The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-17
HOSTILE IsAvAGEs.l
Numerous bands ON the wa
path.


HOSTILE ESAvAGES.l
Numerous Bands ON the War.
path.
SAN FRANCISCO, June ia Whine
mucca dispatch says: "Thirty or forty
whites at White Horse Meadows, Grant
county, Oregon, are threatened by q
strong force of hostile Bannocks. A
lWinnemucca mounted volunteer com
pany will start from Camp McD Dermit, to,
morrow, to reinforce the White Horse
Meadows settlers. Our county officials
will try and send more men and arms
from here tomorrow"
A Boise City dispatch says that Major
Downey, who is on the way with his COM
mand to Sheep Ranch, has received or
ders to return to Fort Harney, in conse-
quence eofinformation received that Egar,
Piute cheif, was at the head of 400 war.
riors, and resolved to go upon the war.
path. This band is composed of Indians
who have left the Malheur Agency. Some
of the military officers here have recent.
ly interviewed Tambiago, an indian now
under sentence of death for the murder of
Alexander Rhoden. Tambiago says the
Bannocks are led by Buffalo Horn and
two other Indians, and states that their
plan was to rendezvous at Juniper Noun
tain and at Sheep Ranch, the Piutes to
join them, and then proceed northward to
SalIs2n River. Tambiago has been in
confinement several months, but his story
and proves the outbreak has been long
contemplated. Settlers of Bruneau and
the adjacent vicinities have abandoned
their houses and come to this place for
safety. Settlers ON the Boise City and
Carson City stage road in Baker county,
Oregon, for distance of go miles, have
also left their homes and sought places Of
safety.
WHITE FATHERS CONSULTING.
The President and the Secretary of
War were in consultation to-day upon
the subject of the Indian troubles in the
Northwest. Secretary McCrary read to
the President telegram received by him
to-day from the Governor of Oregon, re-
lating that the Indians were committing
hostilities on the eastern border of that
State; that the settlers are unprovided
with arms and ammunition for the pur-
pose ot their protection, and asking the
Government to furnish them with sup
plies. The request will be granted.
CONCENTRATIONS AT STEMS MOUNTAIN.
A Boice City dispatch says: "Nothing
important has transpired or been learn
ed here since yesterday. In military
quarters preparations for a campaign
are going forward quietly but earnestly.
Experienced Indian fighters and from
tiersmen believe that there is a general up
rising of all the tribes and scattered
bands throughout Southern Idaho and
Eastern Oregon, and that they will be
able to muster at least 1000 warriors.
An emigrant train, detained at Payne's
Ferry, arrived here to day under an es-
cort of Capt. Bush's volunteers. There
have been no stages through from Winnie
mucca since the raid. The Kelton and
since the raid on King Hill Station on
the 31st of May. This route ia consider
ed safe, and stages are running regularly.
There is rumor that large band OF
horses was discovered yesterday on the
sonth side of Snake river, between the
mouth of Bruneau and Mundy's Ferry.
This would indicate that the Indians were
endeavoring to get back with their stolen
stock to the Lava Beds, from which they
started. The prevailing opinion here is
that the Indians will concentrate in the
neighborhood of STEMS Mountain, and
their either await the coming up of troops
or divide into bands for raiding exposed
settlements.
LATER.-General Howard's scouts re
port the hostiles concentrating in large
force in Stein's Mountain, and the Cen
eral ID moving his troops in that direc-
ton. General Growers expedition to
Camas prairie, with Colonels Sanford,
Sumner and Bender'a companies, will
be turned back and go directly to STEMS
Mountain.
MILITARY OPERATIONS IN TEXAS.
GALVESTON, June ia special from
San Antonia states. General Grierson,
informing General Ord of the progress
made toward protecting the Ell Paso stage
route, says: 81 have ordered suitable
detachments of infantry to occupy Seven
Snrinpa. They will ha ahla To nreuent