The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-06-25
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WESTERN DISPATCHES
THE INDIAN WAR.
TROOPS ARRIVING AT THE
FRONT.
The Hostiles Going
East.
THE sPOKANEs, cAYUsEs AND
FLATHEADs EXPECTED
TO JOIN THEM.
PORTLAND, Oregon. June "a.

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The following dispatch is just re-
ceived from Leweston under date of
June 23d from a special correspondents
There has been no further fighting,
Colonel Miller left Lapwai Thursday
evening for Mount Idaho with $50 men.
infantry and volunteers. General
oward lett Lapwai Friday with 125
men. cavalry, "a portion being volun-
teers. Captain Wilkinson is with Gen.
eral Howard. Lieutenant Ebsten and
a scout of % men, volunteers, were
sent out this afternoon to go around the
head of Grand Rapids Valley to cut off
any Indians who may be on the way to
join @ thief Joseph. Colonel Perry has
sent IN a courier from Mount Idaho an
nouncing that the Indians have gone
eastward. Perry leaves with troops in
one hour for Lapwai. We leave
Lapwai Monday morning to join the
forces now in the field. We will have
with us 1873 soldiers and about 40 vol
unteers. There is nothing later than
this, whTeh is official. All the troops
and volunteers here are 10 go to the
front at once. The excitement is sub
siding here and ia Leweston.
PORTLAND, Oregon. June "a
Letters have just been received here
at military headquarters from Lewes-
ton and Lapwai. dated June Goth, from
which the following extracts are made:
Colonel Perry has had hard fight, aud
has lost about 80 men. Lieutenant
Iheller, who was with him. was killed,
but Perry. Trimble, and Parnell are all
right. They have been supplied with
ammunition and food, and have en-
treuched themselves. The most reli-
able accounts place the number of citi
zens killed at about 81 aud Perry re-
ports 80 of his men killed or mis-
sing. The alarm along the river did
not seem excessive. We saw many at
Almuta who had come in from the Pa
louise settlements, but learned that
many had already gone back to their
farms about Colfax. They say there is
no danger to be apprehended among
Spokapes or Cour de Alein Indians, in
fact that several chiefs of these bands
has signed letter of friendly ass1ran-
ces to the citizens, declaring in sub
stance that they would stand by the
and protect them against any Indians.
Lieutenant Theller was shot three
times when he said to Major Trimble.
who was helping him to horse, 1T is
no use; / will die in few minutes.
The fight commenced about 90
miles from Mount Idaho,
and Perry is intrenched north of that
place, The citizens about Lewiston
have mostly gathered in the town and
the alarm is not as great as I expected.
All or nearly all of the young bucks
from the reservation are said 10 be
with Josephs. Another letter from
Lapwai says after the fght Indian
runners came in at once and reported
the troops defeated. But since then We
are assured that the troops are able to
hold their ground. and hope for the
best. The friendly Indians are very
much frightened and cannot be got
away from the post to carry messages
Captain Wilkinson arrived by steamer
this morning, and brings two infantry
companies and 25 cavalry and will go at
once to Salmon river to join Perry's
command. The infantry is mounted
on Indian ponies for rapid transporta.
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