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Show passed the road, as the whites had killed his son, and five of his braves, without any cause whatever. Ohahguah reused to join Nemetekah, and told him he was afraid I would be mad with him, that he had promised me to be friendly to the whites, that he was afraid to tell me a lie, that he would be friendly to the whites until he could see me, which he knew would be in a few sleeps, meaning days, and advised; Ne-me-te-kay to wait until my return. Near stony point, I met an emigrant train, who informed me that a party of Californians who had been on the Humboldt in a trading expedition, had killed six Indians, taken their horses, and left for California, they traveld on the north side of the river, and passed me unknown. I hastened up the river and on arriving at Gravelly ford, I met two emigrants' trains both of whom had been attacked by the Indians, four men were badly wounded, and had lost many of their stock, with one waggon, a quantity of provisions and ;much other valuable property. I sent the two Indians given me by Oh-hah- guah, to see Neme-te-kah, and request him to cease, further attacks on the whites, and to request* him to meet me as soon as possible. They traveled all night, and the next day, and brought him to me, the second day, after much difficulty. He said he was afraid to see me, that his conduct had been so different from what he had promised me, that he feared I would be mad with him, he still expressed a great desire to be friendly with the whites, but said the whites would not be friendly with him, that the whites had killed his son and his men, and take their horses and guns, without any aause, that they had never disturbed the whites or their property, that it had made his heart feel bad, had made his men mad, and he could not res-taain his men, they were determined to be revenged on the whites. Having |
