Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-26
MORE INDIAN MURDERS.
rnREE MEN KILLED NJ SAVAGE
CATTLE TnlEvES.

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no. Thoroughly Aia.mesi-Msv~-
meats OF Major Dram. Troops
No Truth In the HUNDRED Dtss-
grcsuseas OF General Howard asd
Csiosei Bernsrd.
BoIsK CIrr. August 25.-Edsar Hall.
son Of Scion Hall. OF Indian Valley. ar
rived here at midnight Of Friday. the
23d instant. bringing the following
news:
On Saturday. the 18th instant, several
horses were stolen by Indians from per-
sons living in Indian Valley. MIR. VIM.
Munday being the principal loser. On
Monday following. the 10Th instant. Mr..
Munday. s. s. Smith. or T~hrec-hngered
Smith. Tom Healy. and Jake Grosslose.
left Indian Valley in pursuit Of the In
dians. Scion Hall. his sou Edgar. and
Grosclsss started out the day before. and
had followed about ten miles, when they
found q we'll defined trail. William
Munday and the three others named
above started again on the day following
and were going about 40 miles. to what
Is known as the falls OF the Payette.
about 10 miles below the Great Paystte
Lake. They came upon the Indians at
noon ON Tuesday. The Indians were
secrstsd in the rocks. At the first fire.
before they were observed by any OF the
party, they shot and killed Munday. Al
this moment Hsaly and Groselose dis
mounted. when the latter was shot In
the breast, and turning to Smith said
They've got me-" Mr.. Healy then
got behind a rock and asked Smith to
stay with him. Smith. however. being
a man Of experience in such matters.
saw that they were completely outnum'
bered and ut the mercy OF the Indians,
and not having dismounted from his
mule turned to Zee. when he was fired
upon by the Indians and shot through
the thigh. The next shot took his mule
from under him. aud being on foot and
running for life. he was again hit by q
shot which broke his arm. Having
somewhat the start OF the Indians. Smith
made his escape by running. and sue.
ceeded, after travelling thirty miles, in
reaching Whites mail station in the
Little Salmon Meadows. on Thursday,
whore there were three or four men.
Smith says. after leaving Hsaly. who
was completely surrounded by the In
dams, he heard about n dozen shots. and
after Q short interval another shot was
fired, which makes IL certain that pool
Healy met his sad fate at the hands ol
the red tends. As soon ~ Smith ar
rived at Whites Station u courisr wal
sent to Major Drum. who with his con
mand OF one hundred infantry. was en-
camped near the head OF the weiser,
thirteen miles from Whites. Major
Drum, upon receiving the news. imme.
diately marched to Whites Station. M
irving there the same day that Smith
got in. DIR. Walker. who was ut Whites
station. and who took the message 10
Major Drum. came on to Indian Valley
bringing the news to the citizens here.
and on Friday at s A. N. Edgar Hall
started for this place. where he arrived
last night about midnight. Major
Drum has no physician with his COM
mand, and he sent n messenger to Fort
Boise for one TO be sent to him. OF the
three men killed. William Munday. al
sntsrprising and worthy citizen Of In.
dian Valley, leaves a wife and thrss
children, and Grosssloss who was .
single man. leaves a father aud mother,
three sisters and two brothers, who ar,
settled in Indian Valley, to mourn thsii
loss.
Another party Of four; namely: james
Crews, Hon. Perry Clark. s. 4. Smitt
and Henry Childs, left Indian Valley oil
Monday. the 10Th instant, for their min
ing claims, on what Is known as Cope
lands Diggings. Their route lay near
liz in the same direction which IN,
Indians had taken. Since the departur,
Of these men nothing has been heard Of
them, and 1t is seriously feared that they
have been taken in by the Indians
Smith says that As nearly rs he coult
estimate the Indians he thinks there
were at least ss~venty.ivo in the party
that attacked them.
The Idaho Statesman % this morning
contains u letter from Colonel X. Z. Ber
nard. in which he denies the truth oil
the IN reported to the press from
Silver City. to the effect that he Der
nard) had been in arrest by General
Howard. or that he ever said the Indians
could DO subdued by a small body oi
troops. Bernard says that he has beer
with General Howard during q greal
part Of the campaign: that the utmost
cordiality has existed between them
that he has received the appreciation Of
General Howard for his conduct and
operations. and that there was never III,
slightest circumstances for the express
sion Of which either could or did CON-
plain.
Joseph Forsythe, who has tho con
tract Tor carrying tho mail between
Boise City and Jordan Valley. left here
on Monday last with the mail. and in
company with another man to 20 to Jor'
dan Valley and also TO search for the
body Of the missing mail carrier. +. 5.
Patten. who Is believed to have been
murdered by Indians on the 2sth Of July,
Forsyths searched the locality on Tucker
Greek, where Pattsn was last seen. ex.
aiming the place thoroughly both going
and coming. but could find no trace ol
the body. From what was told by par
ties. who believed they saw Patten pur'
sned by Indians. there Is no o fol
doubt that he was murdered. Since thai
time the valley Of Tucker Creek and tho
adjoining hills has been delugcd by q
cloud-burst or watsr-spout, which may
have removed the body and covered II
with debris.
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