Correspondence Relating to the Massacre of Immigrants By the Snake Indians in Au
Correspondence Relating to the Massacre of Immigrants By the Snake Indians in Au
Oregon Legislative Assembly House of Representat
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CURRY, Jlcting Governor of Oregon. SALEM, 0. T. , SEPT. 22d, 1854. To His Excellency GEO. L. CURRY, Jlcting Governor of Oregon : SIR : In reply to the interrogations contained in your note of this morning, requesting a written opinion on the subject of the contem plated campaign against the Snake Indians ; I have to state, that however desirable it may be to punish the perpetrators of the recent massacre of our people, I do not consider it practicable to accom plish that object by making a wint...er campaign, with the limited re sources at the command of the government. My opinion in the matter is based upon my knowledge of the country, occupied by the Snake tribe, and my experience in Indian warfare, together with such relia ble information as I have been able to derive from Messrs. Craigie and Johnson, who have resided at Fort Boise for many years. I understand that these Indians, who have for the last few years mani fested a decidedly hostile attitude towards the emigration, are pre datory tribes, occupying the country from the Grand Ronde to the vicinity of Fort Hall, a distance of some four hundred miles, and that their country extends far to the north and south of the emigrant trail; and that those tribes are divided into small bands scattered 12 V...
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