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Camp Far West - Letterbook of Captain Hannibal Day (1849-1851) (8 pages)
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Such affairs are becoming quite frequent © unless
some stens ean be taken to stop them, tt may be foun? that
mn more incessant eluscy the emf{erants of this season from
the bast, may vecsne viebirza to Sie Infitians love of
vengeance crossing tho Sierra tor, as they will, with
Little apprehension so near the operations of their
eountrynen in the mires end beoken down partially as many
WiLL be after a long overland trip # nerhane not so well
gunpiied with anmmitione
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With the present reduced stats of ny Covmand, &
milttary station hers or at any ether point in this
vi ley, secus but ag the morest pretense of protection
or aid of any kind to the inhabitants, as I have not the
forea or abliity to send ten hayoneta a miie from camp
on any duty whatever. So for as the mining population is
eoncerned, they ars competent to their own protcetion
beyond all fount © sinee the State Legislature is complete,
any difficulty anong themselves, I should prosume, could
be maniged by the elvil autnor.btose
on the ceassion before roferrad to in this
totter, IT took the precaution to ‘natrucs Lt. WH nderahnott
to ponder any asstetanee which misht be wanted by 4
Sherif? or his Desuty fsa f oniorpstand he wag near the
scone of outrage at the tine) in arresting the waite nen
as re ; ;
no @e:li of that naturce
if there be any Agent of the Indian Dept. for
tis Valley I woold respectful 'y sugcest that ne bo advised
to make an excursion among the natives with an interorctcr
to notify then, at least, of what will be their probable:
fate untess they dis t4nno their thieving and submit with
setter prace ta being shot downy, aLthourh 4t may secn
strange t> then to be thus intruded upon by the whites, for
so far as my invor: pives thn whole mining district of
Wide ws
Respectfully subsitted by, Sir
‘ Your obte sorvarit,
Asste A\djt. General tH. Day
Head yrse 1Oth Nil Dente, Canke 2 inf.
Monterey, Cale Comige