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Show 70 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. A Shoshone Indian, oamped between Hailey and Bellerue, came in from the prairie on horseback this morning. He said that there are ten lodges there, comprising aboot 40 iudividnds, and including bucks, mahalm, and psppoosea; that they areall Shoshones, from Fort Lemhi, and would he in Hailey by the 4th of July to win white man's money. No Bannocks here.-Lieutenant Irwin, acting Indian agent at Fort Hall, arrived this morning with Ralph Lavatts, his interpreter. He said that he knew that there could be no Bannocks here, as he held s, powwow last Saturday about the sale of the reservation lands, and every Bannock buck--over 200-was present. The Indisns hers m e te n days or two weeks ago. Lieutenant Irwin said, further, that the Indians here are from Fort Lemhi, and the main attraction is our camaa root, of which they are very fond. The roots hav-ing been undisturbed for gears, the Indims found sn enormona orop, snd thereupon indulged in the "grese dance," which oorresponds to the white people's harvest festivals. Heis sure that his appearance among them would aufflce to induoe them to leave, as they are harmless as children. lVoops on the way.-Four troops of United States cavalry are coming from Nebraska by fast train. Unless stopped they will he here to-morrow. But they are probably stopped now, awaiting orders. This morning the followiug dispatch was received: POCAT~LLIOda, ho, Jzrly 1. To Editor HAILEY T IME^, Bailey, Idaho: Please wire me a t Pocatello any reliable information you may h a v ~re gmding the report of Indian trouble on Camas Prairie. CEO. M. RANDALL, Lieutemamt-Colmsl Eighth United States Infantry. The following Ws8 wired at anoe: &LEY, July 1. Col. GEO. M. RANDALL, Pooalelzo, Idaho: No trouble yet; hut unavoidable unlesll Indians sreremoved, as they are violating game law. T. E..P~coTTE, Pmp,ietor Wood Kiuw rimes. No ezoitmmzt itwe.-There ia no excitement, no "scare," here. Even the sheriff has hardly inquired into the matter. Ex-Assessor Hastings and Charlea Bah-hinpton. who are two of the most DrOBDerOUE settlers on the Drairie. with horses u . - and cattle and sheep ranging the prairie, were in town this week. The formeronly left Hsiley to-day. They laug-h ed a t the reports of trouble, and said there need be no fear of an7 e x e e ~ets a result of intoxicatin.s. drinks in either Indians or cowhovs. Alt tl~e "soave" is away fvotn hem-There is absolutely no alirm here, but wild reports are brought in by passengers on the trains. Theae reports heve evidently caused oonsiderilble stir abroad, as several newspaper editors have telegraphed for fall reports of the Indian " trouble." The editor of the Salt Lake Herald is one of these. He wrote thia offloe Monday requesting daily reports. Tuesday he wired to "send at least 200 words of Indian trouble." To all anoh frantic appeals the uniform reply was wired: "No Indian trouble here. Will ascertain partionlars and wire promptly." The latest.-At 4 o'clock thia afternoon Lieutenmt Irwin and his interpreter left for Camas Preirle in a livery rig. They said t,hey were going to meet the I n h n s , who were coming in. [smm Wood River Timea, Jdy 31,1891.1 Lieut. Col. Gorge M. Randall, of the Eighth United States Infantry, who arrived yesterday &om his headquarters at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo., left for home to-day. He had four troops of cavalry ready, also a pack train, all equipped and supplied with several days' rstiona, with an ample supply of oars-a11 awaiting the order, " Comeln - |