Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-08-29
THE INDIAN WAR.
General Howard Still in the Rear.
chief Joseph's band get Away with one
Hundred aud Thirty of uoward's
Horses.
sKlnMIsulSo ALL ALONG THE LONG LINE.

sKiRMisHiNG ALL ALONG THE LONG LINE
SALT LAKE CRY, August 23.-Gcn.
Howard's forces IN pursuit Of the hos
tile Indians passed Pleasant Valley,
Idaho, on the 10Th on their way south
west as far south on the stage road as
Dry Creek stage station, eight miles
soaih, then turned eastward toward
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ldily or sixty miles TO the westward
aud had arrived upon the stage road
on tho 18th, taxing possession OF Hole
in-the-Rock stage station. twenty-six
miles south from Pleasant Valley. The
Indians destroyed the telegraph line
in that vicinity and stopped all travel
upon the road, and were in the neigh
borhood Of this station for three days.
The Indians had been for nearly two
days without water when they arrived
upon the stage line and their stock
was much scattered and in bad condi.
ton. They stopped to gather all the
loose stock and ieed the animals, using
or destroying all tho grain at the sta.
tion and destroying oil property there,
including some twenty sets of harness.
The Indians left Hole-in.the Rock sta.
ton on the 10Th or Goth, on the ap.
proach OF Howard, going east or north.
cast and surprised his men who had
charge of the pack animals and loose
stock, at daylight on the morning OF
the 10th at Cama's Meadows, which is
about twenty miles cast of Dry Creek
stage station. Tho Indians got away
with about 100 of Howard's pack ami.
mails and also about thirty horses be-
longing to the Montana volunteers.
Captain Norwood and Colonel San.
ford followed the Indians with three
companies OF Cavalry and overlook
them about six miles distant, when
there was skirmish in which one
soldier was killed and six wounded
The wounded soldiers were taken to
Pleasant Valley station, where one,
named Samuel A. Glass, has since died
Howard has been reinforced by Cap.
tain cambridge from Fort Hall with
one company and about fifty Bannock
Indians, who are at present in pursuit
OF the hostiles, who are supposed to be
making for Henry's lake, which is
about sixty miles northeast from the
stage road whore the crossing was
made.
Howard's force was camped yester-
day morning on Shot Gun creek, which
is about forty.five miles distant from
the stage road. On the Goth Howard's
force was increased by the arrival ofl
Colonel Miller with about 290 Infantry
in wagons. Howard had with him |
about $50 Cavalry, in addition TO the
force with Captain Bainbridge. While |
Howard was camped at the junction,
eighteen miles north of Pleasant Val. |
ley, he sent sixty men and some Indian
scouts across the country to Henrys
lake TO intercept the Indians This
command did not find any Indians
there, and returned and passed Pleas
ant Valley yesterday on their way af.
ter Howard. All but eight or ten of
the Virginia City volunteers have gone
homo. The Indians have not been in
a hurry or anxiety TO avoid q fight.
They are supposed to number between
400 and 800 and seem to be making
their way toward tho Crow country
on tho Yellowstone, The first train Of
James liaydon on Salmon river is
TO have been destroyed by
Indians. as number of mules belong.
ing to him have been found on the
stage road also mules of another
train belonging to Colonel Sharpe. A
courier is expected from Howard to.
day.
VIRGINIA CRY, Montana, August
scouts from Fort Ellis got
here this morning They report
sqnaw camp at Henry lake, but they
were breaking camp and moving to-
ward Cregor basin when they left yes
terday morning.
Lieut.. Lcary, Howard's commissary,
says when he left the front the Indians
were terrifying at a place called the
AVA beds, He thinks General How.
ard struck there yesterday.
A special from Fort Shaw, Montana,
On the goth, says news from Fort Ben.
ION states that there are indications of
IN outbreak among the Grosventres,
Assineboincs and piegans, Sitting Bull
s at Fort Peck. Nez Perces scouts
ire on the Markas river
WASHINGTON, August ga Major
ieneral M'Dowell, commanding the
division Of the Pacific, sends
he following dispatch to the War De-
,artmcnt, received by him from Gen.
Howard, by courier at Pleasant Val.
ey, ldahoi
CAMP MEADOW, IDAHO, Aug. 20.
| arrived at this camp yesterday
With Cavalry and fifty Infantry. Mil |
or, with foot battalion, will join mo !
o-night. My advance camp was ap. I
'roachcd this morning before day by |
'vor one hundred hostiles. They sue. c
eeded in stampeding and driving of G
.bont 100 animals, OF which number {
'ne-third were recaptured by the Cav ]
Try, who started in pursuit as soon as o
hey could saddle their horses. Major s
'anford, First Cavalry, struck the par
y after pursuit OF six miles, and On.
aged them with loss OF one bugler
.illed, one officer (Lieut. Benson, of 4
he Seventh Infantry and six privates
No Cavalry horses were
ost. He will continue the pursuit, via Z
lenry lake, tomorrow.
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