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Show For Fort Hall. Company I, 1-lth infantry, left Camp Douglas fur Fort Hall, Idaho, ytsterday morning. They go to take part, if necessary, in the Indian troubles. The Indian agent at Fort Hall giveB the entire number of Indians Indi-ans belonging to that reservation at 1,500, as lollowa: 307 Bannocks and 901 Shoshone; absent about 140. Forty-three are enlisted as scouts with General Howard, and large numbers are anxious now to enlist to fight the Nez Purees. It ia said that 200 of tho best Indian warriors could be enlisted therein a day's time if it was neces-san neces-san to protect the settlements in the soJihcaatern portion of the Idaho frontier against the invasions of the White Bird Mez Perces. |