Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-08-29

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SALT LAKE, August 21.-A report
this morning from Hole in Rock
station, Idaho, recently occupied by
hostiles, says the Indians have ali
gone In the direction of Henry's Lake
or Teteon Basin. Howard was at the
head of Camas creek Yesterday morn.
ing; Capt. Bainbridge, from Fort
Hall with friendly Indians, left the
stage station on Camas creek yester-
day. Howard had slight skirmish
with the Indians day before yester-
day. One man was killed, z woun-
ded. The Indians stole 200 Of How
ards horses night before last. The
Montana volunteers are returning
home disgusted, many Of them on
foot. Gen. Sherman is at Helena
Montana. AG4a
SALT LAKE, Aug. 23.-Gen. How
ards force in pursuit of the hostile
Indians passed Pleasant Valley, Ida
no, on the 10Th ON their way south.
They went as far south, on the stage
road, As Dry Creek stage station. 8
miles south, then turned eastward to-
ward the head Of Camas creck..@ The
hostile Indians had crossed the range
some 90 or6O miles to the westward
and had arrived upon the stagc foad
on the 18th, taking possession i of
Hole in the Rock stage station, 26
miles south from Pleasant Valley.
They committed many depredatfons
and left Hole in the Rock station on
the 18th or 10th ON the approach Of
Howard, going north or northeast.
and surprising Howard's men who
had charge of the pack animals and
loose stock, ct daylight onthe morn
Ing of the Goth, Ut Camas meadows,
about II miles south Of Dry Creek
stage station. The Indians cot sway
with about 100 Of Howard, e pack an
imals and also 80 horses belonging to
the Montana volunteers. Can't Nor
wood and Col. Sandford followed the
Indians with three companies Of cav
airy and overlook them About 6 miles
distant, when there was d skirmish
ID which one soldier was Killed and
6 wounded. The wounded soIdicrs
were taken to Pleasant Valley station
where one, named Samuel A. Glass.
has since died. Howard has been re-
inforced by Capt. Bainbridge, from
Fort Hall, with one COMPANY and
about fifty. .Bannock Indians and "a, at
present In pursuit of the Hostiles.
who are supposed to be, making for
Henry1s Lake, which 10 about sixty
miles northeast from the stage road
where the crossing was made. How
ards force was camped, yesterday
morning, on Shotgun creek, which is
40 miles distant from the stage road.
On the 10th Howard's force vas in
creased by the, arrival Of Col. Miller,
with go infantry in wagons. How
ard had with him 25O cavalry in sad-
dition to the force with Capt. Balm
bridge. While Howard was. .camped
at junction, l8 miles north of Pleas
ant Valley, be sent 60 men and some
Indian scouts across the country to
Henrys Lake to intercept the Indianf
but found none, and it returned and
passed Pleasant Valley, yesterday, on
their way after Howard. The. In
dians have not been In any hurry or
anxious to avoid . fight.
q They are supposed to number be-
tween four Or i've hundred and seem
to be making their way towards the
Crow country on yellow Stone. The
freight train Of James Hayden, on the
Salmon RIVER road, Is supposed to
have been destroyed by Indians as q
number of mules belonging to him
have been found on the stage road.
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