The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-11-29

conn ded ~ 6snss fet1y, Crook, ,Iope and
| Ord. The reports Of all these officers are 90
full and complete that can add nothing hut
compliments to Aem and their subordiaatse
e sessses skIll q and c1esE1ul ge,fOrnaase 9,
4 At the handaof tie Govef1Inent. - e
Gem McDoweH's division embracos the
States and Territories bordering on the Pacific
Oce4n Hjsfepdrt With those q the Depart.
ments Of Columbia md Arizona cdetains Al
| mdkeBial facts. The Indians q fthat region
have been gradually assembled, by tribes and
families, on small reservations wide apart,
| an& w reason Of 4he natural antagonism Of
the races thu troopS have beep subdivided tnto
small detachmeits, occupying points near OF
| on those reservations. The settlement OF the
Pacific States and Tsrrits5@ hss been very
example, theiRoene River Wafy In 1BG4-S;
| 6teptoe's War, in 1857: Wright'A, In 1858; the
A0dOc War, IN 161l, and the Nez Rexces In
1871, be0ide the inferminablo coK1icfs with
ApacAes ana othef tribes of Ar!soaa, which
| ct this very moment continue"
| Tho report embraces considerable space with
reference TO the recent war with tho Ne1
Perces Its origin progress, ETC., the details 0i
which, from time to time during itn cont1nu-
Ance, have been substantially related in various
Gen. Howard's movements are detailed Il
conalderable length, and Gen. Sherman says:
recognize the fun measure of the labors,
| exppeure, fatigue md hGhting Of Gen. Howard
and hig command, having personally seen
much q III route over which b. passed, and
knowing the great difaculty Of procuring food
It is simply impossible for infantry, or even
cavalry, with their single horses, to overtake
Indians who drive along herd, change from q
tired horse to one comparatively fresh at pleas
ure, and knowing the country as these indiana
do; ready to hide In the many rocky canyons,
ravines and dense woods in which that country
abounds, and able with a small rear guard, to
hold at bay any number In pursuit, who, often
for miles, must follow trailsin single Ale. Hap
pening to be in Montana at the time, and not
Wishing to complicate matters by exercising
any command except to assist where possible,
brought up from Tongue River, and was
pleased to learn that 1t was of material assist
ance to Gen. Howard. at Camas. on the 10th Of
August"
eral, reaching the surrender Of Joseph, says Of
the fight Immediately preceding it: 3.
The result was complete, VIZ, tha captpna
OF Joseph and the surviving rreznnxnt Of his
brave but dangerous had30f Indians Yn0
Indians in this fghtlost In killed SIX Of their
leading Chiefs shd twenty-five warriors, with
forty-six Eodnded. Col Miles reports his loss
at tyoeofdcers snd twenty men killed, and
four officers and forty-one wounded; tho
fhames of all Of whom have already been pub
lished. Gen. Howard, with small escort, ar
rived on the field short time before the sur
frender, but did not exercise any command.
ssOf course Col Miles and his officers and
men are entitled 70 all honor and praise for
their prompt, skillful and successful work
while the others, by their long, toilsome pur-
suit, are entitled to corresponding credit
because they made that success possible.
All the troops thus engaged are now en-
route back to their several posts and stations
by various routes. Thus has terminated
one of the most extraordinary Indian wars
of which there is any record. The Indians
throughout displayed courage and skill that
elected universal praise. They abstained
from scalping, let captive women 90 free, did
not commit indiscriminate murder of peaceful
families, which is usual, and fought with al
most scientific skill, using advance and rear
guards, skirmish and field Notifications Ney-
ertheless they would not settle down on lands
set apart for them, ample for their mainte-
nance, and when commanded by the proper
authority they began resistance by numbering
persons in no manner connected with their al
legged grievances
"With your approval these prisoners are
now en- route, by the most economical way, to
Fort Leavenworth, to be there held as prison
ers Of war until the spring, when trust the
Indian Bureau will provide them homes in the
Indian Reservation near the Modocs, where,
by moderate labor, they can soon be able to
support themselves in peace. They should
never again be allowed to return to Oregon or
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