The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-16
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1t was in the summer of 1873.
The terrible Nez Perces Indian
outbreak had occurred the pre-
yious year. and had, by troops of
local volunteers and regulars,
been quelled. Three or four
graves were, in its consequence,
added TO the Salmon City ceme-
terry, and the Broken Column"
of marble in their voiceless test.
ament. But after the Nez Perez
war, the Bannacks and Shoshon-
es, full of disaffection, were long.
ing for brush with the whites,
and the eruption followed i'm
mediately upon the settlement
with their northern neighbors.
Trouble began in earnest, and
Lemhi county, together with
what is now Custer county, saw
much of the incident hardships.
AT one time the residents of Sal
mon prepared for an attack, and
every man was armed for the
occasion. And one night, every
woman and child in the city slept
in the stockade, which stood
near where VIM. Peterson's barn
now stands.
The Lemhi Indians we're then,
as now under Chief Tendoy, and
able to command 300 or 400 war
riors. AS Tendoy is of the Sho-
shone tribe, emissaries Of his
people tried long to secure his
cooperation in the struggle; but
through the propitious influence
and vigorous counsel of Colonel
Shoup, f. r. Sharkey and 9th
ers, the Lemhis allied themselv-
es with the whites, or rather re-
NAMED neutral, and thus were q
powerful stay against hostile in.
cursions by way of the Lemhi
valley. The friendly Indians
did not participate in the affair
but held themselves in readiness
to move at the call of the whites
Col. Geo. l.. Shoup, now ex
senator, was, as now, running {
general store at Salmon. Associ
ated with Jesse McCaleb, he haC
opened a store in Challis, and o.
the new store, McCaleb hac
charge. The Oregon Short Line
terminus, toward the north, wa:
at Oneida, southeast of Pocatel
10, whittier freighting was by OK
teams to the interior A large
consignment of flour for ShouI
q McCaleb was at Oneida, anC
the task of transporting it t.
Challis, a distance of more thar
200 miles, was assigned to Joe
Shelton, who with seven or eigh
wagons and as many trailers
went after the load. 1t wa,
known that the Indians through
that country were hostile, anC
each teamster, or bull-whacker
carried q rifle and 100 rounds o
of ammunition as a means o
protection. The wagons ha'
been loaded, and the return t.
Challis was begun.
In the party were Joe Shelton
the contractor, and several me-
working as teamsters. Their
were Daniel Wade, now residin,
on the Lemhi river, thirtee
miles above Salmon; Dave Wood
the sheepman of Pahsamaroi
Billy Treloar; Joe Shelton; 10
Currier; Joe Raney, half breed
Tom Herman, one OF the discov
erers of the Ramshorn mine; Geo
Minchell and Jack Flynn. DaI
Wade was seen in Salmon recent
ly, and the thrilling tale of th
battle was told by him. Mr.
Wade tells the story essentiall
as follows
Jesse McCaleb had counselle
with Shelton upon the India
question, prior to our making tn
trip. He promised Shelton tina
if hostile bands were seen in til
territory through which we ha
to pass, letter announcing tn
fact would be left at Birch cree
crossing. We reached the cross
ing. and found no notice. O