Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-13

ESPECIAL TO GOLD HILL DAILY sEwtl
SILVER CRY. Idaho, June l?.-Most Of
the hostile Bannoch have gone TO the
Juniper mountains. between 0wyhee
| Ferry, on the winnenucca road. and
Camp Harvey. by tomorrow they will
bs able to effect = junction with the In.
dams who escaped from tho Malheur res.
ervation. These. with other disaffected
Piutes and Shoshones that will DO gathered
in. will increase the effective force Of the
hostiles to about COO.
A man named Hamilton. who was . pas
senger on the stage when waylaid by In.
diana on Monday. jumped from the wagon,
released o horse by cutting the harness.
and jumping On him rode back to Camp
McDermit In safety. . distance Of fifty
miles. He WAS exhausted when he reached
there. The driver was not 80 fortunate.
His dead body WAS dragged . long dis.
tance by the Indians.
Sarah. daughter Of Chief winnemucca.
has been arrested In jordan Valley. A
| white man Was with her. They were
smuggling through . quantity Of ammu.
milton 10 the hostiles. General Howard Ia
going 10 interview Sarah.
About 500 soldiers will DO on the 0wy-
bee BY next week. Some Of tho BAnnocks
have gone back TO Fort Hall. but enough
arc left TO make serious trouble during tho
| entire summer. NO matter how great the
force against them. The farmers have de-
serted the valleys for Q hundred miles
around.
oEs. nowARD At THE YRoSr.
BorsE CRY. June i2.-GenerAl Howsri
arrived here this morning on the Umaiilla
stage. He soon learned the situation. and
came to tho conclusion that he will mass
his troops at sheep Ranch. on tho Winnie.
mucca road. and will take the field him.
self and make his headquarters tempora.
rily at Sheep Ranch. where he can use the
telegraph. Colonel whipple. in command
Of two companies Of cavalry. 10 now this
side Of the Payette. lie will DO turned on
| the Middleton road. cross tho Canyon ferry
| on the Boise river and French Johns ferry
on the SNAKE river. and then over tho
French Johns road TO Camp Lyons. and
thence 10 Sheep Ranch. Major Downey
and Captain McGregor. with one company
Of infantry and n Of cavalry, from Camp
Harvey, are expected at Snake river to-
morrow. and win keep up the south side
| VI tho river and take the Sucker Greek
road to sheep Ranch. Major Stewards
command Of eight companies Of infantry.
numbering about $50 men, now within
Is miles Of Baker City. will go up tho
south side Of Snake river and follow Major
Downey and M~cGregor's trail TO Sheep
Ranch, unless the situation changes and
| other orders follow before they arrive.
General Grover will 10 to Big Camas prai.
| RE with Captain Bendire's company which
will probably arrive here tomorrow. Ho
will meet Colonies Sanford and sumner
with two companies Of cavalry there, thus
having three companies In his command,
and will scout the country for Indians.
Tho commanding officer at Fort Hall has
been requested to send . force this way
direct, TO meet General Grover ON Dig
Camss. Colonel Bernard is ON his way ~
Sheep Ranch. to protect tho winnemucca
road. Orders have also been sent 10 the
officers at McDermit and other points TO
furnish guards for the stage. and a. far a.
possible protect travellers and exposed set
tiers. General Howard will start this
evening for Sheep Ranch.
MILITARY PREPARATIONS IN CALIFORNIA.
sAS Francisco. June i2.-At Military
Headquarters to-day there is great aetiv.
ity. Major General Mcdowell and Adju-
tant General Kelton are busy receiving
and answering kilograms regarding tho
movement Of troops and transportation Of
ammunition and supplies. II Is now con.
ceded that the uprising is almost universal
among the BAnnocks. and that all the mil.
itary forces Of the Division Of the Pacific
will be required 10 subdue the savages.
kilograms received confirm the press dis.
patches heretofore published. and give
| the following additional information /:
General Towards cavalry passed Baker
| City. Oregon. yesterday. and IL expected
At Boise City. Idaho, tomorrow. How.
ards command consists Of four compa-
| mics OF infantry. two companies Of artille-
~ and six companies Of cavalry. The
mounted trosps are certainly far In ad.
| vance Of the infantry column. There are
several howitzers and other pieces OF ar
tillery at Boise City which can 10 used.
Artillery and ammunition has gone for.
ward from winnemucca. Two companies
Of Colonel Summers cavalry. from tho
Presidio. and n company from Camp
Halleck. all under command OF Major San.
ford. ought to reach the scene Of HOSTILE
| ties about tho time General Howard gets
there. Companies X and II Of the Fourth
Artillery. from the Preside, left this AZ
ternoon by rail for winnemucca. Captain
Eagan 10 In command. Three companies
Of the Eighth Infantry, from tho Depart
ment Of Arizona. are en- route TO this city.
Ono company Of infantry 10 also moving
from Fort Bidwell TO Camp McDermlt.
All Of the troops at Fort Harvey are In
motion. Major General Mcdowell has not
been advised Of the movement of any
troops from Omaha westward.
wISSEMuccA. June l3.-Many families
Of fleeing settlers came in from Para.
disc Valley last night. Thirty needle
guns and six hundred and eighty car
tridges have lust been dispatched 10 Para.
| disc Valley. which will 10 distributed to
tho people. An escort Of five armed citi.
zens went out on the northwestern stage
at noon. Two or three companies Of
troops are expected hero from the west at
2 2. N.
IRON the wipnemueca Silver State. June i2.l
THE INDIANS HAVE IT ALL THEIR " WAY.
The whole country north Is being laid
waste. A band Of probably not more than
100 warriors, which . company or two OF