The teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1876-1878, 1877-08-11

gent search by large party of scouts
in that direction failed to find them.
Lieut.. Wilmot and command returned
from six days scout on the south side
of Salmon river on Wednesday last.
They found and destroyed a very large
amount of provisions and goods cached
by the Indians, such as was worth saw
ing was saved. In the caches they
found clothing belonging to families who
had been robbed on Salmon river and
on the prairie. They also found sever
al hundred head of horses, some ofthem
belonging to the settlers and the rest
Indian stock of inferior quality, and a
few government mules. The stock that
was valuable was driven to the prairie
and the balance killed. They saw no
Indians but from the signs they think
they would have found plenty of them
on Snake river near Canoe encampment.
Their force was too small to take any
big chances in prospecting SO difficult a
place. In their passing along White
Bird creek near the scene of the massa-
ere of the 18th Juue, they found the
remains of Capt. Baker in the brush
and gave them burial.
On Wednesday night Gen. Howard
camped nearly 60 miles beyond Kama,
making his marches average about 20
miles per day. Col. Green's command
was still at Crosdales, but prospects of
removal Of main force to Cottonwood
house, and detailing of men for patroll-
ing the mail route between that point
and Mason's place. Wheaton's COM
mand have proceeded as far as Palouse
and will soon be at Hangman creek.
Watkins was expected to meet the In.
dams in council at Hangman creek on
this day; embracing the Ceur d'Alenes,
Spokanes and some other bands. Sher-
wood says that the different bands of
Indians will demand large area of
country as reservation, which if not
granted may produce trouble. 1t would
be only wild goose chase for Wheat.
on to carry out Towards order to meet
him at Missoula via the Salon pass of
the Bitter Root. Gov. Ferry has be-
come disguised with the treatment he
has received in offering volunteers from
Washington Territory, and has simply
armed the citizens of tn, border coun-
ties aud gone home and left Howard to
paddle his own canoe in the further
pursuit of the Indians. Many com
plants are made against allowing at
this crisis, the reservation Indians to
roam at will over and along the thor
oughfares between this place and Mt.
Idaho and Pierce City without passes.
That in several instances their demeanor
and conduct is such as to lead persons
to the belief that they are hostiles. In
several instances men have come very
near shooting them before their true
character became known. Even the
Bannack scouts from Green's command
have SO demeaned themselves upon
Camas Prairie that the settlers there
have notified Green that he had better
keep them off the prairie lest they be
shot. The closer the friendly Indians
,onfine themselves to their homes at
this time the better for them and for
al concerned. .The 20 male Indian
prisoners including ex-head chief Jacob
eight women and children were brought
10 to Lewiston ON Saturday and sent
IF to Vancouver on the steamer Sun
lay morning. We learn that orders are
expected from Gen. Mcdowell to have
hem transported to Alcatraz. Some
'ay that Jacob never took any part in
my Of the fights but that he was a.
nong the hostiles to council peace and
vas caught there at the fight of the
18th and 18th. The plea for him is
'ather thin. Others say he was driven
% the hostiles by the hostility of the