The San Francisco call., 1895-07-31
STRONGLY INTRENoHED.
Indians Cannot Be DisIOdged If Resist
nIice Is Offered.

Indians Cannot Be DisIodged If Resist
aRce Is offered.
CANYON CREEK CAMP, IDAHO, July 30.
Every man who has reached the troops
from the Jacksons Hole country brings
additional facts regarding the strong posi-
ton occupied by the Indians south of
Marysvale- Beyond the twenty miles of
forest through which the troops would
have to pass in single file and through
which the high wagons could not possibly
90, the trail leads through deep, rocky
canyons, and the swiftest of mountain
streams have to be repeatedly crossed.
Three couriers, who have now been out
three days engaged in the first effort to
locate the red warriors, have not yet re-
turned although word was expected from
them yesterday.
w. J. n. Adams, q man born and raised
in this country, who rode from the troops
TO Market Lake to-day with an official
message, made the distance of about eighty
miles in eleven hours, using only two
horses. Adams says the Indians could not
be driven from their present stronghold
before snow flies.
Another frontiersman, not connected
with the troops, made an unsuccessful at
tempt to locate the big Indian camp. He
went within seven miles of where it is sup
posed to be, but was afraid to go further.
He gathered all he could from one or two
stragglers he met as to what their plans
were. He came away convinced that they
could not be moved by persuasion, and
they told him outright that if the troops
wanted them they knew where they were.
The Indian signal fires are still lighted
every night all through this region. Fires
are lighted on the highest mountain peaks.
and flaming arrows are shot in the direc-
tion the re-enforcements are to follow
The signals are seen fifty miles away, and
are repeated for the Indians still further
on, and thus the red men telegraph far
across the country in a single night.
In direct contradiction to the statements
made by Indian Agent Teters are the
words uttered to-day by William Frasier,
9 man who has lived, hunted and acted as
guide in this region for ten years. He
said to THE CALL correspondent that the
Indians slaughtered the game indiscrimi-
nately, and they are the only ones who do.
why, in coming out of Jacksons Hole
Just last week, said he, II counted no less
than $50 carcasses of elk that had been
one was a female. How did l know they
were killed by Indians? Well, sir, because
in the skull of every carcass there was a
small round hole where the brains had
been taken out. These the Indians use in
tanning the hides. The statement of
Agent Teters that the wealthy white sports
men kill more game than the Indians is
ridiculous. In the first place. no hunters
ever get clear to that country unless they
are true sportsmen, and they would not
think of shooting COW elk. They kill
only the largest and oldest bucks for their
horns, and parties that are out from four
to six weeks will only kill an average of
six elks
"You can put it down as certain fact
that no matter how the present tro uble is
settled, the people who live in Jacksons
Hole will never again let the Indians come
in there to slaughter elk. I live among
these people, and 1 know them, and if the
Indians ever hunt there again they will
have to have big guard of United States
troops with them"
When the troops left Moody Creek YES
terdsy morning, it was their intention to
90 only as far as Canyon Greek and then
stop Tor the night. But during the day
the officers decided to press the men still
further, and when camp was pitched at 7
O'Clock 1t was on Horse Shoe Greek, four
teen miles beyond Canyon Greek. To-day
a very early start was made, and after
doing SO much better than was expected
yesterday, 1t was hoped that the troops
will be able to reach the divide in Teton
Pass by tomorrow night. Then will come
the very hardest part of the journey. The
eastern slope of the Tetons is as near the
perpendicular as can be travelled by man |
pnd horse. Great logs have to be fastened