The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-08-24
THE INDIANS.

The Troops i'm Hot Pursuit. of Joseph.
New YORK Aug. 23.-Idaho and Montana
specials say bugler Brooks was killed in the
skirmish with the Indians Monday, and Lieut.
Benson, Sergeant Wilkins Corporal Garland,
blacksmith Goss and privates Jones, Clark and
Treves were wounded.
The pursuit of the hostile Indians continues.
Gen. Sherman telegraphs Gen. Howard to keep
up his pursuit. The reports of settlers killed
by Indians are confirmed. Ten more are miss
in Gibbons fight. The settlers who were stock
AIDED st Stephenson's canyon let the Indians
pass to the buffalo country on a promise to kill
no whites. Gen. Terry telegraphs that he will
cooperate with Howard. Gen. Gibbons in
fantry are watching at Red Rock station till the
picked men to the front, to delay the Indian
advance till he comes up. Should Joseph s
band reach the Yellowstone further pursuit
would be doubtful
SALT LAKE, Aug. 23-Gen. Towards force
are in pursuit of hostile Indians, and passed
way south. They went as far south on the
stage road as Dry Creek. The hostile Indians
had crossed the Range some fifty or sixty miles
to the westward, and had arrived upon the stage
road on the 18th, taking possession of Hole-in-
the-Kock stage station, tWenty-six miles south
the telegraph line in that vicinity, and stopped
he stages and all travel upon the road, and
were in the neighborhood of this station for
three days. The Indians had been for two days
without water when they arrived upon the stage
line and their stock was much scattered and in
bad condition. They stopped to gather all the
loose stock and feed the animals, using or de-
stroying all the grain at the station, and
destroying all the property there, including
some twenty sets of harnesses.
The Indians left Hole in the Rocks station
August 18th, going east or northwest, and sur
prising Towards men who had charge of q
pack of animals and loose stock. At daylight
on the morning of the 10th at Camas Meadow,
which is about 20 miles east of Dry Creek stage
station, the Indians got away with 100 of How
ards pack animals and also about thirty horses
belonging to the Montana volunteers Capt.
Norwood and Col Sanford followed the Indians
with three companies of cavalry, and overlook
them about six miles distant when there was a
skirmish, in which one soldier was killed and
SIX wounded. The wounded soldiers were tax
en- to Pleasant Valley station, where one of
them, named A. G. Cash, has since died, How
ard has been reinforced by Captain cambridge
from Fort Hall, with one company Of about so
Bannock Indians who are at present in pursuit
ing for Hehry's Lake, about 60 miles northeast
from the stage load, where crossing was
made.
Towards force was camped yesterday morn
ing on Shotgun creek, about 45 miles distant
from the stage road. On the Goth Towards
force was increased by the arrival of Col Miller
with about 290 infantry in wagons. Howard
had with him about $50 cavalry in addition to
the force with Capt cambridge. While How
ard was canped at the junction, IS miles north
of Pleasant Valley, he sent sixty men and
some Indian scouts across the country to Hen
rvs Lake to intercept the Indians. This COM
mand did not find any Indians there and they
returned and passed Pleasant Valley yesterday
on their way after Howard. All but eight or
ten of the Virginia City volunteers have return
ed home. The Indians have not been in any
hurry or anxious TO avoid fight They are
supposed to number between 400 aud 500, and
seem to be making towards the Crow country
on the Yellowstone.
The freight train of James Hayden, on the
Salmon River road, is supposed to have been
destroyed by the Indians, as number of mules
that belong to him have been found on the stage
road, also the mules of another train belonging
to Col. Stoupe. A courier is expected from
Howard todav