1851 Gov Rpt California Indian Affairs 1851-53, Emory Rio Grande Boundary Survey

Description: Senate Reports, 32nd Congress, Special Session, 1853, original sheep, 950 pgs. Doc. No. 4, Report of the Secretary of the Interior on Indian Affairs in California, & Doc. No. 6, Rio Grande Boundary Survey Report. 1st edition, only published this once. This Special Session was convened at the request of the President to get updates on two very important situations in the west happening at that time- one, the various tribes of California Indians and the various hardships, deaths, murders and atrocities that were happening in Gold Rush and Humboldt, Shasta and San Diego counties to newly transplanted settlers and miners as well as Native Americans just at the start of the Gold Rush between 1850 and 1853, and to what to do about this situation regarding treaties, disbursements of payments, clothing and shelter for diseased Indians via the cholera, and more . Both of these reports have never been published elsewhere and Doc No 4 is the form of the diary written by the aide to the Secretary of Indian Affairs as he traveled all around the counties of California starting in the beginning of 1851 and going into September of 1852, writing almost daily of his observations to the Secretary of Indian Affairs. This diary outlines all of the major developments in the relationships of Native Americans and new white settlers,peaceful or otherwise, all throughout California from early 1851 through december, 1852 including the many Indian troubles in Gold Rush country, including details of all murders and depredations of the white settlers, which were many, and two, recommendations as to councils, treaties, disbursements by the Indian Department of the US, etc. This is highly interesting California history that was never republished and is largely unknown today. The incredible amount of literal horse trading and buying and selling of cattle to the Indians as a peace effort by the Dept of Indian Affairs is notable and not very known. Also, the extent of diseases the white people brought to California on the Native American population is stunning indeed, and the government was caught very flat-footed as to what to do about this, including cholera, yellow fever, etc. Colonel Fremont headed up that effort, according to this report, which is 410 pages. The other report outlines the progress of the Emory survey running boundary lines from The Gila River to Arizona, New Mexico and Southern California also during the beginning of the gold rush. With charts, diary entries, etc. 173 paes. The other reports in this volume have to do with General Land Surveys, and there are 8 uncolored foldout maps of US States at the back of the book. Book is vg, hinges cracked on both side but holding, ex lib.

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