The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-01-25

T W Rolling. Jr. formerly . we'll.
known builder in New York, hes been
for two years past in one of the least
known sections Of the far West, in
Idaho. and Is NOW on Q visit to his old
home To reporter Of the Sun hs
ssii:
Il went out in 1877 to Rocky Bar.
AIturss county. Idaho Territory. and
have lived there since. Rocky Bar.
when / went it. vas simply = small
mining camp, and il isn't much else
yet. although it is the county seat. Our
>upplies have had to be carried by pack
animals or in wagons. fou. or five
months in The year, from Boise City.
about 100 miles distant, and prices
especially for snything outside OF the
actual necessities of existeuce-were
extraordinarily high. A bone collar
button. fur instance. cost IS cents. But
The things one really wanted to live on
were TO, 81 very dear Bacon. 25 cents
- pound; coff.--. 50 cents; sugar. IS
cents: flour. 31s cents. aud whi.key,
two BITS drink. are prices no mining
camp. under such conditions of locality
should growl ct.
"ln tie summcr Of 1877 the Nes
Perces war broke out Their reserve
tiou Is about leo miles north of %.
They put Us to . good deal Of annoy.
ance for little while. bat soon driitsd
over into Oregon aud bothered % NO
more that year. then In Nay. 1873.
the trouble with The Bsnnock iudiaus
began. TIE Bannocks Bumbcr about
900. aud are mixed tribe, made up Of
Snakes Crows, Umatillas, and perhaps
the "f .courines from some Other tribes.
,be lssiest. most vicious. end worthless
-if there are sny degrees Of worthless.
nsas in Indians. The lesson they have
Impressed on our mind, may say pa-
renthetically, 10 that tho only good
Iudian 10 . dssd Indian, and we nay
naturally Try to make them GOOD who's.
ever We ca,. It ms1 look rough e you
folks here. surrounded by Hun1ay
schools and bser saloons. and model
police force and other comfoets Of life;
but ! tell you we have got to do it 70
save our scslps. The Banuock Rasoe.
walton il up 1t Fsrt Hall. Just beyosd
the l,ne iu Oregon. somethi0g over 10
miles from Us. but they claim that the
Big CAmss prairie. aboat 25 miles from
our camp belongs ts them. and that
has been 90 actively dispotsd point BE-.
tween them and the agents Of the Gov
ernment. They want that psairis BE-
cause it abounds IN the caoas root upon
which they feed. Caoas root i some
thing like the sweet potato whom cook.
cd. and can bs eaten raw. u fact it
is palatable anyway. So the lsdians
claim the right 70 dig The eaoae Boet
there, and are very jealous Of any whiEe
settlers getting in on that prairie. 10
Nay, '70. under the leod Of Buffalo
Horn. they killed scne hssdsmen On
the prairie. and thst night . eompany
Of twenty-six men Was fofmed. afme0
and equipped IN our camp aad ssastsd
out iu pursait ct then. Fighting went
on in . d~salsory vsy aslil now fell
IN October. We have noshing 70 lear
from tho Indiana 10 the wiotsr. In
that season they Icy up IN the rsssrva-
tions, where the govasnment tsods
them. When spring ceass they .ase
given supply of snounition. and they
start out huuting-huoting n. Hat
there were more good Indiass' II -
than there were in 20. aud there will
be more in 80 than IN -. We reform.
Cd theo % eseegseica1ly vhsosyee ~
rot . chance thae they havs ct soos-
uhat shy Of neddlisg viii - bss
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