The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-05
Hostile Indians-Threats Of the Red
skins,
DEER LODGE, MONTANA, June %.

DEER LODGE, MONTANA, juno %.
To Governor Potts, Heleud:
l am in receipt of the following from P. NJ.
Dickinson, Missoula, Montana, Monday,
:26 p. m.: John Summers and Mr.. Wilkin-
son, Just arrived from Corvallis, report that
a Nez Perces who talks good English, came
from Lewiston, and says that the Indians
are coming into Bitter Root. They will
come into the head of the valley and clear
it out, and if the Flat-heads don't join them
they will clean them out too. The Flat-heads
have driven all their horses out of the val
ley, and the squaws and children are going
up Lolo Fork. A Nez Perces chief told
Major that the Nez Perces were going to
clean ont the Bitter Root Valley and the
Flat-heaGs. -.... .-..rE r.
LATER-Anthony Claffiin left here for
Girt's Creek, about o'clock this morning,
to try and persuade the people to remain
little longer, as John Summers was in
structed to be back at Corvallis at daylight.
this morning. The whole valley is ready to
move in here to-day if they hear nothing
favorable. Henry Burkhouse moved his
family in last night. - .,r. ...-,r
JAS. II. MILLS, Secretary.
Governor Potts made arrangements with
Gilmer and Salisbury to forward the nee
essary arms and ammunition to Missoria.
He also directed Secretary Mills to repair to
the same place forthwith and report the
situation. H3hs s# - EsEI -f
Great upeasiness exists among the settlers
of Western Montana, and calls are made on
the Governor for ammunition and troops.
GENERAL HOWARD AT THE FRONT. p,
SAN FRANCISCO, June 29--A Portland
press dispatch says Colonel Wood has Just
received the following dispatch from Gem
eral Howard, dated " At the Front, June
"a, S:45 a. m: We have Oyertaken Joseph
who is well posted at the mouth of White
Bud Creek. Chief White is in charge of
the entire united bands. Joseph is fighting
Chief. The Indians are bold, and waiting
for us to engage them. Lieutenant Trum-
bull and the volunteers are at Slate Creek.
Our headquarters tonight will be ut the
mouth of.White Bud Creek. Most of our
dead have been found. Seventeen have
been buried. We rescued citizen named
Manuel, who was wounded and starving.
The rains are very troublesome, and the
roads and trails are bad. The troops are in
the best of spirits and ready for decisive
work" .
A special correspondent of the California
Associated Press sends the following dis
patch, dated Camp at,Camas Prairie, June
%, s 80 a. m: We marched from Mount
Idaho to this place Monday afternoon, dis
ItilCC VI tcu LlllSs. u uciltTdl
Howard made q reconnaissance in force,
leaving strong guard in camp. We pro-
ceeded to the scene of Colonel Perry's late
battle with the Indians, and found and
buried twenty-seven of the dead soldiers,
which leaves six bodies yet to be found,
Lieutenant Theller's body was not yet found.
Those buried were in such an advanced
stage of decomposition as to be unrecogniz-
able. All the arms and equipments were
taken by the Indians, and most of the bodies
scalped. - fa.8.
We found, and brought into Camp, Man:
| uel, one of the settlers reported dead after
the massacre on Salmon River. He is
| wounded in two places, and was almost
starved. ..... .. .F- o..
The number of murders thus far ascer-
| tanned are: One woman, two children and
| fifteen men, in addition to thirty-three
soldiers of Colonel Perry's command killed
and missing in the late fight. The details of
the murders are horrible in the extreme.
There are several women at Mount Idaho,
wives of settlers, who narrowly escaped, or
were rescued after suffering most terrible
outrages.