The New York herald., 1873-06-16
JACKS FLIGHT AND CAPTURE
The Great Services by the Warm Spring In
dians and Their Ill Treatment.
Captain Fairchild's Successful
Stroke of Policy.
HEADQUARTERS MoDoc ARMY,

Indians sixteen in number, and this broke the
backbone of the rebellion. Captain Fairchd pro-
posed taking four Of those who had surrendered
Bogus Charley, Hawker Jim, Shack Nasty Jim and
Steamboat Frank-and by their aid to discover the
hiding place Of the Modocs. General Davis at
once acted on this suggestion, and the 26th he,
Captain Fairchild, three soldiers, your cor
respondent and the four ModOcs started from
Fairchild's, riding around the lake, and reaching
our present camp on the day following. On the
27th the Modocs were sent out, returning on the
2Sth, reporting the camp Of Captain Jack to be
ON William Creek twenty miles east Of this place.
The commands OF Captain Hasbrouck and Colonel
Jackson left camp on the Goth, your correspondent
accompanying them. Arriving near the supposed
camp the command divided, one wing going down
the right hand bank, the other on the left
Owing to miscalcuating the distance Colonel Jack
sons command reached the place first,
SURPRISING THE MoDoCs,
who all ned across the creek about half mile in
advance OF Hasbr0ucks command. Boston, who
murdered Dr. Thomas surrendered. Seven
squaws, including Mary, Jacks sister, were cap
tured, with several horses and mules. The troops
wentinto camp, and Boston went out and attempted
to find his neeing people, but without success.
On the following morning the trail was taken up
and followed all day. First it led to the west then
north, then seuth, making three sides OF square,
over high rocky ridges, covered with huge
pines, where an animal could not step
without treading on rock ; aud still the four Mo-
docs and Warm Spring Indians followed the trail
as unerringly as hounds after game. After riding
about twenty-five miles, just as we reached the
head of Langel Valley on Lost River, q few were
seen In the bluffs The command was halted and
an effort was made to have talk with the Modocs,
but they fed.
was made, and the command swept down around
the buns into the valley, reaching slope where
they could ascend to the bluffs, and headed the fu-
gitives on. The sun was just going down, and the
Indians seeing they were about to be corraed,
threw up the sponge at once. Scar-Faced Charley
came into lines, gave up his gun and
said he would fight no more. He wanted to see
John Fairchild, but that person was scouting some
miles away. Colonel Green, who commanded the
expedition, told Charley to go back and bring In
his family and oil that wanted to surrender at
once, or he should charge them at once.
As Charley returned, DR.. Cabanns, who was
with the little party which had started to head the
Modocs on, but was then at q halt, went along
with Charley and talked with Captain Jack and the
others. or course the troops could not move
against the Modocs with him in their midst, and as
darkness was coming on the troops filed down ON
to Lost River and went into camp for the night.
After while Dr.. Cabannis returned with "Mose,n
and The message that
THE MOD0cs WOULD COME IN
IN the morning, but were allowed to come through
the hines in the night On the following morning
Scar-Face Charley and nine others came in, max.
ing eleven Modocs we had TAKEN Several squaws
came along also. Charley expected that Captain
Jack and his companions had run away. The
day was spent In an effort to find them, ana the
day following the commands scattered around
searching for the lugitives. The scene OF the cap
ture was about fifteen miles from where
we started them up the day previous. On
the 1st Colonel Perry's command, which had
joined the expedition, on the trail his Warm
Spring Indians following it back near to the
camp on William Greek. A Warm Spring discov.
cred one Of Jacks scouts, stole upon him and dis
armed him. He promised to show them where
Jack was, and the Warm Springs soon had that
doughty warrior in their hands. Warm Spring
George had command OF the detachment OF Warm
Springs, but Bow-Legged Charley, We-na-shit and
Carpoa were the ones who were "In at the DEATH
CAPTAIN JACK AND THE OTHERS WERE CAPTURED
HERE.
We now had Captain Jack, Chief Schonchin Bos-
ton-the murderers Of the Peace Commissioners
and Faced Charley, their engineer and general
Still twelve men were out, and the soldiers contin-
ued the scout On the I'd four more were taken by
pected daily, and VIII probably be found at Yanox.
Bogus Charley and jim have been sent to hunt
them up and, when found, the last or this desper-
ate band will be in captivity. From this rapid
view your readers can see the situation Of affairs
and
THE END OF THE MoDoc WAR.
The prisoners are all here, Captaid Jack, Schon.
chin, Boston and others being shackled. What will
be done with them know not, but think they will
hnf fups Gprt hn,, an,
days, their time being out on the 10th. They will
not re.enlist even In event Of hostilites with
other tribes. They have been treated rather badly
They say they have been on many scouts, but never
have received such bad treatment before. They
were promised grain for their horses and also the
shoeing Of them, but. like many other promises they
were not kept Donald says the Wascan- -pins-about
one-third OF his command-can enlist again II they
want to, but the Warm Springs would not. 10
these people really belongs
THE CREDIT OF CLOSING THE WAR.
for without their skill it would have been imposs-
BILE to have hunted the Modocs down. There IL one
man who deserves especial credt-Captain John
Fairchild. by the stroke OF policy which brought
into use the captured Modocs, and by his untir!ng
energy in the pursuit OF the willy foe, and through
his knowledge OF the country and the Indians, his
services have been invaluable. Cool and brave,
possessing the confidence Of the Indians, he could
succeed In persuading them to sur render when all
others would have failed. St, few army men
would feel inclined to give him the credit he de-
serves, though the civilians know and appreciate
his worth.
The Captive Bucks Return Property
Of their Victims-Boston Charley Ex-
0ncratcd.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, June l5 1878.
The following despatch has been received here -
BoYLEs CAMP, Tule Lake, June IL, 1873.
This afternoon the Modocs sent for Dr. Cabaniss
and requested a second interview, In order that
further facts relative the missing articles orna-
ments and wearing apparel, might be made known.
Black Jim acknowledged that he stole SIS from
Mr.. Mcacnam, and passed in the amount. Boston
Charley said he had Mr.. Meachams pistol hidden