The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-07-10

miles below this place. He passed the
crossing at the upper end Of Long
Island two miles this side Of the sta
ton. He saw no signs of Indians.
Evidently the Indians mistook the Spo-
kane for the regular morning boat
which leaves at one o'clock on Mon
days. AS soon as it passed the head Of
Long Island they began to move their
stock. Maj. Kre.s returned immedi-
ately and found the hostile Indians
crossing large number of horses. He
ran upon them. Some of the horses re-
turned to the Oregon side, others
crossed over the river, about two hu1d-
red and fifty, the Major thinks, there
being about three hundred On the Ore
gon side Major Kress made an attack
on the Indians camp and destroyed it
and everything about it, including all
the canoes. A number Of saddle blank
cts and buffalo robes were found at the
camp. Squads. of hostiles have been
in sight all the morning with stock.
Scouts are out. Gen. Howard was at
Pilot Rock yesterday, undoubtedly
moving this way. One small band of
Indians with about eighty head of
horses passed down opposite and in
sight of this place this morning to join
the hostiles that crossed below. One
of them told Mr.. Switzler this morning
that Howard was coming this way.
Mr.. Switzler advised him not to join
the war party, and he said it was no
use to talk to Indians. Mr.. Switzler
at once removed his family from the
Washington side to this place He
lives nearly opposite Umatilla. Tue
Indian with whom Mr.. Switzler talked
was one he had heretofore considered
ss friendly This Indian Bill stated also
that the hostlles are divided into three
parties; two would go below the land
ing and one above, but he would not
tell Mr.. 5. when they would cross.
They are scattering for the purpose of
gathering in renegade Indians for
fight or protracted campaign. Major
Kress is below patrolling the river. l
shall communicate with Gen. Howard
to-day. S. F. CHADWICK.
UMATILLA, July S-1:40 P. M.-Gov.
Chadwick has sent the following letter
of recognition of gallant services from
Umatilla to ]. B. Sperry. captain of
the company of Pendleton volunteers t:
My Dear Sir Il have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt of yours of the
Eth instant, in which you detail the
particulars of the fight of the 9TH with
hostile Indians, in which your COM
pany of volunteers was engaged. While
deeply regret that you should lose
any of your brave comrades, or that
any should have been wounded, | am
pleased to know that your loss was so
small as it is. We shall revere the
memory of those who fell in this strug-
gle. and honor those who survive, for
their patriotic endeavors to protect the
lives Of our citizens. Permit me to
tender to you and to the members of
your company of volunteers the thanks
of the people of this State for the bra
very and gallantry which you exhibit
ed in your desperate fight of the 9th
instant. with hostile Indians. With
great respect for you and your COM
rades in arms, have the honor to be
your most obedient servant,
S. L. CHADWICK,
Governor of Oregon.
ScoTT's. Ogn., July $3.50 P. NJ
Very reliable Information comes to-
day from the vicinity of Long Creek.
which empties into the North Fork of
the John Day River. The information
is given by families moving to the Dali
les for safety. They say the Indians
visited Long. Creek last night. burning
seven ranches clean and driving off and
killing stock. One man Here the
line roke-OPERAToR.
ALBANY. July S. ls7s.-I have
sent City we'll armed men with
needle guns over the mountain road to
Ochoco. under command of Major Her
ring, with 5000 rounds Of ammunition.
viii be at Portland tomorrow morning
to try to take remainder of organized
companies up the Columbia.
MART V. Brown.
UMATILLA, July s, 9 p. M.-Captain
Wilkinson, with the steamer North
west, made an attack this afternoon on
band of Indians crossing horses over
the river. about eight miles above here,
killing large number of horses. and.
it is supposed. an Indian or :wo,