The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-25
FIRING FROM AMBUSH
Banncsk Indians and Set
tiers Carrying on a
Guerilla War.
REDSKINS SEEK VENGEANCE
They Consider the Killing of the
Prisoners Shot by Constables
to Be Murder.
REDSKINS SEEK VENGEANCE

try is at fever neat. II Is mo- SAY
ranchmen to leave their homes. Inc
Indians are thoroughly aroused ana are
determined to seek vengeance Tor the
death of the Indians killed Two weeks
ago by deputy constables."
These were the words of Indian Agent
Teter, who returned yesterday. sunpurn-
ed and worn out from q hard trip to the
Jackson Hole Valley, where the indian
trouble is located. He left the agency
last Thursday, going to Market Lake.
From there he went overland LO mics
in company with Deputy Sheriff Haw-
ley of Fremont county to MarysVaie'
the Postoffice at the south end of jack
sons Hole.
Speaking further of the present situa-
ton in the valley, Mr.. Teter said:-"The
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 murder and
are now undoubtedly preparing to
avenge their deaths. There are no large
camps of Indians at present in Jackson
Hole proper. but 1 was reliably informed
that there are from $50 to 300 camped
in the Fall River valley, thirty-hve
miles south. There are Indians, however,
scattered all through the country, and it
is not safe for white men to go out
alone.
INDIANS SHOOT FROM AMBUSH.
The Indians shoot from ambush at
every white man who makes his ap-
pearance. and the whites have adopted
the same tactics toward the Indians.
The settlers have congregated at several
points to protect themselves. I urged
them to prepare for an attack, but not
to assume the aggressive towards the
wards of the government. The settlers
are anxious to go out after the Indians
and wipe them out. Both sides are now
very determined. The settlers decided
a wear ago that if the Indians returned
this summer they would break up their
custom of hunting in this LOCALITY. All
the women are almost distracted with
fear. and as there are not more than zu
settlers in the Jackson Hole Valley, L
considered it necessary to send in the
call for troops. which / did Immediately
anon nv arrival here. I don't think the
settlers are in immediate danger, but IL
the troops are not sent at once they VIII
be-"
Agent Teter does not believe the
troops will be of real assistance untll
they are stationed right in the jackson
Hole Valley at Marysvale and the coun-
try just south of the National PARK MI
Teter is inclined to crltlclze very So
erely the party s 81 d tn}o ybe co crowd Of
Indians who tried to escape arrest ne
saws they are responsible for all TINS
trouble. and some Of for men fear of Of he Con-
Seauent investigation by Feoerai oH
Gals. n,1r Am
M 1Tafar saws that the lnQlduS dIC
not the only ones who break the game
laws, but that the white settlers are E
and eastern hunters are much worse 2bie
Jackson Hole Valley. It ! o is estin1 aan9
antelope and SOM moose. He says these
animals cannot be preserved from ex-
tinction in the Yellowstone Park. ana
should without delay provide for max
ing the wonderful Jackson Hole Valley
a part of the National Park 49,
agency trusted messengers were sent out
to all the absent Bannocks and Sho-
shones telling them that the soldiers
fully return home before they arrived.
There is considerable speculation as to
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 spet in this country, the
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out could hardly find them before win
ter if they chose TO keep out of sight.
Word has been received at the Ban
mock agency that Jim Billiard. who is
acknowledged to be the most dangerous
Indian on his reservation, is at the
nochs, Shoshones and Utes with about
are very anxious that these disturbers
should not join the belligerents congre-
gated on Fall River. It is greatly fear
ed, however, that when the trading and
races are ended on Salt River that these
indians VIII so north and join the 9TH
would probably number 600 at least.
A FRIENDLY MESSAGE.
At a late hour last night ndian Com
missioner Browning telegraphed to Agent
Teter, at Fort Hall Agency. IDAHO, in
structing him to send a message to the
reservation before the arrival of troops
at the scene of trouble. He told Agent
Teter to say to the Indians that he
fBroWning) sent this message as a friend
and recommended them to comply with
his request.
This morning a reply was received from
Agent Teter saving that he had sent
prominent and reliable members of the
tribe to carry the Commissioners mes
sage to the Indians in Wyoming, and he
thoped that the desire of the Commission
er would be fulfilled as a result.
Commissioners Browning stated that
the United Press report of the condf-
was in accordance with Agent Teter's
report to the Bureau. He had nothing
to add to the statement that was tele-
graphed in these dispatches this morn
ing.
noucfuo the War Nance.