The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-11
THIS MORNINGS NEWS.
The Very Latest Dispatches By
Associated Press.
The Indian War.
CRAIG FERRY, Salmon River,
III. O|T

NICCuO VI l--hhlh-
ed Joseph back, and as l crossed Salmon
river to the enemy's side, he fled 10 the
mouth of the Salmon and recrossed. had
provided for this by ordering cavalry
force, with two Gatling guns, back to the
Cottonwood. Capt. Perry and a portion
of the train from Lapwai has formed
junction with the Cottonwood force, or is
near doing 30, as Joseph appeared on the
road near that place. The cavalry forced
him back southwark. am crossing the
Salmon on the Indian trail, and hope he
cannot get back to the Snake country with
out disaster. His turning the right flank
of troops with me has done no other harm
than create alarm in the rear, except the
loss of Lieut.. Rains and ten men, sent out
by Capt Whipple as his advance. The
troops are hearty, make long marches and
are confident of success. l shall push my
infantry and artillery tomorrow to near
Cottonwood. Then l shall be concentra-
ted. (Signed.) o. o. HOWARD,
Major-General.
THREE DAYS FIGHTING.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 10.
A dispatch from Lewiston via Portland
gives the details Of the encounters with the
Indians on the third, fourth and fifth near
Cottonwood. Lieutenant Rains, with
twelve men, sent in advance to reconnoitre,
was attacked before WhiPple could get to
him, after he heard the firing. Rains and
his whole party were killed Soon after
Captain Randall and sixteen volunteers
from Idaho appeared. About one hundred
and fifty Indians intercepted them at the
junction of the Elk City trail with the stage
road, they being seen from Perry's position
on the hill at the rifle pits. The colonel
was urged to 60 with the troops to their
rescue to which he replied that it was no
use, they were gone up. He would not
order his men to rescue the volunteers, &c
that their captain seeing his position, or.
dered them to charge and break the lines Of
Indians, dash over toward the creek
bottom, dismount and return the In
dian fire and hold their position,
partly under cover of small hill
until the force at Cottonwood could react
them. The command was no sooner giver
than Captain Randall and his sixteen mer
made charge, broke through the Indiar
line, reached the position named, dsmount
ed and returned the fire. In the charge th,
captain was mortally wounded, Benjamin
Evans killed, and three of the other
wounded. They fought there for nearl.
an hour and kept the Indians at bay. Ii
about half an hour Col. Perry gave order
for so men to go to their relief. 1t wa
quickly obeyed and they were relieved il
about one hour. After the charge no pur
suit of the Indians was ordered, but retrea
was made to camp and no pursuit ha
been made since. Volunteers say the,
know they killed several Indians an
wounded many others, as they saw In
dians picking of their dead an,
wounded. On the same night Morrill, say
that Randall, after he was mortally wour
ded and had got into his position, sat up o
the ground and fired many shots at the Ii
dams, the last one not more than FIVE mir
utes before he fell back dead. Not one
these II faltered in the least, though har
pressed by over 100 Indians, but strictl
obeyed orders to hold their ground. Th
following are the names of the memorabl
H. D. B. Randall and B. +. Evans xii
ed d. II. Houser, A. Blendand and Cha
johnson wounded; j. 6carley, James Bl
chanan, William Beemer, Charles Car,
Eph Bunker, L. P. Willmott, Frank Vel
eisc, G. M. Day, George Riggings, A. I
BARLEY, Ii. G. Jones and F. A. Fem.
The Indians are in full possession @
Camas prairie, except Mount Idaht
Grangeville and the camp at the Cottol
wood. Yesterday several fires were see
in different directions. some about thr,
miles from the creek, and appearances we
that houses, barns and hay stacks we
burning.
From Lapwai it is reported that the
dians crossed the Clearwater yesterd,
near Kamia and robbed on Cow creek {
the Conville and Walls Walla road. For
to sixty volunteers have gone from Wal
D Walla to the scene of the difficulty. The
hostiles are supposed to be Yokimas.