The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-09
by IELEAnHFH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO TIE DAILY LNTEL1IGENoER
THE WAR ON THE BORDER
Assuming Large Proportions and
Becoming Lively.
Capt. sperry Killed and Hi' Five
Hundred Men Nearly All Killed
or Wounded.
The HostiIes Strongly Fortified and
Waiting for Howard.
The People cIamoring for Aid or
Arms to Defend Themselves.
THE WAR ON THE BORDER
The Hostiles Strongly Fortified an
Waiting for Howard.
The Indian War.

The Indian War.
SAN FRAsoIsco, CAL, July s.-APort
Hand dispatch OF the 7th, says: Governor
Chadwick, who is now at Umatilla, tele
graphs here under date Of the 9Th, as fol
lows Volunteers under Capt. Sperry
500 strong, were defeated at Willow
Springs, thirty miles South Of Pendleton
yesterday. Sperry was killed, and nearly
ali his command were either killed OIL
wounded. We can hear Of but seven left
The following dispatch dated Port
land Oregon, the 9th, from N. b. sinnot
dated the 9th, says: The stages from Can
yon City report the hoatiles strongly for
tified twenty-five miles from Canyon City
waiting to give Howard battle. How
ard's forces were expected up to engage
the hostiles on the morning OF the 4th
There are about 1,l0O Indians all told
supposed TO be 1000 armed.
Gov. Chadwick telegraphed from Una.
lila, 9th: Arrived here to-day, have
here probably forty men for service,
From q letter from Lot Livermore, oi
Pendleton, dated the 9Th, l learn that q
scout returned to Pendleton and reported
that q full force OF Snakes were encamp'
ed on the Camas prairie; that company
Of volunteers numbering about forty men
left on the 9th under Capt. Sperry in
search Of the enemy. There was one
company OF infantry and one Of cavalry
in camp near Pendleton, and two more
companies Of cavalry expected on the
sixth.
A letter from Mr.. Turner dated the 9th
states that one hundred volunteers are
at Pilot Rock, about IS miles from
Camas prairie, and having scouts oui
will remain until the soldiers go north
ward. II these reports are correct We
will hear in day or two Of the result
This dispatch also received:
H'DoRs Dept OF COLUMBIA, In FIELD, [
July 9th, 1878. !
Col. Frank Wheaton,, Second Infantry, Wal
taTaiia:
General Howard directs me to say that
YOU will Immediately hire a steamboat
and equip it with artillery and patrol the
Columbia river 10 order to intercept the
hos,iles should they attempt to cross.
The present location Of the Indians ia at
the north fork Of John Day river, near
the mouth OF Granite creek. II they
continue moving northward they will
strike the Columbia river some where
about the mouth OF Willard creek. They
may, however, turn eastward passing by
the head Of McKay's creek and keep to
the left. AT Grand Rande you will keep
a bright lookout in order TO strike them
a. soon as they get into your neighbor.
hood. General Howard was with the
calvary and will follow on the trail. Dan.
ford has been ordered from Malheures to
report to Grover. Egbert has been or.
dered from Boise and Is making fast time
on stage road northward. The Una.
tilla Indians have Joined the hostiles and
are stealing horses and are moving with
them. The trail indicates large mum.
Der Of horses and about 1000 Indians.
[Signed1 Col. MASON.
SGoy. Chadwick and two scouts Just ar
rived from Gen. Towards headquarters
with dispatch from Col. Mason to Gen.
Wheaton. Gen. Howard was 20 miles
| from the Camas prairie this morning and
would move on "a. day. Howard told the
scout that the Indians would cross the
Columbia between Lewiston and Dallas.
Will probably 20 out by the grand route.
Bernard is with Howard. Major Throck.
morton has command Of the companies
from Wala Wala, which are now report
ed to be near the Camas prairie, having
all left Pendleton for Pilot Rock on Birch
Greek. This point is about fifteen miles
| from Pendleton and eighteen miles from
Camas Prairie, where the Indians are in
| force OF about one thousand, II looks as
| II we were near the crisis. A Umatilla
courier from Portland on the7th, says
the following dispatches received here
addressed to Gov. Chadwick: We are in
great danger here from the Indians, our
troops that went to the front from here,
500 strong, were attacked to-day at Mel
low Springs, and from those who got in
there must be over half, II not two thirds
killed, OF tho,e who arein, three men are
wounded, and they report several others
wounded before they got out. We have
about 800 men here, and not one.halt of
them armed. One hundred soldiers left
here at seven +. M. to the relief OF our
men.
INDIAN AGAINST INDIAN, Or DOG EAT DOG.
WASHINGTON, July San official dis
patch states that the pmatilla Indians
fought four hundred hostile Snakes all
day July ID, killing thirty and losing two.
Hosr1EcAMp ATTACKED AND DESTROYED.
SAN FRAso1soo, July s.-A Portland
dispatch says the following has just been
received there from Governor Chadwick:
UMAr1IA, July s-10:30 A. NJ.
Major Kresa at 2 o'clock this morning
went down the river on steamer TO
Coyote station, 10 miles below this place.
Two miles this side OF the station he
found the hostile Indians crossing with 4
large number Of horses. BE ran down
upon them. Some OF the horses returned
TO the Oregon side and the others crossed
the river.
The Major made an attack on an Indian
camp and destroyed It and every thing
about It, including all the canoes, mum.
ber OF saddle blankets and buffalo robes
were found at the camp. Squads Of hos
tiles have been in sight all morning with
their stock scouts out. Gen. Howard was
at Pilot Rock yesterday, undoubtedly
moving this way. One small band Of
Indians with about sixty head
OF horses passed down on the opposite
aide and In sight OF this place this morn.