The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-09-21
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| ~ AHS AISN nA6nt Out We camp
ed IN the sage brush near where the
NeE Perces AID camped and the next
day al about II p. IA. NC arrived At
blrch creek where the wagons had
been partially destroyed anu plunder.
ed, Not knowing as Yet what had
been the fate OF the men. We organ,
Ized bands To look in ali directions
for what might be found. IL was not
long before the signal was given that
one had been found and the search
Vas continued along the creek. II /
remember Jim Haydens body MAS
lying IN the water and Was in fair
state Of preservation. The bodies
OF Albert Green and Dan Combs Of
Salmon were found not far away as
was also the body Of another man.
About fourth OF mile up the creek
the body OF Mexican was found. He
was shot in the back and he had a
willow stick in his hand which We
concluded he had used TO whip his
horse on which he was trying to get
away, On cur way down that morn
Ing two horses, one a pack horse.
were found and we concluded that
they belonged To him and he was
travelling with the freighters. He
also wore spurs.
Judging from the surroundings il
looked as though they had all died
hghting for their lives. grave was
dug large enough to contain the bod
les of the Ave men who were placed
therein as carefully and tenderly as
the material at hand would permit
The bodies being In state Of putre.
faction il was a trying duty TO per
form. The bodies Of these men were
afterwards removed To Salmon City
and there buried. The wagons which
were destroyed were loaded with
goods for Shoup of salmon City and
Dave Woods of Leesburg one of
the articles was barrel of whiskey
and IL was told by the two Chinemen
who claimed they were with the
freighters when they camped and
when the Indians came onto them.
that there was white man told the
Indians there was whiskey on the
wagons and they knocked the head
out Of the barrel and drank from tin
cups and Of course the result would
naturally be some crazy Indians.
The Cinnamon further stated. SO
have heard. that they were made
TO cook and bake bread for the In.
dams from supplies in the wagons.
That after the Indians got To drink
ing they slipped up the creek
through the willows and got away
They were seen at Junction several
days afterwards as they came on
down the valley. The Neg Perces
passed on over the divide into Mon
tana where they were captured by
the U. s. troops. ! believe under the
command Of Gen. Miles. The troops
that had been following them were
in command Of general who did not
seem DESTROYS OF engaging the In
dams and just kept them on the
move to the tsrTlr OF settlers
through whose territory they passed
At Big Hole, Montana, the citizens
attacked the Indians and killed quite
number. This was just short time
before they crossed over into Lemhi
and their trail showed that there
were several being conveyed on the
oontrivances made BY using long
poles fastened one on each side OF a
horse with the other end dragging
the ground between which was ar
ranged a stretcher for the sick or
wounded 70 lie ON. We found at one
place where they had buried one Of
their number. probably dying from
wounds After returning from Birch
creek to the stoCkAds. on the even
ing Of our arrival. there was quite a
band Of the Indians from the i-eTn.
hi agency who come up and camp q
own on the creek aid tina. nLEnt
held a big pow WOW which they call
ed wood paraEage." meaning help
steal horses" They had dressed
deer skin. and several would get hold
Of the edges and hold II tight with
one hand while with the other they
would pound Il Eith stick, singinF
and bowling. Others would BE- max
| ing noises In imitation 81 turkey
gobblinE. a rooster GROWING and 9th
/ er like noises II vas an exciting
thine and to us who had never seen
IanythinE Of the kind Il Was reyn-
tIation Of the Indian conhgurauon
The next morning they started out
/ on the tran ~ The NeT P"rcss 20 End
any horse that they may have drop
ped out q their band on account 81
being worn out
/ With the Nez Perez Indians remoF
ID from our valley and feeling thai
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