The Trinity journal., 1856-10-11
Total
ENfENsEs or rnE LEGIsLArrRE or lS5G.
Modoc War.

We make the following extracts from the
Yreka Un,on of Oct I'd, which is furnished
that paper by correspondent from the seat
of war.
The night of the 2lst we camped on a
large tributary of Big Klamath Lake, with
the lake itself in full view and by the sig
nal smokes, seen in every direction, knew
that the Indians were thoroughly aroused
and aware of our position. Early on the
morning of the 22d active preparations were
made for attacking the Indians in the tule
along the edge of the lake, and shoes and
moccaslns were found to be more in requisi-
ton than boots, as most of us had already
had some experience in wading.
Leaving the guard in camp with the bag
gage, the command started to see what fun
would turn up during the day, and in a short
time an old buck, on the opposite side of the
river, at a distance showed himself and
" hollered" lcahe SuluES, hi as Hk close aca
ra. LalaheS Lalahes, DC DC *
Gen Cosby after trying for some time to
get him to come into camp-tle Indian
evincing good deal of diplomacy, and at
'@c2%th thr2|i@S q challenge G%t 70 come on
and fght-sent Capt. Williams, with ten
ty-fvc men, across the river to bring on an
action if possible, and at the same time sent
Capt. Ballard up the river to bring down
some Indian boats-which we had luckily
discovcred-in order to get at them in the
water.
Capt Williams found the Indians in the
tule were hard to get at, and not disposed
to fight, but succeeded in getting three
bucks out and bringing them into camp
The Indians reported themselves as disposed
to be friendly denied numbering and steal
ing that they were of Lalakes tribe,
who was himself in Oregon on a visit to
Gen. Palmer, to get q close paper and IN u
lcterS that the Modocs of Tule Lake had
been doing all the mischief recently done,
and were lead on by Nigger Bill" who
had made them believe that they could whip
all the B0StonS " out clean :" that Lalakes
had thrown off the Modocs-who were once
his pcople-6ccaHSe they made acar arith the
mhltes. They also stated that as soon as
Lalakes returned from Oregon he would
come into our camp and see us. They
wanted us to return to them their captured
horses and children, which Gen. Cosby re-
fused to do until they came into camp and
give proofs of friendship for the whites,
which they promised to do in few days
Gen. Cosby stated to them his wish to be
at peace if they would be friendly, and his
determination to make war on them if they
chose to be hostile which he could now do
to better advantage, having rode all over
their country and seen it.
The Lalakes, the Lalakcs, are not
your enemies, we desire very much friend
ly talk.-ED. Journal.
The editor of the Yreka Union adds
The Modoc Indians seem to be wonder
fully Indifferent to the severe war which the
volunteers under the command of Gen Cosby
are now wagng against them. They push
up to within few miles of Yrcka, and com
NIT serious depredations Last week
band supposed to be seven in number, visit
ed, during the night, the ranch of Messrs.
Hammer & Burr and carried off several
head of horses. The animals were staked
out quite near to the house, and within
few rods of where the men were sleeping
If it had been necessary to have slaughtered
the family in order to carry out their pur-
poses, the Indians would have undoubtedly
done so, as they had them wholly within
their power A band of six Indians were
also seen at Tnpper'S ranch. three miles
from Prices, in Shasta Valley, and within
thirteen miles of Yreka.