The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-08-01
MORE TROUBLE NEAR
Recent Reports From the Center Of
Indian HOstilities.
RED SKINS NEAR CARIBOO
II Is Said BY Messengers That
Fifty Families Have Been
Killed In Jackson's Hole,
That Romantic Spot.

Salt Lake, July Sl.-A special 10 the
Tribune from Pocatello, Idaho, says:
Mr. White arrived this afternoon and
reported that all the people Of Gray's
lake and Star valley are coming 20 So
da Springs as hurriedly as possible
Two messengers came into the valley
this morning and reported 800 Iniians
camped near Cariboo. These messen-
gers report so families killed In Jack
sons Hole. but did not say when they
left there. 1t seems 20 be the impress
sion that the Indians are coming away
from the troops that s;artsi from Mar
ket lake, and are committing all kinds
OF depredations on :he route.
\ special from Pocateli,, Idaho. 10
the Tribune. says: ! courier Is ex-
pected at Soda Springs with important
news of the Iniion trouble. About 80
families passa ed through soda Springs
before dark and they are still coming
A number of tourists are leaving Soda
Springs tonight, believing it safer in
other places. All settlers in Star vaiiey
have fed to the upper part o. the val.
ley and are fortifying themselves at
Alton. Wyo. This leaves all the prop.
erty az the mercy Of the Indians.
Salt Lake, July Sl.--A special to the
Tribune from Market Lake SAYS:
A report which is considered reliable
reaches here that the settlers in Swan
Valley, to the number OF so families.
are huddled together near Cariboo.
frightened by Indians. They have sent
an urgent appeal for troops to pro-
tect them.
special courier has been sent to
General Coppinger and the matter re-
ferred to him. There is story to the
effect that some stockmen were fired
on by Indians supposed to be rowing
Ctes. % of whom passed near Mont
pelier yesterday. A courier is expect
ed from there tonight
New York. July 31.-Secretary Ryder
OF the Indian department of the Amer
lean Missionary association has been
In correspondence with the interior de-
partment concerning the Bannock In
dian uprising. AS a result of his In
vestigations of the matter he says:
IF ever in the history OF our country
protest ought to be raised by Chris
tian people against the slaughter OF
the Indians 1t Is now. The Bannocks
under the laws, are allowed to hunt.
The game laws of Wyoming forbid
this. A party Of Bannocks killed a lot
of game in Wyoming. They were ar
rested, and while being taken to Jail
10 out Of II of them were shot down
in their tracks unarmed. Those OF us
who know of the brutal character of
many of the white men who live in the
western territory and their intense
hostility have grave suspicion that this
was planned In order to kill the In.
dians. General Miles has given his
testimony that the Bannocks are
among the most peaceable and, on the
whole. one of the best tribes on the
prairie. Governor Richards of Wyo.
ming should at once enforce the laws
against the white men that were the
first aggressors and bring the lega
matter into the courts. If the slayers
of the Indians are promptly arrested
and the Bannocks know that they arr
impartially tried and severely punish
ed IL found guilty, the uprising will al
once be ended"