Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-10-08
KILLED BY THE INDIANS.
A Party In Pursuit Of IhIeViog Red
Z ll d skins are Oatnumbered
and Shot Down.

The San Francisco Post of Au-
gust 26th, says:
edgar Hall, of Indian Valley,
tho following details of a
fatal affair with Indians, who gave
the scouts on their trail more than
they bargained for. Hall says: On
Saturday, the 18th inst, several
horses were stolen from persons liy-
ing in Indian Valley, William
Munday being the principal loser.
On the 10Th Mr.. Munday, S. s.
Smith Tor three-fngered SMITH, |
Tom Healy and Jake Grosclose left
Indian Valley in pursuit of the In
dianG. Solon Hall, hia son Edgar
(the narrator) and Grosclose started
out on the day before, Sunday, and
had followed about ten miles, when
they found well-defned trail.
William Munday and the three
Others named above started again
on the day following, and were go
ing about forty miles, to what is
known as the falls of the Payette,
about thirty miles below the Great
Payette lake, when they came upon
the Indians at noon of Tuesday.
"The Indians were secreted in
the rocks. At the first fire, before
they we're observed by any of the
party, they shot and killed Munday.
At this moment Healy and Gros'
close dismounted, when the latter
was shot in the breast, and turning
to Smith said, 'They have got me-
Mr.. Healy thsn got behind rock
and asked Smith to stay with him.
Smith, however, being a man ol
experience in such matters, saw
that they were completely outnum'
bered and at the mercy Of the In
dians, and not having dismounted
from his mule, turned to flee, wher
he was fired upon by the Indiana
and shot through the thigh. Tht
next shot took his mule from under
him, and going on foot and run
! ming for life, he was again hit by
shot, which broke his arm. Hav
/. ing a start Of the Indians, SmitI
made his escape by running, an,
: succeeded, after travelling thirt
! miles, in reaching Whites ma
4 station, in the Little Salmo
i meadow, on Thursday, where ther
we're three or four men. Smit
I says that after leaving Healy, VIII
= was completely surrounded by tn
! Indians, he heard about a doze
y shots, and after a short interval an
4 other shot was fred, which make
' it certain that poor Healy met h
I sad fate vt the hands Of the re
q flends.
: 'tAs soon as Smith arrived 1
. Whites station a courier was sci
to Major Drum, who, with his con
4 lmsnd OF 100 infantry, was el
camped near the head Of the We
q Iser, thirteen miles from White
Major Drum, upon receiving IL
a news Immediately marched
Whites ststion, arriving there Il
% same day that Smith got in, D
M Walker, who was vt Whites station
20 and who took the message to Maj,
,oiDrlm, came on to Indian Vale
bringing tie news to the citizens
rt Boise City, and Edgar Hall staFt'
! for the same place soon afterwart
"A Major Drum has no physician vii
,F his command. He sent q messe
Il :, ger to Fort Boise for one TO be Sc
T. to him. OF the three killed, WI
Il liam Munday, an enterpFisiag al
/, worthy citizen Of Indian Vale
y leaves a wife and three childre
n and QFoGclose, who was sing
man, leaves a father, mother, thr
il. sisters and two brothers, WHO a
% settled ia indian Valley, to mou
Q their loss.
nol "Another party Of four~pameI
re James Crews, Perry Clark, S.
Smith and Henry ChildS-left |
~ dian Valley on Monday, the 10
pw instant, fer their mining claims
ali what is known as Oopeland's di
a. gings, Their route lay nearly
no the same direction the Indians b
al taken. Since the departure of th'
elf men, nothing has been heard
en- them, aud it is seriously feared Il
they have been taken in by the
. 7 dians. Smith says that as nea
N. as he could estimate the India
,pt ,pt be thinks that there were at le
10. seVcnty-iive in the party that