Lassic (died 1863; also known as Las-sic, Lasseck and Lassux) was a Wailaki leader during the Bald Hills War.
During the 1859-1862 period of the Bald Hills War, the Wailaki, especially Lassic's band, succeeded in driving many of the settlers out of their territory in southeastern and southwestern Humboldt County.
I regret so few of them were killed, but they were constantly on the alert and could only be caught by following them day and night, the troops carrying their provisions and blankets on their backs.
[1]California Volunteers replaced the Federal troops after the beginning of the American Civil War and continued aggressive patrolling.
Finally Lassic and his band were driven to surrender on July 31, 1862, to Captain Ketcham at Fort Baker, with thirty-two other Indians.
There he continued to carry on a campaign of resistance against the settlers until he was eventually recaptured by local militia.
--- We learn from Mr. Gilkey who arrived on Tuesday, from Long Valley, that the noted Indian Lassux, was in the hands of the whites at Fort Seward.
He was the head of the band taken from the vicinity of Fort Baker, last summer, to Smith River Reservation.
Not liking the grub set before him there by father Hansen, he led his band back to the land of pork and beef.
According to the January 23, 1863 Humboldt Times account they were being escorted to the Round Valley Reservation: but "on the way they took cold and died."
Col. R. C. DRUM, SIR: I have the honor to report for the information of the general commanding the department that the band of Indians known as the Wylackees has killed a large number of horses and cattle on the settlements of this valley in the last month.
They killed eight or nine head of horses, the property of Mr. Owens, a few days ago, and I have seen myself a number of cattle in the valley wounded by their arrows.
I do not consider that I have any power to send out any troops from this post to capture, kill, or in any way punish these Indians, as I was not sent here for that purpose.