Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-06-21
OREGON.
Indian Outbreak!

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SAN FRANc1sco, June 10, 1877.
The following particulars have bee
received of the Indian outbreak in ORE
Ron. On Friday morning news was re
ceived at Lewiston that the Salmon Rive
Indians and J0seph's band assembled O
Csmas Prairie, and four whites had bee
killed Oh Salmon River near the mouth o
White Bird river. The Indians soon at
lacked the settlers on Camas Prairie, an,
killed Benz. Morton and his wife and tw'
Or three others.
They attacked all the teams on th
road, and have possession of the whole o
the prairie, except Mount Idaho. which
they threatened. On Friday evening
force OF an hundred troops. ten friendly
Indians. and several citizens left Lspwa
Garrison under command of Col. Perry
for Mount Idaho. Soon after, news VA
received that Capt. Ames Baker, Samue
Benedict, wife and four children, Harry
Mason, Henry Eifers, and Warren's ex
presrman had been killed on Salmon
River; also that pack train of 40 mule.
had been attacked near Cold Springs, and
two whites, named Davenport and Ousley,
killed. Two halLbreed Indians escap. d.
After arrival of COL Perry, . despatch
came through to the effect that he arrived
ct Mt Idaho Saturday morning and
found report of those killed true. The
Indians had gone to Salmon River, and
troops were in pursuit. Messengers from
Ksmackai brought by Indian runners to
Agency state that twenty nine whites had
been killed and whites had killed White
Bird, chief of the band AMI family. Lew
istou has an organization of GO men. par.
" drilled, for home duty In case Of emer.
9ency. Two companies of Infantry are
expected on the steamer from Walls
Waals tonight, and twenty five Cavalry
men Tomorrow. Five hundred Indians
are on Hangman Creek. but there ars 10
hostiies there yet The troops, with l5O|
men from Mt. Idaho, encountered the
1ndians at the head of White Bird can
you. The troops dismounted and left al
few soldiers snd ten friendly Indians to|
hold the horses. The Indians opened
6re upon the troops, and the fighting wss|
continued for some time. The friendly
.1adia0s became alarmed, and the soldiers|
guarding the horses:could sec that the In
dians were getting the best Of tho fight.
and tho soldiers were retreaaing. The
Captain Of tho citizens and Sergeant
Little and one soldier are known TO be
killed.
The whole horse guard of Indians and
whites broke and ran, some fo1 Mount
Idaho, and some for Lapwai, leaving
horses to run loose over the prairie.
Those coming to Lapwsi never stopped
Till they reached the post. Many homes
on the prairie had been burned,
Another soldier. who reached the earri-
ION on the 18th, at .. m, from the fight,
reports the troops on foot and surrounded
by Indians in canon. In the hand.to
kssd fight. Col. Perry and about half the
command had been killed, and the
were surrounded and fighting
against odds when the soldier left The
indians engaged 10 the fight were treaty
Nez Perces, They, with other disaffected
zibes. number two thousand warriors.
There IL general uprising Of savsges.
nd the whole country Is wild with alarm. :
tbs Indians are massacreing men, women +
nd children 10 Csmas Prairie, and theI
sttlsrs are fleeing in Ill directions. Gen.
Toward ID Of Lapwsi. "