, 1877-06-21
Accounts Of the Fight Of Col.
Perry with the Fly
ing savages.
The Heroisn Vaunted Yes
terday Sours to Pol
troonery To-Day.
Official Correspondence Received
at the War Department.
Massacre Of q Railroad Camp by Black
feet in British Columbia.

San FRANCISCO, Jnno oo.--A Portland prcr. dls-
patch sasa: Tho following special has Just been
received BY tho 0rtgonidn:
MouEr 1pAno, june 1913 r. n1.-Therc IL bad
news to. night via Florence from ealmon niyes.
Tho killed. 80 far os known, ars Dick Dehine,
Henry Elfers, Robert Bland, Henry Rttawbridge.
Henry Mnson. G. II. brown, Jack Mannel, Samuel
Jencdlct, Jamcs Dakes, Pat Prizes. Victor 0ulds.
and Joteph Onids.
Mortaliy wounded, william George.
No women Or children killed on Salmon River
reported yot. John Chamberlain and child wers
Killed at tho same time u Mostons nifc, and au-
other child.
Woundcd-L. Day, George Moore, btrs. Morton.
The troops arrived hero tonight. The Indians
hare left this afternoon, attempting to cross tho
salmon River. They Wilt probably 20 toward VIII.
low Valley and commit depredattouR. They hnyo
largo band Of horses, belonging to people here,
and will doubtless ba pursued BY tho settlers 1t
tsJoscph's, and With other renegadas.
LATER.
June II. o &. m.-Tho commanding odlcer at
Fort Lapwai. Col. Perry, with his command and
rome volunteers, engaged tho Indians At Whits.
bird about daylight. They wero fighting about
three houra and were rcpulscd With heavy loss In
men and horses. 5omo Of tho men who hare 70.
turned cstEmato tho ,oss in killed and wounded 1t
sixty men. 6lnce writing tho abosc Col. Perry has
come in safe. but We hear that Capt. Weller and
Capt. Trfubc arc both missing. and arc supposed
to be Killed. The people hore hsyo good fort,
aad hare no fear Of the town.
LATER.
JusE 10,-Wlll!ams, who brought these lottctz
toLcwifton, shYn ho was scout fu tlle aght; that
the engagement took place at tic foot OF White.
bird Canon. instcnd OF the head; that npon the
frat Orc OF the Indians tho soldiers broks ranks
anh retrcatcd. Tho oflccru could not rally them
md make them face tho arc. Tho Indians pursued
thcsn about sixteen miles, 1ttng upon the,o con-
stantty. lie atatcs that tho Indians had better
guns than the troups, aud
THEIR AM WAS DEADLY.
From tho drst attack thcre wcfa about LIS Indiana
In pursuit.. Tho troops wero all we'll mounted.
After the 1eht the Indians held grand war.danco
on tho pratste lie BaJs he and Kincford, another
erout who brought dispatches from Col. Perry To
tho post, when Oh tho road about four mlfas
north Of Board House, wsrc attacked by a,e In
diana Just aa thu moon was EoIn1 down. They IN.
tronchod themselves beh1nd come shellcEng rocks,
Ktncford strengthening their position and Ao dring
seventy .hyG shots With ha uoury ride. The In
daus then withdrew and tho scouts came On With
out farther n1olcstatton. VIC hayo before u Gen.
Towards dispatch to Col. Wood dated June is, at
II a. M, giving The number Of Col. PcssJs com.
lnand who had been killed.
THE NuMBEH OF KlLLHD AND WOUNDED
tstwcnty ty.scven. Including Capt. Tholor. 4 let
ter from Father Cataldo, Catholic pricsk rsporta
the Indians OF uanEman's Crock quiet Ut present,
although many No Perces snd Paluuass aro
thcre.
This morning the steamer Almok arrived at
1Awtston with sascntT.ays moro soldiers. who
proceeded to tho gatrlaon at lapwaf, ana arp 10
leave shIa evening for tho sesno Of action. The
volunteers have comn from Coumbla County, and
inurc aFo on the way hcre.
PARADISE AND aEHEssEs.
Ths settlers In Paradise Valley ars atoekadod,