The New York herald., 1877-09-18
HOWARD'S MARCH.

FOLLOWING THE NEz pERCEs IN THE NATIONAL
pARK-ADvENTUREs OF THE RADERsDURG
PARTY-Is JOSEPH WITH TIE HosTILEs?
CAMP FITZGERALD, YELLowsToNE RIVER, Wy. T.,
Sept. = 1877.
The last Of tho party from Radersburg visiting tho
Gcysers in the National Park, ana captured by tho
hostile Ncz Perces, was found by scouts on tho
2sth ult near the entrance the lower basin. This
was Mr.. Cowan, the lawyer and husband aud
brohcr-in.luw Of the two LADIES' OF whose release by
tho Indians 1 have recently tcosraphed you. He was
wounded in three places and in vory critical condl
ton when discovered, but is considered past all
danger The story, gloaned from differ
cnt members OF the party, IL substantially
US iollows:-At daylight on the morning oil tho 29th
ult their camp the lower basin OF tho Yellowstone
Park visited by three Indians, who told them that
their entire party near at hand and wanted 10 see
them. The two ladies, Mrs Cowan, aged ABOUT twenty,
and her sister, Ida Carpenter nteen years old, with
the men, horoupon escorted TO the Indian lodges
The hosties Immediately began swarming around
them, and began system OF ''swapping," which lett
the little party without horses, wagons, guns or any-
thing elsc of vaue-l species OF trading into which
"iutimidation" entered very largely.
One Indian, whom tho othors called Joseph, ana who
spoke English very 1uently, appeared TO be disposed
to treat kindly far as It lay in his power and
told them there about forty bucks who
very bloodthirsty and whom the chiefs found great
trouble IN restraining as they were anxious TO MUIR
der all whites sight. After consulting with the
chiefs Joseph (.) sent couple of warriors with the
whites to outside the lines. They had not
proceeded far, however, when they wore surrounded
by Indians apparently anxious to wear their scaIps,
who stopped them A parIey ensued, when they
were ordered to return to camp. At this
time or shortly after, the Indians 4denly fired,
| Mr. Eowa nd sho Al dham m n ouoh
| both cheeks, doing him serious injury. The wh.e
men, ON Josephs ~ advice took to tho timber, with
tho exception OF Cowan and Frank Carpenter and one
by one were found by us IN nn almost starving COLI
dition and saved The murdercrs again lovecd thor
pieces ut Cowan but his plucky little wife Jumped In
front him, for time succeeded in Keeping the
Indians IRON firing. Finally, exasperated at her inter
venton an Indian caught hold OF Mrs. Cowan and held
her whle and then shot her husband twice. Leaving
him Tor dead the Indians placed the white women on
their horses beh nd them and hurried toward Yellow
stone Lake. The subsequent release of Mrs. Cowan
aud her sister and brother heard OF only by &C.
spach and givo none OF Tho particulars. but sur
mise 1t was bid by the Indians for public opnion, 10
show the difference between them aud the whito
| soldiers who Kill women ana children in battle, or
rather who did al the G Gibbon fight
TO- JosErHf
A well grounded Suspicion has entered the mind Of
many officers oil tins command that the vcri.a-
bic Wallowa Valley Joseph no longer with tho hos
tiles In the councils at tho mouth OF the Loo trail
between Captain kawn and the Nez icrcGs, Joseph,
the leading mind OF the outbreak, was not heard of
! everything beng conducted by Looking Glass and
White Bird. On questioning The members OF the cap
tured Radersburs party the appearance Of the ~
seph' who 10 them / learned thai ne
Is short man, apparonuya han breed rapid taKcr
IN the English language and an undoubtcd Chief
! I.Sat nff m At l,.fl SIy fnpi
heignt, iubloodcd Indian. and us iguoran Of the
Eughsn lang uagc rs most Amercans are OF Choctaw
IL would therefore that our' Joseph has either
been supplanlci Tor threatening TO surrender to
Howard Kamah, has been killed either by or hi $
own men whic trying To escape, or has actually
escaped back into the country lie said he could not
lcave-on tho other side OF tue salmon RIVER
IN TnR NATIONAL PAKK.
On the 2gth ul,. our command entered Yellowstone
PARK through grand avenue OF towering Rocks, gv-
ing arlIsts subjects or Their pencils and
brushes IN the inture, OF tue sublmcst kind. Tho
Madison River perceptbiy affected IN It's tcui
persture by the warm springs IRON the gcysera, trout
ewing place 10 delicious fish called graying but
game bong ''Christian charity"
THIS calls 10 mind despatch from General Nc
Dowcll to General Howard tnat "where the hosulc
Indians can live the wuitc troops can, oi COURSE
Ths prcsupposcs botanical knowledge of roots, III
which branch few 1t any oil US are prohcent ana "
nures the cts that IL is not exactly III our
inc 10 piunder visitors at the National Park and
Isolated settlers, and that by Tho tlme zoI
Ncz pcrces BUCKS have hunted over country aud
nred IL there III not much ood lett II for the Amcr
can soldier. Bul oi course General Mcdowell knows,
us his knowledge O the aDuriglhcs s conuHeu W tne
species that ho'd woodcn bunchos oi cigars 'n ne'f
| hands
| ol course visited the geyscrs In tho Upper and
| Lower basins. and pulling steam, squirting oo-
lug lakes oi clear blue hot water, noes iu OF
boiling mud chalk watts that made bubbles
US large as your nat bUuntliui iormat'ohs
of soaa and magnesia, needles OF pure
sulphur, coDicil castle and othcr shnpeu
crustations around the mouths oil the fountains,
socthng masses OF beautifully coIorcd cays the oltk,
weird appearance OF Tue river, the scarcity oi trees
ana snclled the significant od0rs OF the rcain visited
hv yTn tI Incl uttI nuif Ia
regions a could without being singcd, anu now
have an aDtpatny 10 dwci on the SUBJECT even as u
correspondent. Parties mnde EXCURSIONS from here W
the lake anu yellow stone Falls and Grand Canyon, all
OF which were beautiful and sublime, but alter man
| has travelled over Two months III u Wild and unin