Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1877-09-07

ton OF agent. Many 1hulaho nov
peatedly told influential whites tha'
such was the case, and less than
year ago a gentleman residing on
Salmon river was urged vehemently
bv them to start petition asking Tor
the removal of Monteith. They prom
;sad linn his own reward if he would
start the petition, to say nothing
about its being granted. When pc
tition was finally COTTON up for his re-
moval Monteith managed to have 1t
mined in the bud. He was inside the
ring; the petitioners were not.
Some halfbreeis who have lived on
the reservation from their infancy, ana
who possessed fine houses and well
improved farms signed the petition
"Ill make it hot for you for thls'1
and he kept his threat. Some have IN
consequence of their action IN regard
to the petition been compelled 10 aoan-
don their homes and leave the reser-
walton; and all that signed that fatal
naner have since been prosecuted, IN
undated and buldozed by the GOO
fearing ~ Monteith. Some years
L
ago non-treaty chief, previously Nv
mo, on Salmon river, trusting to Mon
teith's promises went with his niue
band to Lapwai creek on the reserva
ton. He had been told that a house
should be built and good home pre-
paied him. To this day nothing has
been done for him, and yet he is pa
tiently awaiting the time when Mon
teith will be ready to fulfill his prom
ises. BY the way the Indian lett {
oood ranch and improvements OF
Salmon river when he was 50 credu
Ions As To think Monteith could tel
, the truth The action of this Chief
Billy by name, and the treatment n
, received were anxiously watched b.
all the non treaty Indians to see VIVA
; reliance could be placed IN the repre-
sensations of Monteith, and the resul
fixed them in THEN determination neT
i er to place themselves under his col
4 troll
Y The Nez Perccs elect their Chief
0 and head men. Even here they couI
; not be let alone Monteith eve
e sought to defeat the election OF repre-
It sentative Indians and have the place
i filed by some Of his bribed pets an
d parasites that in the end Montell
S might be benefited. The means CHI
e SEQ for the purpose of briblng the fe'
e that could be corrupt enough to be n
e tools, was the unfair distribution
n annuities and few personal favor
e One of his many acts OF intamy wa
the Inauguration of war upon I'll
1t keepers of way or stage stations, WI
e held their places under treaty Prov
o ions, and also upon the heirs OF WI
b. Craig, who held donation claim
5. LapWai creek at the time OF the ma
Il. ing Of the treaty of 1855, and who
il. was granted to them by that treat
t. This rnlucre loving but God servln
n agent wished to obtain all those II
ne proved farms that himself, family
ID friends might fatten upon the pr
ar ceeds. The Indians were incensed
re the outrage upon those who had
" ways treated them kindly and fairl
and especially upon the heirs of Graf
as who were half-breeds, with a n
re Perez mother and members of the
ne tribe. One keeper of a way static
ir the lamented Capt. Randall, who 10
Is his life while leading the faithful bal
ID Of seventeen volunteers in the glo
es Gus cottonwood fight, turned his ST
Is ton over to Agent Monteith for t
a al