The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-02-06
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On Saturday, the oath Mt. the Cmif3rnja
stopped Mt Wrangrl and found an Indian
war raging. To comprehend tie condition.
of things it Will be necessary TO under
stand the Indian mnle OF lie, their tribal
settlements and their m. thndS of retiiit-
tion. On the shores of Chatham straits.
which is n long stretch of narrow water
running northwarl from the southern
point of Baranof Island for two huudted
miles. there is a settlement of the EInoch-
enoo tribe. from which is named the IA
nous Alaskan whisky. A portion OF this
tribe. numbering ahont two hundred and
fifty, have settled along the shore immedi-
ately adjoining the white settlement at
Wrangel to the westward. Fronting the
whites TO the eastward is the Ssicketn
tribe. The whites have long had Stick
cen Indian employed as policeman 10 pre-
vent the manufacture of hoochenoo in
either ranch, in which hA has been general
lv successful. On Sunday. the IIth MT
Rev. DIR. Corliss. missionary. found some
of his HoOchenoo congregation drunk. and
requested the policeman 10 break mp the
stills from which they We're supplied. This
was done without disturbance. Neat day
the poiceuIans brotbcr( harlIe. III attempt
ing similar action, had lis face hart by the
HoncheneoS. In retaliation for this lie.
with party of Stichrens. Went to the
Honchenoo rancho and with clubs AMI
pistols severely beat some of that trii.e.
On the 18th the HOo"flenoo- sent word that
they won!,l attack Charlie house u. xt ,Ily
and take him TO th. main tribes Ss'ttl,.-
ment. Hearing This. Charlie locked his
house and went to some other part nf the
ranch At about II O'Clock band Of
ahom eighty armed Hoochenoos marched
through, town and on reaching Stickeen
village lpployed into line and advanced 70
the afTack. The Stickeens gathered TO
meet them. and after 81 little skiriniSIiug
the lines arpronchei and voliey was tie-
livered at about one hundred yards. Sew
eral were killed and Il number wounded on
both sides. Among the killed was Toy
Att. friendly chief. very much liked by
the whites. The fIoochrnooS heing close
Iy pressed took refuge in Charles house
and fortified it. and were besiegeei for fhe
remainder of the day. At night they cnt
a hole through tie stle of the house and
escaping. returned to their own viilage
leaving their deal behind. They complete
" sacked the house while in it, During
the two succeeding days great deal of
Skirmishing and dcsultnry firing took
place, resulting in much damage 10 the
white settlement. several houses being
struck by bullets. Major r. D. Crittrn-
den, deputy collector, finding that the
whites were in danger summoned the t:iti-
zens who formed Il company. enrolling
about eighty men. establishing guard and
issued orders forbi'lding armed Indians
| from approaching the limits Of the white
| settlement. and requiring them to keep ont
| after 10 T. NJ Previous to that Indians
| had be en- rushing through the streets with
| loaded guns. even threatening that they
| would seize the powder in the stores.
| Crittenden then summoned chiefs of the
| warning tribes to his office. anil in the pres
| ence of committee WHO acted in concert
with him, gave them TO understand that
| strife must cease they must fight on
| some other line. To this they professed
| to assent and offered to compromise with
| blankets. This settlement. howeYer. is
| DELAYED through the Illness of one of the
| wo,nslrd chiefs and on whose life or death
! everything hangs. The committee having
| forwarded request to Captain Beardslee
| OF the jamestown for men. or arms in case
men could not be spared. were furnished
with gatling gun and fifty stand of rifles
with ammunition. in charge of gunner
| Chas Stuart. and men to wolk the gatling.
| Everything is still in statm q'u1. Several
of tile wounded including the chief are
| still alive. but will probably die. Ii is
rnmorutl that the Hoochenoos have sent
| for endorsements Much praise Is given
| Major Crittenden and tln. committee. for
| their firm and courageous action in the
presence of the furious rival chiefs, and for
| enforcing peace.
Rev. 5. III. Young. Presbyterian mis-
sionary, has been very Jealous in his efforts
to quiet the disturbance. and i'm his ankle
ty TO stop the fight while In progress. az
much exposed himself that some Of his
Indian friends seized hiiA and bore him
to place of safety.