The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-08-24
Rushing Through Idaho
with Howard On Their
Trail.
They Capture His Pack Train
and 80 Horses.
Capt. Norwood Has a Brush
with Them
The Reds now Moving Toward the Yellow.
stone.

SAT- Lake, August 25.-Gen. HOW
ards force, in pursuit of the hostile In
dians, passed Pleasant Valley, Idaho
on the 10th, on their way sonth. They
went as far south on the stage road as
Dry creek stage station, eight miles
south, then turned eastward towards
the head of Camas creek
The hostile Indians had crossed the
range some fifty or sixty miles to the
westward, and had arrived upon the
stage road on the 10th, taking posses
sion of Hole-in-the-Rock stage station,
twenty-six miles south from Pleasant
Valley. The Indians destroyed the
telegraph line In that vicinity and
stopped stages and all travel upon the
road, and were in the neighborhood of
the station for three days. The Indi-
ans had been for nearly two days with
out water when they arrived upon the
stage line, and their stock was much
scattered and in bad condition. They
stopped to gather all the loose stock
and feed their animals, using or des-
troying all grain at the station and des-
troying all property there, including
some twenty sets Of harness. The In
dians left Hole-in-the-Rock station on
the 10th or Goth, on the approach Of
Howard, going east or northeast, and
surprised Howard's men who had
charge of the pack animals and loose
stock at daylight on the morning of the
Goth at Camas Meadows, which is
about twenty miles east of the Dry
creek stage station. The Indians got
away with about one hundred of How
ards pack animals and also about thir-
ty horses belonging to the Montana
volunteers.
Capt. Norwood and Col. Sanford fol-
lowed the Indians with three compa-
nies of cavalry, and overlook them
about six miles distant, when skir-
mish took place. One soldier was kill
ed and six wounded. The wounded
were taken to Pleasant Valley station,
where one, named Samuel A. Glass,
has since died.
Howard has been reinforced by Capt.
Bainbridge, from Fort Hall, with one
company and about fifty Bannock Indi-
ans, and is at present in pursuit of
the hostiles, who are supposed to be
making for Henry's lake, sixty miles
northeast from the stage road where
the crossing was made. Howard's force
was camped yesterday morning on
SHOTGUN creek, As miles distant from
the stage road. On the Goth Howard's
force was increased by the arrival of
Col. Miller, with about 290 infantry in
wagons. Howard had with him about
25O cavalry, in addition to the force
with Capt. cambridge. While Howard
was camped at the junction, IS miles
north of Pleasant Valley, he sent sixty
men and some Indian scouts across
the country to Henry's lake to inter-
cept the Indians. This command did
not find any Indians there and returned
and passed Pleasant Valley yesterday
on their way after Howard. All but
eight or ten of the Virginia City volun-
teers have gone home.
The Indians have not been in any
hurry, or anxious to avoid a fight.
They are supposed to number between
400 and 500, and seem to be making
their way toward the Grow country on
the Yellowstone.
The freight train Of James Hayden,
on the Salmon river road, is supposed
to haye been destroyed by the Indians
as a number of mules belonging to
him have been found on the stage road,
as also the mules of another train be-
longing to Col. Shoupe. A courier is
expected from Howard to-day.