, 1873-06-08
Schonchin The Rightful Chief Of The
Tribc--Cart. Jack a Rebel. ".
Manners and Customs Of the Mo-
docs and Muckalucs.
Causes Of the Troubles with
These Savages.

The Rfodocs have o hereditary chiaftainship,
and tbev are something less democratic and in
denandent tban the California Indians proper.
Rrt their
srprr AND ryrRAcrAplE CHARACTER
rereals itsen occasionally. Sconchin, the linea1
and 4iehtf11l Chief of the whole tribe, and per-
hans The most conscientious and honest Modoe
the Americans ever knew, together with the
famous Lay1ake (sfter whom branch Of the
nation is called), make a treaty OF peace With
Cant. Jegae Walker in 1854 and again with the
foro7nn=nt in 1894 and both OF them he kent
ra1;eions1v- He remained On the klamath Res
erration "A ha had promised and it vss partly his
6ds1;tv H. hia n,edpes which finally brought about
C,nt J,cL,a aaceas;on and all the subseuuent
<-eps,aa p ~ 80 49, :, 1e7o Can't lack cow
tfounle0 y, Ans yea. - -.' ., ~ ;nsnr-
ard and hragg2r, set up tne s'anoAra 81 1nsu, y,
rection, and led away from the reservation nlt
hnt n hundred Of the Modocs, who remained and
.ti1, ram.;n Iowa, to their legitimate Chief. He
s'.1 1ela ,,,os1aa for i,;n,ae,f and ha de-
had glven no pleases 1or pli14zll' anu 10 uo
clared t.at schoachin had no authority to bind
him
1t Is sometimes asserted that the Modocs have
improved in disposition since the American con-
quest. B. F. Dowell for instance, states thst'
twenty years ago, they we're all roV1ng, hostile,
barba1ous savages; while now moro than half OF
them ara 1oya,- very kind. and many Of them
sra.1- eood Eno1;sb This ia a rank delnsion.
spe.~ s' go ~ .-nar;n,n eoot;sr, Thsir st1ov.1.
common TO American esotlsm' 1nen 1o!al~
ty." as with great majority OF 1nolans' Is slm-
ply fear; they arc neither more nor less kind
than thev we're as sayages-n anything, less
-,anarons n a,c, other and exnerience gives
49,, ,,roof ~ +ha fact that the vonnrer and
Pa n:.t p.o ao..t;on .-a Lass .rrthf,l
Engllsh-speakans gehera11on 1te Aess ttutnta,'
less honest, and less Vlftuou8 1nan tne olo'
slrnon-pH1e savages.
Twill give an instance of
cossp1cuous sHAnbEEss
IN their modern tseatnent OF one an
other Whcn Capt. Jack revolted and
left the reservation. he and his band went
down to Lost River and md r.; ongassd , ia
gampig WI GEps: 6, 49, aa sa
thanSsa Lake lnnlast ~ 1to %e,s ;as Sae
cess1nls ara esenluAny Muu tnsai5- W. -oou poni5o'
oning came. capt JsGk reiusea e TO ,7 give up 1ne
ponies, and proposed tnat 1ney s4ouia sty
shootlng,match ior 1lem Capt. t;l % ueorse nau
fever tnR ne ana 1Ge m not faad a
ed so, after MUCH nerco ]aneuhg, ne WAS 1o1ceo
to consent. Then Capt. jack turned bully, be-
gan to bluster Like p1Iate, ana openly Unreal
eaed Capt GeoIgos nle, aad nnauy oroFe the
ponies eoouy on !
On the other hand, now adml1able vas
the conduct OF nchoncn1n; IN contrast.
He and ns faltnfm hundred we're atter"aro
removed to the 4alna1 heserVauon anu. IN me
'epring Of 1879, they departed on tWo-monfna'
leave of absence, to gather roots ana hsh, Ihe
day before reached the reservation, schon-
chin's furlough expired, and the, old Chief
mounted his horse and rode forty mlle2 through
the desert to get it renewed, though he knew
well there was not bayonet On the reservation,
md TINT the whole matter WAS an unmitigated
farce.
4h oaooo WEN uJ1Sa atrn themscve, naked
end % h;1eonsT beamear the front Of their
bodies with blood-colored streaks aud
lno1ye and dreads the terrible Significance Of red
t1no;nt when emnIoyed by an Indian it ia the
.sblack flag Of savage warfare. Their women often
fso forth to battle with them Alvy Boles relates
The following story, which may possibly pc S
from the front during the present war go to con-
firm it: 1n1854 when Capt Judy was campaign
ing against the united pands OF tue Mooocs and
\ shasteecas, On the hamath, norIn Of 1Eeka,
women we're frequently seen among the indians,
fghting:< and sometimes found among the
dead- One Day the enemy came sud
denly upon J., NM; advanclng rapidly over me
proH OF h1ll, ana 41nns tnc ar VIII WITH Pel1ecs
vas In sleht. be1ote then' LII soilo Ane OF Dat
ne, .r.,,-,, ,,..,,. ,,o.,,.o ~ r,rs on.nau
THEIR l, 3 WOMEN WERE MOVING TO TEE CHARGE,
Mnaie .,G tha;1 hatpoas ar 'n9,
:tfad3tional ganantry, not Mn1s olmnlaheo hy
!Teslaence On tne aronse' 1otDaue t . them from I'm
tf1ng On IL me tenoeI se3' bus wnat Gon1a De
cone IheE conla nor snoot pnllet az
ngnt angie t,en pser ene VOL womehs heaas tnongn
they Won5a doubtless heVe done that they
eonla; Ihen Inc ga4anG captain gave me or
ger, 1teak r. GOVT % me nfeastwofks! Ia hia 49, u was
aone: Ia nis Iepolt o. tne oaeIe, cap;; ;.g yuay g
men1lonen in that g. 10" squa"s were Killed hy
acc1oentl - x..
-one Gusron 'ne Mouocs haVe "Mcn
Is pecuIhaf: IN tue morning, pra @ az gay
oreak, peIofc any n nne mas =; 'asaea spefa nom ron
bis wlgWam, :tney an . arse In 'ner raoe
couches ana JOIN IN nan an o.. o1lson, sau
.. an KIND sn ur oaAS1' xu,
antoned Win that hanntlns ana monrniui
csde1ce-thht hoaIse, iong, "a1nng sound
which Is 80 INFINITELY saaoening u an me music
oi TIE American inoane. IL ~oala ml seem TO 6 9e
kind of inyocauon 20 tnat Glea1 BENG no
moose) Whom 1he Modoes vaguely recognize as :
the Creator: inns was related 70 me % n. b.
Rau, soldier under Capt: yesse % NaKer. Mho
70 os. Gne H. "t,n hrr S he9or
Tmle ne ~ .c1oso a,onR .ue g,o" ~, VI n peio.g
tne pa.tie, Pls9cao uumn e euu-oaale. ~ ~.
Ma.nae 1or 11e oaspteAh ~ sno" ti1e n'eA II tile