The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1877-06-29
THH IpAHo IND AN WAR.
Ioemons u TI0aps and v0lunItGN



state of oregon.
BofsE CRY, Idaho, Junqai --Phe two delnch-
nents OF niOmted volunteers, mehtuneu 10 y
,revioua dispatch. met each other yestofdny ~
on the lsayotte, 90 miles NORTH
ward OF this place, and started this morning
or Slate creek, on Salmon rlvor, rms ls q
ieTy perllOus service, MS no lnuiuns WIN no
loult be appflspd OF their aperoanh, hnu 90
heir best 10 Intercept luid cnrburo them. The
oren numbers only 80 uicn, ana the route 10
ie travcrsnd s rough nnd lnouhtninohs. me
oss ut this delnollmenl Wouiu pe ,, severely iVit'
(xprps9 llncA through the mountains from
mere have been provided, when VIII inform
la of tito movements ot the lnulluA IN tue re-,
zion Intervening between the TWO sections OF
3no territory. II the uprlslng ana c0ntoderacy
lnong the tribes IN the north IL general, M
now seems prObnhlp, we shnll have u long und
tnlamitotis lnulan war upon our hands.
Among the Npz lprcea some Will remain
Irlnndly In amy event. but they 90 not cOnsti.
Iutu Rnv considerable number ot tho lighting
mon II tho wnr IN prolonged the young men
will nenrly Nll be found among tho hostiles,
An Indian policy wrong In conception, and
lame and inlnOtunt and dishonest In It's ae,
nllcnttun, lies ut the bottom Ot this trouble. II
Is evident from the dispatches that uonorals
sherman and sheridan totally fall TO eompre.
hend the nature and gravity OF tile situation.
lnsteud OF ordering troops 10 Wlnnomuocn,
hey should have boon pushed northwurd from
that point whllo tho other troops nrn ndvanc.
Ing sDutuwnrd from Lewiston. II II doubtful
NJ this writing whether any settlers have been
left alive on salmon river, but II so their sltu-
alton IN dcsn0TntO, Troops from Lewiston can
only reach them by advancing through n
country uverrun by hostile lndlnna, and max.
Ing long detpur by way OF Mount Idaho and
Florence, passing over spur OF tho Salmon
LEWISTON, l. n, June q. ls7,(
VlA MALLA WALLA, 70,
lls.l.
from l0Seph's camp 10 thla efrecl All the In
dian wOmon, children and property had been
moved across the salmon rlNor, thus leaving
the mon free to operate. and II II said thpy IN.
Lonu to ruld upon the settlements IN Wnllpwn
IN the late hight ihero were four wounded, ono
shot through the body, perhaps fatally. Thls
nows get nom reliable Indian, ana comes
direct from tho camp. IL ls also corroborated
by news brought IN by Joe Craig. The troops
Will moyo early IN hc.mornlng from the post
by uon. Howard In person. AL
Page, with his company OF 20 volunteers, 20
with thOn ON eight duys sorvlco. We 10 not
hear VI any moro settlers having been killed.
and hope that we hRye.lenrned The worst, This
soldiers llc where they wore killed, stripped
and mutilated, saw Father Cataldo this
who came In with u Cmur uAlono
would romaln frioRdly. The oAcltoment Is
now calming down ana tho settlers ore return
Ing to thoir homes. ~. NJ, CHAsE.
WAsHtNGToN, June 9l.--rhe ehlcl OF Ord.
/ ,lOO stand OF arms to the State OF oregon, b0O
20 the Territory OF Idaho and sou TO washing.
ton Territory.
