Evening journal., 1895-08-01
JACKSON'S HOLE QUIET
Newspaper Reporter Reaches
There Ahead of the Troops.
sETTLERs LOOKING FOR INDIANS

There Has Been No Wholesale Slaughter.
and People Are Moving In Instead OF
Moving out Scouts Find Nothing TO
Alarm Them, and Peace geigns.
JAcEsoN's HOLE Wy, Aug. (by Cou-
rier Curtis to Market Lake, Ida. ).--We arc
in the enomy S country where the hesieged
settlers are. Tho enemyis country looks
very mild. There are at least 85 babies IN
this one house that is called "Wilson's
ranch, and a proportionatc number Of
mothers
We arrived horc--Sergeant Curtis and
myself-a few minutes ago nfter a tortu-
uus climb II Seton pass and long, dizzy
fOrding Of snake river, and, strange to
sny, the first persons we spoke to In Jack.
sons Hole were not frightened settlers
moving ont, buta company OF Utah people
moving in.
A quick ride across the plains at the
foot Of the mountains brought MS to the
heart Of the afflicted country-Wilson'
ranch.
There are about 25 men here now, the
Others being out securing To soc where the
Indians are.
There is one company Of scouts number
ing six men in the hills TO the north. IL
with Smith in the Gros Ventre country
and nine in the HobnclS region to tho
southwark. Their purpose IS to warn the
settlers of possible hostile return this
way by the Indians.
Although the reports Of wholesale
massacre in this country which have been
sent out by persons who were too fright
enod to realize what they were doing are
untrue, still tho situation Is universally
considered TO be very serious, aud the real
trouble is not yet fairly begun.
Tho Settlers Arc Fortified.
At this writing tho settlers have forti-
fled themselves at two points ia the hole
The larger party is at Bishop Wilson's
about FIVE miles below Niarysyale, and
consists of about so persons all told, men,
women and children. The balance arc
fortified in Cunningham at the lower
end Of Jackson S lake, about i5miles from
Wilson s, and consist of about 90 persons
A large number Of the settlers left tho
scene of trouble for the Teton basin, 90
miles to the northwest as Acting Indian
Agent letters of the Fort Hall Agency and
Adlutant General Sitter OF the state mii-
tia had sent word for all women and chill
dren to leave the hole, as the Indians were
determined TO have revenge for the deaths
of their comrades. All Is quiet at this
time, and no encounter has been reported
since the wounding OF Captain John
Smith on July 20 ia DEVILS bend, on the
Gros Nentre river, of which accounts have
already been sent out.
1t Is impossible to get hold Of more than
one side Of the difficulty which has
brought on the trouble in this section, ana
that Is the sottlers side. They claim that
they a.e acting under the game laws, aud
that every law abiding citizen in this
country IS determined 20 protect the game,
and the law is equally enforced against
the Indians and the white men,
The settlers wear the appearance Of men
who arc prepared for any emergency.
Meet them where you will, and they have
a rife a sixshooter and two belts Of car
tridges, one on their person and another on
the horn of the saddle.
The fact that no Indians have been seen
for several days is well considered an omi-
nous sign here for it Is well known that
the country Is fun OF them, and they are
continually being reported heading this
way from neighboring reservations.