, 1877-10-19
JOSEPH.
Details OF the Surrender of
the Nez-Perces.
Gen. Howard Presents Himself.--" Tht
Bible Chief" Says Amen to
Everything.
Joscph's Admiration for Cen. Miles,.
~ Want 10 Surrender to
Y0u."
Indians a. Military Engineers-A Re-
markablo Sories Of Intrsnobments
- and Ri1e-Pits,

| m1rknble Gntie8 of Tnfrannhmnnta
| r ~ DIN. n..-
4Au hlAe-Gltes
| ~ 7'kdrnrh 70 Ht1n lork Htru'd.
FORT BENTON, N. T., Via HELENA, Oct IN
It has bfcn aAccrtancd TINT the RESOURCES OF
Chief to.ent md i,Is l,nn,1 vcre nm Tho mnet er.
tor.,r, sc,1n that's n,n,n,,,., hs1..,. s..,1s =. ~
'o'''o s'"'et t"sit eHe'p'nehs petab sea'Ay Fc-
maskablc for lis vntnc and completeness. From.
the time when Joseph FIRST left his stronghold
in Oregon until the iay llo VIA encountered by
fan st,1r. or ancko f..ot III. h,,i t...,,.,
.",. ~ ~ ..',t. m,... 's usaa "a'u'So
"e1i's Aisv ~, ,''lt - io Nan "ouuesl"l "'afen'
rs 'oscpa dIu not perform 1t with his warriors
campaign. MI Tho wfycs ard Children NJ h;a
5r.tr E,nr0. >NeA - SIG
aus"y A,:,..'a.,' ".asesI T., ~
Although hts movements wcro naturally In
numbered by tile presence Of these women and
children. Tho wily ClIcI during la whole uarch
dsplsyed nj nil lines ali thosc rua,ttc, and d.
r,cc. a,. ,n..n..n,1 30 ' .,,,.. anu w
commander, and hc conducted the march with
consamnata ability and shrewdness. 1t was
thla superior intelligence and military skill on
h]s nnrt vhic,, cnahml lin tn ou,.t,1n hi. r,,r.
.ncr. .,s, smo.. roir .,,ee.s. ~ nss ,a,a ~, pus
sucts, NM a'ost Ea'n SUCCESS III MS famous re-
treat toward tho mountains.
JosKrii's sTRHHlT1i AND AHdAMBNr.
The fchtfnp str,nrst ~ Io,snhs. h,n,I o,n.
.,.t,1 ,f .o,,n.,L,, 80. 49,. ~, -. W. w.
y, -. "'o's s"a" Wv '"'leplA war
f'ofs, a!l inaseu to harus'tps of savage warfare,
and trained to akillfu1 use Of modern firearms.
All Of these warriors were tnagulaccutly armed
| with thu hcat dcscr,n,,nn of mnr.,Iro riaos
,.no. q, ~ ,,,I,t. 49,. sss,t,s sM !. ~,
h'.o"h " Lie military scrsice1 ana II would DO
interesting 10 know how these Ncz-pcfccs In
1t Is to be Inferred tl.at thcss t1i,es wcro pro.
curc,, thouc,, +r,jcr. mr., ~ n, anat,,a,'. ~.
| '"oh' s."4t''' "'l'A"' u" e"oinoass CUE ;,
w ino p''Ses o4 suc'' "cnpohs must nave great
Besides these magazines or tcpeetlne.riI]cs, Jo.
scnh also carricd with him m liz rot rrnt .,,,
har - noo,,,a ~ a.. W. ,a.... s N.
ost ,,os " heuu.sans ~ ,"e so longest sas'ee lew
showing how advanced In military science and
tho r,l,cs In Joscnh'a no,ses.Ion VIVA crcc,1.
no, snot.,r, ~ M, ~ ,,,o "as u.s.u
III hcw York.
When he started out on the march In UrcpoD.
| Joseph took with him 5000 horses and ponies.
40 Tint bc Ind cno,,rh o,,Inn,s .a enah,o al 81
1ne squa"s nhu 4Asle o1'cs 70 1'ac' anu at tho
salhe time leave sufficient to provide three
WV unw.un n r,,,r ~, ~, n,,n,-,,. ,o.,
a., ro,ra.I tansn =, .s...s 1".,' r'A ~.
us, !4o"a.u la4su ~ easeu voeopa LOT Inc
simple reason That ho began tho pursuit With an
Inadequate forcc, a part Of which was totally
unproyided with tho necessary equipment for
",1 snS Mutss.e" ,', e"pa%" thuo A'e eAee.''e
sttGuFtn o MAs 1Gaueeu ana !fls movements I'm.
pcuea. ine ll. GtIase a3ter Joaepn Was cnterau
w. upoIi ~ uen' no%al4 WIN too igW horses lor
Iho lonE TACO Ito ~ feteca leu h!s troops once
t.iu puisu't was !ttt!7 commenced, and, Doing
Sosnleilsn 10 MAKE fapealed halta 70 tcst Ills
Ilcn 4ua nnrsch, Ho"Afa lost cohaucrab!o time,
INV T, y9scpn Wa aoe 10 increase Inc distance
1sot' h'e palrsas.s. !ie "
GEN. AU"ANp's FIRST MlsTAKf.
~ nas uee,t ~, u'sn'eIeu tnat, haa Ten. Howard
hrpses,a.sa s.v sttua.ion Ola a. tIe neg'nnlng, anu
tr ns" nJrG ,bt t1sesas. @ WILL. thp inalan natnre,
t!efe ais&at llaVe hcan ~ Ncz'fcrces campaign
a. a,!, gs =. aosepn ana lls oanu wou1l nave sur
! iehdelcu III oregon hau tao terms dictated been