The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-26
THE INDIAN WAR.

Reports Regarding the Indian Troubles.
WASHINGTON, June 25.-General L. G. Camp
bell, an agent of the Indian Bureau, stationed
at Fort Sully, Dacotah Territory, on the Upper
Missouri river arrived in this city to-day from
the fort, which he left on the 9th instant He
reports that all the Indians on the south and
west side of the Missouri are hostile and very
active. They have large camp at the head
waters ofthe Harley river, about one hundred
and sixty miles from Fort Sully, which they
style the scamp of Bands"
This body of Indians consists of nine bands of
Sioux and few Crowfeet. They are represented
to be mostly well armed and provisioned, aud
have thoroughly secured the whole section of
country south aud east of the Missouri, killing
and driving of every white settler and trader
TO be found in that region. Their acts of hos
tility have been exceedingly numerous, and
their acts Of revolving barbarity equally so.
Small scounting parties of this band are out
continually in search of whites, and who, when
found, are brutally murdered. No white set
tiers now remain in that section of the Terri
tory south of the Missouri river, all those that
could escape from the Indians having made
their way to Forts Sully and Rice for pro
lection.
The Indians north and east of the Missouri
river are very peaceable and friendly, aud have
gone to planting in good earnest. They, no W
ever, stand in great fear of the hostile Indians,
who, ifpossibe, are mere bitter against them
than the whites. They are under the best pro-
lection that can be afforded by the military au-
thorities, and II they not disturbed will raise
fine crops the present season. The line of the
Union Pacific Rail- Dad west from Omaha is free
from hostile Indians, and the disposition OF the
troops made by General Sherman will, 1t Is be-
lieved, save that road from their depredations.
The Indian Attack ON Two Coaches ON
the 18th instant-Names Of the Killed
and WOunded-HamcOcki in Pursuit OF
the savages-WOrk ON the Railroad
Temporarily Abandoned.
LEAvENwoRTH, June 25.-A passenger from
Denver City gives the particulars of the attack
on two coaches, containing four passengers and
1t was running fight, and continued for an
hour and half. George W. Brownell, of Ca
lena, ILL.,, aged sixty years, was killed, and II.
Blake, of Philadelohia, was wounded in the
shoulder 8. j. Harrison, of Boston, escaped
uninjured. Two soldiers and one driver we're
also killed. The Indians were eventually re-
pulsed.
driven back by Indians near Fort Harker, and
large amount of stock stolen and other pro-
perty destroyed. The work on the road has
consequently been suspended. General Han
cock left Fort Wallace on last Tuesday for Den
yer, with one hundred men, to clear the route.
General Sherman left to-day for st. Louis.
large amount of arms and ammunition has
gone forward to arm the railroad employees.
MANY arrows of the Sioux and CheVennes
were found showing that portion of the force
of northern warriors has been transferred from
the Platte to the Smoky Hill route.
The Indians were armed with rifles, revolvers,
and bows and arrows.
Don Juan Jose Back, from Iocorro, Mexico.
reports that his train was attacked twelve miles
from Fort Dodge, by KioWas, killing two and
wounding three of his men, and carrying Off
boy twelve years old, together with sixty-two
head of cattle and seven horses
Don Juan Montaya lost thlrty-three mules at
Cinmason crossing,