Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-05-28

settled in the morning.
! YRExA, May 23.-From J. Fl Nc
Coy, who has just come in from Fair
child's, in eight hours and fifty m inutes
we learn that the Hot Greek band were
brought in by Fairchild's party. Thei
surrender was apparently unconditional
They gave up their arms and were pu'
under guard. The band numbered fifty
FIVE men. women and children, including
lifteen warriors. Among the latter are
Bogus Charley. Shacknasty Jim, Curly
Head Doctor. Frank aud others-tht
best fighting men Captain Jack had
Boston il believed to have been killed
The troops are hunting for Hooker Jim
1t is supposed that there are twenty war
riors with Captain Jack, whose wherea
bouts is unknown, though it is surmised
that he is in the Pitt River Mountains.
FAIRcHiLD's Rancho. May 22-a
Z. M.-At one o'clock this afternoon
One eyed Dixie returned to General
Davis headquarters at slashins pace,
his horse being completely blown. He
made obeisancc. AMI at once let his
tongue loose, reporting that the Indians
were close at hand and ready to enter
camp under escort. AL they asked was
Fairchild to come out and meet them -
No soldiers need come The presence of
Fa;rchild would be considered a guaran-
tee of good faith.
"Where is Artena g. asked General
Davis. Tied up" said Dixie "long
ride and no water" The absence of
Artena gave rise to suspicious of foul
play. which were only dispelled by her
sudden advent. She, too. reined her
foaming horse before General Davis, and
said the Indians were lowering about the
hills ue.r here, waiting to surrender to
the troops.
Fa;rchild, Blair and two or three en-
ployes of the former, with whom the
Indians were acquainted mounted swift
steeds. at the request of General Davis.
and started with Dixie at FIVE clock Z.
VI. The news of the intended surrender
of the Indians spread through the camp
like wildfre, The soldiers, Warm Spring
Indians and scouts were alike clated at
the prospect of peaceful victory. The
squaw Dixie told General Davis that be.
fore che started, the Modocs feared the
soldiers would kill them the instant they
entered the camp.
First came BLAIR, manager of Fair
child's Rancho. mounted fifty yards
behind him was Fairchild. and, further
still, twelve Modoc bucks with their
sqaaws and papooses. Among the bucks
were Bogus Charley. Steamboat Frank,
Curly Headed Doctor and others of Lesser
note. They were dressed in motley garb
nearly all of them wearing a portion Of
the regular uniform of the United States
army, and every buck carried Spring.
field rifle. The women were dressed in
clothes that had evidently been used by
the fair sex within the confines of civili-
zati,n. The Modocs said nothing, and
no one approached them until General
Davis came forward. lie met the pro
cession fifty PAGES from the house and
was formally introduced to Bogus Char
ley.
He smiled sweetly on the general and
shook his hand, and then all the leading
warriors came forward and greeted him
cordially. Then every buck laid his
gun beside him and waited orders. Gen
eral Davis aaid - Give up your pistols
and all your other arms" Each buck
said he had not any arms. Then, said
the general, IL shall give you q camp
where you can remain to night. aud if
you try to run or escape you will be shot
dead The order was explained and
all obedience promised.
The procession then moved across Cot
creek to a clump of trees. At
this point the tail end of the crowd came
in. These We're half-naked children
aged squaws, who could hardly hobbls,
blind, lame, halt, bony and the scum of
The tribe. There were sixty three per-
sons. men. women and children twelve
bucks, twenty squaws and their children.
Fairchild says there are twenty bucks
missing from the Cottonwood branch of
the tribe. Bogus Charley said Boston
Charley had been killed. The disaffec.
ton heretofore reported is corroborated
by the captain of the Modocs, who par,
ted company with Captain Jack eight
days ago.
Captain Ives is now drawing rations
and arranging for a feast. Captain E
NJ. Camp arrived from Van Bremer's
this afternoon. Companies E and G. of
the Twelfth Infantry, will remain here
on guard. Captain Kingsbury CON-
mands Company E. General Wheaton
and Captain Winters reached here this
The artillery has been divided into
squadrons, and the Warm Spring Indi-
ans into small parties, for purpose of fol-