The New York herald., 1878-07-11
dams to leave the untry the hostI'es expected 70
crosf iho columbia aud raid The whoc recirn.

dians to leave the Suntry as the hoses expected 70
c'os4 iho Columbia aud RAID the whole reeicn
AGENT ROOKIE, or THE KLAMArrE (oREooS'
AGENCY REPORTS ALL INDIANS LOYAL ASD
PEACE BILE INDIAN GRIEVANCES
wAsmxGros, July 10. 1878.
Tho Acting Commissioners OF Indian Affairs to-day
received Telegram from Agent Ioorke, of The
KamaIts (OregoDl agency. dated July g. In which he
says:-
Nd Indians are OF reservation without authority,
All Indians are loyal and pcaceabe dong
Durmg the unnecessary excitement there may b, six
hundred hostios la the leia There be a de-
termination tho part OF white people 10 have
war here, cause or no cause.
The agent also states that the cncrosch mcnts by
white settlers upon the reservation and the grant BY
Congress OF about twelve thousand acres OF tho
Indians lands TO aid tho construction OF military
road through the reservation withou: any CON-
pensat,on TO tho Indians constitute grievances OF
which they complain but they nevertheless rcmaia
peacoabe.
AGENT RHINEHAnr's REPORT THE MALHEUR
AGENCY INDIANS WITH THE HosrILss-ToUB
sErrLERs KILLED.
WASHINGTON July 10, 1873
despatch received at the indar Oncc to-day from
Agent Rhinehart reports us iolows:-
CANON CITY, Oregon July 8, 1873.
All the lndisns bciong,ng 10 the Malhcur Ag.ncy
with the nostties sxcspt fortv of Winncm ueca's
band now at Camp McDcrn0tt. New General How
ARDS scouts report one thousand hostes sixty miles
north OF hcre, moving toward tho Columbia River.
SIX hundred troops out mics behind Thc hostiss
killed four settlers, wounded nve and burned seven
houses while passing twenty miles west o hero week
age. Their griovNnccs scant supplies, loo much
work. The Appropriation OF their la by whte settlers
Tor hcrding purposes and the grant ey Congress Tor
military road of about six thousand acres Tor which
they nave received no mpeDsation.
The total number OF the Kcamath reservation In.
daus, according TO the department records, Is So7
and the NJ Maheurs 759 including In both cases women
and children.
REPORT OF AGENT BAcLEY OF TUE sILErz
AGENcY-rHE INDIANS PEaCEABLY EN-
PLoyEp.
WAsutSGroS. July 10, 1878.
Agent BaEley, of the s,lcz agency, Oregon, reply
to teleSraphc inquiry OF tho Sd inst, reports t. the
Indian Office under date Of July that there $50
OF MS Indians off thcir reservation working tor
whitc settlors. Scves hundred remain. He adds -
hold tho Nasucca Indians hero and ask that I
may purchase Tor the indgent anu those Who are at
peacc.bly employed. There arc no Sietz Indians
hostile.
The desired authority to purchase supplies
municated by telegraph to-day. Tho cause Of the
presence OF tho Nas,uccas this reservation and
number of interesting details suggestive OF the
OF OF tho Indian difficulties in tho North
also received IRON Agoat Bngcy to-day
UNITED STATES INDIAN AGENCY,
TOLEDO Benton county, Oregon, juno 81, 1878
Hon. +. A. HORT, commissioner OF ladian Aaars-
SIR desire respectfully 10 report that on Monday
ng ~ early hour Sam, Chief oi tho Nastuo.
cas- OF salmon River, came to the agency and reported
OF hts had been shot and killed Dy a
white man, and that in turn OF his brother
tho one killed, had shot ana killed the man.
