The teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1876-1878, 1877-07-28


OFFICERS TO THE FRONT.
PREDATORY WAR.
Morrill, of Baird's express arrived last
night from Mt. Idaho via Lawyers
canon and Cold Spring bringing msil
aud express. He reports that on Fri.
day night Jack Carleton started from
Mt. Idaho with message from Fem to
Ho~ard's camp at Lawyers canon.
Just as he was rising up the hill near
Crosdale's he encountered four Indians
who fted upon him and pursued him
back as far as Three mile creek, firing
abont Is shots at him. The firing was
heard at Dave Baldwin's as he rode
down the hill. He remained al
night and with two other men made his
way to Ho~ard's camp ON Saturday.
On Saturday evening Mr.. Bartly. and
two others, discovered ten mounted In.
dians lurking in the timber near the
Pete Walters saw-mill, and Bartly who
had moved his family from the fort at
Mt. Idaho to their home was compelled
to return with them to the fort for safe.
ty. Delegate Fem id returning from
Howard's camp on Thursday saw quite
= party of the hostiles t1ear the old bat.
tie ground. Fires haye been humorous
on the middle fork Of Clearwater in
full view of Camas Prairie. Clsndsh.
ming with party had gone to Elk City
to notify the people to be on theft
guard. Fears were entertained that
Pierce City had been attacked BY the
hostiles, who are known to be Within .
few miles of that place. The same
fears are entertained here as no mes.
seuger has arrived from there for two
weeks. Sixteen wood choppers and
miners arrived Sunday from the North
fork Of Clearwater on raft with rife
pits constructed upon the raft for pro-
lection. They had seen Indians lurk.
ing about their camp and became ap.
prehensive that an attack was contem.
plated, aud deemed it prudent to leave
although they were we'll armed. They
passed the forks Of the river little af.
ter dark. here they found about 40
lodges Of Indians, in all about l25 who
evidently had just made their camp.
They were hailed in the Indian Ian
guage as they passed. Questions we're
asked them where Joseph was to which
they replied that he had stolen al Of
their stock aud that Of the Kamia's and
was back in the mountains and had 400
warriors. These Indians were not die.
posed to talk much, but they offered no
obstruction to the raft descending the
river, and they soon drifted past. No
| indians had been seeu before along the
river from Elk Creek to Lewiston for
upward of two weeks. and in the fight
1t month Of Cottonwood several Of these
Clearwater Indians were recognize
among the hostiles. Morrill, says that
Howard is about to again move his
camp from Lawyers canon to either
Croedale,s or Chapmau's place on Cot
tonwood. It II fully apparent that the
host,lss have not left by the Lo Lo trail
for Montana ss some have supposed, but
are constantly about and watching tho
movements of Howard's command and
showing themselves to the settlers in
several different places and inspiring
terror in the bosom Of unprotected fam.
lilies. It is equally apparent that JOS
eph is not losing his forces though he
has them shattered in different places,
but constantly keeping up commuuica-
ton with them all. It is further evil
dent that he has taken much stock from
the Reservation Indians at Kamis and
that the Kamiss dare not resist him nor
bid defiance to hi. authority.