, 1873-06-09

TO AVcnRo 1aeir "1ongso, .'a, 'a,,.u..s,s Uns
anu vno .. ~ o TAsso" Tn.as o'eA'AS
Woanuod IN tho 4ueaec'
0,-6oon aftor tho arrival of tho Nlpdoo prison.
ora ~ th,s camn 9on Davia eent word In TIM
sa..,o~a - nh T,,ta md tbo Ialo p,vor
hos''o57 y. Amo ."na. Anu eno HaA. ~ '''.
country. Ho doBred them to come anu identity
tho murtlorera, Among those who responded to
tho c,ll vora Mira Rof1iv md hor t1arphtor. Mrs.
n.,.t". ..,,e -s.,... 49, -1ar, -r;5ot,o1 hv a.
oon.efa' 'mo souou wv "e!o ".ao"oa ~, =, w.
Modoca. Boldly and schiera TOOK up tbrec.qnnr-
tor sections Of land ncar tho mouth Of Lost
River. Inst Aneust. with thotr families, and
.ott1ea Il, +ho, conntrv IN tho morning of
n.y. snss % rant 1oaIaon,. command attao,od
Jaok and hia party on Lost River. aud compelled
them to retire. Hooka Jim aud his party were
m Tho north side of Tho riyor from Jaok's, but
49,, ~ 49, 1;".an,a"t T,o M, .yoro ,n,,r7orod hv
1 1ooha IT lin u and bis assooatog during tho 1ore
noon on TINT day, while cutting wood, her1lng
sheop. etc.. within few milos Of tho house, and
uttorly unconscious of danger. The agont OF
tho Yainax reservation Ind promised thom tlat
should be mado known to the gottlorB in tino to
nfYord them IN opportunity to obtain safe rcfugo.
Tho mogaongor sont by tho agont failed to do lis
duty, thereby facilitating tho massacre. Tho ar
tho blood upon tho wagon was tho first intimation
Of the terrible tragedy. These poor women, bo-
fore noon. found tho bodies Of tho murdered
men stripped OF all their clothing at differont
points within few misos Of tito house. They
Else met tho Modoce. Hooka Yin, Long Jim,
Dave, Humph Jerry, and Mrs. Hooha Jim, who
were implicated in the, crime. While the 1ndl-
ana wont to tho house to find mora malo victims,
tho women escaped travelled day and t'iE'.a and
| sutfelod naany hn.lshlps. and laachod Mc' sen
Aappa n oomplo.oly ennaassca conusiEn' and
ten. Ua7la fecoiyou the women h!noly auu
heard their STORY. He assigned them to . tons
and promised to asalst them IN lilo recovery ol
tho stolen goods. LUIS morning aooka Jun
and steamboat frank, who Aad 1uat TSsu5noa
from scout after throo or 19nF tnlseths 4s Monocs
were taken to she toni oeennled ny tno "omeh. aa,
Hooka Jim was adentlnoa oy a1ss. Duooy
| as one OF tho Indians concerned IN N
| tho massacre IN question. About tie
| robbery ho said Long jan tooK lon6 Pulae
containing S6oo, and he too5 short pafse sa3
Tho women hero became excited Iaey loss al'
control oyer their feongs an began afyng
drew pistol and started f9r steam9oas fsaha. x:
Hooka Jim: Con. Davis stopped IN J., momont
and secured both Weapons. During the struggle
the qeneral received a slight cnt in tI1e pam o.
tho hand and noar tho thumb. Nooka md
steamboat stood like statues. Neither spoke o'
offered to rosiBt.
I It gals jock and his comrades to see Hooka
Jim aud Frank travelling to and fro at will, anc
armed at that. He docs not understand the 70
noon he became greatly excited, and gave ven
to his rage in flery oration. Ho rose IN hit
chaina with 8conohin. and in q strong and I'M
pressive manner reoted his grievances. Th'
purport OF what he said 10 told by scnrfact
Charley. Hc ia mad, Hays Charley 70 SEQ that tht
white man no Heryo oil alike. While jack WI
delivering his peroration, and Ills fenoW-captivcs
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