The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-10-04
A PHONE FER.
Continued From Page 1.

ferent mining camps, selling beef on
the block at fifty and seventy-fve
cents per pound. We amassed for
tune in that business, but we were not
satisfied with well doing, and engag-
ing in other BUSINESS, that did not
prove remunerative, lost most of our
fortune
In 1865, l moved TO Idaho and
settled on the Weiser river. Here
/ engaged in farming and stock rails
ing in connection with my brother
Woodson who is now deceased
When | located on the Weiser, there
was not more than fifteen or twenty
settlers all told Among them were
T. c. Galloway and brothers, John
Monroe, Capt. Haven, VIM. Logan,
the Glasscocks and the Harris family.
Shortly after my arrival in Weiser
had about twenty head Of horses
taken out Of pasture one night and
driven off. | heard the bell on the
bell horse going towards the hills.
i got out of bed and with my herder
followed the horses two or three
miles up Mann creek but could not
overtake them. During the night,
We organized party of six or
seven men and next morning early
started on the trail and about three
miles up Mann creek, we found the
bell horse had been killed and the
bell cut off, We were then satisfied
it was Indians that had driven the
horses off, We overhauled them at
what is now known as Indian Grove.
They had struck camp and had fire
started to cook something to eat, and
let the horses Craze, as it was a good
camping place and the grass was
good. When we came upon them,
the Indians rushed into the brush
rounded the grove or thlcket, the In
dams firing several shots at us from
the brush and one of our party mar
rowly escaped bullet. We kept up
fulsade of bullets into the thicket,
and one of our shots proved effect
ual as we found day, or two later,
when we went back and made
search through the brush, where the
Indians had been in hiding, q good In
dian. A bullet had penetrated his
body while he was drawing bead to
shoot one of our party The Indians
hand their saddle horses tied in the
brush and when that Indian was
shot, they mounted and made break
for dear life. We fred at them as
they ran but they succeeded in max
ing their escape, as they had bet
ter horses than we, and so outran US.
There were three Indians in the gang,
one was killed and two escaped
From this incident Indian Grove |
took its name
could mention a number of other
incidents, which have been made
mention of by other writer's, that
happened all along up to 1868, when
peace by treaty was concluded by
General Crooks and the Indians of |
this section were removed to the
Fort Hall reservation.
My brother and made success of
farming and stock raising, but not
being satisfied to let we'll enough
alone, we branched out into the
mercantile and milling business
which proved failure.
There is one thing in connection l
wish to ton to demonstrate the
character of the American people.
When your humble servant had cat.
tie on thousand hills, he could be
elected to the Idaho Legislature or
any other Office which he was cap
able of filling, but, when adversities
came and his cattle had disappeared
and he came before the dear people,
asking for little piece of the pub
lie pie, many, whom he had be-
friended in his more prosperous days,
turned the cold shoulder.
Now in conclusion, | wish to state
this fact and | firmly believe every
old settler will verify my statement:
We were happy and prosperous
people until the advent of the rail