cuse themselves to you, saying, " Did we go to hunt for the Federal soldiers? Was it not their bands who came upon us, when we had not done a thing? "
When Father Joset was at Walla Walla, early in November, 1858, he had been told that the colonel was marching against Telgawee, who had been stealing Government horses and killing whites who were on their way to Colville. The Spokan and Coeur d'Alene chiefs had expressed their indignation with the Palooses for this latter deed. " I do not know whether it is true," says Father Joset, " Colonel Steptoe never said anything of the sort to me; but if. it was so, this would explain the whole puzzle." Telgawee was camped in the country of the Nez Perces, in the neighborhood of the Coeur d'Alenes. When these last withdrew at the approach of our soldiers, he also went away, to join the other Palooses, who were likewise in the Spokan country, in the neighborhood of the Spokan and Coeur d'Alene camps. Father Joset had already heard the latter accuse this same Telgawee of having deceived them, by falsely reporting the words of Tim-o-tsen. The latter, it was claimed, said: " Telgawee, soon we will go and divide the spoils;" which Telgawee translated, " Coeur d'Alenes, soon we will go and divide your spoils." It was said to have been Kamiakin who, later, accused Telgawee of this perfidy. However this may be, the sight of the soldiers in the vicinity of their camp had irritated the young Coeur d'Alenes. It was only with difficulty that the chief, Vincent, succeeded in restraining them. Despite the colonel's protestations that he had nothing against them, that he was going to Colville, his coming near their camp was an enigma, and his presence was enough to support the irritation. His precipitate retreat, without having even asked for the chiefs to take farewell of them, had the look of a flight and was of a nature to encourage his enemies, rather than to appease them. But an incident calmed the passions of yesterday, when the chiefs were not there to suppress the riotous movement. This is the incident