On Wednesday Gen. NJ. V, brown. by order
VI doy. Chadwick, wont TO Vancouver and for.
wardcd l2O stand OF arms and Gov rounds OF
to the Oregon settlers east 0f the
t1f their protection, II IL now
Thought that tho Eastern Oregon settlers are
well proNldedwth arnsand ammH ltion, anu
are inlly able TO ropol nll hostile atncks OF tho
indians,
rhe Beginning of the Outbreak,
The following Is the nrat clear statement We
have secn as to tho original uprising, II was
Indian trcachery, without proyocatlon
LEWISTON, |, n. June ~. 1877,
Alh. IL, ~. SANHohN Tho Oregonlnn has
been misintormeu IN regard 10 Zen Norton
The facts nro theSa The outrages 1n salmon
rlNer occurred before the shooting OF Nnrten
Low Day started from Mount Idaho with IN
- press Tor leort Iapwnl and Lewiston for as
distance, He was shGt this side of Cottonwood,
but made his way back to Cottonwood kept
By NoTtonl Norton htched up his wagon and
.ook his wife, his wifes sister, his son, Low
Day AMI Joe Aloore, aud started for Mount
Idaho They were attacked about six niileA
his side OF Mount Idaho. This Indians shOl
ais h rises, aud then they all got under the
wagon, the horses falling In such manner as
o mako u sort OF brcnstwork, whsrn thoy kept
hu Indians nj bay, Lew Dny being woundeI
wanted water, AZ all wounded mc.I do, They
iad water IN tho wagon. Norton stood II as
onE as he could, and llnally crawleh out to try
md get the water for Day, aud was shot In the
Itt0mpi. tuute difference between that and
hot through both legs, and told her sister and
ON to crawl OF intn the grass, and n thoy get
way to go 10 Mount Idaho for assistance, and
hey werI picked up by the scouts, az Brown
Moore Kept the Indians on until morning.
Though he was shot through the hips, aud
II and Mrs. Norton were taken into Mt. Idaho.
hey are doing well. II. q. brown and his
Ipunued
We are not much alarmed here. but have
lkou the usual precautions with tho means at
ii, so6iER
Letter from II. ID. SnnbOFn.
Nv. sanhoru souhs tho following from Low.
ton, eth
] rorwnrdall particulars ! could obtain before
iO boat left. II seems all OF the whites but
ne were killed before the battle. Messengers
ere sent to Con. Howard and to the agency
lth Information Of tho murders, and then
~ soldiers We're sent forward, The battle was
IMPLY slaughlol The Indians wore spr-
rised, not the soldiers but after the ilrst flro
ON the Indians the soldiers wern panic
ricken. AMI had II not been for Chapman
nd hhohror many more would have been
illvd, The position at present IL considered
lans aud whip thom badly, the war will he
rlually over but should the Indians again |
Z victorious, there may bo more general In
AN war; There Is little doubt but oil the In. |
ans within ~ miles Of tho salmon river
,nntry arc fully Informed OF tho movement |
troops aud what has taken place, and many |
negades have Joined and will continue 10 |
In Ioseph's band until they get news OF their |
Iptnre.
There has been considerable feeling against
on. Howard, but there A lesA within Ihe last |
" OF two. II Is questionable whether many
,ople actually thought Joseph'a band would |
INT, Gen, HOwnrda mistake seems TO have |
'en that after he gave the indians so many
'yS 70 CO ana do what he said they must do
! did not have the toro0 at hand 10 c0mpel
ON to do II. ] am Of the opinion the war
U not be general. Tho agent at LapHai Is
soph and those best posted say the Indians
Drth OF snake and Clearwater will not help
seph ns the Noz Perces did net help thom
tho war OF 90 and 90. The UmatIilas will
prevented from joining the hostile Indians
tn much forc0. and from the Boise section
ere are no Indians TO come II seems quite
obablc they will make u stand In the rough
untry b0undad by the Snake ON tho west,
lmon on the north, Little salmon on the
II and Payctte on the south. give YOU the
mber OF soldiers available Sunday. June
II. Gen, Howard with about two'thrds OF
! force, should DO near Salmon river to-day
Nh. II. D. SANBORN.
Is a summary of tho forces In the
Id Sunday, June 2lth
REnULARB. vOLuS TEERs
0O Chapman, MT Idaho 10
pple,,,,""...,...~.l00p Page, Walla Walao %
llcr Hunter ..,.,,,,,.,,,u n
rockm It on""..".l9ll Elliott, Patnhan"".. %
hcr8.t,,,',,.,",u,,,, bl blWlltlnmSm,.,",.,,,,"ul 10
&c rs
iothl
Nj these troops have gone TO Salmon river
cept Blllot's company, which has started at
alte river 10 head on any Umatlllas who