Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-06-20
THE INDIAN WAR.
Settlers in Idaho Thor
oughly Alarmed.
TROOPS FASTENING TO THE
SCENE OF OPERATIONS.
A General Uprising OF the Indians
Imminent.

SAx Francisco. juno i9.-At the head
quarters Of the Division Of the Pacific In
this city arrangements are being rapidly
effected for the concentration Of troops at
the scene Of the Indian outbreak In Idaho.
Miiler's company from Fort Stevens and
Miles from Fort Vancouver are o at
Cellilo. en- route to Lewiston. Rodney's
company has been ordered from Fort
Candy. and Captain Burton's company at
Port Townsend Is under orders. Three
companies Of artillery. just arrived at
Port Townsend from SitkA, are also or
dered to the scene Of hostilities. Four
companies Of cavalry in the Department
Of California are placed under orders Of
General Howard. OF these companies,
that Of Captain sumner. now at the Pre-
sidio. will go by the way Of Redding.
Company rfrom Camp Halleck will 20 by
the way OF winnemucca. Company A.
First Cavalry. at Fort Bidwell. and Com
pany G, First Cavalry, at Fort McDermit.
will proceed 10 General Howard',s head
quarters direct. In military circles tho
outbreak IL considered serious. The In
dians are brave and warlike and well sup
pliei with arms. The total strength at
tho disposal Of General Howard. when all
the troops placed under his orders are con-
csntrated, will only reach about 800, while
the strength Of the Indians IL estimated by
some TO DO close on 1000. though probably
more reliable reports reduce tho number
Of warriors TO about half that number, or
at most. 1900.
PORTLAND. Oregon. June s.-Nothing
has been received up to 3 o'clock p. NJ.
from the scene OF trouble. General How.
ard, who Is now at Fort Lapwai. has sent
Geographic instructions TO Adjutant.Gsn-
eral Wool 10 forward from different points
In this department all available troops
with all possible speed. The steamer Cali
fornia. from Sitka, will arrive here to-
morrow at midnight. having on board 100
troops. These will take board on Thurs
day morning for Lewiston aud from there
proceed with all dispatch 10 the scene Of
difficulty. A courier left the DAlles early
this morning for Fort Harvey. $50 miles
distant. bearing orders from General
Howard 10 the officer In command Of that
post to proceed ut once 10 lapwai. Large
quantities Of arms, ammunition, etc., will
lie sent from the arsenal at Vancouver to-
morrow morning, destined for Lapwai.
Tho total military force will not aggregate
100 troops. which is totally inadequate TO
cope with the Indians. The combined
forces Of Chief Joseph and White Bird
will not exceed 200 warriors. but there are
q number Of Disseminated tribes who. u Is
gravely feared. will be drawn into active
hostilities. Those who arc acquainted
with the vast region 81 country lying west
and north Of Bitter Root mountains affirm
that from i.50O 10 1000 warriors
can DO brought into the field In
. very short time. embracing the
non.trcaty Nez Perccs tribes. Occur
do Alone, ~Spokanes, F~lathoads. Pa.
louise and other scattered bands. ltisgen-
orally thought that tho uprising WAS pre-
cipitated. and that there was ne precoH-
ccrtci or well.matured plan Of action on
the part Of the Indians. The scene Of war
il located In Idaho Territory. sixty miles
from Lewiston. on what's known ~ Canas
prairie. Tho distance from Lewiston to
wallula by river il iC0 miles, which Is the
nearest point whore tho telegraph can be
reached. The distance from Portland to
the scene Is over 400 miles.
PORTLAND. June ls.-A dispatch il just
received from Walla walla to the effect
that = young man had reached there from
Montana. where no had bcon with a band
Of cattle. lie reports having been TO-
tanned several days by Indians In the Occur
do Alene mountains. but effected his escape.
lie reports the mountains full Of Indians