San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-07-25
THE INDIAN TROUBLE.
SETTLERS THOROUGHLY ALARMED
AT JACKsON's HOLE.
Small Parties of Indians are Making
Their Way Towards the Hole
From Every Direction.
The End is Not Yet.

w thC ANO"o ASoAeSAt w ost
says: A letter received here from a
Mr.. Gustin, whose home Is at
Lewiston, says that large number
of Indians were seen there Monday
going around the point Of Wind
river, making toward Snake river
valley, and as this valley leads d.
rectly to Jackson's Hole it was his
opinion that they we're going there.
A guide named Carr makes the
same report to Captain Sheldon.
Parties from up the Wind river
say the route known as Union Pass
is lined with Indians, going in
small parties.
Yarnell, the old government
guide, who is supposed to be the
best authority on Indians in this
country, came in today from the
Grosventre. He says he ran across
q party of Shoshone warriors, who
were stripped Of their horses, guns
and fine feathers. They had on
moccasins that were worn through
and the imprint Of each footstep
was stained with blood. They told
him they had escaped from the
white men who had taken away
from them their horses and guns.
They were making their way back
to Shoshone agency. Yarnell says
that settlers in Jackson's Hole
are thoroughly scared and every
care is taken to prevent an Indian
surprise. He thinks there is no
immediate danger, as the Indians
are somewhat demoralized at the
reception they have received from
the whites. When asked his opin-
ion about the situation in Jackson's
Hole he said the story of the kill
ing of the Indians was not correct.
The facts are that the settlers ar.
rested body Of nine Bannock In
dams and took them before Justice
Rhodes, who fined them for COM
uniting depredations and then
started them under escort for jail.
While on the road to Evanston, the
Indians being mounted, made a
break for liberty. The settlers
were we'll mounted also and made
a rapid movement forward and
commenced firing. Seven Of the
nine Indians were shot dead. This
is the origin Of the present difficult
ty, except the arrest of six Sho-
shones on the fourth Of July. This,
said Mr.. Yarnell, is not the end of
the Indian trouble.
GENERAL CoPPINGER's ORDERS.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-Secre-
tary Lamont has ordered General
Coppinger to proceed to the scene
of the Indian disturbances and to
make such disposition, under his
command, as he may deem neces-
sary to protect the settlers and Sc
cure the return OF the Indians to
their reservation.
WHO THE BANNoCKS ARE.
The Fort Hall reservation, in
which these Indians live, in
Idaho, near the Wyoming bound
airy. The population is composed
of Bannocks and Shoshones. In
1890 the census gave them 1893
souls, 979 Shoshone and 514 Ban
nocks. The two tribes have inter-
manned so closely, however, that
they are practically one tribe,
though their different blood tells
even now and then in their widely
different characteristics.
II they wear plenty Of beads,
brass trinkets, feathers and gaudy
blankets and positively refuse to
work they are put down as Ban
nocks. II they are willing to labor
and initiate the whites, they are
Shoshones.
The Bannocks are among the
most cruel and bloodthirsty OF
American aborigines. They are tall,
straight and muscular, but exceed
ingly lazy, and hold manual labor
in great contempt. They are very
much opposed to schools and all
civilized pursuits, and cordially
hate the whites, who are gradually
surrounding their reservation
with farms and homes. Although
good fighters when they have the
advantage, they are very cowardly,
and will not battle against superior
odds. They are very ignorant and
superstitious, and are controlled
absolutely by their medicine men.
The young bucks are great gam
blers and are ever ready to steal a
horse or kill white man il it can
be done without detection. When
ever they get hungry they threaten
to go on the warpath and the agent !
has much trouble in keeping them