The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-05-02

! BATTlE OF TfE LAVA EE1t>-N-A7'J- aArh FsAErA4
From ELS STRONGHOLD
A dispatch dated He1 lqnArzese Nodne IA
petition Camp South 81 Tnle IAke- AE-sl II.
| gives the following account IL abe wav IN
which tie Modccs were forced ont cf tHle hTa
beds:
The day opened warln and s1iIl hut w1- asAa-
cred in by a roar Of mnsksa-y and ecrA-iOaaI
booming Of howif1e-<- Gsn- Gallezn- who lad
been waiting for the arrival If hi- stores and
the Warm Spring Indians. issued orders YES
terday for the tents 20 he s1rnck down n a
compact place near the hospital fcr the rresye
to be supplied with three dave rA-lOns and lee
rounds Of ammunition Next fcr the cavalry
to be ready to move NJ n Ia TODAY. and fee
Col Mason. ON the opposite SIDE of the lava
bed, to move AT the same hour on the e.as-ny
Col PerTy's and Lieut. CressAn's cavalry were
TO conceal themselves until joined In the naOrl-
ing by the infantry and xrzillerr- IL xas boyea
when the latter companies left camp THAI the
Modocs would observe them and in Al AzzxzFc
TO cut them of, fall into The hADds Of the cav
airy. These movements were faithfully exc
cuted and probably hurried little Gu Olzr SIDE
by the escape Of Long jim u Nodoc- WHO VIA
under guard prisoner Of wa-- Al midnight
he leAped past the guard and escaped though
many shots were fired n him
AT daylight We had M irregular fasllnde On
the opposite side of the lava bed and We knew
that Col Mason's forces or hi= si1-rzi>bers
were engaged Al slx We heard the hcu-n Of
howifzer and saw shells bursting over Cart
Jacks camp At tins time the rocks were
swarming with Indians and tine firing we
rapid The plan Of hattie WAS frcra the D1r1A
side Col Mason Was Ia advance Ct he c1n-
mand on the night Of Warm Spring. the In
dams ON his left. From tins SIDE there wls
only the lake for the MOkocs 10 escape fE
Lieut. Greery WIS in camp In charge q the
arms and ammuniflons- Capt Trznt1e. FRS
Artery, with twenty men was left IN charge
Of the camp on this side Col Green NJ
O'Clock q N. united with Cod Per-yTs c1n-
pany. In about an hour and half after lexE- |
ing camp the ball opened While marching
aioeg the lake shore just NJ the bead Of !
long cave. about q mile and half f-0n Jacks
camp, they encountered the first cggosz-5oa- !.
with struggling shofs from the blzn. n long
range
The men deployed ID open sklrrnish o-der.
and advanced slowly under s1ch cOrsr NJ sbe
rocks afforded Our night gorge Ope1ea CO
the bluff. from the righ; bank Of WHICH came
shots. while few fen around u
from the left point Our skirruirsherr creFs =.
By reserves until We arrived within
shor. range. when q severe voIier WE 6rei
rom the bluffs. evidently there beng twenty
i've or thirty Indians posted there The ne
vas hervs. After standing abons Ef-sta rnir-
ties. the order TO charge WE giFen- and the
men sprang forward amid the r1oss 5ezfe-ui-g
ellis from the Modoc-- Such WIS The rzT5II1y
roops were on them before they knew II. Ho1
q few minutes were masters Of the -ar1Hzsc1-
nd our brave bore behind the rock resting n
heir leisure Gen Gilien had eezz- an order ,
0 Col Mason TO stir them up on his SIDE And
e let into them with vengeance Gis-rxczzar
heir attention materially and assisting o--
rcops- The charge xhe q gallant one
Al p m the order was given 10 saExoue
he mortars- Maj Thomas is IN command 9
lieut. Cransfon Howe. Fourth ArrlI3err. +.
Eamer. and nineteen men composed ,
ne party. as gallant q set Ne ere- hA-ss5ea I
uns- Al half-pasf 4 the Line devlOyea down ]
le Lake opposite Jacks camp and crossed -bs :
Intervening open space nj dcutae-qIirk Essss- 1
ut receiving shot They z-e now In rsssa- :
ess TO charge ON the Blufs when tie raor14-- i
ave dome their work The mo-1nr- arrived | !
D the ground and took position All qus-s
ntil $50. when a sudden and heavy ruTSer :
lis.1.
inufes- Maj Thomas dropped sb41ls direr=Er 4
20 it. provoking frantic uar-Hhocy~ IEssre 4
AZ sudden exfinguishing Of the zre- An y
her shell dropped in the same locality. and n
as followed by reils Of pan and dizrnsr. Tn. =
odocs then appeared and challenged the SOD {
ers TO come out and fight Another sbeu =
ne the answer. and they were drsxen hack 4
AT O'Clock Col Gillemis command raOrss
'rward from the position gained or Tuesasr. -
I'd soon occupied the ridge DeKr to J.cfTs G
mp. Col Mason then moved right forward n
rapidly as possible, 90 form junction with 4.
illem's left. cutting on the Modocs from sle 4
Ike. and from their only source Of xHsxr -u-- 7
y. The junction was erected ut noon A. :.
p m the rnortars were throwing sbezls IN 4
.cellent range Col Green fen hack tehaza Il
e ledge, awaiting the Modocs. should the q
'ellr drive them out After firing fhey re- q.
led Through wells. which we're freqneul On 10
e fifth shell there came . rAlinr fire aud 4
eet Of flame small party Of rnen syrznr n.
Il Of the chasm and came into the Lines amid =.
shower Of bullets The falling bach rax re-
used by the Modccs nanking and opening m
css fire Col Miller. In attempting TO form ca
junction with the Warm Spring I.d6HnsL "a
ssed them As he swung down IN the rrsss A.
asn- the Modccs srrang up and cut hin CT. "A
tn thirteen men Miller fortified himself. n,
ZEN they fought for their lives until tie por-
r. opened 4