St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-04-18
The Modoc Warfare.
General Candy and Peace Commissioners
Murdered.

E'b lbl tNNDl Il of The SAY AtTfS.
Law, REDS CANp. AnriI H. The
p,,ce policy and the Indian Bureau
nave ACCOMPLISHED the bitter end and
offered rs martyrs To tie rausc the lives
nfE,u + II : Cnubv COMMANDING
tho District ,r tho rnlumI,i, and Roy
Mr. Thomas uf pctolumo California.
Prcsidin~ Elder of the PRESBYTERIAN
church As my cnurier leaves Instant
X. hayiuw EIGHTY miles To ride. can
only give brief details Of one of the
most trcachcrous massocrc> ever perpc-
tla1cd hy the Indians.
For several DAYS past there have
been cndcavors made bv the Peace
Commissioners, and General CANDY to
obtain an interview with CAPTAIN Jack
and the leading chiefs of the Modoc
band The rrn,prct, of pcacc seemed
tn Ice better. rs orders h,d hrcn sent
from Wa-Einniou to the Peace Com
ulj,sinlrcrS tn rive the Indians. if uccc>-
Sary. u r.>cryltiul, in this uci"hbolhnod.
Yesterday evening BonuS Charley came
in and hid that Cari,Iiu Jack Schon-
chin and thcr others would meet the
Pence. commissioners ON a SPOT near the
Lake. abnru three uualtrlS of = mile
from r,,uin. Eoou> Charley Stunned in
our r:,u,n all ni"Lt. and in the morning
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old gentleman ran ntf. to tho left but
WIS ,nrrdilv sbnt dawn and killed in
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S,hnrchin and ynunJ.d in tbe be,i
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inJ;,,,- ,,,, ~, ,,,J i,,,,,.l,cd him,
Lnvn Dr. Thnn'.,. ,y,. L;IIrd ,Inn.t
instantly hv two pistol shots in the
head. Riddle ran Oft. and 1t appears
that they did not fire ut him. hut they
knocked his squaw doAn. Dyar. Rid
die and the Squaw returned in safety To
the camp.
The above story | obtained from Mr..
DNar. | was lying down III my tent
Just after lunch. reading book. and
rather >ulky with the Peace Commits
>i"nrr> for refusing the press access t"
the talk. when heard Il shot from the
signal station on the side of the bluff.
lh"N were firing on the Peace Commits
>i"mcrS. jumped up and. huckling ON
my revolver, ran ont Just as the drums
and huglrs were sounding the call t"
arms. then learned from General Ill
lem that the Indians had attacked Col
nnri Mason camp on the east side of
lUl" Lake. and h" showed me Il half
| written note which he had hastily pen
ned to send is Il warning to General
/ Candy. rushed ont with Colonel Mil
| Ter and Major Imockmoitnm'> two bat
| tcricS that were leading the skilmiSh
line. and after about five minutes tramp
over the broken rocks we arrived at the
scene of the maS>acre
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HIS lace aii.' S'ilPPtu |" Ile waist. h'ie
WIS eAilil'l from pistol Sh"t wounds III