The New York herald., 1877-07-05
Preparations for an Alliance of
All the Tribes.

River, which was swift, deep and difficult"
WITHDRAWAL oy THE INDIANS.
The Indians had zone from front. having quietly
drawn away and are apparently encamped near the
junction of snake and the Little Salmon trails Gen.
eral Howard had also sent small detachment OF
cavalry TO pick up about twenty renegales near the
Forks OF the Clear Water
ARRIVAL TROOPS.
Fity-lve troops OF Company l., First cavalry
under command OF Captain Jackson and Lieutenants
Adams aud Here, Will here Tits evening Dy rail
from Fort klamath They arc to be transferred i'm.
mcdiately to steamer ana sent TO Fort Van couver
and Thursday morning will be forwarded Dy special
boat u Lewiston and thence TO the 'front.'
ALARM OF THE SETTLERS.
gentleman arrived here to-day from Yakmi
City and brings Information that the people of that
region very much alarmed some OF the Indians
belonging TO the Simcoe reservation have grown quite
impudent since receiving news Colonel Ferry's do
fea saying that the land the whites occupy Is theirs
and they arc going to have IT,
WARNING THE INDIANS.
On the 9th Indians came down from the spokonc
country and told the Indians In Kttaco and the Sim.
coc Valley to got out from among the whites: that
there about five hundred warriors n that country
who were about to make descent on the settlements
and that they did not want TO kin any but
tmoanirg whtcs). This came from Indian squaw
VINO Is living there and Is friendly to the whites.
ExcirEMEyT OF ruE CITIZENS
This report threw the citizens into an excitement
little short oi frenzy. That night Learly all the ci,,
zens collected with their families and bedding in
Centennial Hall and renamed there until next day.
ON the 2sth q session OF the Board OF County Com.
missoners hec, and reouiston for 200 stand OF
arms made and forwarded to Dalles by a special
messenger, who lett the night
Several bands Of armed Indians have lett the rescr.
vaton Join Chicf Joseph's band and more talk Of
going.
Steps are being taken TO stockade a portion Of
Yakim cry.
AGITATION AMONG THE INDIANS IN MONTANA
YOUNG MEN GOING TO JOIN THE NEE
PERcEs-rHE ORIGIN OF THE IDAHO OUT
BREAK CONDITION OF THE SETTLERS
HELENA, ~ T., July 4, 1877.
Secretary Mills who has visited Missoula return ed
and reports TO the Governor substance as foows:
"rhe alarm In Western Montana was caused by news
OF an outbreak At Csmas Prairie reachine there At
about the same time Nez Perces, claiming to come
from Lewiston, said the Ncz Perccs were coming TO
raid the valley. Tho settlers did not have tho
adviccs wo had here that Jescph's Ncz Pcrces
had gone In another direction. A friendly Fia,head
privately warned OF intimate white friends OF
the Impending danger The Fia:heads began to nc,
differently and became reserved their talk but are
evidonciug jubilant spirit Eagle OF the Light, The
Ill disposed Ncz Pcrcos chici who has been Ia the
valley. has ntimsted that his band had gone to Idaho
to fight, and In time would come back to Bitter Root.
IDAHO.
This band In tho valley, consisting OF about thirty
lodges. now under young chef named Joseph, wcro
sent Tor from Idaho. thcy tried TO get out by Tho
Nez Perces tra, at the head Of the valley, but failed
probably cncountcrins snow, came back to the Loo
trail aud started that great the ed OF
June About this tmo also the Chirlos Flahcads began
to disappear. and tho 2sth Indians were to b
In the valley. This Is oi the worst features
the case Tho reasonable result OF these concurrent
facts was to create general alarm.
FRIENDLY CHIEFS
Duncan Mcdonald had Gu iefs " lchea and Arlce
the 2sth OF June, and they had SAID they would
fight the whites; their men might kill them 1rst
Mcdonald Inferred from their statement that their
young men dis affected aud that chiefs did not
think thoy could control them
The ST. Iguatus Indians were Informed OF tho Idaho
troubles by two Pen ioracs the 23d Their account
Of the fight al White BIRD Canyon no, received
with full. credit
ALLIANCE ALL INDIANS.
Mcdonald says that preparations have long been
the whites Incidental to this the Indians have nd.
viccs that the Crows make peace with the Sioux
and ally against the whites They had word that the
Crow chef would this spring refuse TO 20 along with
the soldiers but would ostensibly so out alone light
the Sioux. When near the Sioux camp he would send
ten to treat with Sitting Bull for peace and
alliance Tor off ensive war. Two Nez Pcrces Indians
with hun.
RISING.
The Pendoralos say the Nez Perccs rising was pre-
mature ono OF their chiefs has been opposed to hos
tlties. Recently ut council he announced was for
war. and told his young they must make ample
preparations by supplying themselves with good guns
and ammunition, even If they had to tradc their
horses. Soon after two Of them went TO tho trading
post near Lapwa aud OF them desired TO buy
gun The trader refused to sell 1t to him, saying thoy
were bad Indians. Tho Indian, pointing to tho sup,
said before II set be should have one.
arRpgRs INITIATED
Tho trader came around his counter 10 elect the In
dina, when the latter drew n rosover ana shot him
through tho head. They then killed another man In
the store and beat woman to death with clubs Going
out they Killed four settlers and rode to camp. Their
comrades then turned out and massacrcd all the poo
pie on the Salmon River These arc the stories cur
rent among the Indians From all information think
IL probable that general and preconcertcd rising has
been In contemplation, but the time had not arrived
when the outbreak prcciptated In Idaho aud they
have not had time aqroe upon plan Of opera.
tions.
CHIEF cnARLos MOVEMENTS.
II Is probable that Charlos has gonc Idaho via the
Lolo trail II Is 100 miles from Misscula to Camas
Prairie. Charles the favoYitc chief Of the disaf
fectcd Indians and It estimated he control 200
warriors, including Mchca's and Arlcc's young men.
Half the Indians called fIathcads and Pendorairs
arc Nez Perces, intcrmarricd until tho Is tho
onlv distinction.