Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-06-13
HOSTILE INDIANS.
The Latest from the Scene Of the Uprising
in Idaho.


The Latest from the Scene Of the Uprising
in Idaho.
What Catholic Missionary Says in Regard to
Sitting Bull.
San Francisco, CAL, June "a
Boise City dispatch states that the In
dians have gathered in strong force at
Juniper, Montana. Colonel Bernard
is watching them with his command.
Nothing is known Of the condition OF
affairs at the lava beds.
Captain Harper, who went out from
Silver City yesterday with twenty
men to attack the Bannocks reported
at South Mountain, sent back for rein
forcements. A party of about seven
teen men went by way of the flint
district to join Captain Harper's COM
mand. They came upon body of
Indians estimated at 100, four, miles
east Of South Mountain. on Rail Greek,
and had fight. The volunteers lost
one killed. o. H. Purdy, Elk County
Auditor of Owyhee County, and Tom
Jones, saloon keeper, were wounded,
and six men are missing. The vol
unteers were worsted ard had to flee.
1t is not known whether any Indians
were killed or not. Great excite
ment prevails in Silver City over this
news.
General Howard is daily expected.
The column from Oregon is reported
at Baker City, $50 miles from here.
Sanfrancisco, CAL, June 9.-Col
Summers of the First United States
Cavalry, with three compahies of in
fantry from Angel Island and the
troops stationed at Benecia, has gone
forward to reinforce the troops in
Idaho.
San Francisco, Cal, June GA
Boise City dispatch says: The citi-
zens here were raised to high state
of exultation this afternoon by the re-
ceipt of telegram that the President
had appointed John p. Hoyt Gov
eraor OF Idaho. It is almost the uni
versal wish that the Senate will act
promptly in confirming this appoint
| ment and that Governor Hoyt will
Icome forward at once.
In the affair near South Mountain,
Owyhee County, four citizens were
killed, one wounded, and one missing,
who is believed to have been killed.
Reinforcements were sent forward
from Silver City, and another fight
was expected to take place to-day.
A considerable body of Indians
were seen near Cold Spring Station,
sixty five miles out of this place last
night. All accounts agree in the
Statement that the Indians are con.
tinuaiiy passing the stage road and
across Snake river, between Big
Camas prairie and the scene OF hostil.
tiles in Owyhee County.
General Howard is expected here
Tuesday.
A column Of troops from the w est
will arrive a day later.
The Indians will propably make
their first stand in the Juniper Noun
tain region, but it is evident that only
a portion of their fighting force is
there. and that they will also remain
in the lava beds until dislodged or
forced to surrender.
Portland, Oregon, June 9.-Gen-
eral Howard, who is now at Fort
Walla Walla, en- route to Boise City,
telegraphs to-day as follows: ere
ports from General Wheaton repre-
sent that some Bannocks are appear
ing in the vicinity of Salmon River,
and the people are fleeing to Mt.
Idaho.
Bismarck. D. t., June s-Father
Genin, the Catholic Sioux missionary,
is back, after an absence from Bis
marck OF fourteen months among the
Indians. He has this to say Of Sit
ting Bull : "As to his returning to the
United States with his people there is
no doubt. They can't live on the
Canadian side. There is not the
buffalo-meat in reach; and even last
Winter they had to draw on the Milk
River country for thousands of buffa-
Ices, as Father Genin personally
knows. He accompanied 800 warri-
ors on hunt, that terminated within
a few miles of Fort Peck. General
Miles was correct about his Sioux in
vasion last Winter, and the nearness
of sshostiles" to Peck, but he was not
informed as to their motives. They
were on the lookout for soldiers, and
pushed away North as soon as the
chase was ended. Sitting Bull reali-
yes that the time is fast approaching
when he must move his whole tribe
south of the line, not for war, but for
meat. He fears, however, that the
soldiers will come after him, and
therefore he expects the inevitable
blood shed. In anticipation of a
change, he has for year been pre-.
pairing for an International Congress
of the Sioux, Bloods, Piegans, ASSN
aboines, Greeks. Big Bears, and Chip.
pewas-the Indians on tho Canadian
side. He had favorable responses
from all, and the meeting was set for
the end of May and the beginning of
June. 1t is now about coming to
conclusion, The conference was to
be held on the Little Saskatchewan
River, about 100 miles from its mouth.
1t would be an immense affair, even
among white people. The Sioux and
Nez Perces lodges number 1859.
Genin counted them. The grand to-
tai of all the Indians above named is
6,469 lodges. The Father figures
nearly five warriors to a lodge, and
makes out an army or confederacy of
at least 2s, 900 warriors. Of this mum.
Der, 1000 are called hostiles, and are
personified in the name "Sitting Bull"
A WOMAN VINO had spent the
greater part at the day in going to
auction sales concluded she would at