Daily Alta California, Volume 22, Number 7249, 25 January 1870 — ALASKA. [ARTICLE]

ALASKA.

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An Indian Trouble— A White Man Murdered —Two Indians Killed— The Indian Raneno Shelled— Peace Restored.

Fort Wramqil, Alaska, Dooember 28th, 1869.— We have just passed through ono of thoso diffioul-

ties oommon in Indian countries. On the night of Christmas a ball was given by tha man of tha garrison to whioh the Indians were invited as lookerson. E?ery thing passed of! harmoniously; tho Indians had left the stookado and the men ware in

their quartets whan word oame into the garrison that a laundress living just outsido tho stookado had just had har finger bitten on by an Indian named Si-wan. Upon inquiry, learning the report

to ba true, the commanding officer, First Liautan

ant W. Borrowe. Second Artillery, ordered Lieutenant M. K. Loueks to proooad with ten men to the Indian village and arrest Si-wan. In tha exeou-

tion of this order the Indiana a*saulted the. guard. ■■iv, i »;„ j *!**•& «i> the defensive, fired, killing Si-wan and dangerously wounding his brother Es-teen. They were both brought into the garrison— Si-wan's dead body beicg placed in the guardhouse and Es-toen taken to the hospital fur surgical

treatment. All was quiet for about two hours, when shots were heard in the direction of tho storo, about thrao hundred yards from tho garrison. Tho offioer of tho day. Lieutenant Loueks, hurried to

the spot and found Cs.pt. Leon Smith lying insensible and badly wounded- Capt. Smith, on being brought into tha hospital, was found to havo received serious wounds, fourteen buckshot having penetrated the abdomen and three the right wrist. tie lived twenty-two hour*. Early in tbe morning, nexi tubkojuent to Capt. Smith's death, an Indian wxmsn Hnt into the post, tiviug tbenameof Capt. ,1,1.1. U ...... .1 «..■.. I, I V.I l«l| «11l f) .i |..ft« .i« <|.M „.). | lileulnnani bOOOBI to the ranobo with Inslrunllons lo demand th« murderer, and If the demand was rntunn.t to ml urn thn nhUfs that the gnrrls.m would open on th. . inn. ho at midday. Thn Imllans were iirmed, and surrounded Mautenant dounks and bis party with momtotns looks and gestures, while the ohlefs raiusad to parley or deliver ui> the murderer, litmiinnant Lounks returned with his ropoi i Another elTnrt was mada by Meutenarit llnrrowe to prevent hostltlllns hy sending over a friendly ItiiiUn. but without nunonss. To glvo them ample Minn, lira was not npatinl on thn ranch until 2 r. Hh whlnh was promptly rolurnnd by tha Indians with tlmir munknts. Indian sklrinlsbors posle<l i li«iiinnlvn« in ndviiutnganus ■••■nil tmia in tha nelgbli.iring hills, lnit were sunn dlilodged hy nannlstar ii.. m thn hnwitxars. At dark all fighting (teased. Tha nail morning, just at dawn, tho Indians bYoniiin tha assailants; but a short shading pruduned a Hag of trune, and Iho nhlala nnine ovar lo the I'ost. nnd attar soma nonfernunn, finding Mm miniinandlng oflinnr wm dntermineil to ha«n the mur ■inn I*.1 * . lvii lii ill I v iirninlsed to bring him In; thay 1. ..im; latthfnlly promlnad that If they did nnl, lira would ba reopened tha neat morning, and the rannli destroyed. The man, an Indian imiiimt Moutd doo, was luoughl In about HI i\ M.,and lodged In the gunru hnimr. Thn noxt day ha wa« triad by a Uourtol Mm olllnars of the Post (Iha Hlnklna nhlefs balng present), und «oudamn*d to iloath by hanging, tt noon next day. The iihl«f i aosuntnd to thn Just nesM (if thn pun Ishumnt, at did the man Hnutd duo, who said he was wllliim to illn, as he had killed a niiinl. At lialf-ps.fi twelve next day he was hananil In the presanne ol the chiefs, tha Indian dnntnr, the garrison and Iha ranch. Ills body, as well as Hi wan's, was gl van to tnvtr 'rlends. The Indians »m nnw aulat, anil thoroughly understand that they must li" governed by the mllliary that protenis thnm. Whlskoy was at tha bottom nf tha whole dim oul ty . hl-wan and Hcutd doo both wera under Its liilluano*. The white men who sold tbe whlskny have hnon arrested, and are now In the guard liousn awHllliu (Mai. No punishment oan lie too ■ovaro for tha white man who sell whiskny tn the Indians on this noast. Thay ara a nlass who, In mitka a few dollar*, would plunge tha whole nowst Into a war, oaring not for results so long as their own worthless nklns wera safe. Oapt. I. non NuiiMi was aaantleman well-known In your city, and leaves a widow and ona nhlld as well hn nuninrous Irlnnds to grieve far his loss. lie was nn the wrong sldn In tho rebellion, hut after Mm war nonaiilnd "Ihn Situation," liurmd all mil in. .ally, and was ready to fill his station In Ufa as an Aiimrlaan. Ills body will ba sent to Han Franoboo fur Interment.