Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-24

A dispatch from Salt Lake says: Gen. How
ards force in pursuit of hostile Indians passed
Pleasant Valley, Idaho. on the 18th on their
way south. Went as far south co 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 west
ward. AID had arrived upon the stage road on
the 10th, taking possession Of the Hole lin 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 10
the neighborhood of this station for three days.
The Indians had been for nearly two days with.
out water when they arrived upon the stage
line, aud their stock was much scattered and 10
bad condition. They stopped to gather all the
loose stock aud feed their animals using or de-
stroying all the grain at the station and destroy.
Jog all the property there, including twenty
sets of harness. The Indians lett Hole. Rock
Station on the 10th or 20h on the approach Of
Howard, going east or northwest, and surprised
Towards 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 Dry creek stage
station. The lndiaDs got away with abou. one
hundred Of Towards pack animals and also
about thirty horses belonging to the Montana
volunteers. Capt. Norwood and Col. Sanford
followed the Indians with three companies of
cavalry aud overlook them about SIX miles dis
taut, when there was a skrmish, in which one
soldier was killed aud six wounded. The
wounded soldiers were taken to Pleasant Valley
station, where ooe named Samuel Aglass has
since died. Howard has been reinforced by
Captain Bainbridge, from Fort Hall, with one
company and about fifty Bannock Indians, and
is at present 10 pursuit of hostiles who are sup
posed to be maki0g tor Houry's Lake, which is
about sixty miles northeast from the stage road
where the crossings were made. towards
force was camped yesterday morning 90 Shot
Gun creek, which is about forty five miles dis
tant from the stage road. Ga the goth How
ards force was increased by the arrival of Col.
Miller with about 200 Infantry 10 wagons,
Howard had with him about 270 cavalry, in
addition to the force With Captain BaiabTidge.
While Howard was camped at the junction,
eighteen miles north of Pleasant Valley, be
sent 60 men and some Indian scouts across the
country to Heury's Lake 70 intercept the In
dams. This command did not find any Indians
yesterday on their way after Howard. All but
eight or ten of the Virginia City volunteers
have gone home.
The Indians have not been 10 any hurry or
anxious to avoid fight. They are supposed
to number between four and five hucdred, aud
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 have been destroyed by tine To-
dams, as number of mules belonging to him
have been found on the stage road; also, mules
of another train belonging to Col. Thorpe. a
courier is expected from Howard to-day.
A dispatch from Virginia City says:
Two scouts from Fort Ellis got here this morn
irg. They report squaw camp at Henry's
Lake, but they were breaking camp and NOV
ing toward the Oregon Basin when they left
yestedsy morning. Lieutenant Leary, Towards
commissary, says when he left the front the
indians were fortifying at place called ths
Lava Beds. He thinks General Howard struck
them yesterday. A special from Fort Shaw,
Montana. August Goth, says news from Fort
Benton states that there are Indications of an
outbreak among the Grosventres, Ascineboines
Nez Perces scouts are on the Marias river.
Sixty horses were stolen from the Twentyeight.
mile Springs and Black Foot Agency.
SALT LAKE. Aug. 24-Many of the Ban
cock Indians who went with Capt. Bainbrdge
from Fort Hall have returned with quite an
amount of stock, which they picked up after it
had been used up and left by the hostiles.
A report from Virginia City, Montana, this
morning, says Indians are reported this morning
90 Madison river, forty miles below Henry's
Lake. Most Of the families 10 the Madison
Valley came to Virginia City during the night.
The Indians have gathered many horses and
have killed one man in Wolf Creek. 1t is prob
ably struggling party, but it cuts OF communl
cation with Gen. Howard by that route: Courers
and provision wagons en- route have been stop.
ped. No news has been received from Gen.
Howard since Wednesday night.
The Strikers.
EAST STRouDsBURY, Pa, Aug. 24.-A gen.
eral meeting of railroad fremen and brakemen
ia oolIod RI oeeomhla at Scro nm NJ fonr ononE