, 1873-04-16


ing required to tako caro- Of tho horaes. Un4
loubtedfy, tho Hu1allno8s Of tho force Wha tho |
temptation to tho Indians to resist. They were |
protected y tholr wosrihoasaa Or AZ X'd!osEh
Applegato WAS doputod to pnrley with tho hand,
and he urgod thcm to surrender md 90 with Tho
soldiors. Tho parlov lasted about thirty minutca,
and during this half hour tho Indians "ero pro.
Of his wiokiup and advanced toward tho limo,
gtripptng h1mHolf, and tying his snsh around his
waist. 1o Ia sbout six foot in height, and 10 q
tlnoly developed warrior. He oontrvcd to tako
defiant attitude, tho Major ordered Lieut.: Dou-
tello to arrest him. As Doutelle advanced Chnrloy
raised hia rilo to 1re, and tho Lioutenant droW
his pistol and ordered his men to fire. The
advantage Of tho soldiers. Uharloy''a first SHOT
cut two or throo holes IN tho right sleoyo OF
Doutollo's coat, and tho mdmont aftor ho drop
pod to the ground, and Of oourso was missed ~
the troops With grcat aiaorty ana taos no nc kdSps
charged three Bhots boforo he got back to the
wckfups, whore he disappeared In comioM
mannor, with all tho atIs Of q conqnoror; me
troops wero certain that Charley had boen hll9d,
was dead, but ohnrloy in reality never Z 1eoeiysd
scratch Tho Indians conducted their firing
elfoctually, and they wore completely screenea
from observation, and not = bullet from the aol,
also tnuoI exposed. They had to stand
in limo and fire. With their short, useless
rifloH, and In this position they remalnod until
ct twonty-throo woro killed or wounded. Itv
only by great bravery that tho remainder rolena-
cd themHo1vea from their desperate situation.
Major jackson gnvo tho ordor to charge, and tho
soldiors oboyod with a1aority, rushing forward
Indiana fed Ioltor-skeltor to tho bushes, md tho
firing cossed. One Of the oltizons on tho east
side Of tho river was deaf man, and did not hoar
sns sasne tne 4 10 n sons to AS
camp poaceably, and VAS in tho act Of shaking
hands With ono, whom another wardor shot him
IN In. tho neck and killed him. Tho rest Of tho
ha thcy won't, nnd tho Indians claim that Of their
| number, and woman and two children were
| killed; but 1t is thought this ia untrue. Major
marched aix mics up tho river, he crossed It and
fe1onod tho citizona at 0rnWloy'H house, whittier
they had fed. The Indians pursued tho troopa
9 short distance On horseback, and after Major
and burned house half d milo from tho haltng
place Of the soldiors. During tho evening thoY
celebrated their victory In truo Indian etyio.
| THE MAHsAoHH OF BETTLER8.
Thoroughly reused, tho Indiana on tho cast
side proceeded to massacro, the whites who wero
sotttod in tho country around, aud who Ind not
participated in the fight, tho citizens who visited
the camp on tho cast side having como from
AIr. Nurso, aud wounded anothor man. Next,
thoy continued their raid down Rhott Lake, killed
Miller Alexander, and Drotherton, md others.
It is reported that in al, they murdered seycn-
nblo to count up moro than fifteen whites who
hnd not nloleatod them and Woro killed.
Capt. Jack rotroated down tho west Side Of
tho Rhett Crock to tho Lawn bed, as it is called,
Or the podrogal, as the stronghold really ID, and
there he romans entronchod and securo. The
Indians who wcro on tho east sdo Of tho river
made their way to tho Bamo point by going
round tho lake: Hnrker Jim vas ono Of tho
eight; though Mrs: Brotherton sworo before the
Grand Jury that there we're nine. Beyond this
conflict with tho troops Capt. Jack was guilty Of
no on(enso.' AL the murders chargeablo to the
small party on tho opposite side Of tho riyor.
MIR. ArpIE9ATE's OPINION OF CAPT. JAOH.
I: have, said hlr. Applogate, oven yot fa'
higher opinion Of Capt. Jack than Of any othol
man amongat tho Modocs, from conversation
much inclined to think that, it ho could have
controlled llis people, hc would not hayo al
lowed thom to miabohayo, would not have a1
lowed them to steal cnttIe nor kill tho settlers
Willie t was acting with M. Steele as Peac
, Commissioner some Of tho pooplo put woman
cap on him, in flerision, they were 30 angry b
should submit to tho toruls ho was accoding. to
, Then 1e mnde D very Warlikc speech, and the
opinion. '
i IAcK POSITION.
nIr. Applogate ninutcly described the podregt
, In which CGpt. Jack iB entronolod, aud ho Is
, opinion that it is simply imprcgnable, 30 easily
, it for a handful Of mon to kcop at bay any q
, tacking force. Tho cave in which tho 1ndlar
nre sheltered has only q very small opening, ar
Its approach Ia protected by rocks.
Immediately after the retreat Of tho 1ndiar
to tho laya-bed; q concentration OF the 'trooE
was begun from Bidwol aud Wardor, and fro
. more distant poats.
. Tho Modoc Gibrnltnr--Thc Sago q
YOncolln on the Topography Of til
Gront Lnvu-Ked.
l5em th: Portland ,3} I1r<ggen> Bu.!stts. ,., ,
toress as %uob on o.s account n Of ts authorship
r because Of the interesting information 1t COZ
, municatoB. To tho few who may not know tt
! writer We will say that thero is no nanlo mo
- - honored among tho list or early pioneers
. Oregon than TINT Of Jeaae Applegate,.t the ea
OF tie Yoncolla. He writes as followa:
To the Editors qf the Bulletin
= The word +" Podrogal," like tho word ca
~ yon," has been introduced into ourlanguage fro
= tho Spanish asdesignating q feature OF tho topo
- raphy more clearly and. torscly than any word
- phrnae in our,language. As by tho word canye
a the idoa OF ravino between walls Of rock ia IL
70 modiately conveyed to the mind, 30 by tho "ol
- "podregn" wa understand IN irregular vo1car
~ eurfaco Of basalt trachyto, etc., moro or le
~, ~ brohon into uphsaynlH from below, and crackt
20 20 and flsBured il tho process OF cooling. fir
~ ~ saw tho torn in Lieut.. Riploy'a account Of t
~ Mexican war; it has since, been ovoryWhe
N N adopted by tho corps Of engineers. and occn
aa frequently in the exploration for the Pac
~ OF War in 1855.
~, ~ The stronghold Of tho hlodoo 1udiana ia
y "podregal" OF the most extensive and elabor:
~ ~ description; it occupies, with but few interya