Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1878-06-11
Large Number Of Stock at the
Mercy of the Indians.
Fight Between the Bannocks and Owyhee Vol
unteers-0. H. Purdy Killed, Tom Jones
Wounded Six Others Missing.
EIGHT MORE MEN MURDERED ON THE sRUEEAu,
Soldiers Coming.


ports that South Mountain was burned
by the Indians and two women killed
in the vicinity. The report is not
credited. Captain Paul and family
have Just arrived from Castle Greek.
The Captain thinks his house was
burned last night Captain Rohan,
with company of Jordan valley men,
are en- route to South Mountain.
The Idahoan says: The best IN
formed tell us that there must be
eighty or ninety thousand head OF cat
tie and horses left exposed to the dis
position of the Indians By the recent
outbreak. The area of country where
all this stock ranges embraces the
Snake river valley, Big and Little
Camas, Raft river, Dixie valley and
Bruneau valley. This estimate in
cIudes about nineteen thousand head
of cattle that were on the way to
Cheyenne from Eastern Oregon, and
which had reached Camas Prairie and
vicinity the time the troubles COM
menced. Many horses have already
been driven off, but the cattle, with
the exception of those slaughtered for
food, are still on the ranges, but IN
protected in most instances, and no
doubt badly scattered. The stock
owners who have been thus driven
from their homes and broken up, as it
were, will never return so long as the
indians remain in the country. They
will not again trust their lives and
property where the Indians are per-
mitted to roam; nor would Il peace
and the coercion of Indians on reser-
vations restore confidence in the minds
of these settlers. They have been de.
ceived too often
The following dispatch received at
Boise City at halfpast twelve o'clock
Sunday morning from Silver City, says:
VIM. Bryon, ". f. & Co.'S messenger.
just arrived by stage, brings the news
that fight took place at Juniper,
eight miles from South Mountain, yes
terday evening, between portion of
Captain Harper's volunteers, number
ing twenty men, who went out by
Flint, and the Indians. 0. II. Purdy,
Auditor and Recorder of 0wyhee
county, was killed, Tom Jones wound
ed, and six others missing. The In
dams numbered 100 strong. The boys
will give 'em another rattle this morn
ing, soon as it is light enough to fight.
Great excitement at Silver. Not
known how many Indians were killed.
[. d. Catalan writes to the Idahodn
under date of June 7th: Are camped
thirty miles from Payne's Ferry, point
of destination. Have not yet seen an
Indian, although they cross and re.
cross our path. They are not on the
fight, or they would show themselves
They pass back and forth, we under
stand, from Camas Prairie to Snake
river in squads Of forty to seventy
i've, but will not show their internal |
faces to armed forces. They are
merely murderers. They murdered
two men near Glenn's Ferry-Bas-
comb and Ferguson few days ago.
A dispatch from Salt Lake to the
ldahoan says: Three companies of
The l4th Infantry left here for Fort
Hall on the 7th.
Con Shea, who arrived at Silver
City last Saturday from Cow creek,
'eports eight more men killed at Bru-
leau within three days. David Dor
icy. reported killed, turns up all right.
Eight hundred or thousand sol.
liers are on their way from different
points TO the seat Of the Bannock war. /