, 1877-06-23
THE,INDIAN WAR.
l-rw,spoS, June leth-1AM-

hostility. Friday morning news came that Larry or
and three other white men had been killed on Salmon
river the mouth OF WEiie Bird and that the set
tiers Camas Prairie lad become so much alarmed
that they were gathering az MI. liaho ana asking
for iroops 10 % their rescue. No troops We're
ordered upon The requ- ct About p II -oi rrlday
an Indian messenger came through 20 the Agency
with letter from L. p. Brown, Esqs IA the eueet
that the Indians bad made an attack upon the SET
tiers on the prairie had killed B-p. Norton shot his
wife aud brvk- 10th hr he's, shot Mr. Moore through
the hips had badly wounded Nor:on's child, and
NOR. ally wounded Mr.. Day, bad attacked all tie
teams on the road and f1reei the men 10 abandon
them and the time OF writing had fnll possess on
OF Camas Prairie save Mt. ldabo ana were threaten
in, attack upon that IoWn aud demanded immediate
aid 10 lie sent 20 their rescue II stated tat tLe
rosis hlockaied BY IDiians and urged that the
mail and eNp-ess 90 not start from l4-wls'on o
"a; urday unless under strong escort Upon the re-
cepl Of this letter orders given at tue garrison
that two cUmpanes Of cavalry be ready aid start Tor
the scene of hostilities forthwith. The alarm has
been generally given s TO reach settlers through
out the country. TO-nisht Lewiston Is under
guard Of % Night police Several have gone to ae-
conIany the troops 70 the seat OF war.
LATER June Eth, p. A-Runors are and have
been for the last So hours very conflicting IN relation
10 where The Indians are an what they have done
May OF them are Yer! exagSeiated the ruth Is
bad enough 20 alarm the wEole country, Tie most
authentic that on Frid Iy eve at SOcock, mIii-
tary OF 700 troOs 20 friendly Inius aud sever
al citizens left the lapwal garrison Under command
of Col Perry FOR Mt Halo. Various letters Brought
through by Indian messengers TO the Agency and
tie garrison from Mt. IiahO anl The Kama, some Of
them having come throu sh since the arrival of the
troops Il Mt Idaho. The folio wing Is the substance
from Mt.l laho: That part OF the InlIaus had goue
10 attack the settles salmon river aud q party
h4i gone TO q TO- tItiei place on Cotton Wood creek
blow Cnapman's. That Capt. Jdnss Baker, Samuel
Benedict vile AMI four chi1rrn, Harry Mason, Ii.
EIfres and the &arrens eXpressnan had b-en kiliei
On SllnOn river, that pack train of 40 mules had
.rtAf fl,
mrn, Davenport and OOsley killed and two half
breed Indians escaped, ami the cargo captured that
the In lins ami settlers We're fighting below Chap
mans. After the arrival OF Col. Perry dispatch
10 the effect that he arrived ut Mt. Idaho Saur
pay morning. found the reports OF killed true and
that lniIans had Jne 10 Salmon river, that the
Irvols pursuit of them IN hops OF oyeItak-
ing them nj tiie crossing. Messages trOm the Kama
br tut also by IN Han runn-Ts tO the Agency state
that hAi aseertainei hat y whites had been
kIllel lar known, that the whites had killed
white Bird the chief OF his band and his faInIy Al
Dunweil the Or0 Emo expreSsiuan came through
safely Stur .ay Unconscious OF trouble TILL
arrv d Oh The Lipwti. Although he saw on the
mountain "a mounted AMI nude paIuted In rin in the
brush near the road. The Indian would not rss oni
to his siut ,tiOn, yet he allowed TO pass with
out mOeStaliOu. Mr.. Iydle cline thrOu.h II few
hours afterwards aud several Indians on the
PniiIie distance, Two OF them pursued hlIn but
he out role them ami Iae his escape lie different
Indian messenS-rs tell many thing, giving ParIcu-
| which may Iaay not be true LewIston or
ganizaton OF about 60 men poorly arhies for boae
duty Iu case OF an emergency Two comp .nles OF
Infantry expec et here on the steamer from a.
lula to-uig I. p cavalry men IRON Malli ALA To-
morrow, 50i In liins on Hanynan Greek No hostll-
| ity there yet
SuLL LXTER--JURe, I7ai, 6 p. M-The troops
with Is meu from Mt Iiaho encountered th- Indians
al head CT WnIu- Bird Canyon trOOps disInJunt-
ell ani left few soldiers am the ID JiriedIy Indians
90, bnfl l.Nr- Ina T,,1,
uDOn the Troops and lighting was cOn uue for sOmr
time, the friendl. Indians became alarmed url the
soldiers guarding horses cUu that the Indians
were etuny the OF the ,ht nd the so dIers
treitIns The citizens Captain, Sergeant Lydle and
one soldier known 20 be killed and the whole
horse guIrd OF Inlptus aud whit brOke AMI run
some tir Mt. Idaho and some Tor Lapwai leaving all
the horses TO loose the pr iire those CON-
ins 10 Lapwai peyer STOPPED TIL they reached the
Post. The result Of the fight Is not known. Many
ot the houses On the prairie are burned.
MOUNT IDAHO, June 10th. lS77-Sf. ".
Sad news tonight via Florence from Sa men River
The killed SO far known are Dick Dev.ne, Heury
| Elirts, Bob Bland, Ii nry S,rowbridg.. nephew OF
Eiires, Osborn Harry Mason, Hurdy Br VIZ, jack
| Manuel, Samuel B-neIcL, Ola man Baker, Pat
Price, Victor and Jo- Guilds. Nm George wounded.
