Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-08-24
TIE INDIAN OUTBREAK.
PURSUING THE HOsTILFs.

NEW 1oRk, August %. Montana special
says Bugier brooks was killed in skirmish with
Indians, Monday, and Lieut.. Benson, Sergeant
" ilklns, Corporal Garland, Blacksmith Goss and
Prvates JoHes, Clark and Trevor wounded.
The pursuit of the hostiles continues. Sherman
telegraphs Howard to keep up the pursuit Re-
ports of settlers being killed by Indians are con
hlmed. len more are missing. Joseph's sons
and TWO squaws were killed in Gibbons fight
The settlers who stockaded at Stoppinson's
canyon let the Indians pass to the buffalo country
on promise to kill no whites. Terry telegraph,
he will cooperate with Howard
zen. Gibbons infantry IS watching at Red Rock
station, till the Indians come that way. Howard
has sent forty picked men to the front to DELAY
the Indians advance I'LL he GENES up. Should
Joscphs band reach the Iellowstone, further put.
suit would be doubtful.
SALT LAKE, August %. Gen. Howard's force
are in pursuit of hostile Indians and passed
Pleasant Valley, Idaho on the 10Th, on their way
south. They went as far south on the stage road
as Bay creek. The hostile Indians had crossed
the range some fifty or sixty miles TO the west
ward and had arrived upon the stage road on the
10th, taking possession Of Hole in the Rocks stage
station, 20 miles from Pleasant alley. The In
dlans destroyed the telegraph line in that vicinity
and stopped the stages and all travel upon the
road aud were in the neghborhood for three
days.
The Indians had been two days without water
when they arrived upon the stage line and their
STOCK was much scattered and iu bad condition
lhey stopped to gather all the loose stock and
feed the animals, using or destroying all the grain
at the station, and destroying all property there
including some 20 sets OF harnesses.
The Indians left Hole in the Rocks station on
the 18th or 10Th, on the appearance of Howard
gong east or northwest, and surprised Howard's
men who had charge Of pack of animals and
loose stock, at daylight on the morning of the
10TH at Csmos meadows, about 30 miles from Dry
Creek stage station. The Indians got away with
ahOuf l(hD al Homar1s nack itpa ND al
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 skirmish 10 which one soldier was killed
and six wounded. The wounded soldiers were
taken to Pleasant Valley station, where one named
Case has since died
Howard has been reinforced by Capt Balm
bridge, from Fort Hall, with one company and 10
Bannock Indians, who are at present in pursuit of
the hostlles. IL is supposed they are making for
Henry lake, about 60 miles northeast OF the stage
road
HoNard's command was camped Yesterday on
Shotgun creek, about ij miles distant from the
stage road. On the 20tb, Howard's force was in
creased by the arrival of Col. Mer with about
Z5O infantry 10 wagons Howard mad with him
about go cavalry, in addition to the force with
Capt. cambridge.
While Howard was camped at the junction IS
miles north of Pleasant Valley, he sent 60 men
and some Indian scouts across the country to
Henry lake, to intercept the Indians. This COM
msnd did not find any Indians and they returned
and passed Pleasant Valley yesterday on their
way after Howard
All but eight or ten Of the Virginia City volun-
teers have gone home. The Indians have not
been IN any hurry or anxious to avoid fight. They
are supposed to number between 400 and 800 and
seem to be making towards the country on the
Yellowstone.
The freight train of James Hayden, on the
Salmon river road, s supposed to have been de-
stfoyed by the Indians, rs number of mules that
belong to him have been found on the stage road
Also the mules of another train belonging to Col
Stoupe y courier Is expected from Howard to-
dav.