Newberry Library - Loren L. Williams journals, 1851-1880

Title Loren L. Williams journals, 1851-1880

Date 1851-1880

Subjects Frontier and pioneer life, Indians of North America, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)

Extent 0.6 linear feet (5 volumes in 2 boxes)

User-Contributed Transcription 98to the Indians of this Country, in the loss of prisoners and horses, and ill luck attending them so often, they [illegible] to have formed a superstitious dread of the snakes and think that no tribes of Indians, or whites can successfully oppose them, The Snakes are bold and warlike and a numerous tribe inhabiting the country on the snake river, the main south fork of Columbia sometimes called Lewis Fork after the explorer Merriwether Lewis; Their marauding expeditions are generally made by Indians on foot who penetrate the Country of the Umatillas, Walla Wallas, Des Chutes [crossed out: and] or Columbia R. Indians and when a favorable opportunity offers make a dash, kill & scalp a few Indians, take a few squaws and children prisoners, and almost invariably manage to run off a large band of horses, which they hurry through the Mts to their own country, It appears that all the Indians of this Country are afraid of them, and the snake are in a fair way to keep them so; The whites seem to think there is no danger from any of the Indians, but one thing can be noticed, that no white man, pretends to travel the country without being armed with at least a Colts revolver As to danger, any man who has any knowledge of Indian character, knows that wherever there are Indians there is danger. but for the time being, there is but little fears of a general outbreak, or any attack upon the settlers, yet, petty depredations in the way of stealing is quite common, which generaly [sic] leads to more serious dificulties [sic]; either by the Indians becoming more bold, or by some acts of

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BibID 991560848805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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