Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-07-03

that Dixon's, Smiths, and HagersOn's
ra4ches are burned and the pr0prietors
mpsing. in oil probability scalped. At
Kubys ranch IL horses were killed in
the corral and The whites escaped TO
HMney. Tho hostiles have full pos
session Of the country from Malheur
agency south to the Nevada line with
the exception Of White Horse meadows,
at old camp G. f. Smith, where the
settlers from far and near are intrench-
ed. Clements was with Gen. Crook
when he subjugated the Indians, near
Stein mountain in 1868, and when
he made a treaty with them at
Malheur. He knows every canyon,
bluff, and watering place in the greater
part of the infested region and is of the
opinion that it will take all summer to
conquer the Indians now on the war
path. He says that Bernard in Sundays
engagement did not encounter the
main body Of hostiles and that he only
met scouting party in Curry creek.
lie is confident the greater part of the
Indians are near Juniper lake, and that
if they encounter large body of troops
they will take q position in the lava
beds of Barren valley or the almost in
accessible defiles in Stien mountain.
A Cheyenne dispatch of the same date
says: Last night Gov. Hoyt received
the following telegram from the sheriff
of Uinta county:
EVANSTON, June 4.-TO Gov. HoYT.:
The settlements in the northern part of
our county are threatened with the In
dian uprising. Can you furnish arms
and ammunition under the militia law
GEO. w. PEPPER,
Sheriff of Uinta County.
To-day the governor secured and for
warded about seventy guns, to be dis
tributed among the settlers of Uinta
county, to be used in defending their
families. Nothing later than this has
been received up to 8 o'clock this even
ing.
f A Lea wentworth dispatch Of June 25
says: From good authority it is stated
that the report that the Nez Perces, now
captives at Forth Leavenworth, were to
be removed ITO the Indian territory in
the early part of July, is unfounded,
and that they will remain where they
are for some time to come, at least.
Unless they were to be put to agricuE
tural labor for supporting themselves,
the cost Of maintaining them where they
are now is less to the government than
at any place which could be selected.
,r... GOLD DISCOVERIES.
A Bismark special received at St.
Paul, MIMI. announces the discovery
of rich gold fields in Bear Paw Noun
tains, Montana, and great excitement at
Fort Benton.
CROP REPORTS.
The St. Paul Pioneer-Press of the
25th inst, publishes crop reports
from some forty points in Minnesota
and Wisconsin. The general tenor is
that i'm Minnesota wheat is in an
exceptionally fine condition with large
ly increased acreage and promised yield
over last year. j. .3
.h LA HEAVY ESTATE. "t.
The late VIM. G. Khinelander's
estate is estimated to be worth
about fifty million dollars. He was
one OF the seven largest real es-
tate owners in New York. by his will
the vast property will be managed by
executors for the benefit ofhis children
who may divide it as they shall see fit.
OREGON OFFICIAL RETURNS.
, A Portland, Oregon. dispatch of the
25th inst, gives the election returns as
follows: For congressman, Whitaker,
democrat, 1864; Hynes, republican,
1884: Campbell, independent, $50; for
governor, Beekman, republican, 49,
OO9; Thayer, democrat, 16,OO3; Wilkins,
independent, 1858; secretary of state,
Earhart. republican, 1916; Ream.
democrat, Is, 852; Cotes, independent,
1889; treasurer, Hersch, republican,
16, SIS; Brown, democrat, Is, 493; Suth-
erin. independent, 727; state printer,
Carter, republican, 1850; Noltare,
democrat, 1858; Craig, independent,
l ,297; superintendent Of public instruc-
ton, Powell, republican, 1851; Stiles,
democrat, 1913; Parker, independent,
l,1OS. .., ...- ,..,.. .l etc.,, t
THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL.
A Detroit dispatch under date of
June 25th says at the meeting of
the new board of directors of the Mich
igan Central railroad this afternoon, the
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, VIM. H. Vanderbilt; treasurer,
Cornelius Vanderbilt; secretary, Ed
ward d. Wooster. The entire party
leave here early tomorrow morning
for Chicago by special train.
HAT WAR DANCE OF THE CHIPPEWAs OF
WISCONSIN.
The following are the impOrtant points