Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-07-12

journey under cover of the forests OF
the Blue Mountains. The country
through which the troops have followed
them from Camp Curry to this place is
the most rugged imaginable II Wheat
on has received the orders sent him lie
will be ready with all his force
to encounter the hostiles as they emerge
from the mountains. Citizens skir-
mished with Indians Saturday, June
29th. One man was killed. Sunday
the Indians murdered two men III this
valley, and burned three houses. Ber-
nard presses them 50 close they had
not time to depredate further. By
order Brig. Gen. Howard will move
slowly to give Wheaton time
to get into position. Every
exertion has been made. Pack trains
are not obtainable. Wagons were
brought over the mountains and rugged
precipices deemed impossible. The
foot troops carried two days supplies
on their backs ard marched 30 miles
over this rugged country to-day. There
will be no fight for some days-not till
Wheaton is ready to intercept them
HOSTILE INDIANS.
A Portland, Oregon, dispatch of the
9th inst, says some Of the Umatillas
have Just arrived in haste. The Snakes
are within sixty miles Of this place, kill
ing all they met. 1t is feared that some
Indian families are killed Two Indian
runners arrived this evening. They re-
port fight at Camas Prairie. They
say u number of Indians and whites
were killed. The Umatila Indians are
fighting against the Snakes. These two
Indian runners came to get the Column
bia River Indians to look out for the
hostilcs The hostiles are expected to
try to cross the Columbia. They are
going to try to stop them. Settlers are
coming in here. A man arrived from
Rock Creek, stating friendly Indian
notified the settlers to leave Immediately
if they wished to save their lives. One
man has been killed by the Indians.
FIGHTING.
A Walla Walla special of the 9th,
SAYS the sheriff of Umatilla county
reached here this morning, having left
the scene of the present hostilities last
night about 10 o'clock. From the
Umatilas and Major Conovcr he learn
ed that upon the first appearance of
the Bannocks they offered to barter
their plumber, consisting of 1000
horcs and merchandise, for their assist
ance, promising also not to dis
turb or modest any of the
property belonging to the Uma-
tillas. In addition the Bannocks
stated that whether they received any
assistance or not, they proposed to
fight their way to Columbia river; that
they were determined to cross that
stream. and that when once across they
would not require any assistance. The
Umatillas declined to accept the offer,
when the Bannocks opened fire. The
Umatilas numbered about sixty, and
Of these only thirty were armed. Con
noyer reported two of his men killed.
The location Of the fight is about for
ty miles from Pendleton.
The stage that left Pendleton ut 6
here, and brings intelligence ola courier
ut that point, who reports that the Una
tillas had been defeated, and were fall
ling back toward the reservation.
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
A Washington special thus discourses
on the glorious fourth: independence
day has been unusually quiet here.
The business of the government has
been suspedned, the departments have
been closed, and the president and
cabinet are absent. There has been
general exodus Of the population to
the mountains and sea. The only in
dications Of the glorious fourth are the
crackers of the gamins. The police or
dinance against fireworks has been par
italy enforced, so that exhibitions Of
Chinese paganism have not made the
day at the capitol of the country rs
hideous rs usual.