Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-06-19
The Indians.
THE MOVEMENTS OF THE 4. =.
TROOPS.
A WARLIKE DEMONSTRATION IN
OREGON.
imporirnt Dispatches Received at the
war Department..
RFINiORCEMENTS MOVING RAP,
IDLY FORWARD.

SAN FRANCISCO, June Is. A Boise CITY dcs-
patch says Major Sanford, with three compauie
of cavalry, now IN the vicinity of King Hill. will
come to TINS place. where they will JON Bender ;
company OF cavalry, when the whole force will
move towards the crossing of the Malheurs under
Grover.
Troops from California are now at Duck Val
ley, who left the railroad at Elko.
The command of Col Adams was ordered to
Sheep Rancho, and will form the left wing of the
army.
Gen. Crooks forces are on their way from Fort
Hall to Big Camas Prairie, and are expected to
take care of that part of the field, though Indians
are gathering in the neighborhoOd of Stearns
mountain.
Gen. Towards movement would indicate they
commenced to move north, and are likely to be
found in Malheurs.
\ Silver City despatch says Chief Winnenucca
has returned to Demands and Whippe's camp on
Owyheee river He says the hostiles are killing
hundreds OF cattle and leaving their bodies to rot
The ho,tlles will probably effect junction with
the Columbia River Indians, which adduced TO
their forces will, they calculate enable them to
to sweep the country. They are determined to
retain the PIutes prisoners until they can get a
sufficient number of arms from the white men
they Kill to arm them.
Egan Is rebeous and the horses and arms have
been taken from aim and his Indians.
camp Harvey will probably be captured by In
dams TO morrow, and if so there will be a terrible
VI "hitSS luGlt LOT plOleC-
ton.
Nothing has been heard from Howard since
yesterday. If he does not effect junction with
stewards forces, the party accompanying him
from Camp Lyon could easily be captured by the
savages.
The general situation is quite critical, and the
massacre that vii be perpelrated ids far to ex-
coed IN number those Of the Nez Perces war.
PORTLAND, Oregon, June Is A despatch re-
ceived at the military headquarters states that
about five hundred hostile Indians started toward
camp Harvey, IN this State, and are receiving &C
cessions as they march. Howard has given in
structions to send Miles command, now eproute .
to Harvey, with all possible haste.
WASHINGTON, June Is. Dispatches received
at the war department to day from Generals How
ard and Mcdowell relative to Indian hostilities in
the North west.
Regarding the military campaign against the
hostiles, Mcdowell reports that Grover in the
center, with Sanford's, SUMMER and Cars CON-
panle-, concentrated at once at kieney's Ferry, to
move IN the din ection OF Stems mountain. Stew
ant has the right and is pushing rapidly to Ahen-
hurts Crossing of the halheur.
Egberts reserve is ordered to move with the ut
most speed to Camp Lyons
Orders have been sent to McGIegor to move
from Harvey to join Bernard.
Bamus and his company moves to-day on the
Indian trail.
Egbcrt reports five companies, comprising 100
meu. Stewards column, l3 officers and 200 men.
Capt. Cochrane with Company F, 81 Artillery,
with 1t. Drury, will 90 to Lyons to await Egbert.
Companies Ii and X of the 4lh artillery, and II of
the Slh Infantry are ordered 10 report to Gen
Howard. and are enroute.