The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-06-10

captured In this nelghbOrhood. There
are other Indians lurking in this vici-
nifty, and they will likely be captured in
few days.
SAN FRAsc1scc, June 9.-Despatohes
from Royle's camp, dated yesterday, re-
late the particulars OF an atrocious mas.
saore OF Modoc prisoners. supposed to
have been perpetrated by the Oregon
volunteers. On Saturday morning, Jas.
E'alrohild and about twelve other men
lett Fairchild's Ranch, on Cottonwood
Greek, with seventeen Modoo oaptives,
including women and children and Shac
Nasty Jim. Bogus Charley, Tehee Jack,
Pony and Little John. The Indiaus
we're IN wagon, drawn by four mules.
At the crossing Of Lost River, the
party encountered body OF Oregon
volunteers. under command Of Captain
Aiser. The soldiers gathered about the
wagon and questioned Fairchild. The
latter told them the Indians were all
Hot Creek, except Little John, and
that there were no charges against them.
Fairchild undertook to push on to
Boyle's camp, and the volunteers retired
to their camp, near Crowley's. On the
road, Fairchild noticed two men ahead,
riding to Rocky Point, as if to intercept
him. When the team approached the
two men, one of them presented q needle
gun at Fairchild, saying: "Get down,
you old white-headed scoundrel." "By
what authority?" said Fairchild. "By
mine; am going to kill the Indians
and you, too" was the reply. The
leader caught hold OF the mules and
9nhitohed them. cutting the names.
tairchild clinging to the lines, leaped to
the ground. The poor wretches i'm
plored for mercy, and begged Fairchild
to save them. Tae warriors we're un.
armed, aud knew that resistance was
useless. They were the coolest in the
party, although facing inevitable death j;
but the women and children shrieked.
groaned and wept piteously. Fairchild
mad nothing but small pistol, and six
inches from his ear was the muzzle of a
needle gun. he says tears came in
MS eyes, and he mingled his entreaties
with those OF the Modocs, in
hopes that the massacre might be
avoided. He adds: "It was terrible
scene-one never shall forget. shud-
der when l think OF what saw and
heard. The fearful voices of those
women and children still ring in my
ears; but the cowardly hounds we're not
to be baked. A shot, and Little John
lay dead in the wagon, with bullet in
his brain. The mules dashed away with
t'airchiId. who became entaneled in the
lines. Five more shots were fred in
rapid succession, by which Tehee Jack,
Pony and Moorch were killed, and Little
John's squaw frightfully wounded in the
shoulders. A~ny ahead in the rond,
IL the direction Of Boyles camp, a
cloud Of dust was perceived, Indicating
the approach Of team The murderers
eapied the dust, and shortly afterwards
were riding rapidly away. Sergeant
Murphy, OF Battery q, Fourth Artillery,
with ten men and u teamster, came up
to the scene of the massacre. The Ser
geant took charge of affairs, and re-
named with his men on the ground. -
talrchild, teamster and q wounded
squaw, with her two children, oame III
at o'clock. this morning.
ST. LOUIS. June S.-Dr. D. II. vii.
llams, who hos resided in Chihuahua for
two years. has arrived here. DR.. Will
llams confirms the capture of the Mexi-
can Indian chief, Sosada. I. was be.
lieved he was Immediately shot. DR..
Williams thinks there will be no serious
complaint over Mckenzies incursions
after the Kickapoos. Williams, however,
thinks the Mexicans will use NIcKenzie's =
exploit ms precedent. and follow Com
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territory. This will eventually lead to
trouble. and plunge the frontier into
war. Such result would, however, be
hailed by many as desirable, ~ it would
lead to the carrying out of another fat
slice from the sick man on the Southern
border. There are, however, efforts be-
ing mnde by some of the leading parties
on the Mexican side Of the Rio Grande,
which may lead to negotiation for the
annexation Of more Mexican territory,
in order to strengthen the boundary
line, and by which Mexico will be ena-
bled to pay her debts. The territory
coveted for this purpose embraces tho
Stntes Of Nuevo' Leon, Cohuhuila, Chi
huahua, North end OF Durango, Sonora
and Lower California, known as tho
Mexican frontier States. This would
shorten the boundary limo one.half of
tho present meunderipg Of the Rio
Grande, and leave frontier that could
be much more easily protected by both
nationalities; whereas it is almost impos.
slble to do so with the present bounda
ries; it would bo vast territory, with
tine arable aud land pasturages, which
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