The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-06-13

/" graveyard. soon run up against
a dead horse, and soon another. and
when we lit match in one of the rifle
pits there We saw lots of empty
cartridge boxes and then knew there
mad been fight. We decided that
we would go back home, as We did
not care to be around alone where
the Indians were. We got back to
Mount Idaho at sunup, there to learn
the boys had camped six miles north
of Grangeville, at Clearly's place.
Attacked at Might.
The boys said that about IL o'clock,
while everything was quiet (some
were asleep, while others were on
guard all, at once the night was
ablaze, and the Indians set up the
greatest whooping they ever heard,
that stampeded the horses, and they
saved, / think, 80 out of about 80
Several were killed, as the Indians
on the first shot were near enough
the top of the hill to shoot horses,
but not the men. The Indians had
talk with the volunteers, and cursed
them worse than l had Perry, and
one Indian said that some of them
shot his little finger Off
! Looking Glass was there. and he
told the boys how the soldiers HAD
served his people. When General
Howard started for the Salmon river
he sent Colonel Whipple with his
company of cavalry over to have
talk with Looking Glass and invite
him to come to Mount Idaho, or go to
Fort Lapwai, so as not to join the
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Indians camp on Clear creek in the
| afternoon, and they talked for sew
eral hours. The Indians were very
suspicious of the soldiers, and did not
teither want to go to Mount Idaho or
to the fort. The Indians kept slipping
away, both women and men. some
one fired a shot that started the shoot
ing and quite number of them were
fired. and it was reported that one
Indian was wounded The Indians all
got away and the soldiers burned the
camp and drove off a big band of
their horses. Billy Foster got the
brown racehorse that belonged to
Indian Dick, and that was the horse
that was killed with him in the
Rains fight.
l had been going for two days and
nights without any sleep, and was
very tired, and as the Indians told
the boys in the night that they were
going to Mount Idaho the next day.
and thew intended to camp in Clearly's
house the boys went there, thinking
thew would be between the Indians
and Mount Idaho AS they had not
received any signals from General
| Ron PENNY
and | had been intercepted and had
failed to get through.
FOUGHT for Two Days.
The next days General Howard
moved down. Ben Penny went along
to show the way. and when the COM
mand had gotten out upon the high
ground below Titles place, Joseph
moved out and attacked it. Here they
fought for two days, or nearly So
General Howard lost IA killed and rs
wounded. The soldiers killed one In
dian that was found. If they killed
anv more they were removed from the
! field.
on the evening of the second day
Colonel Miller, with his lnfantry'
came in, and, with Captain Jackson
with his company of cavalry, and with
iabout 90 pack animals, it made such
a big showing that the Indians, when
Colonel Miller charged them, broke
and fled to their camp, which they
tbad fortified. but they did not stand,
mt want TO the mouth of Lawyers
canyon, where they crossed to the
opposite side Of the Clearwater, "here
thev went into camp, not far from the
iriver.
Tho next day General Howard fol-
lowed and when he got near the RIVER
the Indians opened fire on him and
wounded two men. Then General
Howard drew back over half a m/e
and camped.
lust before the Indians ran, NC
Conyille and his men were going down
the ridge that puts into the Clear
water lust above where the Indians
were camped, and an Indian scout sa"
them. and when he got to camp tney
lnoved down land passed near Fort
Misery.
/ McConville and his men went down
to General Towards camp at the
month of Lawyers canyon. Inat
evening General Howard had a con-
tsu,tation with the officers. and 1t was
| decided that Captain Jackson and DIS
! company of cavalry and the volunteers
should the next day go down and cross
the river at Greer's ferry and Try u
get on the Lolo trail before Joseph
conld. - ~.
| Instead Of making the move IN 'he
might. which should have been Done
the next morning, as the sun arose
above the horizon, the bugle sounoeo
for Captain Jackson and the voiun-
tears TO start. We marched up the
hill below Lawyers canyon. in PLAIN
sight of Josephs band, who were
camped in a small ravine' that couiu
not he seen from the river CAPITA II
jackson asked McConville to nave
oounle of men go. ahead and keep
tahont half a mile in advance OF tne
command. Clearly and l were seiec',
ed for the purpose and when we n nn
cone about four miles we were OF
/ 6ared to halt, and were told thal 'o
sanl, had surrendered, and they were