Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-05-07
zeal INTELLIGENCE.
ON THE WAR PATH,

UN THE WAN fAld.
Shoshones Entrenched in the
Lava Beds Of New York Canyon
They Make a Break-of-D Day At
tack on an Uususpectiug Miner
Deputy Sheriff Walsh at the
Front He Captures Two Of the
Braves Intense Excitement on
the Base Range Full Particulars.
Yesterday was a day long to be re-
Pmbered by all Eurekans. Early
the morning word came to town
esM ShoShOne warriors were en-
Fnched in the Lava Beds of New
pRCanyOn. At about 6 A. NJ, c. A.
Anley, a worthy gentleman, and
pet engineer of the Ruby Console
ped, started to his work on the hill.
FSas he had entered the almost in
PaSible gorge between the soaring
BITS at the mouth of New York Can
Fn' he vas suddenly fired upon by
PaanS secreted in the rocks above.
aOall passed through the rim Of
nat, and there is no doubt that it
S very loud call. He turned a
mt Of rocks as quickly as possible,
! as ne ran several more shots were
"a at hlm-tive, he thinks. i'm all.
Y men returned to town and gave
! alarm. Deputy Sheriff Walsh
IS,4hckly in the saddle Ell route for
slroht, In the meantime the most
e1se excitement prevailed in the
.as OF all the timid people in
|IeAa. war talk WIS all the rage.
" expedition. under command of
Epuly Sheriff Walsh, gave promise of
Escntinga vigorous warfare against
itlel'less Zoe. Fifteen minutes
H his departure for the front a
.'tt arrived, bringing the cheer
H negligence that he had sur
[ N .he enemy i'm his strong
,r' anu mad everything his own
H. was only a question OF time,
.ae ireacherous ShoshOnes must
( S% surrender uncOnditionallv.
~4 supplies were exhausted, and
n Wald not possible obtain water
n ,ron swimming across New York
( ,s,o. Oulcer Walsh was completely
~ OF The situation. He had cap
lrIin " super minated squaw with a
sanls iull of pine nuts, and ex-
\ suo we utmost confidence that
nj Enemy would soon capitulate.
mus matters wore on until the
FH Mllent had abated in town. The
Iu VI! lle whole affair is about this :
uiulans claim that they had no
M D on OF shooting Mr.. Stanley or
|ss 'se else. They say that they
"sing AT ground squirrels, and
|y"l gre him. There was but one
Es,hmn tne crowd-a five shooter. 1t
., ue Joint property of two Indians,
'east two participated in the
lprs;ns' officer Walsh found them
lren~ !. themselves over a game of
fan near a swill tub in the rear
NJ" UPTOWN kitchen. He nabbed
a,,u placed Them IN the lookup,
,en;no' hey remained until late last
yslins Sheriff Sullivan, after inves-
hi /, me case, became satisfied
em" "ouid DO impossible to convict
pwevsu any crime. He thinks.
We that the Indians may
:aderoIS eeh drunk, and thereby
ulo ou oevilish and blood-thirsty,
IlBcnIP, prove all this would be a yery
p, TASK; He accordingly last
eto S~,,e tnem a letter on the sub
s,sr o-indian Agent Levi Gheen,
ran"a them for Hamilton. 1t
isns ooiaihs to be said that peace
d of PSce more supreme in the Lava
New York Canyon.
,.ini hoME.-We learn from the
.ora 'nat Charles Brooks, who was
lot liMs paralyzed at Belmont a
homaae ago, has departed for his
B Old I'll ~ the East. Charley was
ID for a,sluent OF Lander county,
Ia. "'iihe last year lived in Eu-
Tho ocr.-Cncle Jimmy Hayes,
a, h"e''-known firm of Hayes &
aeksm;,hsoid his interest in the
ploch 'hing business to Mr.. Me-
We bel eve it is Uncle
t. "'ention to remain in Eu.