Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-07
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Latest News from the IIe.siie ~.
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Ctty-rhe ldshe Volunteers
BorsE CRY. I. T., August G.-Generai
Howard arrived here to-day. A supply
train Of twenty wagons with ten thousand
rations left here to-day for the overland
road. with a small escort under Lieutenant
Riley. who goes as quartermasier.
The following letter from Hon. John
HALEY, now in command Of the Boise City
volunteers on the overland road, was re-
coived to-day:
McGrISSEss' RANCH. WEAR Coin srniSa
STATION, August $40 Milton Kelley
Dear Sir / left this place early yesterday
morning with thirty men and struck the
trail Of the Indians near the head OF Ben
nett creek. where the hostiles were en-.
| camped the night before. We followed
the trail over ~ rough a country as was
possible to traverse with animals. Losing
no time. but pushing ahead. about 5 p. N.
We reached the headwaters OF Little Can
yoa creek. Here we found the fresh trail
IL the Indians which they had evidently
deserted in great haste but a short time be-
fore. leaving their snppers cooking and
many other things. i pushed forward
down the canyon. with my men moving "A
fast as IL was possible to get our faded
horses over the rough trail. We found
strewed ON their trail all kinds Of proyis.
ions and Indian fixings. and . few head OF
horses which they had left. badly used mp.
After following their trail some eight
miles, our horses being completely jaded.
we retained 10 their last camp, which we
reached at 10 p. NJ. and remained there
till this morning. We fed our horses on
Indian flour. burned all the supplies and
traps they had left. except . few the boys
kept, gathered the horses and started down
Canyon creek to look for some 81 my men
who did not get into camp last night. ow-
Ing 10 the darkness In the canyon. We
failed, however, TO lind them until we
reached our headquarters here. where we
found them all safe. and found that they
had done good service.
ON their way In to-day they had sighted
another band OF Indians. which had passed
up Battle Greek. The men gave chase to
the Indians aud captured several bead OF
horses from them. some OF which they had
stolen from McGuinness only three days
ago. Daring the absence Of tho men i
| felt no uneasiness u them, A. j. ID.
Oldham was with them. and know that
such cowardly Indians ~ these would
never get the best Of him and thirteen 9TH
ers. On my way, when near the divide
between Cold Spring Greek and Canyon
Creek, VIC captured four horses from the
same party of Indians that had been chased
by oldham and his party. am OF the
| opinion that these Indians aro short Of
ammunition. II not they overrats US or
else they are very great towards. The
first band which WAS routed must have
numbered between 100 and $50. and the
second party some forty or fifty. There
has been no property destroyed ~ this
point. l shall scout the country to-mor-
row from Kinghill Station TO the Big Bot.
tom ON Snake river. and IL we strike any
Indians We shall move on them. and rs
soon a. I am satisfied that we have them
all out OF the valley and of ths road We
shall return home and leave the United
| States troops TO take care Of them. shall
start the stage both ways tomorrow.
JOIN HAiLEy.
Half the families down this valley have
coue 10 Town. anu tne Ies' area ,o,'iheu'
The gram Is AZ ,ipe, y very ntuo mar
vesting is being done a. the mel are scout
ing and guarding against the approach OF
INDIANS. Ihey SAY 'ne inuisns are IN on
siusIAois iotce on 'hi, ',ae VI on,Av li'er,
between .ne mouth y, po,se anu we,ss.,
Summers column, now at Munday's Ferry,
Is ordered oy uenerai Howard 70 scout All
TINS seeuon OF the country; Ihere are
ISLANDS, sioughs ahd ofush below inc poisc
river where the hostieseah hidsi or . long
time unobser'ed IA emerge from their
hiding places n raid the seitiemen,s.
The hostiies run on h.J s,Andage sireight
team OF SIX head OF horses, thir,y miles
sast o. here on INC overland road' satur-
Gay nisht. ihsy took q oana oi a; ~, sr'
ders anu anouher LOT OF brown ~ inc
same ne. snnlage followed 'nem one
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