The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-01
AN INDIAN
UPRISING.
SETTLERS OF JACKSONS HOLE
WIPED OFF THE EARTH.
None Left to Tell the Story. The Reds
Then Burned Every House in
the Settlement.

A courier who arrived at Market Lake,
Idaho. reports that all the settlers in Jackson
Hole have been murdered by lndia2s end all
the heueee tEfhed:
Il. J. Grey, L. NJ. Tart and Senator Hamer,
OF Illinois, and T. R. Hamer, OF st. Anthony
all left St. Aptheny Wednesday morning on
a fishing trip to Jacksons Hole; taking no
stock III the Indian war Friday they re-
turned and fspdrt that every man, woman
and child in Jackson's Hole is murdered.
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
At Cheyenne. Wyo.: Governor Fl;cfards,
Oh Friday received thG following official re-
port Of Adjutant General Sitter. of the state
militia, who is at Market Lake as the
governors representative: W. 4. Richards,
Governor: In obedience to your verbal Or
1ers, given July II, 1895. directing me to
proceed to Jackson's Hole end report the
Gauge eff the HistntHances between the Settlers
Ind Indians in Uinta county, Wyoming, 1
proceeded to Marysvale, arriving there on
forenoon, July 21st, at the MarSsra!e post
office a confaren"e vas neld between 7. B.
rete:, agent for the Hall Indian reservation,
and aUcct iifty-hve settlers Of Jackson's
Sole. Captain William House; ofthc Indian
police. Snoshone tadian. VAS also present
1T the neeting The conference between In
1ian Agent Teter and the settlers was OF a
very unsatisfactory character and created
some bitter feeling:
In 1894; owing to the repeated petitions of
the settlers and complaints of the county au-
thoritles of Uinta and Fremont counties, the
department of the interior. by circular letter
Of instructions, under date of February: 1894,
Instructed the Indian agents at Fort Hall
and Shoshone agencies to issue no passes to
Indians for the purpose of leaving their re-
servations, under any circumstances: and
especially for the purpose of hunting:
During the spring Of t99a the settlers OF
Jackson's Holo determined to see to the en-
forcement of the game laws. On June 9th,
n process was issued for the apprehension Of
nine Bannock Indians and placed in the
hands of Constable William Manning for SER
vice. cne June 26th q constable and two
deputies came upon seven OF the Indians in
the Fall river basin in the act of taking the
hides Of nineteen head of COW elk, which had
Just been killed. The Indians resented any
interference with their unlawful acts and
threatened the constabes and deputies With
personal violence if they did notinlmediatejy
Leave the vicinity, and threatened the depu-
Tics lliitS IL tuCy vi IuS pcOplC VI edChSOu
Hole in any manner interferred with their
hunting they would kill every man. woman
and child in Jackson Hole. At this time the
constable being unable to make any arrests
returned to Jackson's Hole and reported the
LACE IUn rrIuay. odIy ~. UdEt. JOHN omitn, u
prosecutor and miner in charge Of some OF
the Gros Ventre Mining property was re-
turning to his camp, when he was fired on
from ambush by five Indians and shot in the
right breast. The wound, however, was not
serious one, and Capt. Smith returned the
fire. killing one of the Indians and the others
made their escape. 1t is estimated that 5000
head Of elk have already been killed by the
Indians this season. The bodies Of the elk
are lying on the hillsides and timbered
ravines, shorn of their hides only. Mother
less calves follow the horses OF the settlers as
they pass through the country, their moth
ers having been killed by the Indians. This
is the cause of the trouble between the In
dians and white men Of this country"