The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-02
THE SNAKE RIVER AND owYHEE REGIONS
SWEPT ~ THE HosrILEs

THE SNAKE RIVER AND OwYHEE REGIONS
SWEPT FL THE HosrILEs.
SAN FRANCISCO August /, 1873
Silver City despatch says the Indians are rading
all through the Snake River and Owyhee country.
The driver OF the Boise City stage, who was
wounded yesterday, is dead ana Mr. Chsesman Is re-
There Is heavy firing In the direction Of Camp
Lyon No. g and the country Is being swept OF stock
by the Indians.
REPORT OF THE AGENT ON HE ATTACK OF
THE BosTILEs ON UMATILLA AGENCY
BITTER FEELING OF THE wHITEs-DIsAs-
TRous EFFECTS OF THE OUTBREAK.
WASHINGTON, August l, 1878
special report just received at the Indian Onlco
from Agent Connoysr. OF Umatilla Indian Agency.
Oregon, dated July 10. contains detailed report of
the recent attack upon that reservation by tho hos
tiles. Alter explaining at length tho manGuvres OF
the hostes preparations made TO protect the families
OF the employees against the attack, SC, the report
says:-
Three white men, named Coggau, Foster and Bunker,
Csyuse Station while their way from Grano Ronde
Valley 10 Pendleton CogRan was killed about milo
suovc ,ro no noa
mile below the agency ana hid there Fostor riding
Psndlston for aid TO brig him (Bunksr TO
The party came out Tor him. but were attacked by tho
hosties and compelled TO abandon Bunker
BlrTER FEELING TOWARD INDIANS.
The agent thon repeats In substance, US heretofore
published, the account OF the agency Indians VINO
joined the hostlss requesting pardon aud Offering to
DOGGY the war chief Egan 10 consideration thcroo and
In conclusion rays
The whites throughout this section Of tho country,
and moro especially the people OF Pendleon are bitter
In their denunciation Of tho Indians, only OF the
hostilss, but Indians OF this reservation, who have
shown their friondshp by fitting out u war party Of
ssvsntysix OF their bravssI without asking any
aid or remuneration from tho whites or tho govern
ment aud have killed Egan, tho chief OF the hos
les and twenty -nve oIhsts besides capturing TWEEN.
ty1vo prisoners aud large number OF horses. Not
wthsanding all this tho people of endleton threaten
10 kill any Umatila Indian found nosr the town and
have actually como upon the reserve captured
unarmcd Indian, who was hunting torsos, ana i'm
prisonod him. In view OF these Incts aud In order
protect The friendly Indians IRON violence requested
General Wheaton ~ station some soldiers agency
until the excitement subsidies, which request he CON-
DISASTROUS KvrEor or THE OUTBREAK
The outbreak has boon severe blow 10 Inc people
Of this country, both Indians ana whites Forty
whites and y number Of our Indians have been muir
dered up to the present time. Many have fed from
their homes. leaving their harvest ungathered and
their stock dispersed killed and their homes pill
LACED destroyed All the reservation Indians have
breaking into their asIds lew neids on viii Horse
Crook and one near pendeton not badly injured,
but tho Indians arc afraid TO harvss. them owing
fore the excitement subsidies their grain will
shell ana DO unit 10 harvest Some Of the most
lost a thor stock ana have not sufficient food to last
n month. Many arc already In want and bus Tor the
ala rendered by the moro fortunate Indians aud my.
self, by issuing cattle TO them, they would suffer Tor
the accessories OF lie. As tho number OF indxent
persons Is increasing 10 Will be i'm possible to supply
them with food without aid from the department
Some provision should also be made Tor the govern.
mcnt stock, rs tho hay and grain IL all destroyed aud
they may perish during the winter unless provided
Tor.
YEon AGENCIES.
Reports received from Yakima Agency, Wyoming
Territory state that the Indians that reservation
are gathering their harvest and are loyal TO the
government
Agent Bagiey, Of Toledo torsgop) Agency, reports
tho Indians on his rsservs IN good spirits The saw
mill is running and every thing available for building
houses baros &C. has been brought into service the
result Of which Is the erection OF many nov and
comfort able houses, the Same being occupied by
tented lncian iamisa Tho crops are prospecting and
school aud religious services doing good work.
There are about hundred Indians ON this rsssr
walton.