, 1877-07-08
THE IDAHO WAR.
4 Brush in Which the Red.kins Got thu
Worst of It.
Thirteen Whites Killed In D Fight
Near Cottonwood.
a Bad Outlook for the Settlers in Tint
- Region.


Gen. Mcdowell Concurs In This View Of
the Situation.
sAN FRANCISCO, July IA Portland special
dispatch from Lewiston, July !, via WAna
Wa1la, July 6, says that July Col Wh'pple's
command, with the volunteers under N. B.
Randall, came arross Looking-Glass' band at
Clear Greek at. II. NJ. The Indians told the
Colonel they were prepared to fight, md it IL
said opened the ball BY firing the first shot
When the order was given to commence firing,
the Indians soon broke for the hills md placea
Of shelter. It is not known how many were
Killed or wounded, US they scampcrel In all d.
fect1ons. The command captured the Indian
camp, burned all their provisions anu plumber,
aud took about LOCO head OF 1ndian horses,
which they brought here. No citizens or sol.
diers we're killed or wounded. The command
returned last night
HORSES CAPTURED.
Capt. Elliott, Of the Idaho Rangers, captured
seyenty-ive Of Joscph's cattle and forty horses,
They had u skirmish on the Nimpaho. The
Captain says be does not know how many were
killed, us they had to retreat The Iudians are
mostly between Snake and Salmon Rivers, and
are now reported 300 strong and we'll armed
Capt. Booth will 60 to Waiiowa With seventy
men from tho Cove; there are twenty-one men
from Union County, Ore, now In the Wallowa
Valley.
SOLDIERS AND c1T1ZESs KuLHD.
News received at the Department headduAr-
ters here from Gen. a. eully, commanding
at Lewiston, says: Col Perry, with tl,lsty men,
On his way to Cottonwood, WAS attacked by hoa-
tiles. Lieut. Rains, ten soldiers, and two c4tt.
zcns were killed Col. Whipple joined Col.
Perry and drove the Indians of. The fight is
still going on.
Maj. Jackson's company Of the First Cavalry,
which left Fort Vancouver yesterday morning,
will arrive at Lewiston tomorrow at noon-.
The following despatch comes from Wallowa.
It PROBABLY rcachcd there by the steamer
Tenino, which arrived at s:15' on Ttursday
night They say Joseph decoyed Gen. Howard
across the Salmon River, nnd then Joseph re-
crossed the river and got on to the Cottonwood,
between Howard and Lapwai, within thirty
miles OF Lewiston
BAD OUTLOOK.
4 special received from John 4. Farrell, Of
San Francesca, who has just returned from Col
vile, dated Palouse Landing, I'd instant, via
Wallowa 9Th, says: "Joseph Oppenhcimar and
mysclf arrived here this evening, When Wa
crossed spokane Bridge yesterday there wcrs
saii tn he n co,,nctf ati wall a.~ns ~, ~ n,,tn,
ri. They consIsted of Yaktam.a rn1ter Ineea
Poiorsr Snmneriias gootnne. TaI,eehoiIa
and rcnegnle young men from other tribes.
country Is bad. settIers IN Pine Grcek md r..
lonse Plains excrnt i've men have left tb,
country in the han1s OF the savagcs.''
MORE FAvoRABLH.
.vtract fr,',, icttcr r.cey.d 1haen ft 70 IN
I .aona .c'tIs ~ fGseassu a tne.s nom MAlor
N. a. tqmoyeI, tne HIa lou!an aSent 1or many
the country and been personally acquainted with
the Indians spoken Of iu his letters for over
thirty-ilvc years. The Indians referred to en-
brace cycrvth;nu within reach of the hnatjlea
crront III. RannruEs and Pirtca. l. r., fhia
1.slx,;rn ,bn n,,mher ~ Jn5Jans ;.,+ 5ann.r1 ..1
was was gss men, Isl women, Sas poSs, , and III
sE!s. NV nasc sooe 1noseN1 hMnk
an addi1lonA number oI ABOUT 10o. The
at Lapwai with passes. aud botl, are very friend
ly with the whites. None have gone to iofn the
Hostile indians. I estimate tbs Indians on
the Yakmna Reservation and the renegade banlls
RInfr at ahonI 9nM 7 knuw nothing ri tho
other trihna nnrth. Thes. IntIfsns W;,i not +nEe
m % arms seainst The whites. an also snre @ The
GEnTl nlGnes VII remaiu 1nendIY. hepo!Is ot
the omatlli:s moving To )oln the hostile lndlana
are iIiSc. NOnc nave gone, anu cannot De-
lfcvc any will 20. The chiefs aud head men OF
this reservation arc keeping their young men
close at home, and do NOT think any can Ieayo
,viihn,,t hcing ,liscovered u
r,nu arn ,,,nowx,1
1v.survcrn~ n - .fu,y T.Tha f,,tou,no
MAsn!SGioS' =: - W. yMy sMine IiloTiug
Telegram lron tsen. McDnWcjl commanding
lhc Military Division oi the faafie, was received
1t the War Department this forenoon:
SAN .FnAsc,sco, July d-AdjutQnt- General.
1pxJh;a1tou: The following teleernma. both from
lewiston, have just been received fram mr. sitle-
h.. ann whDm / had sent m To Gen. IIowartFs
comn,and. I'hc arst telegram, July i. says: mo
news direct from Gcu. Howard since tue lat The
Klamath company is expected To- morrow. Shall
70 with it. Capt. Nhipplc'a detachment struck
mnd OF Ncz pcrccs um!es Looking Clan, at
Kamais. Sunday, and inflicted severe punishment,
capturing = large amonnt Of stock.
s.tnslian Inspector Watktnswho has recently been
with ten Howard, writes from Lapwaf this after
noon To Gen. Sally here, that this success snd
len fIuwartI's Vigorous action are psuuucing
marked results. Looking -Glasp wishes to CONC ID
.nf ntry rth a Cen Iowafd It his
,ecls and Whfpple bnrring the way; that Joseph,
has hasrasss IL on The point Of elsshi1g np