The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-07-22
OREGON.


We have quoted down here little
cause, think, mostly the presence of
: diers in our place.
Indians are reported in considerable
numbers this morning IN the big bend
Of Mckay creek.
saw Major Throckmorton this morn
ing. He tells me that some few Indians
have been coming in on the reservation
the past two nights and killing Cayuse
Indian horses They are supposed to be
Columbis river Indians and Snakes try
ing to get revenge this way for the
treschery of Umapine.
Col. Forsythe's command and the
Csyuse Indians that went with the
command, have gone out on the trail
of the Indians, and Colonel Sanford's
command has gone out through Grand
Ronde aud up Wolf creek. Colonel
Miles command was last night at Peli-
can station. Colonel Throckmorton is
at the agency. Colonel Miner IS still
here awaiting orders.
Major Barnhart's ,heep-herder came
in last night and says Indians, several
hundred strong, were moving toward
Mckay creek yesterday with quite a
herd Of horses and small band of
sheep with them. He thinks the
squaws and children went all in this
band. He says they went into camp at
Umahowlish's place, near them. He
was two days coming from Sheep
Ranch. and Indians were in sight most
of the time until he got out in the open
country
LA GRANDE. July Is, 1878.
Gen. d. 4 siaden, Fort Vancouver Il
have the honor to report the situation
as follows: At p. NJ. yesterday For
sythe's cavalry column reached Stark
ey's ranch, on Daley's road, following
ninety three Umatillas who were in
charge of three white scouts. At 1:15
this morning | learn by courier that at
p. NJ. yesterday the Umatillas struck
. the trail of the hostiles twenty miles
beyond Starkey's. The direction of the
trail then was toward the head of Birch
creek. At I P. NJ. yesterday the hos
tiles were believed to be about twenty
miles ahead of the Umatillas. / have
ordered the cavalry to follow them. At
| ll:20 this morning l received the fol.
lowing from Forsythe: He moved from
Starkey's in the evening, leaving hi.
pack train at Starkey's ranch He
found the Umatilla's encamped on the
hostiles trail. They had overtaken
them at that point, charged them, killed
Il bucks. captured % women and chill
dren aud 60 or 20 head of stock The
Umatillas only lost two ponies. They
report the hostiles as breaking up into
small parties and getting off as fast as
possible. The death of Egan evident.
ly demoralized them. They started to
escape Immediately after it occurred
The Umatillas had their fight in the
vicinity of the east fork of Birch creek
Forsythe, with his cavalry column
moves at seven this morning If the
hostiles are breaking up into little
bands. as reported. and as l expected
twill be useless to start Miles infantry
column to follow the cavalry. l may
be able TO so dispose of the foot troop.
as TO prevent any organized bands o.
hostiles moving with any large herd:
towards the Weiser country. l viii
probably learn to-day whether to hold
Miles column about here guarding
passes in this vicinity, or to move il
further south or southwest.
The Umatillss have probably jadet
their horses and returned with theil
trophies TO the reservation. | viii
push Sanford and his squadron anC
NeZ Perez scouts west to Granite Greek
Pass to cooperate with Forsythe and
to intercept any bands of hostiles com
ing that way n route to Weiser.
had ordered Sanford to the mouth o
Wolf Creek. where he now is. viii
notify Egbert and Wagner of the situa
ton and supposed intention of the hos
tiles to scatter into small parties ant
get back into the Weiser country.
have guards at Cayuse. Meacham's ant
Pelican, and will escort mail coaches
froa Ia Grsnde To Umstilla agenc,
until the road is safe. WHEATON.
The following is received. dated a
camp near Meacham's on the Blu
Mountains, IL o'clock midnight, Jul,
10th:
The situation tonight is as follows
The movement of Sanford's cavalry an,
Nex Perces scouts 10 this point from l.
! Grande. while the main columns wer
/ advancing from the the north. evi
: IDENTIFY caused panic among the no.
. tiles. The trail from this point /
G strewn for six miles with large quaint
: ties OF provisions and 10 them valuabl
supplies, and they had no time t