, 1877-10-25

fDrr thcr cu.ilH reach HFfttsh Columbia. Miles
~ I.ea*lni l!o.aid,t tn.,ras:!on, i, s.srIs:
on Inc rist nank anil 10 ti.e north .! the enemy,
white flnwara pntposc'y slaekentd h!s own cnit,
knowing tna. the Indians " would 90 the tame 1hss
on Sept. 70 he Uncovered The Nnz lcrec camp
while his own eo1nn,n was Jet six miles distant Il
CASE Of MUTUAL AND sixrLrANEous DIS
coyEnr,
for, thongh Miller swert over the intervening es
n!!s. :. a h. fouGa II:
ton,. and vas shut In BY abrupt slopes That led
from The rolling prairie ahove. Down these slopes
tnterseeted the level with cronAcd ravincs leading
10 the creek The creRta Of these surrounding hills
were fortified Win t'c. pit. and deadly With Rat.
iay IN patches on t|a bIghiands, and Tic III, her n
Ny. rerse ponie. 'peckled the nsishhortng:hllls,
once deploJca Into Inc Of l"t.le. The compsnics
Of the Second cevn1r5 5-Ts stcf's-swept Around to
n % Ind The he md s
lIAle1s. NoTlanh. and GodFrsy'a-
CnARGED TJtR GREET
protecting the uorthca.l q tho can,p, and eho
In liue ot sklrmt.her. on the temsinine f.ont.
Onc more eviIcncc IL added 10 the st that testt.
e.: asT ss f.s s p q M @ ss. ns e a.
repaleel, antI ihe o.s Of capi. ijals. Lieut. MD.
Feans d and sn a"t i e. pr ptl,sts.
Killed. md C.nr. Moy'an. t,odtrsy, md many
trou nnd The deadly euo1ncss with which they
for bullet delivered With a steady hand, Tho
Eu. lhcy TOOK vi On e1torios line within goas,
ranEs ana ht'4 ~ a ey @ thsn!xss cS,s.
ttestA OF tho south anu caat were t4ken by tha
mounted infantry, and fran here Lieut., Clarke
charged the camp with hi. compauy. losing tessn
retired 10 the hill top commanding the camp.
GORDON or tIFi.E'rITa
was now drawn abhat thr camp snd the hostttes
forced 10 abantion tue opcn fiat and take ap post'
These were we,l protected from our fro BY their
own ftfcgalaf etsffe snd By saclierae crcsf. This
ereavna,ona which The dliKcat sqnaws soon pro.
vided for dwelling places. Things resolved them.
so,h. Ind rcn,sneG Without material Change unttI
on oet: j, Gen. howard arfIyea at Cow Island.
Miles, Ac set ont ~ ornttakc him. llnwarl %aa
accom-, panied by Ills stan: two frlear Nez etcs..
as III 4as Staas wss nso c.? A1sr ss
nlIsnl, puOs. nnd II o'c11ck IN thu morning tho
taalsh VIZ !, ,esu,nsd During the day the little
and were returning 10 h!lrs. but, finding ln!,ans
brtween them Md Miles command. they had
eas sy to ter xete s'o s' d nt
nE,raa," and said when they left 1t was . drawn
e ssa ss fs Il
with rcnuwct ean!on; .na after dark OH tho 4ih
:, The 1ash'nx ot gnns from tho rian-plts showed
thal the contcst Atlti went un.
atiLks uNEETgD HOWARD
.tg ep.a: o4 n h: tG nns a.
ases!t r. tssns ads;s ~ seS tts ~ ~ ssias
s.d n,snars s to 10 Issicrc tnem. i!ut i1oward haa
Ss"vxba ill., iro ftiend1 Nez-Pesses al ;he waY @
fr"mS Laval tor tits sery contingency; tlesoioss
tTy ,at, af trmec I'd ia ihis Miira eonsentSd
NeverhsIc.s couriers were .ent G 70 hasien up o
'FSGps; %,nt +, o'clock or tim morning ofths tb thu
sirnai for .sceese arinE" VA giyen, aud uen.
nswa.d sent il ns w. ss'' Wv .s1
,rhns. III I"o IN sasr LIE 4. HE
~ nj }ics win sfnad o on smiHcnsc ~ vyyci NJ.
,ass4 3owssi the o,!ie camp and tsy wcfe
hsnaay Gnp Sssn @d n III III a
SctnS 19at na,{'on s o. 'ne ea: o1d Ae1 o,
esttonSm1 hact viii tno ncws that ,1oncnI wnm11
sn.Tendnr on sha terms ~ nropossd' @ VIZ. " s,,I
;;ss%sat III %sasiS
secnud reluctant to snrrcndcr 10 sny 6at lin.
white n'ta replied that "hatovcr Joseph did was
:ps M s e s ts a2 ss Sns o.s 70 as Ai
by nyo of as waefiofs, ca,ac Into tho camp, an.i
was received by Howard and aiiiea. Jusaph acsned
c!ad to sca Howard, and offered hix rtitc to him
Int Howard waved. him over 10 Niles. who then
took The gun md Tho three together roIe 10 Niles
tent, where tie faturo asraugrn,ents wcro dIs-
on. Joseph sad bis aloation waa dlreclrd 10 Gen.
Howard, and he never suspected TINT troppt would
be where Col. Miles was. liz had nover heard of
ro1 Miles Ho confirmed tho fcnoft that f1o
was absent when this war begun, and AaiI
he Vas ovcr Salmon River killing beef;
TINT tho drst he knew of the outbreak
WIZ when son1o Of Tho Young men came tntu camp
anu told him of tho Cnmas ,TTaItlo naatscre. lid
told Gen Howard ttpl he ind abnut thirty or forty
Of III warriors stole tho Generals n,ulo heri; that
his young men crcpt IN and cut Lie hobb1cs and
hoIl.ropcs Ills stateu1enis wero 10 rcpiy 10 cues
tfons pit 10 Hin, and were briefly made Il, qulct
d!snidud manner. After eating dinner Josoph re-.
turned 10 hls own camp to bring IN biz followers.
trheta was sons iclny In bringing tic nasa Of tho
hcstiles 10 agree to llteraliy '.tay down their
arms" They replied md argued. 1--WE live 3y
onr guns; how silull wo ret food; how
shali w. get robes to kcop onf children warn!''
Col. Niles promised to see ~ that, ni.tl J0aerh,
having yet The example, they 10 con.e tn md
give up thcIr arms at alo9t > o'clock T. m. How
Uyer, not single hne gun was turned In, --tao teic.
scoplc Of creedmoor rifles wcte found. They
strcnlned out Of their camp and came ur The hill
Into llso hands Of their enemirs. an tErcgulsr