Evening star., 1895-08-02
TROOPS AT JACkSON'S HOLE
Progress Of the Infantry Probably to Be
Stopped
Indians Said to Be Returning 10 Their
ReservatiOEs-Subsid of
the Scare.

MARKET LAKE. Idaho. August 2-The
cavalry reached Jackson's Hole today.
The indications are that the infantry will
be stopped en- route, and not go into the
Hole, as there are no Indians in sight.
The scare exists along the route which the
Indians taking in returning to the
reservations.
Notwithstanding the threats made
against the life of Agent Teter and his
chief clerk, Ravanel McBeth, they have
gone ahead of the troops into Jackson's to
warn the settlers not to attack the In
dians, and to obtain the names of all the
persons concerned In the recent massacre
of the Indians.
Captain Jim, chief of the Shoshones, will
ask all the Indians to go back to their
reservations without fighting. If they will
NOT go he will assist the soldiers in remov-
Ing them, and will call upon his tribe to
assist
LANDER, Wyo., August 2-For the last
TWO weeks the mountains have been alive
with indians. Now they all seem to be in
hiding.
Sharp Nose, chief of the Arapahoes, has
oeen interviewed in regard to the Araphoes
leaving the reservation and Joining a band
OF nifty Sioux at the headwaters of the Lit
tie Popogaic river. He admitted he knew
the Sioux had gone to the place mentioned,
but 1t was to meet the Utes, and they were
to visit" When asked if he thought 1t
was right for SO many Indians to be off
their reservations at once. hunting and Iill-
ing game, he replied: THE reservation is
only home for the Indian, where the
white man has no right to come by law;
but he does come and pasture his stock
there. Now, the game is Indians meat,
and he will have it. The white man can
make no law that will stop him.
This, from the head chief of the Arapa-
hoes, is evidence of their sympathy with
the Bannacks on this question.
Indians Going Home.
The latest news from Gen. Coppinger re-
ceived from his headquarters at Omaha at
the War Department is reassuring. A dis
patch dated Omaha yesterday is as follows:
Report was received from Market Lake
| this morning which Indicates that the In
dians were returning from Jackson's Hole
| by a straight line to the reservation. To
test its correctness the Union Pacific rail-
way Office was asked to telegraph for in
formation to stations along the Oregon
| short line from Soda Springs westward.
| The following reply is from the division
superin 'endent at Pocatello: Stage driver
| just reached Soda Springs; says just left
Carrabo this morning. He came through
Pray's lake and Blackfoot river country
Reports 200 Bannacks at Grave lake on
their way from Jacksons Hole to reserva-
ton. They said that there had been no
fighting and no desire to fight on their
part. The scare seems to be over, and set.
tiers understand they are trying to make
| their way back 10 the reservation to avoid
troops. Inform alton thoroughly reliable I"
The Indian bureau received dispatches
| today from two agencies in the neighbor.
hood of the Jackson Hole country, stating
tEat there was no cause for alarm among
| the settlers in their vicinity. Major Rand
| lett of the Uintah and Ouray agency, Fort
Dusnane, Idaho, wired: Indians reported
| by Governor Richards are not from this
| agency" and Agent Wilson, in charge Of
the Shoshones at Fort Washakie, Wyo.,
sent this dispatch: No Indians are alb
sent without leave. There is no fear OF
trouble"
Both of these agents had been instructed
| by Commissioner Browning to recall all
| Irdians away from the reservation without
leave.