Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-23
THE MODOO WAR.
"A Variety of Vague Information.
Federal Headquarters in Jacks Cave.
The Redskins Somewhere Around.
Attacks on Federal Supply Trains.
News mn to Friday Last.

LAKE IOut0 W UobcTIuluo WAoluCI ING MI
docs fed that way. The Indians seem in
close proximity to the camp to-day, and
came to the lake for water. Three shots
were heard southeast, evidently of the In
dams killing cattle. This afternoon the
Indians were seen out herding their horses
al Fort Sand Beetle, four miles southeast OF
here. An equal distance south OF their
former position there is said to be large
cave and strong position, where they Will
make stand, The women and children
there were removed before the massacre
and quantity of ammunition and water,
though The last is doubted.
Forti6cations will be thrown up at points
commanding the lake shore to guard the
water line. Eleven bodies and one live
Modoc were found in cave in the lava
bed to-day, (which makes sixteen warriors
slain, and burnt bodies and the number OF
wounded are unknown. Some OF the
bodies were horribly mangled with the
shells. Six soldiers and one civilian were
slain and eleven wounded, two seriously.
Four were disabled by sprained ankles. 1t
is reported tonight that two more, wound
ed in the lava bed, are to arrive.
Mrs. Meacham came within three m lies
on the 18th and was turned back. Mea CHI
am is doing finely, and will be taken to
Ferris ranch the day after tomorrow, by
boat to Lost river, and thence by amou-
lance 10 the ranch. "
So soon as the cavalry returns the Mo-
docs will be attacked f they remain where
we think they now are. Capt. Egan is re-
covering rapidly. Hovey, of Eureka, was
buried this evening. He was scalped, dis
emboweled and his head mashed fiat with a
rock. Hartman, who fell within the Indian
line, was scalped.
News up to Sunday.
HEADQUARTERS, LAVA BED, April 20.
Nothing further has transpired. Await
ing the return of the cavalry, The Warm
Spring Indians are securing the country
east of the battle ground, working toward
the eraters, which end in high ledge, the
Modoc stronghold south. If the MOdocs
have fed to tbs, they will strike the trail
and the troops follow as soon as notlhed.
The cavalry return tonight. We will then
know whether they have fed to the sou.h:
The Warm Spring Indians and cavalry VIII
probably communicate with each other To-
day. Col. Mason has moved bis camp into
Can't. Jacks lair. The lava bed presents a
horrible spectacle. Bodies have been dis
covered in the crevices from under heaps OF
rocks, q siekening stencil filling the air.
There must have been many killed and
wounded we know nothing of, but have ey-
idence of the death Of seventeen Modocs.
Their wounded must be at greater rate
than ours. The ground is literally covered
with fragments of broken shells. Three
shells fell in the main ravine in the center
of their camp. Most of their women and
children were removed before the massacre
of the peace commissioners. Therefore a
large number of them still live. There
were about 220 men, women and children,
sixty of whom could fight. Probably ID
warriors We're slain in the three days fight
Yesterday the boys captured an old
squaw who was unable to escape one
confirms the death of S ,hauchin, the seconI
chief, shot by Meacham.
Gloomy Prospect Ahead.
1.-THE Indians make stand this countr.
viii be in horrid state this summer. Th
ranchers and all their cattle will be com
| PEELED to abandon the ranches. Fifty DIES
perate savages roaming tbese rocky fast
nesses will work incalculable destruction
property, cause fearful loss of life and VII
| Law waste to the country, while the soldier:
| will be comparatively powerless, becaus
| they can't hunt them, and when they I'm
them. can't venture out without an escort
| not knowing what branch or sage brus
couceals foe. The troops will not b
| idle. The Modocs will have no chance t
recruit their shattered forces. ExterminS
| ton is the word.
Mr.. Hovey came last night and will rails
| the remains of his son and take them !
Yreka for interment. The country
| aroused and this section is III terrible e.
| citement. All business is susp ended In
great measure by the hourly exps citation
| hearing of the massacre of defenceless CIT
zens living in the valleys there. BIT II the
make stand together in one place we WI
soon have the last one; but the scattering
small bands, it will be next TO impossible
get them.
/ The MOdOcs Take the Offensive.
/ LATER, 10 A. M.-Firing commenced
/ the head of the long cave, where the troop
were attacked, the Indians coming dow
for water. An escort coming on to meet
pack-train, has also been attacked. II
men were ordered to fall in line. Batter
B, sixth artillery, is on the way from Pre-:
idiv, as cavalry. Battery G, fourth arti
lery, from Black Point, is also on the way
| The attack was about a mite from cam
the firing heavy and steady. The escort
driving the Modocs. The firing has ceases
No particulars before the courier leave
The klamath Indians Raising tn
War-HoOp.
YREKA, April 21.-James Glenn arrive
! at eight P. N. from the front and brings al
patches from Gen. Gillem. He LEFT at lO:t
yesterday. He reports being shot at twi'
when four miles this side of the camp
Indians, but was untouched. w. A. Hove
is on the way in with the remains OF b
son. The company who started out the ds
before Yesterday will return tonight. II
settlers on Boyers and Willow creek a.
much excited and all are preparing to NOV
into town. 1t is reported that three lndial
were in the neighborhood of Boyers fe
DAYS since. Others were seen down ne.
Pickards on the Klamath river, sup posed
be Modocs. At CRYSTAL Creek in Scott Vale
the Klamath river Indians were painted az
having war dances. They number tftet
or twenty and are well armed. Whetht
there be danger or not, the people are arme
One family left the neighborhood whe
they congregated. Col. Memberships cor
mand had been ordered to move via Shas
Valley instead of the Pitt river route.
No News I'm Washington.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-The War D
partment has no dispatches to-day fro
Gen. Schofeld, and nope are expected uni
he can report the results OF thePresent IN
itary movements againt the Modocs.
!, "Details Of the MOdoc Attack ON Sa
ureay.
SAN Francisco, April 22.-The folloy
ing is just received:
Camp, Ldua Bed, april 20.-A paC
train. under escort of Lieut.. Howe and
men, was attacked yesterday at about 10
M. Previous to this an escort from Mason
camp, coming to meet it, was attacked
the head of Long Cover, (not Cave
, Lieut.. Leary and men sought shelter b
/ hind rock and drove the Modocs bac
WheDILieut. Howe came near, the Modo
attacked him, but were again driven bac
I Lieut.. Leary lost one killed and OF
+ wounded. The train arrived, but was mr.,