The ndian was much excited and seemed to fear an
attack from the trends Oi the whtc He satd he
mad 10 Grand Ronde Agency anu informed Agent
10 tho scene of IN, difficulty, arriving there oa
Tuesday morning. Found Agent Sinnott at or
near sans house ana IN company with Mr.. Snuott
went 10 inc house OF MIR. Elon Dodson, brother OF
Perry Dodson, who ha becn killed, also houseg
OF some Of the Indians and 10 the ground upon whicn
the hghr had occurred making all possible inquiries
Ing the anaf with tho object OF learnt ng il
cause and PROBABLY nuni termination, from which
o9tained tho ioiio wing Information, VIZ
FSrsf-Tnat the Dodson brothers were and had becn
much prejudiccd agsinst the Indians, though shey
were their nearest neighbors with whom tney had
been tradng and trsflokng Tor years past. From
Eou Dodson l learned that the Indians were
not human but brutes, and incapable OF Inn
provemsnt hence had rights In land winch ousnt
to be respected though he claimed 20 pc aaw abiding
man, aud would treat the Indians well because ths
laws Of our country required i. He thought the In.
dnns TO KIN HIS Drolhsr though he admitted his
broth% commsnced the combat which resulted IN
4 his death Hc had msny fricnds who would render
assistance but had TO Salem tor warrant TO
rcst tho Indians who had been guilty OF murder lie
we'll armed and prepared TO de I'd himself and
intended to do 80. lie went Win M 10 the place
where tho fight occurred and showed me tho positions
Secoad-From The Indians learned that the McssrG
Dodson had been ovcrbcaring IN their mannes
toward them and that their lives mad been repeatedly
| threatened by them; that Friday, tho Ian inst
Sam norncd that bulls belonging 90
VINO here AT tue agency were boing driven on
the reserve by the Dodson brothers aud that pro-
ccedsd forthwith 10 endcasor 10 prevent ther being
driven on and that " hen no protested and attempted
to return them Mcssrs. Dodscn swcre nj him and
threatened ms utc II be did not 60 away and ho
turnoL without them saturday moaning Sam and i've
other Indians went across salmon River to Msssrs.
Dodson about remaining IN thor camps, as the In
dams did not, mad they at any time Desired u
GghL knowing tho feelings Of many whites 10 oregon
and tearing violence might be attempted deemed
prudent TO bring tue leaders tho agency where
i may prevent iurther trouble. When an effort 10
m ado arrest them by legal process will render
assistance "s, to & the sisss' m.xnS The attempt;
restrain the Indians IRON defending themselves
on their own soil To subsist these Indians must
aa,rcc By the exic.noy above shown While iness
Indians are kept hore ihoy will ne required to woss
for themselves, driving lumber We ISSUE 10 them down
the be used In building their houses at Salmon
River In my telegram OF tins date have requested
and In relation TO this matter respectfully say
that nnti we know positively whese the territory OF
the yeservc terminates ana that OF citizens bcgnst
will be impossible TO prevent collisions. Very re-
spectfuliy, your obedient servant,
WILLIAM BAGLEY. United states Indian Agent
REPORT OF AGENT PArrES, OF THE sHosHoN1
AND HAMMOCK AGgNcY-AsKs ron PRorEc-
rIoN AGAINST Rum DEALERS AND HORSE
THIEVES
wAsmSarox July 10, 1878
james 8. Pst,cn. United States Indian Agent at the
shoshone and hammock Agency, Wyoming, writes,
under date OF July 2, 1878, asking authority to
crease tho Indian police force his reservation iron
ten twenty men, and states reasons tor ,nis
quest that thcro ''grcst number Of soaiiawags
ram dealers and hesss aad cattle thsvss inhsp,uus
the southern boundary of ths reservation. and that
thcrc 10 very strong suspicion of regularly srgan-
zcd band In that region carrying IIict trafe WITH
Iudians, trading toem wbisKey and oiner offensive
articles or stealing horse, as opportunity onora"
MAIL CARRIER ATTACKED.
CAM RosIssoS, Ncb., July 10. 1873
John Lee the mail carrier between camp sheridas