The teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1876-1878, 1877-06-30

the Indians told her that if Price and
myself would give up all the arms and
ammunition we had that they would
not kill US. We gave up . Henry rife
and shot gun. We kept secreted that
night and Friday night. On Saturday
at about II A. NJ, the Indians come
down the Hill from prairie, Price went
to brush and stayed all night, / also
took to tho timber. On Sunday morn
ing they burnt the house and Mrs.
Manual and child we're burnt 10 it.
The Indians were all camped on the
creek, squaws below. About daylight
the fight commssced between the Indi-
ans and soldiers and continued about
one hour when the troops fell back and
| saw no more Of them, the Indians
told me that they were a going to cross
Salmon river. They killed large
band Of cattle and had great many
horses belonging to the settlers. The
Indians told me that they had sent
messenger up the Snake river aud that
there was a large lot Of Indians who
would join them, and that they had
plenty Of good guns; that they would
kill and capture all the country about
Weiser, Petite and Boise valleys, with
Boise City, they also said runners had
been sent to Palouse, Spokane, Colum-
bia river and Umatilla tribes who
would join them and that they would
capture the whole country about the
Snake and Clearwater rivers, including
Lewiston; they said it would take them
two months to accomplish il and then
they would have a good tune. On
Monday started to Mt. Idaho in the
afternoon, they headed me of and.I
went back but come. up the creek that
night. but did not feel satisfied and
went back, learnt nothing more and on
Tuesday morning again started, came
through the brush and timber and
reached the Fort at I P. NJ. Price
left White Bird at 8 +. NJ, Sunday
packing the little 81 year old girl by
permission Of the Indians. He states
that he saw on the road nine dead sol.
diers, they were all scalped and horribly
mutilated. He arrived at Mt. Idaho
Monday evening where they now re-
main. l think there must have been
from $50 to 200 engaged in the fight
Sunday morning" las
1000 Henry rife cartYiges for volun-
teers and two boxes of ammunition for
Col. Perry arrived tonight under es.
cort Of Igo and ten men. goth. To-
day Chapman and his scouts found n.
G.. Brown and wife near the Cottonwood
house and brought them in. The scouts
saw no Indians. 2lst. Chapmsn's
scouts went to the battle field, or near
it, saw several dead soldiers horribly
mutt ated, met ! Chinaman who told
them that all the buildings on Salmon
river from Browns store below the
mouth ofWhite Bird up to Slate Creek
were burned and all the cattle and
horses driven off. None Of Perry's
command went out to-day. 22d., "a.
NJ. By reliable reports we are informed
that the Indians have all crossed Sal.
men river at Horse Shoe Bend with all
their plunder and viii, We believe make
for the Petite and Weiser valleys with
all their warriors. Some estimste their
lumber st three hundred. The above
is all condensed from l.. p. Browns
dispatches.
LATEST. S
June c4th, past JPN. 49,
Dispatches from Gen. Howard 10
the effect that Col. Perry met him and
the command at Cottonwood. Tho
force is to move tomorrow morning to
the old battle ground. The Indians
are in force at Horse Shoe Bond on
Salmon river between White Bird and
Slate Creeks. af