James W. Nye to Edwin A. Rowe, December 16, 1861

Capt. EDWIN A. ROWE, Commandant of Fort Churchill, Nev. Ter.: SIR: I am informed there is serious apprehension of an Indian difficulty at Ruby Valley. To prevent, if possible, such a calamity, you will on receipt of this detail twenty-five soldiers, properly officered, to proceed at once to Ruby Valley and report to Warren Wassen, acting Indian agent, whom I have sent in advance to that place to act according to circumstances.

JAMES W. NYE,