The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-06-17
rna INDIAN WAR.

DsEmsL one OF WIanem
sO"s K:iisd-lhe Princess salty
as Mediator he Hamboldt
Volunteers on the Way 40 White
Horse 81 hat They say of the
Situation.
The latest accounts from different
sources report the Indians ia force in
the Stein Mountain country.
TEE PIUFE PRINCESS,
Sarah Winnemucca. arrested last week
in Jordan Valley on suspicion of being
engaged in smuggling powder to the
hostiles, was sent out from General
Howard's headquarters at Sheep
Ranch, to treat with the hostiles, re-
turned with her father, who in endeav.
oring to escape with NBches from the
Bannocks, gave out and WIS captured.
Sally reports that the Chiefs who would
not joiu the hostiles are held prisoners
by them she also reports that her
brother, Naches. in trying to escape,
was shot As will be seen by reports
from White Horse, this is a mistake, as
N4ches escaped from the hostiles and
reached White Horse in safety. Sarah
says
THE INDIAN CAMP IS VERY LARGE,
And that Eagle OF Light with about
forty NeZ Perces and .renegades from
other tribes had joined them and that
the Bannocks under Buff 10 Horn were
determined to fight. Reports from
various sources c5ufrm the belief that
the hostltes are concentrating all their
forces in the Stem Mountain and
Jauiper Lake couotry, and that General
Howard has changed his plans and will
get ali the troops under his command
to march IN that direction. We are in
receipt OF private letter from Judge
Bonnifield VINO is supposed to have
reached White Horse Ranch witt
THE HUMBOLDT VOLUNTEERS
Last night. He says there is no APP
parent danger at McDermit at the pres
ent time, though the small company of
infantry stationed there cannot do
more than protect the people--meD,
women aud children who have gathered
there. Letters have been received by
Captain Thompson, commanding the
Post, from Croley, Moulder and others,
asking for. help which he cannot give,
as 1t Is the opinion of COO headed men
that he could not hold McDermit
against l50 Indians. The volunteers
desire to inform their friends that they
will not be rash or imprudent, They
do not propose to attack Indians, as il
would not be safe for their small com.
pany to do SO, but they go to White
Horse to assist the entrenched settlers
IN Case OF emergency. Judge Bonnifeld
says that the country
BETWEEN McDERMIT AND THREE FORKS
OF owYnEE
Is also infested--is hey You'd all question,
infested with bands of hostile Indians,
and they ought to be held IN check, as
they may, II forced down from the
north, enter Paradise Valley and raid
through that and adjacent valleys. 1t
Is plain that Captain Thompson, with
his small force of infantry. can 90
nothing more than protect the refugees
at the Post, and Indians could drive off
all the stock and devastate Qun River
Valley up to the Camp without any risk
whatever. Todhunter and AL. Crane,
FRoM WHITE HoRsS RANCH, (.
Say it is in d good position for defense,
aud Is fortified, and garrisoned by
thirty men. partially armed. They
have about 400 horses at the Camp and
IRE trying to prevent the Indians from
taking them. They say Naches and
Wlpnemucca were. at the hostile camp
trying TO make peace and prevent the
hostiles from killing the settlers; the
hostiles became 80 enraged at those
chiefs. that the latter had to fly for their
lives. Naohes made his escape to
White Horse bat old Winnemucca'
horse gave out, and he was captured by
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