Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-07-26

has been placed into the band. ...-
zens here, but does not supply ~ ue cit
eral of the companies number from fa,. sss'
sixty men and have received hn+ 'or'y to
guns to the company. If the uo'"en'y
could see the situation of affairs %ssu'aens
who live upon the border see them !; slose
make no delay in supplying the ,;,s;.Noaa
Missoula county with three Or f'asa
dred stands OF arms, and statiopinv 1uA'
two companies of cavalry within har a0'a'
limits. Two hundred cavalry and ~ t00a'y
zens who would volunteer, co,,d c"'
respectable defense of the country ""es
the Indians fall back into the Coerr n ,,Vua
mountains, the troops, if stationed hs u
would be in the right place to meet .,a "ue'
moralize them i'll their retreat, and .,s w.
Gen. Howard in subduing them. N
There is no question but that M,s,o,,
county is in danger, and needs moro t,a'"
and more arms. We hope Uncle Sam ~
see the situation right, but our fears ,h,t h'
will not in time to do good is as ore.t
our fears OF Indian troubles. W.,
TThe letter referred to in this cano h..
late for the last issue, and is given above
We are continually in receipt Of n.n,
here concerning the Indian war Of Eahs
| through Indian sources. The latest aceev,,s
we have were brought in by two lulam
who reached the home Of Delaware Tin .,
midnight on last Sunday. The Indians a.
count of the fight on Clear Water was muh
the same as that furnished by the press IL.
patches, except the Indians say they Gu.
tured a piece of artillery and one animal
packed with ammunition. Some of the In.
dams on the Bitter Root were much elhM
over the success of Joseph's band.
Delaware Jim is an old Delaware Indian
who has a home and family near Stevens.
vile. He was in the employ of Lewis ana
Clarke and other frontiersmen, where Ns
did much service as an interpreter. He lisa
true friend of the whites, and is deemed Der
fectly reliable.
The large band of Indians which we men,
toned last week as being on the spokaness
Occur d'Alene and Spokane tribes. CAPT,
Higgins, who is the best posted man on III.
dian affairs, informed us that he heard
through Indian sources which he deemed
reliable, that they are hostile, but as yet,
direction. On last Monday evening three
armed Indians came down the canyon cG
the main road with one large mule, heavily
packed with what was thought to be amnu,
milton. When near an Indian camp Just
above town, they halted and were surroaA
ed by a lot of Flatheads and held 4 pow wUx
which lasted several minutes. MIR. JaMs
House, who saw them, says when they No.
packed the mule, they lifted the three boxes
rs though they Were very heavy. MI
House Immediately informed Capt. Higgins
of the new arrivals, but we believe The con-
tents of the packs We're not definitely
learned.
On the following morning, the same three
Indians were seen en- route towards tile J@'
ko agency, zeal O'Keefe's farm. Every os
who saw the packs were satisfied that thy
contained ammunition, but no one iel' ua,
he had authority to modest it. Inc ioa ~
they took indicates that they were gong Nv !"
the Spokane country. The route y w
Jocko agency is a little the longes W.. 9s "a !,
was the only one to be taken ny " ,ino'e.
avoid the scouts stationed neioW r = ,rS
town AMI on the Lo Lo and Elk GleeA A4''
or. the trail at the head OF Bitter hoo a.o.sed
The news that Joseph's band ilau o,.s,i1s
the Clear Water and WAS coming haa the
the Bitter Root valley having reavli y. ay.
settlers, stirred them into another u. t}Gr
element, and they are now mo', aan rU,
families to Fort Owen ana thelr : da,sse,
i ur.'i to tn h i farmers oe,s and if something j. '