The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-07-25
MONTANA INDIAN TROUBLES.
Excitement in the Jackson Hole
Country at Fever Heat.
NOT SAFE FOR RANCHMBN TO
LEAVE THEIR HOMES.
Redskins Preparing to Avenge the
Killing of Their Warriors-If Troops
Are Not Immediately Sent to the
Scene They VIII be Too Late to
Render Service to tho Settlers.

Render Service to the Settlers.
PoCATELLo Qdaho), July "a. .-"Excite-
ment in the Jackson Hole country is ct
fever heat. 1t is not safe for ranchmen
to leave their homes. The Indians are
thoroughly aroused and are determined
to seek vengeance for the death Of the In
dams killed two weeks ago by Deputy
Constables."
| These were the words of Indian Agent
.Teter, who returned early this morning,
| sunburned and worn out from a hard
trip to the Jackson Hole Valley, where
the Indian trouble is located. He left
the agency last Thursday, going TO Mar
ket Lake. From there he went overland
120 miles in company with Deputy Sheriff
Hawley OF Fremont County to Marys
vile, the postoi1ice st the south end of
Jackson Hole.
| Speaking further TO your correspond
ent OF present conditions in the valley, be
said: "Settlers are thoroughly alarmed
and they surely have good reason to be.
| The Indians look upon the killing of
| their warriors as nothing short OF muir
der, and are now undou btedly preparing
large camps OF Indians at present III
Jackson Hole proper, but l was reliably
informed that there are from 200 to 500
camped IN the Fall River Valley, thirty
| five miles south. There are Indians,
however, scattered all through the coun-
try, and it Is not safe for white men to go
out alone. The Indians shoot from ann
J bush at every white man who makes has
| appearance. and the whites have adopted
| the same tactics toward the Indians. rs,
| The settlers have congregated at sew
eral points to protect themselves. / urged
| them to prepare Tor an attack, bat not to
assume the aggressive toward the wards
! OF the Govern ment. The settlers are anx-
| ious to go out after the Indians and wipe
| them out. Both sides are now very de-
! termined. The settlers decided a year
! ago that If the Indians returned this sum-
| mer they would break up their custom Of
hunting in this locality. Ali the women
are almost distracted with fear, and as
| there are not more than 200 settlers in the
Jackson Hole Valley, l considered it
necessary to send in the call for troops,
which L did Immediately upon my ar
| rival here. | do not think the settlers
are in Immediate danger, but if the troops
| are not sent at once they will be too late.
! The presence of tue troops will be OF real
assistance in the Jackson Hole Valley, at
| MarysVaIe and the country just south Of
the National Park"
Mr. letter is inclined to criticise very
severely the party of Deputy Sheriffs
who shot SO hurriedly into The crowd of
| Indians who tried to escape arrest. They
are, he says, responsible for all this
trouble, and some OF them are already
| leaving the country for fear OF an InveS-
| tigation.
Mr.. Teter also says that the Indians are
not the only ones who break the game
laws, but that white settlers are equally
as bad, and the white tourists and East
| ern hunters are much worse than the red
men. He says that in the Jackson Hole
| Valley it is estimated that there are at
| least 10000 Elk anu many antelope, and
| that it is the only remaining locality in
| the United States where moose are still to
! be found. He says these animals cannot
| be preserved from extinction i'll the \ ell
! lowstone Park, and he firmly believes
| that the Government should without de-
| lay provide for making the wonderful
Jackson Hole part Of the National Park.
AS soon as Mr.. Teter arrived at the
| agency trusted messengers wore sent out
TO all the absent Bannacks and Sho-
shones. telling them that the soldiers
| were coming, and urging them to peace
ably return home before they arrived.
i There is consid derable speculation rs 10
whether this order will have any effect,
since the Indians have become so WORKED
! up. and as long as they must know that,
located as they are in probably the
widest spot in this country, the handful
| of soldiers that will be sent out could
! hardly find them before winter if they
chose to keep out Of sight.
Word has been received at the Ban
mack agency that linn Ballard, who is ac-
| knowledged to be the most dangerous
| Indian on this reservation, is at the Salt
| River Valley meeting of the Bannacks,
ShoShones and Utes, with about fifty OF
! bis followers. The authorities are very
anxious that these dis.urbers shall not
join the belligerents congregated Oh Fall
River. 1t is greatly feared. however.
that when the trading and races are
ended on Salt River that these Indians
will go north and JOIN the others. If
they do SO, the combined force would
probably number 600 at least, and should
they plan en united campaign of revenge
against the whites it will be attented
with dire results.
TROOPS ORDERED TO THE SCENE.
CHEYENNE {Wyo.), July 24.-Assistant
Secretary Reynolds Of the Interior De-
partment advised Governor Richards this
evening that General COppinger had been
ordered 10 go to the scene of the Indian
troubles with troops for protection of the
settlers. The Governor was also advised
by General Coppingor that four troops OF
cavalry had been ordered from Fort Rob-
inson, Neb., to the Jackson Hole coun-
try. Colonel Van Horn, commanding at
Fort Russell, this county. has been or
dered to have his command in readiness,
and has seven companies OF infantry pre-
pared TO move. Colonel Moore, chief
trainmaster of the army OF the Platte,
stationed at Camp CariiD, near this city,
has two pack trains and field wagon
equippage aud ready 10 move.
The only news from the scene of
trou BILE received by Governor Richards
to-day is from General Sitter, as fol-
lows:
MET Indian Captain of police in Teton
Basin yesterday with thirty-tive horses,
hurrying out with all possible speed. Saw
him again at II O'Clock last night. He
says he cannot control the Indians, who
will tight to-day"
Governor Richards says he thinks a
fight between the settlers and Indians
Will take place before troops can get on
the ground; that if the settlers are well
provided with ammunition he thinks they
will hold their own until aid arrives.
There are sixty-fve eble-bo men in
the Jackson settlement, all skillful in the
use OF arms and accustomed to frontier
methods. These, with thirty-fve women
and forty children, are all at Marysvale,
the only town In the region. To reach
! this settlement troops Will have to be
! taken in from Market Lake, Idaho, over
/ land, a distance OF over 100 miles. Part
OF the way is through very rough coun-
try.
! HUMAN BONES DUG Up.