Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-24

PIONEER SKETCH
49, perce War. Looking
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W . extending from 1852 $50,
S''' = he city Tuesday. "Dnfch
f's = !. familiarIy called led Colo
8 Dc ',1 !, forces against Look
rl W.T. "4 at the beginning OF the
~ r,,oe war. This man was a
Sa al,ssr with the camas prairie
s'l'' and was under Capt. Kan
l',s e chen he engaged with Col
aa ". to act As guide to Look
WIZ, Fi.ss's camp at the mouth OF
~ ,s,. re, creek. This influential chief
'.' s', vas insolent but he had not
w. .;r.l, participated in the mur,
' y. inspired by Joseph, before the
.,4;.rs planned to raid his camp
WI ,.;s ancestral home. He har-
~. - the murderous Indians from
I'..oh,s forces aud was justly
' as hostile This chief,
soaever, had a brother who was a
a;,,F.cted william at all times and
* brothet had great influence
.,s Chief Looking Glass. The
d,,entiug brother was not in
rrnathy with the Joseph faction
Il he was in Montana when the
,n,hresk of the war became known
- him. Looking Glass remained
inactive while awaiting the coun-
s,I Of his brother. In the mean
fine the authorities decided to
break up the camp of the chief
Ind to capture the willy leader if
oossibIe. On this expedition
Dutch led Col. Whipple. After
The camp was sighted the volun-
,eers were ordered to approach the
indians and quietly surround them.
: The regular soldiers with charac-
,erlstc caution remained far III the
back ground. Dutch consented
to 90 only upon being assured that
the soldiers would fight. When
the soldiers remained behind and
ordered the small detachment Of
volunteers forward, "Dutch' per-
sonally appealed 20 Col. Whipple
that the conditions Of his contract
must be lulilled-they must fight
and not shrink from duty. He
was ordered forward and first real
lied that he was a subordinate and
must obey orders. The volunteers
railed the sulky guide down the
steep mountain toward the camp.
They must make a detour to reach
ford and while on the slow
march the little command was con-
fronted by the giant chief, Looking
Glass He held his ready rifle in
his hand and he ordered a halt.
Dutch leveled his gun and
would have killed the chief but
capt. Randall knocked the gun out
Orange and told him Col. Whipple
had given strict orders not 10 fire.
The scout, who had made the con
dltlons that those who were to go
were to go 10 fight, became dis
susted He dropped his gun to
Inc ground and told the chief III
Tue Indian tongue to fly for his
lie. He told him the soldiers
were upon him and they had come
10 capture him. The Indian fled
he took his family and his little
0ano OF followers and escaped
across the Clearwater. AS they
went Dutch disobeyed orders
aud bred at an impudent warrior
aud broke his leg. The regulars
'hen poured down the mountain.
Inc Indians were it full retreat.
'0'ne squaws and children Jagged
Oealnd' Whipp!e's men were
ordered to FIRE upon the squaws
anu children and they shot a little
wy through the leg. The fright
ened child sat in the brush and
'l'eaIened those who approached
WIN his LITTLE bow and arrow. Col.
@hlpple's men saw the wounded
suiia and they were ordered to fire;
' Dutch threw himself in the
'anse and swore he would save the
'Ounaed boy or die. He took the