Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-07-19
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"ACAIEMENT AT GAGE,S,
AND HUNTER'S =
A Scout Ordered !!
THE TIMES" SCARF

Oor annual Indian troubles have com.
menced. On Sunday Martin & Myers,
uctoefs al twenty-five \ ard Creek discov,
e.eo party Of Is mounted Indians nea,
,oeir camp, and while on his wav back IN
bozeman Mr.. Myers saw them in the d;s.
lance. Az they seemed hostile the horaee
were nerded and removed to a place OF
ssIe!y. 1t is reported that a camp Of
: iaeneads has been located for sometime
on Sixteen Mile Greek, but the herlara A.
ing. ~ ''t~"'
On Tuesday morning citizen of Bcze-
man reported at the post that hostiles had
stolen stock and killed D. II. Carpenter At
shields river. Soon after il was rumored
IN town that the citizens at the crossing
bad sent in for troops, but as we had
reason to doubt both storiee (which reach.
60 US at noon) we abstained from publiea
ton OF an extra. However, the town was
startled at 3 p. m. by the sensational extra
OF the Times, which had, 90 far as the
above is concerned, no foundation in fact,
and should not have been published. We
are Informed the editor of that sheet. when
questioned in tho matter, admitted his
doubt of the story when he published it.
The result of such publication can but
be bad-when danger may positively OK
list people will question the truth of the
Information. and disaster perhaps follow
Mr.. Reese Of the Yellowstone Express
reports that on the 18th Henry Sebrick
was fired at in the canon near the Pease
rancho, but as he saw no Indians. there
may be some mistake. He also reports
that Mr.. Farrell's daughter was scared
some days since by an Indian concealed
in the brush.
Mess. Chestnut and Rich returned from
Shields river on Tuesday, and from them
and the Tongue river mail carrier we
learn that, while no hostiles had yet been
seen at Carpenters, they have appeared at
Hunters Springs and Cages. On Mon
day night party Of three rode around
Cages house, and when fired at by the
mail carrier, rode off. shouting. The
mail carrier below Cages was shot at on
Sunday night, and pony tracks are report
cd crossing the road in large numbers near
Baker City.
WHAT ARE THEY?
They may be Flatheads, or Blackfeet
or Crows; but We doubt it, and the opinion
Of arrivals from the Yellowstone ls that
the Sioux are there intent upon stock
stealing raid. On several accounts, we
believe great danger threatens the settlers
upon the river aud in the ncighborhood
of Flathead Pass. Bearing in mind the
facts that Sitting Bull has probably en-
tered U. 8. territory, and that should he
attempt to escape iE the direction of
Tongue river he must run into the troops,
while the Crows would intercept him up
On the Big Horn, his only course would
seem to be an appearance almost exactly
ia the location now reporting hostile
Of course this is but con-
lecture. but it may prove to be fact, and
so, as the marauders SEEMED
70 COME FROM THE DIRECTION OF THE
MILITARY SCOUTS ORDERED.
In accordance with the custom system
at,cally inaugurated by Major Benham
.wo years ago, the operation of which
proved so beneficial, q scout Was ordered
IN Tuesday.
In accordance with instructions, Lieut..
Geo. H. Wright, 7th Infantry, started
Tuesday night with SIX mounted men up
IN ten days. scout of all the country
between here and the Three Forks Of the
It was necessary to procure|
,orses in town, and Mess. Martin s. N.Y.
rs kindly supplied three. Lieutenant
Wright's course will be as follows: To|
Sixteen Mile creek. crossing Twenty-Five
] ard-therco to head of Deep creek,
;rossing on trail from Indian creek ferry
o the Muscleshell, and back wa Yellow
;tone.
CITIZEN SCOUT.
Harvey Wells of Reece Creek, who wasl
,ere on Tuesday, Informed us that thel
:armers of that section are alive to the|
unusual danger, and that scout to theI
read of 18-mile would be made by to-day.
This is Q good move, and one that should
,e kept up during the dangerous season
Horses had been already corraled and am