Show LITTLE rt SALMON INDIANS INDIAN MASSACRED S yM BY THE PELLY E TRIBE NEAR R DAWSON DAWSO Victoria B CL c C Deg Dee 24 The steamer Amur Amer which arrived from Skagway today tad y brought news of the massacre I of ot Salmon Indians and the murder of ofa ofa ofa a storekeeper whose store was looted and anti burned by Petty River Indians Dispatches from Dawson Dov son state that the Little Salmo Salm t Indians were on their way Va out to sell furs fees when attacked by b the Pelly PeU Indians The Little Sal Sa Salmons mons mOna were encamped and they awaited the appearance of the Pell s without expecting danger When the latter were within a short distance of the unsuspecting Little Salmon Indians they yelled and simultaneously fired their guns A number of the Ute Little Salmons were ere slaughtered on the spot Others were followed foU wed and killed while they were fleeing for safety A small number of ot the party escaped The survivors re turned to village Blase and nd the wo we men and children cl were hurried to the police poUce post at Tantalus for safety Lit tle tie definite news was received regard ing tag the attack on the store which oc occurred O occurred on Dec 1 and vague news re received by the police pollee says that t the storekeeper was shot and killed and his assistant who was wounded tied lied to the woods but being belog unprepared t for the cold probably died The store was nas looted and burned burne |