The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-07-14
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Dispatches from Liwiston via Portland gives
details of encounters with Indians on the Sd,
4th and 9Th insts., near Cottonwood. Tuesday.
Colonel whipple sent out Foster and Baird
scouting for Indians In the direction Of General
Howard's camp on salmon river. They had not
gone far when they met three or four Indians,
who ran them back toward camp. Baird was
endorsed, but escaped Foster reached camp.
Whipple ordered the command in readiness and
to move. In the meantime Lieutenant Raines,
with Foster and eleven men, were sent in ad-
vance to reconnoitre. Raines and his men rode
over the first rise this side Of Cottonwood. and
down into ravine, where the road crosses, be-
fore the ascent of Craig's mountain, and were
attacked before Whipple could get to them
party were killed, including Foster. whipple's
command came forward, formed in line Of bat
tie on the east side of the ravine. and the In
dams on the west, all in open ground, about
one thousand yards apart. and only the ravine
between them; here they remained menacing
each other for about two hours, until darkness
came on. Whipple retired to his camp, and the
Indians passed over to point on Cottonwood
trail. to Craig's crossing No more was done
that night. Next morning whipple with his
men, started this way to meet Colonel Perry,
who was expected with supply train from
Lapwai, and kept out his skirmish lines. Along
the route they met Colonel Perry with his train
near the Board House. and escorted him to
camp on Cottonwood Creek. Baird and two
men arrived from Mount Idaho soon after. and
about five y. m. the rifle pits were manned and
two Gatlings placed in position. The Indians
made several attempts to storm the rife pits,
but were kept at 3 distance. About 9 p. m.
the fifth two couriers arrived from General
Howard, and were chased into camp by the In.
dams. Soon after the Indians moved their
camp, with about 1000 head of stock, across the
prairie in the direction Of Cottonwood. No
move W as made to intercept them. Soon after
Captain Randall and 16 volunteers from Mount
Idaho appeared; about $50 Indians intercepted
them at the junction of the Elk City trail with
the stage road. At this crisis, it being seen
from Perry's position on the hill at the rifle
pits, the Colonel was urged to go with troops to
their rescue. to which he replied that it was no
use, they were gone and he would not order q
rescue. The volunteers say that their Captain,
seeing his position, ordered them to charge and
break the line of the Indians dash over toward
the creek bottom dismount and return the fire
and hold their position, partly under cover of a
small hill, until the force at Cottonwood could
reach them. The command was no sooner given
than Captain Randall and his sixteen men made
charge, broke through the Indian line and
reached the position named, dismounted and
returned the fire. In the charge Captain Ran
dali was MORALLY wounded. Benz. Evans and
three others were severely wounded. They
fought there for nearly an hour md kept the
Indians at bay. In about half an hour after it
In tight place, Colonel Perry gave orders for
fifty men 70 60 to their relief. which was quickly
obeyed. and they were relieved in about one
hour after the charge. No pursuit Of the In
dams was ordered. but retreat was made to
camp, and no pursuit had been made since. up
to the time of Morrilps leaving on the night OF
the 9th. The volunteers say they konw they
killed several Indians and wounded many
others. Is they saw the Indians packing of
their dead and wounded. The same night Nc
Conville, with volunteer force, arrived at Cot.
tonwood from Towards command. On the
9Th detachment Of seventy five men under Nc
Conville was sent as an escort to the wagons
carrying the killed and wounded to Mount
Idaho. Morrill, says that Randall. after he was
MORALLY wounded and had got into his position
sat up on the ground and fired many shots at
the Indians, the last one not more than Ave
minutes before he fell back dead. Not one Of
these seventeen faltered in the least or showed
the white feather, though hard pressed by one
hundred Indians; nor did one of them seek &c
run for Cottonwood after they had broken the
Indian line. but strictly obeyed orders to hold
their ground. The following are the names Of
the memorable seventeen: D. D. Randall and
b. +. Evans, killed; A. Bledand d. Houser and
6esrly, James Buchanan. Vim. Beemer, Charles
Case. Eph. vareise, c. NJ. Day, George higgins
A. D. Bartly, II. johnson and F. A. Fem
When Baird and Morrill, left, the Indians were
In full possession OF Camas prairie. excep
Mount Idaho, Grangeville and the camps a
Cottonwood.
Yesterday several fires were seen in differen
directions, some about three miles from tn
creek, and appearances were that houses, barn
and haystacks were burning. From Lapwai i
was reported that. the Indians crossed Clear
water yesterday, at II o'clock .. m, near Kama
with their stock. The settlers were benz
piundered and robbed on Cow Creek, on tn
Colville and Wslla " ALA road, Forty to siXt
volunteers have gone from walls walla to tn
scene Of the difficulty. These hostiles are SUI
posed to be Yahimas.
LONDON, July 10.
1t Is positively ascertsined that the Russians
after fierce battle, occupied Tiernova. Bot
armies fought with great bravery The sam
dispatches say the most startling news come
from Constantinople. A correspondent at V
anna telegraphs that 1t Ii announced In officii
circles that Constantinople is undera reign {
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