Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-06-20
OUTBREAK OF THE NEE PERCES
Many Settlers, including Women
and Children, Slaughtered
WHITE BIRD, THE CHIEF; KILLED!
General Howard tells how the Row
Started!
HITE BIRD, THE CHIEF; KILLED!
Troops HurryinS to the Scene from
All UlrectionsI

Inc following particulars have been
received Of the Indian outbreak ia
Oregon: Friday morning news was
received at Lewiston that the Salmon
river Indians and Joseph's band had
assembled on Camas prairie and that
four whites had been killed on Salmon
river near the mouth of White river.
The river Indians o O attacked the
settlers Of Camas prairie, killing BENZ.
Norton, his wife and two or three
brothers. [Roported in yesterdays
SENTINEL. Ed. 1t was stated that
they hay also attacked all the teams on
the road and had possession of the
whole prairie, except the town Of
Mount Idaho, which they threatened.
Friday evening a force Of 100 troops,
20 friendly Indians and several citizens
left Lapwai garrison, under command
of Colonel Perry, for Mount Idaho.
Soon after news was received that
Captain James Baker, Samuel Bene.
dict and wife and fur children, Harry
Mason, Henry Eifers and Warren's
OK press man had been killed on
Salmon river; also that a train of forty
mules had been attacked near Cold
Spring and two white men, named
Davenport and Ousley, killed. Two
~half-breed Indians escaped. After the
arrival of Colonel Perry, a dispatch
came through 10 the effect that he ar
rived at Mount Idaho Saturday norm
ing and found the reports of those
killed true. The Indians had gone to
Salmon river and the troops were in
pursuit. Messages from Kamai,
brought by Indian runners to the
Agency, state that - whites had been
i.iiIaI onI fl,a .r1stoo AuI I;II,J
White Bird, chief of the band, and his
family. Lewiston has an organization
of sixty men, partly filled for home
duty in case of emergency. Two coln.
panies of infantry are expected on the
steamer from Wallula to night, and rs
cavalrymeu from Walla Walla to q
row. Five hundred Indians are on
Hangman creek, but there are no hos
tiles there yet.
Later.
The troops, with $50 men from
Mount Idaho, encountered the Indi-
ans at the head of White Bird canyon.
The troops distnounted and left a few
soldiers and twenty friendly Indians
to hold their horses. The Indians
opened fire upon the troops and the
fighting was continued for some time.
The friendly Indians became alarmed,
and the soldiers guarding the horses
could see that the Indians were getting
the best OF the fight, and that the sol
diers were retreating. The captain of
the citizens, Sergeant Lyle and one
soldier are known TO be killed. The
whole horse guard, Indians and whites,
broke and an, some for Mount Idaho
and SOME for Lapwai, leaving the
horses to run loose over the prairie.
Those coming to Lapwai new stopped
till they reached the post. Many
homes on the prairie have been burned.
Another soldier who reached the gar
rison at 2 o'clock on the morning of
the 18th from the fight, reported that
the troops were on foO and surround
ed ty Indians in the canyon, and in q
hand to hand fight. Colonel Perry
and about one-half the command are
said 10 Fave been killed, and the re-
mainder surrounded and fighting
against great odds when the soldier
left. The Indians engaged in the fight
are n~on-treaty Nez Perces. They, to.
gether with other di>atiected tribes,
number about 1000 effective warriors.
There is a general uprising OF the
savage-, and the whole country is wild
with alarm. The Indians are massa.
creing men, women and children, in
Camas prairie. and the settlers are flee
ing in all directions for safety. Gen.
eral Howard is now at Lewiston, but
is powerle>s, owing to inadequate
military forces. Troops have been
ordered from "A lumber of posts in the
Department, aud will soon be on their
way to the scene. General Mcdowell,
commanding the Division of the Pa
cihc, has been telegraphed to and
speedy assistance demanded. Further
and sa%nguinary details are expected
here. Governor Chadwick has also
haan annlied tn for arms. etc.