Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1891-01-28
Additional Guards Employed to
Patrol the Town.
An Urgent Request for a Mill
tary Post.
Result of a Meeting of Leading
Citizens.

There is considerable uneasiness felt
among our citizens concerning the In-
dians in this vicinity. While there has
az yet been no real uprising, still there
is no doubt that the Indians are in
league with their brethren of adjacent
settlements for some unusual purpose,
and whether their interts are wicked
or charitable" none can tell as yet.
The air is full of rumors of warlke
preparations all around US. In Rhodes
Marsh, the Indians are restless and i'm
pertinent. They work few days and
then refuse to work, when others are
employed. They in turn earn few
dollars, and then mysteriously leave.
6up't. Flsmming of the soda works
says that strange Indians have been
among the workers lately, and they
have had dances and talks, with the
above result.
The Piutes in Mason Valley are all
we'll armed and very saucy. They say
pretty soon they will own the stores
and ranches and houses. The white
citizens have formed a militia COM
pany and taken every precaution to be
ready should an outbreak occur.
In Hawthorne, they are uncommuni-
cativs. Last Thursday five Indian
woedpilers working for Jas. Belzar
quit work without warning and de-
manded their ray. When asked what
was the matter, they said they had
orders to 60 TO Soda, where pretty
soon big fight would take place.
All the Indian ponies are being
caught up and put in readiness for
work of some kind.
Arthur George, Frank Thorne and
Dick Kelly. who have been mining in
the Gillis range, came into town last
Saturday. They report the hills full
of strange Indians and determined to
remain in town until the excitement
abates.
Harry Taylor, who was in from the
District Saturday, says that friendly
Indian has repeatedly warned him not
to remain IN the hills-that the Piutes
heap talk fight.
In Bodie three Indians were killed
last week. True, it WAS an Indian
fight, but the cause of it is unknown.
Some say that one faction wanted to
force the others to fight the whites, and
on their refusal fight ensusd, dur
ing which three were killed.
The Indians of Owens Valley are
spelling for 4 fight. Nye county has
recently been supplied with arms, and
the result is that the people of Haw-
thorne are very nervous.
We are in the very heart Of the In
dian country. Within radius of 40
miles there are over l 900 able bodied
bucks, we'll armed.
If the Indians took a notion fifty
men could obliterate Hawthorne and
it's inhabitants from the face of the
earth IN one hours time. The appli-
cation OF \ match on a windy night
would destroy the town, and then the
people could DO killed like rats in a
hole.
THE MEETING.
In view OF these facts a citizens
meeting was called at the Courthouse
last Thursday night to devise ways
and means for protection.
A large asssmblage of representative
citizens attended the meeting and took
an active interest in its proceedings.
s. A.. Knapp was chosen Chairman
and P. M. Bowler Secretary.
Chairman Knapp briefly stated the
objects of the meeting, and asked for
suggestions as to what precautionary
measures were advisable.
Mr.. Summerfield advocated the or
ganization of a military company.
Also that a petition be forwarded to
the Legislature, asking that body to
instruct eur Senators and Representa-
tive in Washington to urge upon the
War Department the absolute necessity
of establishing a permanent military
post at Hawthsrne. The speaker said