The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-25
BRATEs WANT RErESGE.
Massing for Var IN the Jackson Hole
Coefttrg.

MGSSing for War 1n the JACKSON Hole
Country.
POCATELLO, IDAHO, July 24.-"Excite-
ment in the Jackson Hole country is at
fever heat. 1t is not safe for ranchmen to
leave their homes. The Indians are thor
oughly aroused and are determined to seek
vengeance for the death of the Indians
killed two weeks ago by deputy consta-
blesi
These were the words of Indian Agent
letters, who returned early this morning,
snnburned and worn out from hard trip
to the Jackson Hole Valley, where the In
dian trouble is located. He left the agency
last Thursday, going to Market Lake.
From there he went overland 40 miles, in
company with Deputy Sheriff Hawley of
Fremont County, to Marysvale, the post
Office at the south end of Jackson Hole.
Speaking further to the CALL correspond
ent OF the present conditions in the valley,
Mr.. Teters 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 preparing to avenge their deaths.
There are no large camps of Indians
at present in Jackson Hole proper but
was informed that there are from $50 to
800 camped in the Fall River Valley,
thirty-hve miles south. There are Indians,
however, scattered all through the coun.
try, and it is not safe for white men to go
out alone. 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 set
tiers have congregated at several points to
protect themselves. l urged them to pre-
pare for an attack, but not to assume the
aggressive toward the wards of the Gov
eminent. The settlers are anxious to go
out after the Indians and wipe them out
Both sides are now very determined. The
settlers decided year ago that if the
Indians returned this summer they would
break up their custom of hunting in this
locality.
"The women are almost distracted with
fear, and as there are not more than 200
settlers IN the Jackson Hole Valley | con-
sidered it necessary to send in the call for
troops, which did Immediately upon my
arrival here. do not think the settlers
are in Immediate danger, but if the troops
are not sent at once they will be-"
Agent Teters did not believe the troops
would be of real assistance unless the,
were stationed right in the jackson Hole
Valley at Marysvale and the country Just
south OF the National Park He was in
clined to criticize very severely the party
OF deputy constables who shot so hur-
riedly into the crowd of Indians who tried
to escape arrest. They were, he said. re-
sponsible for all this trouble, and some of
them are already skipping the country for
fear subsequent investigation by Uncle
Sam may result IN their being arrested.
Mr.. Teters said that the Indians were
not the only ones who break the game
laws, but that the white settlers were
equally as bad, and the white tourists and
Eastern hunters were much worse than
the red men. He said that in the Jackson
Hole Valley it is estimated that there were
at least 10000 elk and many antelope, and
that it was the only remaining locality in
the United States where moose were still
to be found. These animals could not be
preserved from extinction in the Yellow
stone Park, and he firmly believed that the
Government should without delay provide
for making the wonderful jackson Hole
Valley part of the National Park.
AS soon as Mr.. Teters arrived at the