, 1878-08-10
WAR NEWS.
More Murders. Theft and Robbery.
[Owyhee Avalanche.

had this season, and they are getting tho
roughly tired of it. With the theft OF
stock, inability to gather crops, and the
general decentralization of business grow
Ing out of these raids, all classes OF our
people are disheartened at the outlook,
and it will be long time before the
country RECEIVERS from the ordeal through
which We have recently passed.
Excltmgnews reached the city on We'd
nesday afternoon, to the effect that tie
stage from Boise, at point about two
miles this side Of Snake river, had been
attacked by Indians, and the driver, Wm.
Hemingway, mortally wounded. As soon
as he saw the Indians he turned back to
the ferry, putting his horses on the run.
There We're no passengers. The Indians
fired several shots, one of which struck
Mr. Hemingway in the left breast and
when he reached the ferry he was suffer
ing-severely from loss of blood. One Of
the men at the ferry took the stage ard
drove it radidly TO Boise, gave the alarm,
and had physician sent back to the ferry
to look after the wounded man. There
Was guard Of five men at the ferry, who
have been there for several weeks They
had a skirmish with the Indians at long
range, and the latter moved along up the
river in haste.
Much anxiety WAS manifested here to
learn the fate OF Howard, the driver from
Silver City towards Boise, The stages
usually meet this side Snake river. Mr..
Howard started out from here at the usual
hour i'll the morning with one passenger.
He got TO a point some distance beyond
the summit, and about FIVE miles from
the river. He saw dust. The passen-
ger got excited and wanted to know what
was mp Howard remarked, "Ry God,
there's Indians" Sure enough, there
was band of them mile or two ahead
right in the vicinity of the road. hlr.
Howard very coolly got of the stage and
went 20 Il point Of rocks in the vicinity
to take in the situation. He espied the
stage coming towards Silver. 1t got out
of his view for a moment behind Il hill
and then he heard firing. Shortly after
he saw that the stage had turned and was
in full flight towards the ferry. fortu-
nately Mr. Howard had 4 good chance to
! turn his wagon and four horses He lost
10 time in doing this and pointed to-
wards Silver. After he had ridden a half
mile, lie concluded 70 take fresh survey
of the situation, and, detaching one of
( his leaders, rode back to the point where
| he at first made his observations. The
Indians had evidently not noticed him or
the stage. His object MAS 70 get correct
knowledge Of their movements and be
! able to report when he reached here. He
also wanted to see whether the Indians
were GONG to pursue him, III which case
ii might be necessary To abandon the
stare, take pair OF horses and with his
passenger get ont OF the way. lie b.
came convinced from a second ohSgrVa-
| ton that the Indians were moving up the
river, he came back, attached his horses
10 the stage and made for Reynolds
creek as rapidly as possible. Nr. Il. saw
about forty Indians. The coolneSs and
| good Judgment he displayed were quite
commendable. IL WAS prepared for any
emergency, and wUuld have sold las
life dearly if it had come 10 The worst.
! He had rifles on the stage. On coming
back he left the soldier at Reynolds creek
and brought il two families IroIa that
place to Silver, reaching here q little af!el
four oclcck. H lost 10 time IN bring
inr intellig zee Of the movements Of jhe
Indians, notifying our people that the
hosti!es were probably om the march tC
the Brunlau country and could be eat oH
by prompt action.
On Monday small body u volunteers,
after learning OF the movements OF the
Indians at 1IcCaia's ranch, at Cow creek,
and the theft of forty horses from there,
determined to go IN pursuit Of them The
party WAS composed Of some hitcen men,
anon" whom were Con Shea, Nln. Dlehi,
James Tracy, the Mcintyre boys, Dave
Henry, T. 8ltindon, Il. Phillips, Joseph
Finps. Geo. Glover, j. Strickland, John
Str0de. James Lowry and others. They
started from Cow creek on Monday after
noon. tracking the savages 10 the Three
Forks of the Sucker Here they found
Nat. Graves, who lad been guarding
Ieslies horses, and who was chased out
of the building the previous night, in All
almost nude condition &; he sought refuge
In swamp, and narrowly escaped being
killed. The party returned to Cow creek
and took fresh start early on Tuesday
morning. They had learned iii themean
time that Jclf Garter and .'Seyen-up
Smith. settlers residing some miles from
Jordan valley, had been attacked by the
Indians. and were probably killed They
followed 10 the trail, and saw tracks tha;
lift no doU;t Of the murderous and plum
d ring work of the savages, blood being
discovered at various points along the
trail. Early on Wednesday morning they
finally came across two sayages, who had
become detached from the main band oi
hostiles, and were looking after runaway
stock. The two Indians, when they saw
they we're discovered, tiCd to the cover OF
a point of rocks in the vicinity Our boys
advanced on them, delivering a murder
Gus fire. Jack Strickland fired the first
shot The TWO savages had one needle
GUN. which they used in defense, firing
seven or eight shots. The battle became
hot. and soon the men Were IN very close
ouarters with the dusky foe, and there
beinc but two OF them, they were sooI
ridSled with bullets Con Shea, and al
the others fought desperately, and soor
found that two more good indians" had
been added TO the long roll of dead red
there's. One of them, Big George, had
nearly dozen bullets in his carcass; and
the other, supposed to be one known a:
Pretty Johnny, had been hit half-a-dozen
times. Both were Piutes, and George
had all the aocoutrements of chief, witt
:, ornamental belt. and ether apPurtenances