The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-27
Illinois Fishermen Return tn Market
Lake with the News, Which II
Verified by Couriers.
NO STORY OF THE BATTLE
sEvENTY-FIvE FAMILIES LIVED IN
THE HOLE AND WELL ARMED.
BannOcks, Utes and Lemhis Guard the
Mountains-Federal Troops VIII
Not Arrive Until To-Day.

MAhhEI LANE, iua-, July zo.-h. j.
Gray. L. NJ Tart and Senator Hamer. of
Illinois, and T. R. Hamer. OF ST. Anthony.
all left st. Anthony Wednesday morning
on fishing trip to Jackson's Hole, taking
no stock in the Indian war. To-day they
are back. and report every man. woman
and child in Jackson's Hole murdered.
One of the couriers just returned got far
into Teton basin, which is the present
point In danger of massacre now. and
ports that the sJackson's Hole citizens are
all butchered. He reports that the smoke
of large fire can to-day be seen several
miles south from Grand Teton in the di-
rection of Jackson's Hole There is no
doubt that the redskins have fired every
home and cabin. and by morning they will
be prosecuting their work this side OF the
Teton basin, and perhaps all down the river
valley in Idaho.
Two hundred Utes were said to have gone
north to join the Indians in Hoback basin
early this week. Small parties OF Iernhis
have been slipping in daily across the CO.
nant trail. something they have not ven-
tured to do since the Yellowstone National
Park was enlarged in 1891.
People in st. Anthony Roxburg and other
towns located in Idaho between the rail-
along placing no confidence in the Indian
scare, as they called it.
There were seventy-five families in Jack
sons Hole valley. For two weeks they
have been preparing for the conflict and
when the Indians swooped down on them
there must have been bloody battle. al
though against overwhelming odds.
In order to forstall the Indians,
messengers were sent out to buy
up all the ammunition that could be
obtained in that section of the country and
hundred rifles and every settler equipped
with five thousand rounds of ammunition.
The reason that there has not been more
determined retaliation before this on the
part OF the Indians is because they cannot
prepare for war SO quickly. In the first
place they are from $50 to 200 miles from
home and cannot so easily secure the neces-
sary supply of ammunition; first. because
1t will not be sold to them i'm large quanti-
ties Just now. and again because at this
season Of the year, after the money for
their last years skins has been used up,
they are poorer than at any other time.
The Indians have. however the best of
rifles furnished by the government and 1t
has always been the case in an Indian
uprising that they manage ito dig up
money some where and get ammunition
The Indians get no sympathy here in the
present trouble. unless it be from those
who are directly connected with the Indian
expressed that when the Indians learned
that troops were coming they endeavored
to make sudden strike and will make all
haste for their reservation. so by the time
the regulars get here tomorrow, they will
haunts. Rumors were received yesterday
that trouble might be looked for to-day.
but as that country is distant twenty
four hours ride for the swiftest Indian
messenger, few facts haye yet been Sc
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