No wUnrn and chill ireH killed Salmon river, re-
ported yet. Mr. John Chamberlain anI ehd were
| killed same time Norton was, wife aud other child
| wOunlrd. Lew Day very low. Jos Moore severe
wound Ia hIP, Mrs. Moron Shot ia both legs Sc
| IIOus Linn DOwcrS an: Hill Norton were IOund on
the prairie by our pockets, not Lurt Troops arrived
lO-nlsht. T"e lndidns have left this aftrnuon at.
tempting 20 cross Salmon river, think ei
tort should IN up be made to chick them
from Walls AHA We think they wall go towards
NalOwa u that country ami Insy commit O;ner dep
reidtlous- Iney have a large bani OF horses belong
lLS 10 pcoP!e here 80 ;h'uSht and viii Be pursued
by tie people from here. 1 Is JJs-pHs 5iuI with
other renesateS. McPherson goes t0r doctor. lhe
people are here ioIied ~. Yours truly,
L.P. BRowN.
! MoUNr IDAHo, June l., 1879 a. N.
| C,NdASpISG OFFICER, fOhr LsPwAI. Col. Perry
with his co,Dman1 anJ some OF our euI-lge t.ie
| Indians 1T White Bird a;ouI day lgui, fight
lLg about three LOurs and were repuisei with Aevy
| loss oi men and rses- Col Perry when last seen
by tue Ilru WIN have cumr III cut Of had It'll
| him som- 20 to p meu We need more help, and
| any volunteers with AIMS that can Ge had sLUud
come al once The lndI bad killed up 10 Nes.er.
| day on StimJn river l. meu repUrtrd, don know
ho~ many more GteAt n=ei OF surgeon, doctor
| here, nOr lone with the truOps CuapErIn III cOnl-
mand OF scouts VIM NHS III yn., SHys thinks
soiar asnery, two mountain Bo~Itzers, should De
| bruush u.- sone of the wbo have returned
estIuiated the loss killed, wounded ai missing at
| sixty men. Of the volunteers wounded aud turn.
e. are l. d. SWdrtZ shot III tue leg, III. A. FaXon
| the hip Lew DAY yet alive. Ne send with IN )
dispatch line 10 A Leland written last evening, CIV
ING names O1 killed and wounded Please Iurn ssh
bI:n with copy VI this Tor public Inio. IN iIIon.
|
We hear that Ihei.er and Irlube missing Ihe
people AL here and have Very good Fort thrown
| up. lear no attack on the town.
Very truly IN haste, . L. P. BEowN.
LELAND. This WIS written before We he1rd that
Perry safe, but Is Camp D. esuIne he will
send Ills own ISpdJcn, In Ihis 10 you for
IuIOrIEdJOD, send extra below irJuI your office
ami my lame, that all tait have written
l.. p. bRuwS-
June Is, lS77-Wm. Ego who brought these letters
says he WAS scout on his own hoJE and Was The
ngnt that II took place al Tie loot OF Tie Llte bird
can ou u The head. that uIon tue first fire
OF the Indians the sollleIs UrUke ranks anu retreat
Cd and uftcrIs oUIld not ra.ly them the
enemy, that tue In Hans pursu ii them sGout sixteen
niles 10 J. M Ciouk iabe, hrlhg CONSTANTLY that
the Indians na1 b-II-T guns that tneIr am was
iea.iy first, tiisI tnere abOui l3S iud-
ans III pursuit we'll mounted, Tat fight u
IadaI5s mad dance on the priifl-, that he with
koIiO.g brought dispatches Though iroJn Col Perry
10 the post, that ti.e fosid mIlrs North the
Board House Iury were aItackea b. five IuuaIs Just
rs tie moOu going down, that they enJreBchei
theiuse.v BEHIND some rUckS, hnioDs gthIy
Their position and h- firing With bis Henry r.s IIll
he fred IS shois by tie declining light OF The moon.
Al DAY hTek the In iIaDs Tell back ylii, one OF
their nuInt=r dead or wounded upon n sc.
ih=y l1eE on without further Muest1tsOn.
Ne have before General HOwsrd's dlSaIeh u
Col. " ooi OF date JuLe IS at IL a. GIVING the
number vi the niasbd killed and Inlssa. z al "a
exclusive OF IIeaL- Ihelser VINO killel- Ihls
of Killed and missing, although Goth dispatcues
came uy the messenger ami lett The same
urn= A letter from FaGber Catalao says that the
Indians all quiet upon HaIsTAn creek, although
many OF the NeZ PeIes-s and Palous-s aree ekl-Te
Inesseis,eT just Though IN two days. his nDg
the itnslI arrive,i with IS regulars who pro-
eie6 directly the garrls1u, =Dd 10 Rave there
this evening iOr the scene O: action No.uDteeTs
have eome Gro.a Columbia eOuaty, - T.. and more
a the rGat Ihc settlers IL Para iise valley ere
stock tdsd and have sent 10 towa Tor ann MT on
e.esSe valley settlers here with then t.mIi-s
N ire 10 danger IInnIIneut IN inlS secLlOn hat
tn effect OF tis victory OF the dams may have
upon those DOS friendly. RENAL. 10 IL seen.
LEEEr0S. L T., June IS, 1877
EDIroH SIATEsMAN;-He IN actual war
Mount idza0 b-en attacked and many of hsr b 81
citizens ki.i-d and uost OF Co.. PerTys Troops Who
tArd.iy went to their deirnse. Ihe Ebule trouble
CONES NON Gen. Howard IBaOnpereney He knew
we'll th months ago that there great liability OF
UuIbrsak OF GOi only knows how m.ny Inii.us
and in-teat OF having etiei-n, icgce at hHud to
Qaiekly stamp out sny trouble, he hzd only eighty
men glInIn egnty miles OF wGsre the trouble a. lia-