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OFFICE INDIAN AFFAIRS,
NORTHERN DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA.

San Francisco, April 25th 1863
Hon Wm P. Dole
Comr Ind. Affs

Sir
After leaving
N.Y I heard of the defeat of the Bill in the House,
providing for the sale of the Nome Lackee and
Mendocino Indian Reservations, and for the
payment (out of the proceeds thereof,) of the
Settlers in Round Valley, for their improvements
made on the lands set apart for an
Indian Reservation.

Since my return home a letter has
arived from Supervisor Short of said valley, informing me
that one Bowers had been killed by an
Indian with an ax, & that said Bowers
had killed two Indians on the two
previous days - while coerscing them to go
with him in search of a Squaw, by whom
he had a half breed child.

I merely name this; as another instance
of accumulated testimony, showing the
imposibility of ever living & prospering in
peace, while the races are permited to
remain together.

Mr Short also informs me,
that "the military has taken two or three

OFFICE INDIAN AFFAIRS,
NORTHERN DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA.

San Francisco, April 25th 1863
Hon Wm P. Dole
Comr Ind. Affs

Sir
After leaving
N.Y I heard of the defeat of the Bill in the House,
providing for the sale of the Nome Lackee and
Mendocino Indian Reservations, and for the
payment (out of the proceeds thereof,) of the
Settlers in Round Valley, for their improvements
made on the lands set apart for an
Indian Reservation.

Since my return home a letter has
arived from Supervisor Short of said valley, informing me
that one Bowers had been killed by an
Indian with an ax, & that said Bowers
had killed two Indians on the two
previous days — while coerscing them to go
with him in search of a Squaw, by whom
he had a half breed child.

I merely name this; as another instance
of accumulated testimony, showing the
imposibility of ever living & prospering in
peace, while the races are permited to
remain together.

Mr Short also informs me,
that "the military has taken two or three