The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-07-15

tiles. Major Throckmorton is now at
Ayers ranch, Butte Greek. Chadwick
requested that he be stationed al or
near the Indian agency, which request
he thinks will be granted. Major San
ford has Col. Growers command. There
are said to be volunteers al La Grande
to cooperate. 1t was generally sup
posed the hostiles were moving east
Gen. Howard has determined 20 arrest
their march. No doubt the Indians in
tended at first 10 eros. the Colum bia
above or below Umatilla. All OF Gen
Towards plans are based on his convic-
ton now that the Indians have changed
their course and will 60 to Salmon
river. 1t so. the war will assume much
the character of Joseph's campaign.
Gov. Ferry and Gen. Howard left
Weston for Walla Walla. aud Gov.
Chadwick returned to Pendleton. on
bis return to Pendleton he saw the
mountains on fire on the Meacham road
and learned wkat had transpired.
During the afternoon the Governor sent
party with gus to La Grande on the
stage. At 3 o'clock in the morning he
reached Pendleton. The stage passed
Howard's headquarters about D }. NJ,
uuder guard, aud crossed the noun
tains ia safety. But the stage that
came over the mountains in the after
noon was fired into by three hostiles
and was followed for mile and a half
The Indians were On foot. The driver,
by using the lash, escaped. This was
on the road six miles from Cayuse Sta
ton. The hostile camp of Snakes and
Bannacks yesterday afternoon was at
the forks of Mckay creek. Blue Noun
tains. They broke camp and moved
east, crossing :he Meacham road north
Of Emigrant Springs, where they killed
six beef cattle and moved on. Their
route from this point is uncertain.
They can go to Warm Springs, where
few camped the night before "a fact
known to Gen. Howard) and pass up
the road on the south fork Of Umatila
river To the summit of the mountains,
take the Linton road to Indian valley
and Wallowa, and thence to the mouth
of Salmon river. Or they can go TO
Warm Springs, leaving Weston to the
right, and 90 TO the Columbia river,
where their stock has crossed 1t now
remains to be seen where they have
gone.
This morning st 2 o'clock at Pendle-
ton news came that the hostile Indians
had made their appearance at Cayuse
Station. Gen. Howard's head quarters in
the morning. This is f-mteen miles
from Pendleton. There may have been
hostile Indian scouts out, the same that
fired into the stage. The Umatillas
were busy early yesterday morning and
all day collecting their stock to pre-
vent these hostilcs from driving il off
This stock ronges near Cayuse Station.
Gov. Chadwick learns this evening
that Cayuse Station was burnt last
night. 1t seems that Governors Ferry
and Chadwick were only one day ahead
of the event foreshadowed by the agen:
cy scouts and the messenger to Captain
McGregory that the Indians would
burn the post.
The wounded are doing we'll; aud
will be out soon. Mr.. Jewell was a
little better this morning. He suffers
very much, and his many friends are
very anxious about him. There are
many destitute persons in Pendleton,
gathered there from homes in the coun-
try. Grain is ripe, but it is not safe to
cut it, Fences are thrown down and
much grain destroyed. Horses are
driven off in large bands. and cattle
and sheep are shot down in large num-
bers-all by these Indians. Great des-
titution will follow this war. Governor
Chadwick has authorized the organiza-
tion of q company at PendIeton for the
protection of life and property. Should
the Indians return this way General
Howard has made ample provision to
meet them.
UMATILLA. July 12-Tho hostile
Indians were ut Cayuse stage station
last night They fired on the stage
crossing over the mountains yesterday
afternoon this side of Meaoham's, and
this morning about four o'clock large
body Of hcstiles crossed over the
Meacham road between Cayusa and
Emigrant Springs
All freighting over the Blue noun
tains is now and has been stopped for
over week. and the stage cannot cross
with safety until the Indians are known