The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-07-23
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UMATILLA, July 21.-Dispatches to-
day received by courier from La
Grande, sent by Gen. Frank Wheaton
to Gov. Chadwick, contain the follow
ing news: All seems to work well at
the present time The hostiles are
badly demoralized and are fleeing for
dear life. The Umatillas killed II
bucks and captured % squaws at 8 p.
NJ. on the 18th inst l have our caval-
~ column on their heels ard they can
not stay anywhere. They are trying to
scatter now, but l think the country
south of here is too we'll covered for
them to do much more damage. |
think the end near. The Umatillas
have kept their pledges and have done
wonders in our interests. The fight of
yesterday took place two and half
miles from Starkey's ranch, on the
Daley road The hostiles retreated,
and their trail heads toward Birch
creek. Squaw captives say they in
tended going to the Neiser country.
UMATILLA, July 2l-The gunboat
Spokane, under command of Col. Wells
returned from Long island. eighteen
miles below here, on Friday with one
Indian and four horses, captured while
trying to cross the Columbia at that
point. The Indian is Columbia river
renegade. recognized by number of
| citizens here as cultus Indian who
left with one horse early this spring
and has not been seen since. Yesterday
the gunboat took him to Wallula, CT
route for Walla Walla. The Spokane
returned to Long island last night. and
back here this morning. having found
and destroyed four canoes, lot of
camp equipage. saddles and provisions
found on the Washington side of the
island, evidently left in hurry by es-
/ Gaping Indians who fled on the APP
preach of the boat during the night
The Spokane, under command of Col.
VOLS and 80 ably handled by Captain
Gray, is doing very effective service,
and making 1t hot for the Colum bia
renegades, who have split from the
main body of hostiles, and are fleeing
with their stock and plumber to the
north side of the Columbia river for
safety. From information received the
hostiles have, as predicted. broken up
into three main bands, the Snakes trav-
cling up Umatilla river toward Snake
! river; the Malhcurs and Piutes making
an effort to escape 10y the Daley road,
where they have already been met and
driven back by the command under
| Gen Wheaton. whilst the Columbus
rivers and renegades from Umatilla
aud Simcoe reserves are crossing as fast
as possible in small bands to the north
side of the Columbia. from thence mix
ing IN with Indians On Simcoe reserve
on Yakims river and the Indians under
Moses, AMI after time will again
make their appearance 10 annoy and
eudanger our citizens and friendly In
dams
UNION, July Is, 1873.
10 Ger. S r Ckairict.. Hostiles are
returning towards their starting point
Miles and Sanford are both in pursuit.
Indians avoid fighting. No danger to
Powder river valley.
W. I. WRIGHT.
Ia GRANDE. JULY 20. 1873.
Capt. Slsdea. Fort Vancouver,
ing the week diiferent parts of my
command have had eventual combats
with the hostiles. On the 18th Capt.
Miles, with his companies of the 2lst
infantry and i.h artillery, Capt Ben