Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-09-12
OVERLAND rsrrLLraEsCE.

| OVERLAND InTELL1GENCE.
1 From the Green River City Indez Of sept
LIST we extract the following items of interest
The railroad track is now laid to point on
Bitter creek, 65 miles east Of here. /. is ex.
pected to pass here and reach Bryan BY the
18th of October.
A dispatch from the telegraph operator at
Rawlings Station, August 26th, ut night, to
tho Benton operator, says: Five hundred In
dams crossed the railroad about half q mile
above town. They are coming round the bluff,
SO party of men report who just came In.
Scouts will be sent out immediately to recon-
hotter, and we viii make you an immediate
report. We want tr0ops here.
| Benton 9th dispatches of August 28th and
18th say: We learn from passengers from
Cheyenne who came through on this morning g
train, thrt man was killed and scslped in
sight of that place yesterday morning. and that
the coaches have stopped running between
Cheyenne and Denver in consequence of trou
BILE on the line.
At Separation creek, thirty miles west of
Benton, yesterday morning, several Indians
attacked and cruelty beat . section man, took
| from him his mule aud outfit generally, and
departed taking the direction of Benton.
A gentleman direct from Denver. whose We
racity cannot be doubted, reports converse
ton of General Sheridan, to the effect that the
truth of Indian outrages is too revolving TO
tell. Women have been outraged, and both
sexes tortured in the most unheard of and di-
abolical method. The city of Denver at one
time was completely surrounded by Indians.
kilograms from Elk Mountain state that
three men were killed by Indians at the tie
camp. Large quantities ef stock. it is feared,
will tempt the cupidity Of the Indians 10 the
extent of general raid and massacre. Pre-
parations are being made for the worst The
excitement is intense. but the camps are rcso-
lutte aud determined
Ii is rumored that dispatch has been re-
criscd at Fort ID. A. Russell from the author
tiles at Fort Frtt.rman. that Red Cloud is
marching in that direction with from three 10
five thousand warriors. aud directing the CON-
uiandant 10 be- prepared for an attack NJ any
nomcuL
Information has Just been received that
large body OF hostile Indians. reported at from
one 10 three thousand In number. has made lie
appearance in the vicinity OF Medicine Bow
aud The head OF La Pearl canon. about fity
rn,lrs south Of this placr.
We learn that dispatches have just been re-
cr.srd At Fort Steele. trem the authorities al
Fort Sanders, 10 the effect that the Indians
have RESUMED hustilliics on the Laratni. Plains
and are reported moving ia tits direction
1cn Stevenson has been ordered Ia hold his
troops In readiness Tar an, emergency
4 dispatch has been RECEIVED al this place.
from Gen sherman. directing parties along
the rallroad aud stage lln~s 10 keep their stock
well guarded. atd to be oi the alrr, for an
attack
There Is n rumor on the streets that all the
ranches brtw eeu Cheyenne aud Denver have
bern burned aud ,ha, number of m~n have
bern Allied
\ band of Indians has been committing dep
relations betw~rn s"uth Pass t.,y aud this
place tor Aasu'c tan" pass. and from all appear.
ancrs general Indian Outbreak ms, be- anti.
cil aIrd.
+ " johnson. who murdered : R"scnthAi.
Vac permitted Ia escape toe uighi of Aug
J0th. by his jatlcr. Jas Chambers Both made
towards Springs,lIc. Utah. sheriff Rowe aud
a d~puiy pursued b, stage Capt Adatr. an
auc,luuccT uf 1Teeu River CITY. Was an &C
ccss"ry 10 1ohuson's ~scap~, aud furnished him
Hrnry ride. brace at rcsulscrs. &c. lie
was under arrest Tor The act