Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-08-02
THE LO-LO TRAIL.


CHICAGO, July "a, 1877
~ Maj. Gen. IRWIN Mcdowell:
- Dol. Gibbon has been ordered to use
or. force at his command in the District
= Montana to protect the western from,
OF that Territory. He proposes to CT
= centrste almost the whole Of the SIEVE,
pal Infantry and move it to Missoula vail,
lie will be instructed to treat as hos,
he any Indians coming from Idaho.
h. G. DRUM, A. A. G,
"a. ! nope this movement may be effectiy
IRWIN MCDOWELL,
Is. Major. General,
Gen. Gibbon Immediately ordering CO
centration of all the aya,lsble troons
.e Fort Benton and Camp Baker At Fo
= Shaw, aided By those at the latter 20.
rslorganized an expedition for Cadot,e
= faes, with the idea of cutting off Il
FLEEING Idaho host,les. Marching in lioI
o order with pack.mulss the column il u,
t, DER way as We write. It was expecte
that Capt. Browning, commanding n
}. rort Ellis detachn ent, would join Gcner,
g Gibbon At the mouth of the Big KIocl
foot. and as ho had made over 20 mile
per day, notwithstanding the extrem
heat, the junction was probably made
Some uncertainty prevails as to the per
eonnel OF the band, some claiming it to b.
White Bird, 800 10 $50 strong, and other
taat 1t is looking Glass camp.
A letter from Missoula dated the orc
he started for Lewiston two weeks sine.
to buy horses, was captured by Joseph e
band and detained eight days. He escaped
last night and came to 1t. Woodbridge q
picket on Lo-Lo Trail. He says the band
is within forty miles of Missoula, and 800
strong. Capt. Rawn starts up Lo-Lo to-
|dAy with Is volunteers and 80 regulars to
meet them. Silverthorne says they have
only 80 horses. Rifle pits are being dug
at the Post. Other letters confirm this
report, but suggest 1t il Looking Glass
band. Capt, Rawn proposes that wbo-
ever they are they shall surrender or
fight.
From the Muscular Extra.1
M1ssoULA. July 25-5p. m.
The following dispatch to Burnett, Dis
trict Adjutant at Fort Shaw, was received
here at 4:45 p. M, brought in by Lieu.
tenant Andrews, Of the Missoula volun-
teers:
The Indians ere between 800 and 33O|
strong. This information is from inter.
prefers, to Burnett, District Adjutant q.
Fort Shaw.
l am entrenching 20 regulate and about
80 volunteers in Lo. Lo canyon. Have
promises of more volunteers, but am not
certain of them. Please send along more
roops. Will 60 up and see them to-mor-
'ow, and inform them that unless they
lisarm and dismount. will give them q
light. White Bird says he will go through
if he can, but will 80 through.
This news is entirely reliable. I
(Signed) &C. RAWN.
Capt 9TH Infantry, Commanding.
The Independent says when the news
cached Deer Lodge that Captain Rawr
nd his party had enrrenched themselves !.
n the Lo-Lo trail and were determined to- i.
old the pass to the Bitter Root at oil
azards, eighteen citizens of Deer LodgeI
sprung to their saddles and
farted for the scene. Others are report !;
from numerous parts of Western Mon>
INA Is starting for the post of danger.
HnOApnnp - Il =
mt the following:
DEER LODGE, July Is. 1877.
To Ben R. Dittes-Buy 10000 cartrid. =
Is, 5O-calibrc, centre-fire, and send by
rtra fast team, with ammunition and all
ans you can get instantly. Missoul.
'unty is in peril. The Governor calls b
r every man who can to come. a,
JAS. H. MILLS. sec'y. a,
lSan Francisco kilograms of tho 9th! R
ate, that % warriors had Joined Joseph |b]
ON the Bitter Root, who WIS reported |rl
trenched on Lo-Lo above the Orc Elmo A.
ID Camas prairie crossing, and daily a
creasing his force, with the intention of |su
hippfng Howard and returning to Wal. Ia
va. His stock was secreted on theIth
ddle fork of Clearwater and his posi lot
N strongly fortified. Large caches oflre
supplies have been found. The reportlth
Baucroft's death is depied.1 lo]
Deer Lodge dispatches of the 18th sav mr.
plain Rawn had an interview with 10 Inc
ph, White Bird aud Looking Glass on |m
10th. Another talk was set for the Ice
III Our people are sparring for time. tn
''ch the Indians seemed willing tollir
re. The troops were we'll entrenched.
d will hold the trail. Volunteer are|L6
nted for offensive purposes. All I'D. bu
eS indicate that a fight WA imn,r.rt ~.