The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-06-21
REPORT.
THE NEW INDIAN WAR.
Lates, Indian Advices From the Front.
Ths Red Devils Victorious More Troops
En- Route.

San Francisco, June 2o.-The latest
news from Gen. Howard, obtained at
headquarters here, states that Captain
Thellor, Twenty-first infantry, was
killed in the action at Mount Idaho on
the 18th inst. No other casualties are
reported thus far.
Howard is collecting force enough
to make sure work before pushing the
final Indian position. The country
about the scene of operations is report
ed to be very difficult. The roads are
the toughest possible, the trails single,
steep and through very deep cahOns.
The troops en- route to Lewiston are as
follows, as far as 4 be learned: First
cavalry-Company X, "a men; Co. B,
SO; Co. 1, Sc; Co. ID, &c; Co. Z, 81;
Co. q, 6l; Fourth artillery-Company
a, 35; Co. d, "a; Co. Z, %; Co. G, 38;
Co. NJ, 81; Twenty-frst intfantry-Co.
G, 24i Co. E, %; Co. B, 90; Co. II, 90.
There are at Lewiston and Lapwai,
companies E, Ii, L and F, First cavalry,
a~ggregating PAT men, companies ID, i
and r., Of the Twenty first Infantry,
a~ggregating SO men.
Portland, June 20.-The following
| special Is just received:
Mount Idaho, June l6.-Sad news
tonight via Florence from Salmon
river. The killed as far as known are:
Dick Define, Henry Alters, Robt. Bland,
Henry Strowbridge, Henry Mason, G.
II. Brown, Jack Manned, Saml. Bene-
dict, James Baker, Pat Price, Victor
Guilds, Joseph Guilds. Mortally wound
edwin. George. No women or chill
dren killed on the Salmon river are
reported yet. John Chamberlain and
child were killed at the same time-as
Morton's wife, and another child.
Wounded. Day, Geo. Moore, Mrs.
Martin.
Troops arrived here tonight. The
Indians have left this afternoon, at
tempting to cross Salmon river. They
will probably go toward Willow Valley
and commit depredations. They have
Il large band of horses belonging to the
Post there, and will doubtless be pur-
sued by the settlers. 1t is Joseph's
band, with other renegades.
LATER Mount Idaho, June II
9 a. m.-The commanding officer
at Fort Lapwai, Col. Perry, with
his command and some volunteers, en-
gagged the Indians ut White Bird about
daylight. They were fighting about
three hours and were repulsed with
heavy loss of men and horses. Some
Va u ~ loft 1NtbADCuC otliIitlG
the loss in killed and wounded at thirty
men.
Since writing the above Col. Perry
has come in safe, but we hear that
Thellor and Capt. Trimble are both
missing, and are supposed to be killed.
The people here have n good fort and
have no fear of the town.
LAi Observation-Disclosures, who came
with these letters to Lewiston, says he
was q scout in the fight. That the en-
gagement took place at the foot of
White Bird canon, instead of the head;
that upon. the first fire of the Indians
the soldiers broke ranks and retreated;
that the officers could not rally them,
and make them face the fire; that the
Indians pursued them about sixteen
miles, firing upon them constantly. He
states that the Indians had better guns
than the troops, and their aim was
deadly from the first attack. There
was about 1876 Indians in pursuit of the
troops, all well mounted. After the
fight the Indians had a grand war
dance on the prairie. He says he and
Kline Ford, another scout, who brought
dispatches from Col. Perry to the post,
when off the road, about four miles
north of the board house, were attack
ed by five Indians, just as the moo
was going down. They e%ntrenched
themselves behind some sheltering
rocks, Kline Ford strengthening their
position, and lie firing s~eventy-five shots
with his Henry rifle. The Indians
then withdrew and the scouts came ON
without further molestation. We have
before us Gen. .Howard's dispatch to
Col. Wood, dated June 18th, at II a.
M, giving the number of Col. Perry's
command who have been killed. The
number of killed and wounded is 81,
including Capt. Thellor.
A letter from Father Cotoldo, q
Catholic priest, reports the Indians on
Hangman's creek quiet ut present,
although many Nez Perces and Palou-
SEES are there. This morning the steam
Ell AlmoX arrived at Lewiston with
seventy-five more soldiers, who proceed
ed to the garrison at Lapwaf, and are
to leave this evening for the scene of
action. Volunteers have come from
the Columbia country, and more are on
the way here. The settlers in Para
disc valley are stockaded and have sent
to Lewiston for arms and ammunition.
The Genessee valley settlers are all
here with their families. We feel we
are in no imminent danger at present.
What effect the recent victory of the
Indians will have on those now friend
ly remains to be seen.