Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-17

too much sense to involve his people In an
open rupture with the United States gov
eminent. II will be remembered that
Buffalo Horn wa In active service with
General Howard last year In the Neg Perces
campaign. and II Is scarcely reasonable 70
suppose that 80 shrewd . chieftain would
take the chances OF q war with his former
white companions in arms.
From the wipnemuecs Silver State. June ISL
THE nEArr OF THE WAR.
The theater In which the Bannock war
Is being enacted has been transferred from
Central and Eastern Idaho to the south
western part Of tho Territory and South
eastern Oregon. north Of this county.
That section Of country affords the savages
excellent facilities for ~prolonging the
campaign. The mountains are rugged
and tolerably we'll timbered. and the
plains are covered with herds OF cattle.
Ii is the most extensive stock range on the
coast, aud thousands Of beeyes have been
shipped from there annually for the last
three or four years to the San Francisco
market. 1t Is sparscly settled. the white
inhabitants being cattle owners and vac
aueros. There. the Indians. who have
been raiding and numbering In Central
Idaho since the beginning OF the outbreak,
appear TO be concentrating. and there they
will undoubtedly. when pushed by troops,
attempt to make o stand. The Indians.
who burned the stage near Owyhee, esti-
mated TO be about 800. have gone In that
direction, and late reports from MAlheur
indicate that they will DO Joined by the
agency Indians, who are now on the war.
path under Chief Egan' VINO u saiu 70 po
half Pluto and bali hammock.
orx vow,,,,s p,.xs
General Howard teiegraphs In reply toa
dispatch informing him OF tho SITUATION
at Juniper Lake. iZu miles norm Oh wes'
from McDermit' and something more thar
headquarters That he Will move against
the Indians In two or three days and that
the movement Will relieve the Juniper
Lake people. but u % NOT probable that no
can engage tho Indians In less than "
weeks and before That time they can mas
sscro every settler In the Juniper Lake
Barron valley and Stein couh-
try.
SUPPLIES ron rur rnoors.
Five freight teams. loaded with mum.
,ions of war. will leave here to-day for
the north. They are escorted by comps.
ME. N and X az the Fourth Artillery.
csn,.in. Pagan anil Smith commandins'
who 20 as infantry. II Is probable that
the troops will 20 as far north a. tho 0wy-
hec, or until they meet troops from the
north.
A courier arrived at McDermit last ev-
ening with nows from White Horse and
Juniper Lake. Judge Bonniaeld, who ar
rived with the Humboldt volunteers Al
McDermit Yesterday, telegraphs the news
brought by the courier. The settlers are
fortified, and saw the Indians are within
fifteen miles of Them. and they want i'm.
mediate assistance, At Juniper Lake the
situation is extremely critical, and II Ii
doubtful II A white man escapes from there
alive, Chief Egan with four hundred
warriors have left the Malheur Reserya.
tion going In the direction of Barren Val.
lev. which Ia about hallway between the
reseryation and Stein Mountain. This
news /, confirmed by A messenger from
Naior Dovney. stationed AT the resorya.
tion. The volunteers left McDermit this
morning Tor White Horse, anu tho settlers
in Quin River Valley have sent here for
twenty stand Of arms. County Commits.
sioner Wood telegraphed 10 Governor
Bradley
o MORE ARMS.
And they will DO forwarded from Carson
to-day. twenty Dreccn.ioadihs rihes were
SEM oy stage W McDeimlt uhuer escort
Wood Also teiesrapned oenerai HOWARD
whose heanluaiteIs are now AZ shseI
itaneh, on the owynee river, seventy-hve
miles norm OF Mcpermi. ny stage roaa'
the necessity OF sendihg immaculate assist.
Anco 70 juniper Lake whieh Is nearly que
west MS Posiuoh. iie rephed 'has nc
would move against the indians IN three
lays, anu advised mat = messenger 10 SEM
70 meet captain wAgne : eavAiry, nov on
inc way from BldweIi, anu hsstsn them
up. .Iou cis,lahs view VI the si'u
uon !, ioohs ~ IL tnat adVice snouia pc
smDodleu IN an oruer 70 sne mli,iary =!
Mcpermlu. Ihey arc iriehuIy ,nuinhs ~
inc posi- VINO are Wen sequaihtcu win Tue
country towards biuweii, anu ouia accom-.
bahy q volunteer or soldier west 10 meet
Maghers anu hurry them up
no one mere has the reniotest idea oil where