The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-08-07
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING!
THE MYTIIICAL INUINN TROUR.
LES on THE HRUSEAU,
DisEustcd Troopers ON POOR. Er.
rand.

Ihhus
S mcwhrre about the 18th instant, III.
Boise (Iihho) Salesman announced that
Colonel BrrnuId's cavairy at Fort Me
DermIt had been ordered To- Duck Val
ley. i'll this county, to prevent the Iu
dan, on the Reservati' from joiniug
renrgndes who were depredating on The
BrumeHu, aud that Colonel Stones
infantry company had left Boise for the
BfuncHu Valley 20 castignte the afor,-
said warlike sayages. Although regu-
lag communication is maintained be.
tween this place and the Reservation,
| not the slightest rumur of trouble of
any nature had reached Ell o. ana we ut
the time expressed the belief that the
whole affair was u ridiculous cuIinrd.
1t was soon n certain,d, however. that
the statement respecting the movement
OF the troops mentioned was correct; I;
aud, further. that the valisni Governor
of Idaho had taken the field III person.
descending with his cohorts upon the
mSihieai braves OF Bruncau Basin.
Indian Agent, Jouu IL W, who ar.
rived here from the Reservation last
evening. informs Us that about the time
referred to he received orders from the
Iui'nUr Department to Immediately re-.
call any aud all Reservation Indians
who might be absent for any purposes.
ut the same time notifying him of the
action Of the War Department. In for.
w"rdIug troops to the scene Of distu.b.
arces, AMI inSIructing him to give such
cu-' prTuuYe assisiauco in the suppres.
sion OF the before mentiOued outrages
ns might be in his power. Thunder
struck and amazed that such things
could be, and overcome him like "A sum
mer cloud, the agent mnrshnled his
police aud sent them firth with orders
to bring III the few ioragtrs for wood
chucka in the adjtcrut hills. and to
SGmIHoh the abOiigunl labortrs from
'hs Ia fields OF the Bruntau Ranches.
hut h'iie time WAS required TO accom-.
| pilHh that object, as hose at Bruueau
were most distant. Mr. How. the agent.
! uite' giving bis Crlers. started in ,rsnn
i'F 'be scrue of the reported troubles,
/ hHi learning on the way ih.t the truCps
from McDrrmi, and the volunteers from
Boise had already come. saw, and zone
back thoroughly dIsgu,i,i and iudig.
u"ht AT having been made riiicnlous.
he also returned. The following letter.
received 10y Agent How, ubout ,ris time
iI"m tile only pnrties-Ibr,c in mum.
Der - .opPng uu the Bruuvau this
season, makes tn" prclOstrr5usurss OF
the stories OF Indian ou,rnges in that
quarter clearly apparent:
BnUSEAU VALLEY, July 81. 1881.
Mr.. JonS How--De0r Sir: In reply to
your letter nnd order in regard to send
ing toe Indians hc:::s e lie il y.rvr.
ton, would say that ,hc Indians wurking
Tor IN" nni all tie rcst thut have sr,n
say they will start homr SuulIy, tn
J'si Instant. In regard 10 any rrpuI IT,
or uu"n-imasS iu this valley ", kurw
nothing H1uut It uutil the Gown
came oN'! her" fronf BuI,~ City. ia,
trouble all originated at Castle Cr,,k
ana Silver CITY. 10y the rpIcnTncc At,
ih" Zig Spiings oI Pnu-r,ch aud his
outfit. Some one on Cu-tic Creek got
nP petition and = nj II 10 the Cover
nor. We cannot fol y man in this
valley VII" knew anything about It
until the Governor came here, ns th,
lr"rir here nrr very bG-y cuiuug Lay.
lhrf" II not an idle muu ~ In ian IN
tn valley. They nave Ill been at work
{ bc lust Two months. aud We cuui.ui
vet along wy well without ihtm us W..
cnnnot set white men tu ik--ih, r. Is
none I" ho bad. As Tor lIunruu John.
II" Las got good crop of prtoiu,s puu
barley 'nough to do him all winter.
which lac has not got ont yet. IlcWilI
20 ont next Sunday. Tut be wants To
come back and take care of his ,rop.
Would like To have the Two have got a
while longer, II they can come bnck. A.
We are not done haying yet. Will send
you an extra ISSUED 10y the Boise CITY
S'd'fSm9n. so You can see 1t was all
IN stake from tlV Il 1T
Very respectfully yours. etc.
a. RoBEEsoS.
a. PENcE,
J. l.. STRICKLAND.
We would state IN explanation Of the
above, ihnt rnnguilch is fri,nd.y sub
| Chief Of tho ShoshonCs. ard had. by
permission Of The IN inu Az mt. been
for some timo stopping at the Spring.
mentioned, his outfit" consisting of
thirty ivo souls. almost exclusively
sgunws mud their pnppoosps.
" Brunenu John" IL the Iudinr who,
nj The time Of the nnunocs outbreak on
our northern borlcr some four ycnrs
ago, manifested his friendahip for the
white settlers 10y riding 20 death tSo
horses in carrying to them the n, VS. of
the rapidly approaching hostiles. md
through whose Devotion both lives oii
property we're saved 10 the vbItaa