The Montana post., 1868-05-29
A FIXED FACT!
INDIANS ONTHE sswAR PATH -,
ANOTHER FIGHT,

The aqdacity with which the savages are now
committing their depredations the whites is un.
paralleled in the history of Montana We are to-
day compelled to continue the account of their
plunderings which we commenced in our issue of
On Wednesday afternoon a party of
Indians entered Confederate Gulch, and shot at
some men just below the town. besides stealing all
the horses they could find. The savages were. at
the time on their return from the Missouri Valley
where they had committed the depredations previ.
viously mentioned by us, and where they had sto.
len horses that laratted with in forty yards Of
houses. in which ranchmen with their families were
living. The entry of the Indians into Confederate
Gulch caused immense excitement in Diamond
City. large meeting was held on Wednesday
evening, at which eighty men volunteered for In
dian fighters. and a considerable amount of money
and ten days provisions were contributed. At IL
o'clock on Thursday morning the expedition left
Diamond taking nearly all the arms in the place
with them One division of the party set out in
the direction fBenon for the purpose of Intercept
ing their retreat while the others olowe directly
no their trail. This latter division. consisting of
about forty men, came upon the savages at a cab
in between the Missouri river and
the Muscleshell road. There were ten of
the Indians who were Immediately attacked. A
half breed who was with the whites killed one of
these and another one wounded. None of the
whites injured. 1t was soon found that the
party of Indians first attacked were not alone.
Some forty others were in sight on the hills whose
further progress seemed to be prevented by the
deep snow. Not feeling themselves strong
enough TO attack the whites returned to Diamond
for reinforcements. These they obtained and again
set out after the savsges yesterday morning. ct
which time the Indians were supposed to be within
about seven miles of Diamond City. We have
positive information that the parties engaged in
the depredstions recorded belong to the Piegan
branch of the Blackfoot nation. All the families
n the Missouri valley have removed for safety to
Diamond City. Efforts are being made to secure
the OF the government arms for the protection
of the section Of country recently visited by the In
dians.
If 1T PLEASE You y "The Posi-,
or we shall hereafter call it, the " ENDoRsAL.'
-Ga=ete. In which case we will recipro-
cate by calling you Slaughtered 'DespGtehes,"
as per late Gazette. You use dispatches" for
dispatches" not warranted by Webster or usage.
You had siEty-eight =! Senators committed to vote
against impeachment Tuesday. and on Thurs.
voting and mo quorum The telegraphic report
makes the Gasette the best comic paper in the
west.
JEFFERSON GULCH. = An esteemed
correspondent writes us from this gulch that min
ing matters are a little more lively than previous
to the rains. L. Wall & Co. have been ground
sluicng in their claim all the spring with good re.
suits On Friday aud Saturday last with two mer
shoveling in; the clean ups were respectively forty
and sxty-three dollars. The hydraulic of Darah
Harris Sc Co, cleaned up for the last weeks rur
thirty nine ounces of nice gold. On this claim foul
men were employed during the day time and thret
during the night. Every one IS employing the
present supply of water to the best advantage fol
ground sluieing purposes.
From Mondays Daily.
STAGE RoBBERY.-On Saturday after.
noon considerable excitement was occasioned IN
town by the statement that one of Wells, Fargo 6
Co.'S. coaches had been robbed The facts a
follows: At about one o'clock Co Saturday morn
ing last the unfortunate coach was its way Il
Salt Lake and ad got some twelve miles south o
Pleasant Valley when it was halted by three foot
men, armed with shot guns and a Henry ride who's
demand was money. The two passengers anc
| driver, being uuprepare for such an emergency
were forced to comply with the request and tn
robbers went through them" From one Of tn
passengers they took something over eight hun
dred dollars the other and the driver had nothing
worth taking. They also took the Virginia Cit
treasurebox which contained about 81, 500 in gold
The Helena treasure box, in which one firm alons
had g, 900. and the aggregate contents of whcl
do not feel at liberty to mention. overlooke
| hx-t robh in thair has mi nndia
turbed- Having completed their work, the
thought the robbers allowed the coach to proceed
instead (which it retured to the valley A pur
saiug party was Immediately organized, and wa
at last accounts. still HUNTING for the villains. Th
highwaymen left the empty treasure box abor
a mile from the place where the robbery was con
mitted and struck out in the direction of the Bois
or Salmon River country. Five men are now o
their trail. Their horses hid in the brush whe
they committed the crime. and thus have the ad
vantage ofbeing well mounted while making the
escape. The bungIing manner in which they di
the job and their evident ignorance concerning Ii
manner iu which treasure was shipped, induc,
the belief that they nothing nor less tina
three ''hard up" ruiHans that hastily hit upon tn
IN ethod for making raise" The idea that the
belong to any organized road agent band. eann
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fact that Wells, Fargo & Co. unremittng in the
efforts to ferret criminals of this class. and
are therefore sanguiue that the villains will
brought to justice, and that the example made
them will have such salutary effect upon rogue
in general, that we shall be exempt from the Ia,
ofrecOrding such outrages in the future.
; ARRIvED-Mr. Waldron and wife
called-Mr. waldron. Welcome and come agai
Just back to the mountains, where a dozen yea
he trod the boards; just in from year at McVic
ers and tour with Booth; the prince peerless; ju
up from SOdom, where abound the pesky grassho
pers aud prophetic saints. Mr. w. is young; '
expected him, II not fair or fat, at least Eve al
forty. We'will have the vigor of YOUTH If all I
port be true. the fire of genius and the rendering
that come of hard study, good exemplars and at
bitten to excel. Mr.. w. win have better suppc
. in the LaDgrishe company than in nine out Of T.
outside the uefrooOlitau cities. besides, his wife