Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-08-16
Letter from Mt. Idaho.
Mt. IDAHO, Aug. It'll

Ed. TELLER..:-S. j. Jcnoways and
myselflcft Lewiston at three o'clock on
Tuesday the 9th inst. and arrived at spring
ranch, (Whitos) in time for supper. We
started next morning and saw nothing of
interest until VIC arrived within II
miles of Cottonwood, where We met the
stage, there was quite number of pas
sengcrs aboard all of whom had guns,
and were looking over the hills at an
object which they thought to be In
dams. A gentleman who seemed to be
acting as escort, told us that there were
Indians over on the hill about Il mile
distant aud that we had better turn
back or pound our horses and get ont
of that place as soon as possible. We
looked in the direction that the hostiles
were supposed to be and could sec moth,
ing of the kind after riding about a
mile We caught up VITA two tcamsters
who told us that they had seen two H.
dians, aud that scout had gone out to
ascertain what tn re was to be frighten.
ed at. We waited until he returned
aud the scare proved to be two small
bands of horses. The country is
burned over and very smoky. We ar
rived at Cottonwood about iiyc o'clock
and found there four men two of them
| lad Just come in from a scout and could
find no trace of Indians although firing
had been heard during the day. About
O'Clock in the evening stampede oc.
cured which rather tried the nerves of
our party. The Chinaman cool: while
waiting for a couple OF Transfers to
come to supper saw an animal creeping
into the kitchen, and not knowing what
it was caught hold of it by the neck
aud brought it around to the front door
and entered the sitting room with the
animal in his hand. Said be, ..what
You call him 2" when we saw what he
had we made dive for the dining
room and for time it was uncertain
which of us would get in first, all yell
ing to the heather Chinese, to throw
him out, he did so, and when the ami
nal touched the ground he emitted a
perfume that is better imagined than
described. The Chinaman came in
holding both bands to his nose and de,
claring in his own way, that the ID
thing had been eating onions. We con-
graduated ourselves that none hut john
got the benefit of Lubins Extract. We
left Cottonwood in the morning and ar.
rived at Grangevillc before noon, where
we met Col. McConvilc, Col. Morris
and several others of the volunteers
who had just come in from Salmon riv.
err. Col. Morris reports that there are
Indians on Salmon river and plumber
ing Of the Cinnamon are facts. They
saw several Indian signs and captured
one horse that the hostiles had left
La Mt Idaho / met our friend Bunker
he and Col. Morris went out on Frida,
Tor the purpose of meeting Charlie Kres
and party of volunteers from Lewiston
and also to do little scouting on thei
own account. Bunker is determined t.
find the hostiles but thinks he had bet
ter take white man along for fear o
being mistaken for an Indian, he feel
that his color is drawback and ma,
yet be the cause of his martyrdom.
neglect to state that, We had an marrow
escape on Sweetwater hill. Jenoway
wild horse took fright, jumped the grade
and ran down into the Canyon | jump
ed out making the ''leap for life" de
cided success. expected that thu
side hill would be covered with piece
OF Jenoways and his sewing machines
put fortunately he came out all right
Judge Clark aud Judge Rand arrived
here last night on the stage. Cour