The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-01-24
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feat, and one calculated to prolons
the war much further than any on,
anticipated before the engagement oc
Cured. The battle took place last
Friday, on the lava beds where Capt
Jack and his Indians have for two
months past been fortifying and pre-.
pairing for the onslaught.
The troops were under command
of Gen. Wheaton and consisted of $50
regulars, two companies of Oregon
Volunteers, 20 California Riflemen
Volunteers, under Captain J. A.
Fairchiid and a few Klamath Indians,
numbering in all about 400. On
Tuesday Capt. Bernard with 100 reg
ulars and few Klamath Indians.
moved around the north end of the
Lake to the east of Capt. Jacks posi-
tion. At S o'clock Friday morning
he was 10 advance from the east while
Gen. Wheaton with the remainder of
the forces We're to attack Jack from
the west under cover of fire from the
howitzers. Thursday night a dense
fog arose, completely enveloping
everything so that it was impossible
to see forty yards in any direction
The two forces were about twelve
miles apart, though to communicate
with each other It was necessary to go
much greater distance. Capt. Ber-
nard commenced the attack and was
resisted by Jacks men, numbering
about 200 concealed in the rocks
along line two miles long. General
Wheaton hearing Capt. Bernard's guns,
had no alternative but to advance TO /
his assist ance without the aid of the
howitzers, as Capt, Bernard's S position
was.so indefinite as to endanger his
command from shells. They fought
the unseen enemy from eight in the
morning until dark through terrific
fre, during which time scarcely an
Indian was seen. The loss to the
troops reported at fourteen killed and
thirty wounded, several of the latter .
fatally. Indian loss unknown ,
Among the killed are +. Trimble and ,
j. X. Brown, of Oregon Volunteers. !
Wounded Of Fairchild's company :
Jerry Crooks, slightly; G. w. Rob !
erts, mortaily; n. Beswick, slightly; /,
Robert Small, slightly. Among the
regulars wounded are Capt. Perry ;.
and Lieut.. Kyle. The former seri- :
ousiy, the latter slightly, and about .
twenty-five of the regulars wounded. :,
some slightly and Others seriously.
The troops were compelled to re. \
tire to their camps, the movement =
resulting in nothing more than u
forced reconnaissance of Capt. Jacks D
position Captain Bernards forces !,
stood in the front OF the fight and suf n
tered terribly. The cavalry all went n,
into the fight dismounted. The :,
troops now viii only try to keep the il
hodocs from raiding upon the settle e
ments until reinforced. 1t is certain l.,
hat Capt. Jack has been reinforced :,
by the Pitt Rivers, and it is feared
'ther bands will now join him. Gen. ~
" heaion praises the gaIIantry of all :.
e"e oregon 'olun- of
eers under Gen. Ross, and California :,
sifles under Fairchild. al
The Indians fought as is their Gus =,
ON, naked with nothing but their am =
nunition bag tied across their shonl- =
iers. I'd
1t is thought by General Wheaton m
hat it will require at least one thou ise
and men to dislodge the Indians from du
heir secure retreat. General Canby
ast Tuesday forwarded company of Go
eguiars from Portland, and vii send 30,
mother from Fort Stevens and three A,
ON California. With this force it is o.,
fought Gen. Wheaton will be able M,
not only fully protect the frontier dis
ON Indian depredations but also .,
'entaally wind up this Modoc ont thu
reak and send Captain Jack and his Of
raves to the ".land of good Indians y ~,
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