Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-05-24
Disa Election among the MOdOcs and I'm.
expected Surrender of the Savages.

San Francisco, %. The following des-
patch has just been received in Yreka, dated
Fairchild's Rancho May goth. 2. NJ:
| While Gen Davis, Inspector Gen. Hardie,
Coils. Green, Sumner Gillem and Hoyt and
Lieuts. Rockwell and Adams, with their es-
cort, were en- ronte to Van Bremers, having
left the lava beds about four o'clock in the
morning, courier interrupted them and de
livered despatch of Gen. Davis, whereupon
the Warm Spring Indians and the scouts in
advance were recalled and the progress in
stantly changed and Gen. Davis determined
Bremer's, for future headquarters. The
place is about twenty -thaee miles northwest
| of the lava beps. Capt. Hasbrouck left
Boyle's camp on May eth. and has been
| scouting ever since. His command consists
| of battery b 4th artillery, companies and
G 18th cavalry and the Warm Spring Indians.
numbering 2l0 men. Capt. jackson had
| charge of companies 3 and q, with which he
harrassed the Indians. His men fought well
in every instance and paid little heed to hun
ger, so that they vanquished the Indians.
Capt Hasbrouck specially praised portion
of Co. B troops and a portion of Co. G. In
the charge at Dry lake, the men scaled a
ridge % feet high, in face of the Modocs, and
| drove them away. Capt. Jackson had the
right and Lieut.. Moss the left, and Leuts
| Boutelle and Kyle held other bold positions
| Capt. Hasbrouck has not lost a nan since
| the Dry lake engagement Artena, Chokus,
Longlegs, One Aged Dixie and the Modoc
residents of the rancho last evening inter-
viewed the five women captured by Captain
Hasbrouck's command and from them cleaned
interesting accounts of the Modoc's opera
| tons during the last few months. The cap
tives are Mrs. Warmechel, Boston Charles
two sisters, mother of Black Jim, and one
maiden, whose relatives have attained no
notable distinction.
Fairchild's Rancho, 22-6 p. NJ. ''lIere
they come" was the cry that startled the
camp, few moments since, and every per.
son, citizen and soldier, old and young, was
on his feet hurrying forward to the crest Of
the hill west of the camp. The procession
was slowly creeping along this way. FRS,
came Mr.. Blair, manager of Farchild's
ranch, mounted, so yards behind him was
Fairchild and further still were IL Modoc
buck, with their squaws and papooses. Never
| did procession move more slowly. The
few ponies ridden by warriors were gaunt and
weak and seemed scarcely able to bear the
women and children, who were literally piled
| on them.
| Among the bucks were Bogus Charley,
Steamboat Frank, Curleyheaded Doctor and
Others of lesser note. They were dressed in
molly garbs, nearly all of them wearing a
States army, and every buck carried Spring
field rifles. The women were dressed in
clothes that had evidently been used within
the confines of civilization. All of them en-
tered the camp at a funeral pace. and the
noise and hustle among the soldiers hushed
the few words spoken. The Modocs said
nothing. No one approached them till Gen.
Davis came forward. He met the procession
| so pacss from the house, and was formally in
troduced to Bogus Charley.
The scamp smiled sweetly on the General
and shook his hand and all the leading war
riors came forward and greeted him cordially.
Then every back laid his gun beside him, and
awaited orders. Gen. Davis then said,
'Give up your pistols and all your other
arms" Each buck said he had no arms.
Then said the General, 81 shall give you a
camp where you can remain tonight, and if
you try to run or escape you will be shot
dead" The order was explained and all
obedience was promised, The procession
then moved across Cottonwood Creek, to a
clump Of trees. At this point the talings of
theDcrowd came. There were half naked
children, aged squaws, who could scarcely
hobble, blind, lame, halt, bony, and the scum
of the tribe. There were sixty-three person,
men, women, and children; twelve bucks,
twenty squaws, and their children. Mr..
Farchild says there are twenty bucks miss
ing from the Cottonwood branch of the tribe
Bogus Charley said that Boston Charley had
been killed. This disatfectlon heretofore re-
ported is corobera,ed by the Captain of the
Modocs who parted company with Captain
Jack eight days ago.
Captain Ives is now drawing ration and ar.
ranging for feast.