The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-11-29

territory- l. divided ITO four depsstmeuts.
oml11ded By Gems fef1y, Crook Iope and
Ord. The reports Of all these officers are 30
full and complete that can add nothi.g but
lr eonnes slnll snd chesrSul pefformancs q
4 1erd dnty Nfdch srftsabstaufial recoRnlolon
kt Tie handsof the 0ovsfl1hent.
Gem McDowelrs division embraces the
States and Territories bordering on the Pacific
Ocean Hlsreport With thoseof TIE Depart
ments Of Columbia md Arizona, Contains al
mitesisl facts. The Indians q that region
have been gradually assembled, by tribes and
fawiltes, on small reservations wide apart,
am ~ reason Of the natural antagonism Of
small detschmelits, occupying points near or
on those reservations. The settlement OF the
Pacific States and Tsrriteres ha9 been very
rapid, and, in consequences frequent weSA for
example, the Roene River Was, In 18Sl-S;
Steptoe's Wa, IN 1857; Wnght's, in 1858; the.
1877, beside the inteminable condicts with
Apacles and other tribes Of ArisoAa, which
NJ inhsrite1 ffms 1sxteo and which We still
ct this very moment continue"
The report embraces considerable space with
reference to the recent war with the Nez
which, from time to time during IL continu-
ance, have been substantially related in various
reports. !.
Gen. Howard's movements are detailed ct
considerable length, and Gen. Sherman says:
!" I recogni.e the fun measure Of the labors,
and hie command, having personally seen
mach Of The route ever which he paea6d, and
knowing the great difficulty Of procuring food
for men and horses In that mountain region.
1t Is simply impossible for infantry, or even
cavalry, with their single horses, to overtako
Indians who drive along herd, change from
tired horse to one comparatively fresh at pleas
ure, and knowing the country as these Indians
do; ready to hide in the many rocky canyons,
ravines and dense woods in which that country
ab0unds and able, with small rear guard, to
hold at bay any number In pursuit, who, often
for miles, must follow trailsin single file. Hap
pening to be In Montana at the time, and not
Wishing to complicate matters by exercising
any command except to assist where possible,
gave up my cavalry escort, which l had
pleased to learn that it was Of material assist
ance to Gen. Howard, at Camas, on the 10th Of
August"
Following the details Of this War, the Gem
eral, reaching the surrender Of Joseph, says OF
the fight Immediately preceding 1t:
OF Joseph and the surviving remnant Of his
brave but dangerous bady OF Indianss~Tn
Indians in this fghtIoet In killed SIX Of their
leading Chiefs and twenty-five warriors, with
forty-six wounded. Col Miles reports his loss
at two officers and twenty men killed, and
four officers and forty-one wounded; the
names Of All Of whom have already been pub
lished. Gen. Howard, with q small escort, ar
rived on the field short time before the sur
krender, but did not exercise any command.
"Of course Col Miles and his officers and
men are entitled to all honor and praise for
their prompt, skillful and successful work;
while the others, by their long, toilsome pur-
suit, are entitled to corresponding credit
because they made that success possible.
All the troops thus engaged are now en-
route back to their several posts and stations
by various routes Thus has terminated
one OF the most extraordinary Indian wars
of which there is any record. The Indians
throughout displayed q courage and skill that
elected universal praise. They abstained
from scalping, let captive women 60 free, did
not commit indiscriminate murder of peaceful
families, which is usual, and fought with al
most scientific skill, using advance and rear
guards, skirmish and field Notifications. New
ertheless they would not settle down on lands
set apart for them, ample for their mainte-
nance, and when commanded by the proper
authority they began resistance by numbering
persons in no manner connected with their al
legged grievances. 4
with your approval these prisoners are
now en- route, by the most economical way, to
Fort Leayenworth, to be there held az prison
ers Of war until the spring, when l trust the
Indian Bureau will provide them homes In the
Indian Reservation near the Modocs, where,
BY moderate labor, they can soon be able to
support themselves in peace They should
never again be allowed to return to Oregon or
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