Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-07-19
ammunition, as is confidently believed.
AT QUARTER PAST p. M,

TO the effect that llmat'lla scouts who
were sent to End the Indians. found
party about 10 niles cast in the noun
,ains and had skirm.h with them which
they claim that they killed Esan, one
of the chiefs whom they decoyed out of
the main body, and he shaved fight
when they attempted to take him alive
and SO they killed him, aud a portion
Of them returned. while the rest re.
mained skirnishing. F"rsythe was
about TO advsn,e with 6 companies to
follow up and attack ,heE, but | think
f'om all can gather that he will find
but small folce to attack. also
doubt the killing of Eyan though it NAV
be true; $1,000 reward will go far in
substituting the scalp of some other In.
dian for that Of Egau. have just
been told that Indians have made their
at the mouth Of the Grand
Ronde and that this news was sent down
from Lewiston, hardly know how much
of it to believe.
WALLA WALLA, July l6.
DEAN TELLER:-When the Penjle-
'ol stage came 10 at Il p. NJ. yesterday
passenger reported that a party Of
U:natillas had been out and had Skin.
mish with hostiles, had kill,d and cap
'ured 200 horses, and that among those
killed was chief Egan. this seems to con.
firm what | wrote TO you yesterday.
To day letter from. Weston makes the
number Of hps,iles killed, 90, and that
they had captured Egan alive, and
that he attempted to get away AID Il
yonng Umatilla shot him. Another
version OF the story is that on Saturday
night after Miles fight, about IS hos.
tiles made raid CT the stock of the
Uma,illas and drove 800 ar 1000 head
Of their horses off. and that Honily aud
his band Of 40 pursued them aud had
fight with them and recap,ured their
horses and killed several Indians. bring
ing in their scalrs. one Of which they
claim to be that of chief Fig n. am
told that parties recognized the scalp hy
some means, but TO my mind all is un
certainty about the killing of Egan.
\ courier arrived this morning from
Sumnierville at lower end Of Grand
Ronde valley, stating that Col. Sanford
in advancing along the Rad over the
b ue Mountains found the bodies of I
tenmsters who had been killed and
scalped and that soon after he was at
tackled by force Of Indians at dan
ecrous pass in the road, and had fallen
back not knowing what force he was en-
countering, and had sent to La Grand
for assistance Of volunteers. and that
only II men had arms, aud that these
had gone out to join him. The courier
came through the mountains To the
mort, Of the hostilcs. and when within
about % miles from here saw two In
dams, aud as he emerged from the tim
Der into the open country he saw an
other. who tried to head him IF. The
courier fired at him and made his rs
curc. get this news second handed
aud not from the courier myself, and
| give il as | get it. The news get
to day from Lewiston about the pres
encc Of Indians near the mouth of
Grand Ronde and the canyon above
there. does mt surprise me at all. aud
Howard Is doing right to attempt to
guard tho passes in that direction. ia
prevent their moving across the Nvz
Perez reservation.
AT 10 NJ.
Have just interviewed man called
Joe Frenchman who lives a few mile,
below Walla Walla aud who is regard
here as reliable. He says he left For
sythe's command to day at IL A. NJ.
Forsythe was then ut Packer springs OF
the Meacham road about 4 mile.
this side OF the Mescham station
There is where the umatillas un
der Homily, AZ in number. had
skirmish with the Snakes yesterday. an,
about one mile OF thu road from this plac
is where they sho, Easn. The Umntilla
had lost over 100 horses by the Snakes o.
Saturday night Homily took AZ Of his In
eians and pursued them. A Uma,illa VIII
had beer fighting on the side OF the Snake
played traitor 10 Eesn and decoyed hir
from the main band 10 the direction Of tn
Homily party. md they took him prison
er and had him tied upon horse NJ i
charge Of Uma,illa. Eean got one {
his hands loose and seized the Uma,illn b
the hair cfth head a, d 40 the Uma,ill
though, he was ahoutlo get the hes, of hi,
and get away he shot him through III
head with revolver. The Ums,illas the
ran hack and parties Of the hostiles 70
lowed them Till they came within shel
distance OF the troops. The Uma,illas su,
ceeded in retailing their horses, kille
three Indians aud scalped them, capture
two sqaaws and children and got back
the agency. To day Joe ssys the eurgco