Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-08-02

miles fro where it commenced The
general description of the country
as above applies to the country we have
since travelled over. except that i,
widens out more into heavily timI cred
aus with little water and open prairie
and luxnrlant grasses. After travelling
20 miles the general wishes to send dis
patches ahead and get all the infrn,a.
ton that could be gathered in return.
There we're but twoof MS who knew the
country and VIC had never before been
within 200 miles Of il. Our guide
pointed out ii long pine on s,eep ain
about 20 miles IF and told us hat was our
direction so at 3 p NJ. We started out
TOR Union Town. said to be S. mile,
distant. About = we arri, ed ON the
divide Of Wallnwa val ey; we entered
succession Of grass covered rolling
hills. Away ahead Of u loo,ned up to
a prodigious hight. sheer frum The
plain, appsrantly, II range OF black.
steep, rugged mountains co-ered with
timber, except here and there appeared
open spaces lin verlure clad" heir
topm"st peaks scared hish above
he cl 'uds aud Their submits vet cloths
ed in the chusie grandeur OF ritterioY
shows, bathed in the purple twilight.
made scene OF iu ense, bcwitle. i'm.
IN Je'ty. Our route was gu,,less IF
trails. and so on We went. detertn,r 4
to beat all other courier, on time. il
possible. Travelling onsard until ut.
'erly tired We atfiast dc.critd in the
gloom, house. TO knock and ept.r
and to find the ownr absent, was
matter OF course. So after atendiu.
to the wants Of our poor tired animals
VIC cooked oar frugal repa>t aud at mid
night turned into the absent owners
blankets md slept the sleep, The jus,
wh" Tear not. Next day TIC cxiyencie>
Ut our case required change OF horses.
SO we each purchased one. aud by the
next day arrived in Union Town. Each
individual we met was armed with u
new and different report OF the si,ua.
ton. We sent them along Il, report 70
Gen. II ward and kept the even tenn
OF our own@wiy
In the valleys VIC found the citizen,
on the tail end Of an indian SC ,re.
Many ranches we're Unnecessarily de-
serted There are men enough VIII,
lett their homes to clean cut Iouh). the
number of Snakes now on the rampage.
ne volunteers returned home after
ute picnic and say Howard gives US
10 show t" fi.ht Indiaus." Howard
Us nothing OF the kind. The front i.
free thing for ALL Volunteers can
'raw ra'ions and do anything hut hang
behind aud pick up the horses and rlun
Ter left by the enemy we drive before
IS. This is what hurts the volunteers.
nd not the restraint placed upon their
varllke dispositions. Howard is TOO I
ond OF fighting himself to ever prevent !
ny one else from enjoying lille iun
ne record IT terrible atrocities s,ill,iu
reases, Since VIC left Caynse sta'iou E,
is estimated that over d zen good g
l''zens have been killed wan,only and a
arba, on>ly mutilated. will forward ;
al particulars as SION a. reliable nc :
cunts can be obtained. lIowlrd's t
rove up the Snake prevented the hos )
les from proceeding on the Weser .
F''l 70 jim the Binnacks in the l.auh, :.
'un'ry. Howard left with only 20 M, n
nd he returns to the front to morrow G
nth 200 fresh troops. So he has b
aimed two points. viz: Prevented the d
nemy from J lining bands and brou.h, a
resh men to the front.
lI. PENsERoso. e