The record-union., 1895-08-02


would kill every body in Jackson Hole II
Interference with their hunting did not
cease. Being too heavy in mum bers for
the white men, no further attempts were
made to arrest them.
After the talk was over we watched
the Indians, and observed that they took
nothing from the elks' carcasses but the
hides and brains, leaving The rest to rot.
There were partly removed hides and
about five carcasses that they were skim
ming. Next day the same Indians. to-
gether with about twenty-five others.
were seen in camp at Fall River Basin,
there being eleven lodges. l went
through the camp, and estimated that the
band had about $50 fresh hides. The
Indians laughed at me- and some made
similar threats to those uttered the day
before.
While my men were there another In
dian came. and gave the information that
the officers were the same who had ar
Tested George. The band sent over to
another neighboring camp to get Indians
who were acquainted with the George
incident to come and identity the officers.
We then left.
Later we met an Indian family with
about fifteen hides, and less than forty
pounds Of meat. Expecting TO be fol-
lowed by the others we did not attempt
to arrest this family, but told the buck of
the law. and advised him TO return to the
agency, which he agreed to do.
The next day our party of Constables
found unmistakable signs that the orig
inal band Of Indians had lain in wait for
US, for " hat purpose, OF course, can only
be imagined.
THE Xtinformation for illegal hunt
ing was filed July I'd, and warrant was
issued. Constable Manning, with thirty
six deputies, went to eros Nentre River
g., IiJa InfCr CfI In
dians at the mouth of Rock Creek. The
camp was surprised at O'Clock in the
morning and the Indians were arrested.
On the approach OF the officers, however.
the squaws attempted to conceal several
fresh hides, while the bucks seized their
guns. Forty or fifty fresh elk hides were
taken with the Indians. They were
brought into court and six pleaded
guilty and were fined 50. the gross fine
being about Sl,400 Two being blind
were discharged. While we were bring
ing in the prisoners we found We were
followed by resculug party, but we
eluded ii. However, the Indians escaped
in the night, the sentinel falling asleep.
"a day or SO after this trial John
CarneS and a DrOspectOr named Sch6ll,
coming in, said there were between 200
and 800 Indians in the Fall River Basin,
and they had declared their inten ton of
making trouble for the people OF jack
son Hole. Mr.. Carnes predicted
trouble. and four or five days later
he moved his family entirely out
Of Jackson Hole and into the State
OF Idaho. He said hs had fur
ther grounds for believing the Bannacks
would give trouble. from the fact that he
had received letter from an Indian at
the Fort Hall reservation, saying that the
Bannacks were going TO cause trouble III
this vicinity this summer.
IAN information was filed July 10tE,
and a warrant issued charging unidenii-
fed Indians with illegally killing game.
Constable Manning, with twenty depu-
ties proceeded to Fall River Basin. and
there surprised a camp and arrested ten
Indians. one Iudiau got away, leaving
nine bucks in our hands. We travelled
about fifteen miles, being headed for
Jackson Hole. When we got ready to
pack up after dinner we noticed that the
bucks LETT of every super1luous article
they had been carrying. The squaws
loaded themselves with these effects. Two
Of them, who had papoOses on boards at
their backs, took the babies from the
boards and strapped them to their laps in
front of Them Oh their horses.
while this was being done l went to
my deputies and warned them that the
Indians intended to try to break away.
The bucks had been disarmed, and | was
satisfied that they had no weapons what
over on their persons. There were fif-
teen guards with the Indians, and as
precautionary measure L placed guard
IN the single file column.
"ln spite of the fact of the unarmed In
dians the men were not instructed TO
shoot them. 1t was understood that they
were to shoot at them to keep them from
escaping, and when all at once they
darted off the men shot ct them and
killed six.
This is the story. Afterward came
the Indian rumors and preparations for
war, but there WAS nothing really hos
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