New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-23
THE INDIAN VAR.

LATEST FROM THE SCENE OF HOSTILITlES.
sCKNE or THE FIRST MISCONCEPTIONS AT
STATE CREEK-THE INDIA SETTLED ON SALMON
RlyEH-AN OfF.CER AND SO SOLDIERS KILLED
IN THE ENGAGEMENT
SAN FRANCISCO, June pa press dispatch
from Bnile City By an arrival here last nghtthe
previous reports of All Indian outbreak near salmon are
substantially confirmed The OF the first n;saSdcre
was on Salmon River and trbuthies"t that stream
coming IN northern side and draining the Cahis
prairie ana neiSnbormg mountains. The settlement
called Camas Prre the foot of the hills to the
north Of the Florence Mountains and extends several
miles uOitnward into tue plain which lies between tue
oreuce Mountains and tile breaRng down OF the tabe
anl called Crac's Mountain. Mount Idaho Is about the
center the range of settlements on the Canas PraIe
situated at toe oot Of tie Florence Mouna'ln'' 90
mics irUm lewiston The Idalo settlements on Solo
ou River and It's tributaries lie to the south and south
wesi of Mount Idano, distance varying from 10 to
80 The Indians aid not Kill the women ana cbli-
dten, but ed them to be taken, under escort OF
friendly squaws, to state Creek, which had thus lar
been lett uhdistulbcd.
Al ate Creek the whites fortified themselves IN
a stocKade FORT into wlicn been received inc wives
and children OF the murdered men, together with tue
families Of the who escaped the massacre Gathered
in THIS place aie :he following PARSONS:
Mrs Henry EGers and TWO CHILDREN. Her husband was
murd, red 1T john Days Creek.
p.
Hiram Tlman wife. and several children.
Mrs WIN. Osborne and live children. Her husband
was mn dcred al Harry NJ sous, the salmon X YER
The siser of Harry Mason who was murdered IN bis
home.
Mrs, II. c. Brown, whose husband was murdered at his
store SilmOu River.
Ms j. Monuel and children, whose husband
was murdered at White Bird PJst-Olice.
john Woods.
Charles Fards, wife and -four children.
Mr.. Co.eu, wife, and tour children
Wal Rhett. wife. and several children.
These women are thus shut IN the midst OF hostile
Indians without adequate means OF defense, and with
ont AID Will certainly oycrpOwered and murdered as
the Indians declare their determination to take the fort
and murder the men 1t cannot be ho"ed the Indians
will spare the women and cildseu after tie loss
they suffer in capturing the fort as the men will
/ light to the last.
Our informant says he is informed that the Indians did
not fea single building destroy any property; but
cleared the country stock. which the have driven to
the south side O salmon River They seem To hope they
Will ultimately be undisturbcd The whites are now com
PEELED to abandon their properly. They think, not with
reason that before the country be regained from
the Indians. an army be created, and long and
doubtful campaign passed through. The Indians have
now the principal camp aud headquarters Oh the Salmon
River, just below the small stream called shookumchucA
wne stock is gathered and pasured On tie extensive
triangular shaped formed by tHe Snake and Salmon
/ rivers ana the ul- mOuutdu range lying dbout INC
sources of the Fayette and Wcs0r rivers Here there
abundant pasturage for Summer ana Winter, and here
| they will doubtless make their final stand
In cunradc Of the previous reports that tho troops
behaved badly, informant says he Is assured by clt-
zens who glt that although the troops al
lowed themselves to be decoyed INTO an ambush they
displayed throughout the action the utmost gaautry,
and fought like tigers. About % or 30 soldiers were
| killed I'm about the same number Of minutes.
The situation IN Northern Idaho far exceeds in gravity
any Indian outbreak Of day, and IL Will tax the best
resources OF Government and of tine people mned-
atey interested to subdue the Indians and restore
TO the country The indians know That the army this
coast is a skeleton the people helpless for want
! of arms.
dispatch from Portland that special dispatch
to The OreQ0ntdn, dated LewstOwn. June 81, 3 a.
states that to proceed from their de-
lenses at Mount recOnnOer the position OF the
Indians who supposed 10 be somewhere i'll the drec
ton Of Salmon River.
steamer arrived here this morning, having board
IO7 rroops No extra arms on the steamer. About
80 volunteers arrived here from Columbia County,
W T. Few OF them have suitable arms but await them
from below.
teegraphic dispatch received at army headquarters
this afternoon from Howard dated Lewiston, June
! 90 reports Capt Pruy's loss in the engagement
on tue II b officer, Lieut.. h.
Heller Of the 2lst Infantry, and 80 Lieut.. Heller
was placed wounded his horse by Capt Tremble, but
was afterwards killed. The people at Florence report
that they have etectualy blocked the Indian trail
ward the Little Salmon and Wiser Cdpts. Perry
Trembe ana Powell, reported wounded, all well.
| Capt. Perry's command is st at Fort Idaho