The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-10-16
INDIAN DEPREDATIOSs.
Little War Clouds Arising IN the North
Eastern pnd Northwestern
Horizon.

The summer is far gone and in a few
short weeks the storms of winter will
burst in all their dreariness and fury,
yet sufficient time remains before that
time for many lives to be sacrificed; for
many bloody massacres by the ever re-
vengeful Indians. From various direc-
tions come reports of hostilities which
may result in open warfare. From the
Skagit, Dudley Henry, Deputy United
States Surveyor, it is learned by tele-
graph that the Indians have stopped the
party surveying the Skagit, and threaten
to kill them all if they proceed. Two
men we're attacked by party of Indians
and were compelled to kill two of them
in self-defense. It is feared that in
spirit of revenge and retaliation the In
dians will massacre the settlers in the
vicinity who are far from assistance and
at the mercy of the hostiles. General
Howard was telegraphed to asking assist
ance. He was with the Presidential
party, and at once telegraphed to Lieut..
Symons to take sixty men and proceed
at once to Olympia, take a waiting
steamer and hasten to the relief of the
surveying party. Serious trouble may
be avoided by the prompt action of the
agent.
THE NEZ PERcEs AGAIN.
The following dispatches, received
yesterday, explain themselves:
CnuR p'ALEsE Oct. T. 1880
To Gen. Howard, walla walla or Vancouver III
had mounled force at my disposal would be able
TO patrol Little Spokan region and San Yeacatine
trail for renegade Nez Peree Indians reported to be
stealing stock and running them into the kootenay
country west of us but have mounted force
here or at neighboring posts.
Commanding.
General Howard's Reply.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, W. T Oct. 7, 1880.
To The Commanding Officer Of Fort Csear d Aleie:
If you deem 1t necessary, sedn or take out Two
companies of infantry from Cdedr diAlene and
call for a company of mounted infantry from Col
vile to meet your force at some convenient point
northward, after the scout. returning the force.
Send copy of this dispatch to the commanding
officer st Coiyille for his instruction Employ four
or five scouts from Indians hostile to the renegades
to accompany the field force.
sLADEN Aide.
MORE HosTILES.
A correspondent writing from Payette
Falls, Idaho, says: "War Jack, with
three other Indians, has returned from
o scout beyond Loon creek. He brings
letter from E. NJ. Watson, miner
over there, who informs Lieutenant Far
row that twenty lodges of hostiles are
encamped on Squaw creek, 90 miles
from the mouth of Loon creek. They
have been to Watson's camp and threat
ened to kill himself and partner several
times, but finally told them they would
spare them if they did not try to leave
and inform the soldiers where they were.
Watson is we'll known to Lieutenant Far
row, and he asks the Lieutenant for
Gods sake to come over. Just as Lieut..
Farrow is about to comply with the re-
quest courier comes in with dispatch
from General Mcdowell ordering him
home So the call of humanity has to go
unheeded and the homeward order has
to be obeyed" The scouting party has
returned but nothing has yet occurred of
serious nature in the vicinity of the
hostiles as far as heard from. Trouble
may yet arise in that section, which will
necessitate Farrow's return. Little war
clouds appear in various points of the
horizon but nothing serious will result.