The New York herald., 1877-07-06
MOVEMENTS OF CHIEF JOSEPH.
Defeat Of Looking Glass Band
by Colonel Whipple.
List of the Killed and Wounded in the
Salmon River Massacre.
ny TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
CAMP on SALMON RIVER. AT MOUTH OF
WHITE BIRD CREEK, June 80, 1877,

General Howard Is hurrying the Terry ropes with all
speed in order to pursue them or find the direction
taken II the trails indicate that Chief Joseph intends
working toward the Buffalo country. General Howard
will retrace his steps to Lewiston head him of by
tho way OF Hangman's Creek.
SCOUT.
About 100 cavalrymen left camp to-day for Clear
Creek where tho Chief Looking Glass is manifesting
desire to fight Captain McCornville of the Lewiston
volunteers to-day to scout along Slate Creek to
hnd the direction of Joseph's march. There
trees within miles OF this camp and tho
with great violence SO IT can only be crossed with
great risk OF life.
II Colonel Green makes good time from Boise this
way, all hope OF escape by Joseph in that direction
will be destroyed and the warriors hemmed in. Arms
are expected tonight Mount Idaho and Captain A.
d. Chapman has gone there get some tor u company
Of volunteers.
JosEPHs MOVEMENTS
A squaw man says Joseph has gone toward
Snake River, and VIII take position in the
gulches or wooded canyons, intending to stay
aud fight in the walowa Valley. The opinion
at headquarters IS that he will strike for the Buffalo
country Joseph now has day and halt start. A
picket has reported smoke from an Indian camp
twenty-five miles southeast from this point, supposed
TO bo Joseph's band
HowARD's FORCE.
Howard has telegraphcd Tor regiment OF men,
which can get here fifteen days from Omaha. Ho
has about Eve hundred troops and three howzors
two Gatlng guns
FIGHT WITH LooKING-GLAss BAND CHIEF
JOSEPH AVOIDING CONTEST WITH HOWARD
MORE COMPLETE LIST OF THE KILLED AND
WOUNDED IN THE MASSACRE
SAN FnAScIsco, July 5. 1877.
press despatch from Portland says:--"The follow
ing despatch has just been received from Lewiston
via waa-walla, under date Of July o.
"a courier Just in from Kama says Colonel Whippc
and his command had engagement with Looking
glass; band, the Clear Water, to-day Four Indians
were killed aud left the field; many others
wounded. The squaws and chdron took TO tho river
and several were drowned. Fighting was still going
on when the lett The Looking glass band Is
timated by the scouts number about four hundred"
PROM HowARD's COMMAND.
At three O'Clock A. NJ courier arrived, having left
General Howards camp the night OF the Goth. The
troops had made crossing that day. and the scouts
who had been out the hills found stock but no
Indians Tho latter believed to have gone down
toward tho mouth OF tho Salmon, aud to be making
for Gray's Crossing on the Salmon thence crossing
Snake River at the mouth OF the Grando Ronde.
Dispatches were forwarded TO Waa Wala 10 be tele-
graphed so apprse persons in the Grande Rouae
lookout
BODIES
A private letter states that the body OF Lieutenant
Theer had been found, and several other bodies,
by a great number OF empty cartridges. which gave
proof that they sold their lives dearly.
Late Saturday some Nez Perces, Palons and Spoke
names and some other Northern Indians held couu
Gil about ton miles north of C9ur d'Alene camp.
Hansman's Creek, at which tho murderers oil Richie
~. .tn
tho killing and tho minority had separated from tho
others and wanted 20 back to the rcservoton, but
were afraid to go lest they should be attacked by the
whites The Cnur d. Acnes oncr TO send out ten men
Of their number to accompany few whto settlers to
pr,ng In tho murdercrs OF Richie. The whites nave
no arms to spare TO go with the CGur dAencs and a
messenger is IN town for arms.
KILLED AT THE MASSACRE.
The following Is full list OF the killed at tho Indian
massacre and 6gh, as far as positively known
CITIZENS.
| Benjamin Norton.
James Baker.
Samuel Benedict
Harry Mason.
Harry Elfcres
Lew Day.
Mrs. Manuel and child.
II. d. Horton.
George Woodward
William Osborn.
Leo Willmote.
French Frank.
Peter Batard.
X Devinc.
II. BacKridgc.
IL. Bland.
J. Manuel
| John Chamberlain.
COMPANY y, FIRST CAVALRY
Sergeant Gum.
! Sergeant Ryan
Corporal Thompson
Trumpeter Jones
Private Armstrong
Private Burch
Private Co.puL
| Private Habut
Private Donnie
| Private Lesion.
Private Hosior.h.
Private shullan.
Private Shaw.
Private Blair
Private Connolly
Private Douchc.
Private Lewis
Private Martin
Private Qginlan.
Private Sullivan
COMPANY a, FIRST cAyArsy.
Lieutenant Thcer
Trumpe,er Marshall
Saddicr CALVIN.
Corporal Leo
Corporal Corian.
Private Crawford
Private Morrissey.
Private shay.
Private Werner
Private Cayanauan
Private Edwards
Private Nelson.
Private Simpson.
rBE WOUNDED.
Tie following Is n list OF the woundoc,--
Mrs Benjamin Norton
y. Swarz
Joe Moore
@. Shearer
J.. D. Sargent
Captain rrimDle, United States Army.
William George