Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-06-28

hiHSs AACuIy LIcWs AsOOeAV OA"i'"s AA
Strowbridge, Henry Mason, G. II. Brow
or Jack Mannel, Samuel Benedict. JAM
r Baker. Pat Price. Victor Olds and JOSEF
OF Odds. MORALLY wounded, VIM. Georg
d NO women or children have been Ieporte
"a killed on Salmon River az yet. job
CT amberlain and child were killed at til
same time az Morton's wife and anoths
;. child, and L. Day. Troops arrived he'
o-night. The Indians left this aftel
- noon, attempting to cross Salmon rive1
= They will probably 20 towards Willow
= valley and commit Expectations. The
: : have large band of horses belonging /
= people here and will doubtless be pursued
by the settlers. 1t is Joseph's band, will
!, other renegades.
. June 17-9 O. m.-The commandin,
= officer of Fort Lapwai, Col. Perry. will
his command and some volunteers, en-
gagged the Indians At White Bird abou
daylight. They were fighting some three
hours and were repulsed, with heavy LOST
in men and horses. Some OF the mer
e who have returned estimate the loss in
killed and wounded at sixty men. Since
!, writing the above, Captain Perry has
2 come in safe, but we hear that Captain
Thcller and Captain Trmbe are both
missing and are supposed to be killed
The people here have a good fort and
have no fear of the town.
Il June Williams, who brought these
letters to Lewiston, says he was scout
n fhn Grh tk,oe II
place at the foot of White Bird canyon
instead of at the head; that upon tn, first
fire of the Indians the soldiers broke ranks
rally them and make them face the fire.
The Indians pursued them about sixteen
miles, firing upon them constantly. He
states that the Indians had better guns
than the troops and their am was deadly
from the first attack. There were about
12j Indians in pursuit of the troops, all
well mounted. After the fight the In
dams held a grand war dance on the
prairie. He sale that he aud Kineford
another scout, who brought dispatched
from Col. Perry to the Post, when off the
road about four miles north of Boardl
House were attacked by five Indians iust|
as the moon was going down. They en-
trenched themselves behind some shelter.
ing rocks, Dineford strengthened their
position, aud he firing IS shots with his
Henry rifle. The Indians then withdrew
and the scouts came on without furtherI
We have before US General Howard's
dispatch to Col. Wood, dated June 18th
at IL a. n , giving the number of Colonel
Perry command who had been killed.
The number of killed ard wounded is q.
Captain Theller A letter from
Father Catado, Catholic priest, reports
he Indians on Hangman S creek, quiet att
present, although many Nez Perces andI
PalOuSes arc there.
This morning the steamer AlmOk ar
lived at Lewiston with Is more soldiers.
Who proceed to the garrison a: LapwaIl
md are to leave this evening for the scene I
II action. Volunteers have come from
jolun bus county and more ART on the
way here. The settlers in Paradise val
ey are stOckaded and hive seut to Lewis
Oh Tor arms and ammunition. The Gen.
ssee valley settlers are al here with their
antilles We ell that we ere in no i'm
Mlenf danger here at present. What
fleet the recent victory of the Indiaus|
ill haze Oh those now friendly, remains
} be seen.
WASHINGTON, June 20.-The followingI
'spatches were received and sent by the
of Indian Affairs from the Ifu
ez Perccs Agency, Idaho: Non-trca,y re
adams commenced hosti.itics on the 14th III
st., and up to date, 10th, twenty nine c,
ttlers are reported murdered and four OF
ldiaLs killed. General Howard is here ar
command. The hostles, about I, cool hi
rong. ere reported to have gone to the Sc
'lmon river c,'untry, and are mixing forI ly
'eyser Geysers, in Southern Idaho. Th. or
oops are in pursuit, about twelve hours
hind. The reservation Indians are
&c to the Government. A company is
rmed under the head chief and IS pro.
,tlng the settlement of Karamah and
'ployes. Sgnei, Watkins, Inspector, ".
d Montieth, Indian Agent. al
Your several dispatches are received. -
trust the first report of the disaster ~
two companies under Captain Perry IN
II prove incorrect; and that the COM -;
latlon among the dislffected Indians isl :,
as extensive as at first reported. Still ne
must meet the danger and overcome -.
be it what it may. General Howard is 'us
the spot, and can soon ascertain the p p,'
'ct truth. You can first support him -
all the troops available, and call for a 81.
rforcements only after you have used ~.
subject to your command. The az. 'e'
gate number of Indian scouts nossihleI
your division is one hundred and
hty. Surely you can let Howard have
one hundred by ordering.
AN FRANCISCO. June Ala Wall.
liza press dispatch says: DR., Dorr re.
red a letter dated Lewiston the 2)th
oh says the Indians have killed every
on Salmon river, but let the women
children live.
company of Cvalry and Jim Lawler
indian, and forty of his men came toll Fiji
'lston to day, with all the employees
all the whites of Kamiah. The res
zion at Lapwai is abandoned and all
come to Lewiston, They had lust
raed from a scout to Grand Ronde,sser
r, and saw party of about fSftv
rlors On the south side of Snake river
y appeared to be making their wav TOT
Iowa. The Indians have got the bestI
ie soldiers up to this time. Thew
Killed about thirty ard driven Them
from White BIRD to Mount Idaho