojursd. The frscas
occurred 10 sparse!y settled region
devoted to stock risiug. and it was
ton aud Eureka became excited. and
call for volunteers was responded 10
with alacrity Some of the warriors
en1. We believe. all their Officers started
to the front in buggies; bat as the In
dian who inaugnr the war Sas
either dead or hid in the IN ,untalos,
The volunteers We're unable to fad the
enemy. and they returned to their
respective homes covered With glory
They figured up the cost of The ex
petition ami presented a bilI to the
St.te for ths amount. Tue Legislature
discussed ,e matter and approp pr tied
SlI.3l0 10 to REIN burse th- volunteers
aud of this amount SO. 81 80 vas paid
clai nants.
Last simmer there was a genuine
Indian war ou ths northern border of
New ,ds. There Was no conf ctIng re-
ports about white men having beeo
killed ii that war. The dead bJiles
of several settlers and of ooe of the
drivers on the W.unemncca aud Idaho
stage line, settled that tact beyond dis
pute. Settlers became alarmed and
fsd vita their f.mlli-s to places of
com paritivs safety. Tue whole country
north, inclu ling Parails. valley, be-
cams alarmed, aud men. wJmen aud
children III wagons aud on horseb .ck
kept coming into toSn at ali hours OF
day and night. There were few 10
fantry soldiers at Camp McDermit. bare
~ enough u mold the Post III case of at.
tack from even a small baud of s,vages,
md AS tney did not esye,th-ir q Iarters
they afforded no protection to timilIes
ssen In the Immediate neig Jrhooi
Appeals for assistance we're sent IRE bv
mes ;eng RS fro II Paradise vail-y, where
many of the settlers had fortified aud
Ay telegraph from Camp McDsrmit A
On all company of volunteers, all that
could b. armed aud III 1unted at
Aoment's notice, left for ths north, aud
application Was made to the State au-
thoritIrs for arms. Men who could not
well aft rd to spare the time, left their
klsiaess aud went with, arms and
ammunition to the most exposed settle
msnts. aud at one time 40 less than
Atty or Sky men from this to W were
en- tne 70 ID. Toe ci,izsos contributed
seward paying their expenses, but many
OF them We're cat considerable money.
besides thslr tins. Would it. un-
der the circumstances. be uUilst for
Me prrseut Legislature to make AN ap
propria.ion. as Was done for volunteers
so the WnIte Pms war. to reimburse
thoss who expended their time AID
money In resp ,nding TO ths call of the
alarmed settlers ON the northeru frontier
of Nevada? Ii was done, 1t is tra-.
without rcd tape or orders from the
Governor; bat 1t was just as necessary
as If Governor Bradley and the Presi-
dent o. the Udited States had ordered
1t. We are of the opinioa that tn
State should pay all the expenses, in-
S!adlns loss of time of che volunteers
VII i-tt here for the north last sum
mer. AMI that the State 10 turn should
PRESENT Its bill! for settlement to the
Gsoer,l Government. which could. as
the War Dep ,rtment was petiti)ned to
% before the outbreak, have afforded
the settlers protection by stationiug
s.vAiry at Camp McDermit.
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