The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-04-17

ranch on their return, with two four
horse teams. The Indians under tn,
command OF Scar-iaced Charley, q
once stopped the teams and shot dowr
the elder Brotherton as be sat on tht
wagon. The two boys tried to run, bu
were killed before they had gone fifty
Yards. The Indians then unhitcheC
the eight horses, mounted them, suG
started for the house, where they doubt
less intended the murder of the rest o.
the Brotberton ismily-the mother and
two young sons. Here they met the
fret check. The plucky woman sus.
pecting that something was wrong from
the tact that they were mounted on hel
husbands horses, resolved to sell hel
life dearly. She had three rifles IN the
house, and puttirg one in the hands OF
each oil her sons, she locked the door and
built bsrrlcade behind the windows OF
sacks of -four. Then she waited the
approach OF the Iudlsns. They soon
came up and demanded admittsuce
The brave womsn's answer was g rifle
bullet, which she sent crashing through
the skull OF one Of the savages. the
bows also began firing, and the Indians
taking shelter 10 some trees, returned
the FIRE vigorously, but without doing
any damage. The woman and her
two sons kept up the battle, and 1t WAS
not long before another Indian WAS
killed. For two days the daring woman
kept watch, rifle in hand, but the In
diaus did not renew their attack. She
had beaten them off, and they could
not burn the house. That night George
Flock and party came and rescued Mrs.
Brotherton and children, carrying them
TO the settlement
THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
1t was now mid-winter, and Captain
Jack and bis bloodthirsty band began
raiding and msrauding around the
neig borhood OF the lava beds south OF
TuIe or Rhett Lake. The outragrs on
the settlers became so frequent that the
troops were called on to exert all their
energies to capture the lawless band
But all the efforts Of the soldiers prov
ed futile. Jack and his men took to
the lava beds. Several attempts were
made to rout them out, each one failinE.
Three or four battles we're fought, and
resulting in the repulse Of the troops
The last attack was made by Colonel
Glllem, commanding q force OF three
hundred men, some SIX weeks since
rhe nature OF the country WAS evidently
unknown 10 the commanding officers,
for with this number they undertook 10
storm The Indian stronghold, meeting
with q heavy defeat. Thereafter it WAS
resolved to push forward the means tor
attaining peace upon a double basis
Three hundred additional troops under
Gen. Candy, were hurried forward to
punish the Ind ans, and a 'ull peace com
mission was organized 10 psciiy them
10 the meantime the Indians made a
sally, but were repuIsed. Before the
troops moved again the negotiations
we're opened. Arrangements were
speedily made for surrender, in which
the Indians were to be protected from
the enrsged Oregonisns and transported
10 some reservation. A day was ap-
pointed and agreed to for the surrender
10 take place. Wagons were sent by
the Commissioners TO convey Captain
Jacks baggage over the rough ground;
but no sligo OF the Indians were dis
coverable. Days passed, and at length
an Indian appeared who complained
that Captain Jack and his fellows were
fearful OF the troops and that they
wanted to 90 to their old Let river
r. servation. The troops under General
Canby now moved forward again and
commenced to encircle the savages in
their fortress The circle was drawn
gradually closer, aud the Indians
again professed a desire tor
peace conferences. The Indians
saw the troops drawing closer and closer.
and now set up new demand. They
objected altogether TO leaving the lava
beds and wanted the troops sent away,
Notwithstanding these preDosterous de-
mands. the peace com mis-ioners listened
TO the pslaver OF the braves Several
Intervene took place. The story OF
the last one is told in this mornings
from the lava bed camps.