Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-10-10
Chr FREEMAN.
dONTPELIEE VI
WEDNESDAY. OCT 10. 1871
The Indian War.


against the Sioux. the Custer massacre and
he escape of String Bull into Canad.
were only part of the bad fortunes of wal
which have befallen our troops in The ter
ritories.
This year The fighting has been with
new tribe almost altogether, and its chief
has achieved already national repnta
ton. His name is Joseph and his tribe the
Neg Perces. 1t is said Of them that up to
1896 hey were not known to have Killed a
" lite man. Twenty-Five years ago they
were settled on a reservation now mainly
lying in Idaho but partly in Washington
and Oregon. The government cut down
the reservation and most Of the Nez Per
ees contentedly went inlo their narrowed
lands in Idaho, now called the Lspwai
reservation, but young Joseph preferred to
remain in the Oregon part Of the old reser-
walton, and did so, wandering nd hunting
in the region round about Four Years ago
the valley in Oregon where they had re-
m ined was sci apart as reservation for
the II, hut they sill wandered about and
did moi seem to care 10 say on it. But
when in 1875 government saw fit to throw
up this reservation, Joseph was angry and
claimed the land rs belonging to his own
tribe.
Last spring Gen. Howard and the In
dian agent told Joseph lie and his folks
must goio the Lapwai reservation in h.
no where the re,t Of the tribe had gone
years ago. Joseph agreed to this, went
and picked ont a thousand acre firm
there and went home o move, being al
lowed thirty days 10 do it in.
But thi, Joseph did not dream Of such a
thing and gathering his tribe aad heir
stock, made raid along the Salmon rive,
killing thirty viii es Capt. Perry started
after him from Frt LrpNai with 100 men
and June Il. attacbel Jaseph's band who
killed 50 of his men and chased him SIX.
teen miles. Gen. Howard now left tori
Llpwai With 40 mrn bu. Joseph ouded
him anil made raid back Of Howard.
The general wen, ha-k after the Indian
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