Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-06-21
THE INDIAN WAR.
LIST OF THE MURDERED SETTLERS.
Not Enough Troops to Protect Our
Citizens In Idaho.
Another Beautiful Illustration Of Demo.
cratic Economy"

Ban FRAScrsco, June 20.-The latest
nows from General Howard. obtained at
headquarters hero. states that Capt. Thel.
Ter. Of the T~wenty-hrst Infantry. was killed
In action at Mount Idaho on the 18th inst.
No other casualties are reported thus far.
General Howard is collecting force enough
to make sure work before pushing the insl
Indian position. Tho country about the
scene Of operations Is reported 10 be very
difficult. the reads tho toughest possible,
and tho trails single, steep and through
very deep canyons. Troops en- route TO
Lewiston arc As follows, as far As can DO
learned: First Cavalry--Company X. 81
men /; Company u. IS; Company l. SO
Company ID. &c; Company A. O.; Com
psny @, 81. Fourth Artillery-Company
A. IS men; Company d. 81; Company +.
IS; Company @. 50; Company N. 81.
T~wenty-frst Infantry - Company @, "a
men; Company Z. 2s; Company D. 20;
Company II. 20. There are at Lewiston
and Lapwai Companies r, II. l. aud = Of
the First Cavalry, aggregating 2i7 mem
and Companies ID. I and q Of the Twenty
first Infantry. aggregating 80 men.
PORTLAND. June 20. = The following
special is just received by tho 0regO"ia"'
MOUNT IDAHO. June IG--s p. N.-sad
news comes tonight via Florence from
Salmon river. Tho killed. 30 far ~
known. arc Dick DEFINE, Henry Elfers,
Robert Bland. Henry Strowbridge. Henry
Mason, q. ii. Brown. Jack Manuel, Sam.
ucl Benedict, James Baker. Pat. Price,
Victor Oulds and Joseph Guilds. Mortally
wounded-william George. No names OF
women and children killed on Salmon
river are reported yet. John Chambcrlin
and child were killed Ut the same time a.
Norton's wife and another child. Wound.
ed. Day. Joe Moore and Mrs. Norton.
The troops arrived hero tonight. Tho
Indians left this afternoon. attempting TO
cross Salmon river. They will probably
10 toward wallowa valley and commit
d~spredatisns. They have a large band Of
horses belonging to tho people here, and
will doubtless DO pursued by the settlers.
They are Joscph's band. with other n
gades.
LArER-Juno IL. 0 A. NJ The COM
manding officer OF Fort Lapwai. Colonel
Perry. with bis command anil some yolun.
t.ers' engaged tbo Indians M White MIR
sbout JsSliyht They werc iivbtinv aLout
,hrce Soyrs anil wero s"nri.eS wit, hcsvv
ia.s IN m.n .nJ hor.s. sama ~ ,he n,e.
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STILL LAIEn.-June lo.-Mr. Williams
who brought these letters To- lewiston
says hc was a scout In the night; that the
enssgement LOOK place at tho iootoi white
Dird canyon instead OF us head; that upon
the hrst nre OF the Indians the soldiers
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