Evening journal., 1895-07-26
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BOISE Ida, July 26.-Word reached
here last night That little band Of set
tiers about 20 miles from St. Anthony, Mt
the edge Of the Teton basin, were sur
rounded by a band Of hostile Bnnnocks,
who had made several unsuccessful at
tempts by firing upon them to drive thcm
from their positions.
a messenger who made his way around
the Indian limos to st. Anthony reports
that their provisions were almost gone, and
unless succor reached them soon they
would be killed. Il is alleged that some OF
the whites who murdered Indians for
hunting elk arc in this outfit near St. An
thony, and it is the object Of tho Indians
TO wroak vengeance upon them.
Indian Agent Tetor, who has just re-
turned from a trip 60 the Jackson hole
country said when seen at pocatello:
"The settlers have congrcgnted at SOW
cral points to protect themselves. l urged
them to prepare for an attack, but not to
assume the aggressive toward the wards
ol the government The settlers are anx-
ious TO go out after the Indians and wipe
them out. Both sides arc now very deter
mined
"The settlers decided a year ago that If
the Indians returned this summer they
would break up their custom Of hunting
ia this locality All tho women are almost
distracted with fear and as there are not
moro than 200 settlers in tho Jackson
Hole valley ] considered 1t necessary to
send in tho call for troops, which / did i'm
mcdiatoly upon my arrival here don't
think tho settlers are In immediate dam
ger but il the troops are not sent at once
they viii be. p
Agent Teter docs not bolieve that the
troops VIII be of real assistance until they
arc stationed right in the jackson Hole
valley nc Marysyalo and in the country
just south OF the National park. MIR Toter
is inclined to criticsc very severely the
party of deputy oonstablos who shot so
hurrlcdly into the crowd OF Indinns who
tried to escape arrest. He says they are
responsible for all this trouble, and some
OF them are already leaving the country
for fear OF a subsequent investigation by
federal officers. Mr.. Tetcr also says that
the Indians arc not the only ones who
break the game laws, but that the white
settlers are equally as bad, and the white
tourists and eastern hunters are much
worse than the red men.
Indians Warned Of soldiers Approach.
He says that in this Jackson Hole valley
il Is estimated that there are at least 90
600 elSs, many antelopcs and somo moose.
He says these animals cannot be preserved
from extinction in the Yellowstone park,
and he firmly believes that the govern
mcnt should without delay provide for
making tho wonderful Jackson Hole val
ley part of the Nationalapark.
AS soon as Mr. rcter arrived at the
agency trusted messengers were sent out
20 all the absent Bannocks and Shoshones,
telling thcm that the soldiers wcro coming
and urging them TO peacefully return
home by the time thoy arrived.
There ia considerable speculation as TO
whether this will have any effect since
the Indians have become SO worked up,
and as they must know that located rs
they are, ia probably the widest spot i'm
this country, the handful of soldiers that
will be scnt out could hardly find them
before winter if they chose to keep out Of
sight
Word has hocn received at the Bannock
agency that Jim Ballard who Is acknowl-
edged to be the most dangerous Indian on
the reservation, is at the salt River valley
meeting of tho Bannocks, Shoshones and
UtcS with about so Of his followers. The
authorities arc very anxious that these
disturbers shall not join tho belligercnts
congrcgated ON Fan river. II is greatly
feared. however, chat when the trading
and races are ended ON salt river these
Indians viii go north and join the others.
II thoy DO So, the combined force win
probably number 600 at least.