Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-07-11

hostiles made for the thick timber, crown
ing Blue ridge, and made another stand.
but were again dislodged and pushed four
or five miles further in the mountains.
The rough country and great exhaustion
of the men and horses caused a cessation
OF pursuit for to-day. In this engagement
five enlisted men were wounded and about
20 horses killed. 1t is impossible to state
the loss of the enemy. Their women and
children and best horses were moved be-
fore the fight began, apparently in the d.
rection Of Grande Ronde; the hostiles He'd
in that direction. The officers and men
behaved in the best possible manner
throughout the affair.
PORTLAND, Oregon, July 10.
Elijah Harrison, who owns a ranch in
Tigh Valley, arrived this afternoon in COM
pany with two other men from the same
place. Harrison reports that night before
last he was at Barlow's Gate, in the Cas-
cade mountains, about GO miles from Oak
Grove. While there a messenger arrived
from Oak Grove, who had ridden the en-
tire distance bareback, with nothing to
guide his horse but a rope. The messen-
ger says that just as he left Oak Grove the
Indians were making a descent upon the
place, and before he had travelled far he
saw the buildings of the town in flames.
lie also reports that the settlers had de-
serted the place with the exception OF an
old man about so years of age named Pa
quet, who had barred his house securely,
and announced his intention of staying.
The families are all moving this way. Har-
rison also reports having seen a burning
building from his position at Barlow's
Gate.
LATEl.-Two osher men have just ar
rived here bringing ~corroborating news OF
the Indian trouble in Tygh valley. None
of the families in TySh valley had left there
on Sunday morning, and there is danger
that they were also attacked. 1t would be
easy to cut them off from the Dalles, which
might account for no report of the affairs
from that place.
The following news has just been re-
ceived here from Umatilla Late last
night the news of Howard's gallant fight
was received here by Governor Chadwick's
courier. Early this morning the Governor
dispatched a company Of the Summerville
scouts, II in number, under Captain Nor
vile, n magnificent body of young men, to
La Grande and Union, with IN account of
Towards fight, and instructions to notify
ali settlers, including Grande Ronde Val
ley. If, however, they should find that
the Indians are not moving east to Wal
Iowa, to return and assist the armed forces
in this direction. Precaution was taken
several days since by the Governor to no
tify the Baker and Union companies of the
probability Of the Indians going to Wal
Iowa. All points are notified. The Governor
te~legraphed to the County Judge OF Union
the condition of things. As another
precaution, should Captain Norviile be
captured by the hostiles, that tie Indians
are going through Wallowa, is not so very
probable, unless pressed to do so. BY the
stock and plumber that is coming this way,
it is almost reasonable to suppose that the
warriors will follow their booty and beauty,
especially as Howard has captured their
provisions.
Governor Chadwick has just received
the following. The Indians have re-
treated and will go by the way Of Wallowa
and Salmon river. Demands men are after
them. Sanford is tonight at Lagrandc,
or near there, with II cavalry. Howard
has ordered Sanford to go to Pelican, Is
miles this side of Lagrande, and await
orders. Charles Jewell, OF Pendleton, was
found in the brush beyond Pilot Rock,
badly wounded, where he has been lying
since last Saturday, without food or drink.
When wounded, he wrote on a board with
a piece of charcoal, Charles Jewell, badly
wounded, lying in brush" He placed it
in the road, and then crawled into the
brush. Yesterday the board was picked
up, and Jewell called fer, when he an
swered, and was thereby rescued.