Richland beacon., 1877-08-04
MORE INDIAN 1ROCBLES.

Jpri:.ing of the Nom Treaty Nee Perees HI
dams in Washington Territory.
The following particulars of the out
break of hostilities among the Indians of
Oregon, on June 18th, wegather from the
associated press dispatchesof recent date:
On Sunday, the Indians began by
numbering a white man, in revenge for a
murder of his, killing three Others at the
same time.
The Indians attacked a settlers camp
on the prairie, and killed Benjamin Nor
ton, his wife, and two or three others
They attacked all the teams on the road,
and have possession of the whole prairie,
except the town of Mount Idaho, which
they threatened.
Friday evening force OF one nun
dred troops, two friendly Indians and
several citizens left Lapwai garrison
under command of Colslel Perry, for
Mount Idaho. Soon afterward news was
received that Captain James Baker,
Samuel Benedict, wife and four children,
Harry Eifers, and Warren, an express
man. had been killed on Salmon river,
and also that six pack trains of forty
mules had been attacked near Cold
Springs, and two whites, named Daven-
port and Ousley, killed. Two half-breed
Indians escaped. After the arrival OF
Col. Perry, dispatch came through to
the effect that he arrived at Mt. Idaho
Saturday morning, and found the reports
of those killed true, and that the Indians
had gone to Salmon river, and the troops
were in pursuit. Messengers from
Kamakoi, brought by Indian runners to
the agency, state that Twenty-Five whites
had been killed, and the whites had
killed White Bird, chief of the band and
his family.
On the 18th, the troops, with one
hundred and fifty men from Mount
Idaho. encountered the Indians at thu
head of White Bird canon. The troops
dismounted, and left few soldiers ane
, friendly Indians to hold the horses. Tit
Indians opened fire upon the troops, ant
: fighting was continued for some time
8 The friendly Indians became alarmed
, The soldiers guarding the horses coul'
D see that TIE Indians were getting IN
, best of the figh. and the soldiers wer
retreating. The captain Of the citizen
and sergeant Lyle and one soldier ar
O known to be killed. The whole horse
v guard, Indians and white, broke and raj
e some for Mount Idsho, and some fo
e Lapwai, leaving the horses to run loos
:. over the prairie. Those coming to Lapw'
y never stopped till they reached the for
II Many houses on the prairie have bee
Is burned. A soldier, who reached the ga
rison on the morning of the 18th, fro
the fight, reported that tho troops we
X on foot and surrounded by Indians in Il
n, canon, and in hand-to-hand fight CO
ly Perry and about one-half the comma1
n are said TO have been killed, and the
be mainder to be surrounded and fghtil
or AGAINST odds when the soldier left.
a The Indians engaged in the fight a
in non-treaty Mes Peroez. They, togeth
en- with other disafected tribes, numb
about two hundred effective warrio
The whole country is wild with alar
rot The Indians are massacreing men, WON
ere and children in Lamas Prairie, and 8
ng- tiers are fleeing in all directions for SAFE
el- The scene of war is located in Ida
St. Territory, sixty miles from Lewiston,
a what is known as Camas prairie. The
at lance from Lewiston to Wallula by
led river is one hundred and sixty mil
rie, which is the nearest point where the t.
to graph can be reached. The distance Fl
Portland to thesceue is over four humid
\ | miles