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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1887)
THE HUMBUG WAR toward tho Klamath river at fall speed, night they pawed down tho Klamath, while the news that the Indians had and thirteen men met their death in tho killed a man spread liko wildtiro along darknes and silenco of night When the creek. Men swarmed oat of their tho men in chargo of tho returning pris claims, seized their weapons, and pro- oner reached tho Klamath tho next pared for revenge. Two companies were morning, and learned of tho cruel organized, and started that night for tho work of death iU Unks hail jut wit rancheria, on tho Klamath, to capture nccd, they promptly shot tho young the murderer and bring him back for buck, threw his Uly into tho stream, punishment Tho next morning they and returned to Humbug with tho hor came upon tho Indians on tho opposite riblo news. If tho miners hail Wen ex bank of tho stream, a narrow but deep, cited before, they wero now doubly rocky and turgid torrent All overtures Men wero sent out in all directions to to the savages to send over a canoo wero warn tho miners to bo on their guard, as refused, and, finally, a noted Inlian thero was no telling whero tho blow fighter, who rejoiced in tho namo of would fall no it. An Indian was cap Greasy John, sprang into tho stream tured on tho creek and taken to Culy'a and swam over, covered by tho ritles of trailing t, whero ho was shot and his companions. He secured tho canoes, tumbled into a "coyote hole." Two brought them back, and tho men crossed tihasU Indians wero caught tho same over, had a talk, and took Tyco John afternoon in Yreka, and put In jail on and two young bucks prisoners, leaving suspicion. Tho next morning Davo (Jul. tho wounded one, as he was expected to ton, tho sheriff, sinco famed in railroad die in a few hours. While going np tho circles of California, let them out into divido between Little and Big Hurnbug, tho hands of a mob, and they wero tho captives took off moat of their quickly strung up to tho lirnb of imb. clothing, innocently remarking, " Too venient pino tree. This was dono in a muchee hot," an opinion perfectly in most hearties and barbarous manner, accord with that held by a majority of Men crawled out on tho limb and rail the party. Suddenly, at a preconcert! and lowered tho Wrangling men by tho signal, they made a leap for liberty, ropo about their necks. Tho mob then plunging down tho mountain sido with made a raid on tho negro quarters, leaps and springs such as a man run- claiming it was thero that Indians pro. ning down a steep declivity only can cured whiky and ammunition. Hero make. One of them waa seized and they wero overawed by tho d termination secured before he had taken six stejm, of ono man, and tho Utter element of but Tyeo John and tho other c-scaped, tho town soon suppressed them. Tl.o followed first by a few scattering shots, sarno day tho tplo of Dead wood W and then a rattling Tolleyof harmless thought them of a friendly Indian who bullets. Tho remaining prisoner was wa working in a claim on McAdaia'a taken to Hnmbug City, and tho unusual creek. Ho did not Ulong to tho triU course of a regular trial was followed that committed tho mamae, and had Justico McGowd discharged him ami not even heard of it; but that inado to sent him back the next morning under differenco- ho was an Indian, ami that was crime enough. They t"k him Into The return of Tyeo John and his custody and v nt him with an tta.ti to companion to tho rancheria was tho Yreka, whero they well knew U wool! signal for a general mawacre. That take his placo with tho other on tU