, 1873-04-22
PORTRAITS or THE sAvAGEs.

PORTRAITS or THE SAvAGES.
Pom photographs Of Cnpt. Jnc'k, John
Hchonclal1l. Ifoston Charley, BLACK
l. Jim, nnh Eaooikn Jin.
Fro,,, tho San Francisco Chronicle.
Tho peculiar ntroeity Of Tho nngGhcre on Fri
day las awakened kcon intoreat in tho gavngo
rorposrators. Tho following nkctches Of tAem
! will, therefore, bo road with interest. Tho
| writer Baw nlld shook hands with eyory
ono ono Of iho monsters hnro'y anix nix wooIta
! tl1on apparently dcsirous of pcace, md those
| who yIsitod their camp can only now realiao
THO danger they run in reposing confidence III
euoh morcless beings as they hnyo Hinco proven
they even then contemplated their wrotohed
threo Commissioners In their powor before
beginning their dreadful work. nonce thoy mot
| they could ont1oo tho Commissioners within
their grasp. Tho night Of tho 2sth Of February
tho writor nlopt In Capt. Jacks cave lying down
beside tho lattcr with fcelipg Of perfoct seeu
reelection that ho did that almost makes hla
flesh oroep. .>"..s ;:
Captain jack. tho Chief of tho tribe, md
odoa of about So yoars o{ ago toueh ho iooSs
all Indiana, the forehoad ia low and Setroet-
copper color, and Ills eyos aro bIncE, fuli Ind
piorclng Hia AaiEiH long, hanging down to tho
nhouldora,. ind hla faco is entirely destitute Of
beard. hia mouth 1s large. AND itH shape inai-
NO meana denotes cruelty md hascnoas@-traitss
which Capt. 5ack Boolns to possess above
oil others. In. manner lo ia cool, so}E-
posnessod p:,, and worry aigniaed. Ho IN
elats st,,. Upon being tseatod with the
contact, aud the chief ruler Of forty millions Of
peoplo could not bo creator stickfor for official
etiquette than il this Halne miserable savage. 1Io
mover Hn'iles Hts greeting Of Ills visitors on tho
occasion of THO visit roforrou to was q uplondid
exhibition Of Indifference and haughtinoss, not
! wittstandiug at tho tino he was 80 i'll 10 could
not stand up. Before this act Of treaoery ho was
boIioyod to be the soul Of honor. Settlers in the
l,ighborhood wllo had many dealings with him
said that thoy never know Capt jack to do q
| moan br hnso nct, nor would .lo knowingly per-
| nit any member OF his baud to do ouo.; II any
| Of tho ranchinon oyoi complained Of any net OF
pecnlation or Other annoyance, Jack was euro to
visit puisl,mpnt upon tic head Of tho otYoutlor.
Flo waa olectod Chief Of tho tribo two or throo
| yoara ago and Squire steolo, Of Yroka, nctod au
Judge Of Eloetiol--a fact Which has always undo
Steele jacks fast friantl. gHo was ts last 1nar in
the tribe who it;would be thought could bo Eliity
Of 90 base m act-an act entirely out Of hopping
with his paat character.
Jous scuoHou1H.
John Schonchin, brother of q Old Echopchin,"
Jacks predecessor in tho oillco Of Chicf IL nnr
about 90 yeals;old = Hois b lighter oolorod nun
than Juc, but great deal sto1ltor being brond-.
slouldered and quito corpulont: His hair is long
and straight and ILLS oyoe email and expression
enH. Ills face Ia pleasing in expression, md le ia
much lcss determined i'll look than the younger
chief. schonchin is C rival to thop plnce occupied
BY Capt. Jack, he behaving that l4e has heredi-
tary right to tho ,Modoo throne. Consequently
though il their horrible plot they seom to 1lavo
worked together. Flo, is tho man WHO shot
Mcachsnl, and inflicted the Wounds from which
the lat!or is lilioy to iie. Sconchin in oil these
peaoo negotiations, has been moro oxactng in
lis demands than oyen Jack himself, Gu tho oc-
caeion Of Btoelo's first visit to the lavn~bcd, ho
WIS lcbs friendly than any Of the otl,crs. He even
went no far aB,to accuae Steele Of Wishing to
| make him Sharp speech In reply to prevent
recurrence OF the insult.
nosroH CHARLEY,
tho n,an who shot md Instantly killed tho Rev.
old; 10 is practically whito, and his complexion
quite clear. uonco tile nnmo of :" Boe. on ngiyen
linn by thu. Indians, which signifies " "wllito."
I1o has no history at al, and gained no promi-.
nonCe in tho tribe until tho ponce negotiations
began, whom lie acted as messenger. Ho was QUO
or tho young saragcs who came out to Falrchills
with stoelo. and party to talk to Con. Canby
about tho 1st OF March. Tho denera! treatod
LIS ts al TSas y an ths sss1 %as tssxe t M y
bo one Of tho best dispositioned Indians in the
tribo. He WINS good humorod, alwaya laughing
and talking, and seemed to like tho whites better
than the Indiana. He was ono Of those indicted
by tho Oregon Grand Jury for the killing Of tho
gottlerg, but Ao was known to havo had nothing
ut afl to do with that matter, being on tho wost
eido Of tho lako at tho timo.
----. uOoKA JIM.
This iB ono OF tho worst Indians in the yholo
tribe. He was tho leador Of tho band who COM
mtted tho murders in December. He ia young,
not over 81 or %, but ia largo and powerful. I1o
is not Modoo proper, but belongs to bnnd Of
Twaslos."' They are, composed OF remnants Of
thievoa aud muraorors. Two Of t6om aro
in tho a-bod,-Hooka Jim and tho !" Doctor"
Of thom. This Indian has . bud faeo. Ho, too, too,
WAS ono Of thoAo WHO oano out with 6toele, aud
WAS tho only ono that the Chronicle corroapon-
don't fele uneasy with, when on one occasion On
tho route ho was left far behind alono with linn.
It WAS getting late In tho afternoon and tho par
ty had got ten mics to ride whom thoy struck
tho divide, }" gap III tho mountain to tho south
Of Little KLAMATH Lake. There woro hyo ahitoa
mud fourteen Indiana. stoele and Fairchild lel
tho Lost River road, stoclc put spurs to his
horse, and tho whole payty started for
along heavily, armed, with thoir toat4erss
Thoy yelied md heewle'l, and dn' tho' perty % oamc
down tho slope like flying Tam 0'Bhantera.
somothiug getting wrong with tho Chronicle
mans Eaddle, he stopped to fix it, which took
noarly twenty minutes. Hooka Jim md Curly
headod Jack another Indian that it would not do
to trust fur. aecing tho correspondent stop, rodo
on faw hundred yards and stopped also. Whom
tho latter mounted ho saw his own party fully
two miles al.oaa going like tho wind. He 1tarted
on n run to catch tholn aud thsn two Indiana
toiued him, and all throo wont down the valloy on
d drad run. The Indians rodo their ponios one
Oh oithcr aido and aeomod to DO highly tcklad at
tho correspondents somewhat usiAkillful hand-
ling Of hin horse. Then thoy bcgan series OF
movements. designed to trigLten tho lastor ant!
make lin, deposit his precious burden III tho
sagc-brush, aud onee Ifooka Jim, with .syoll
deliberately Apnrred hs pony directly aganst tlle
lorso,-a movement that nearly accomplished
tho Desired object. On tho whole, It was m un~
comfortable riuo, and tho reporter braathod
much froer WHOM 10 cnmo up with stoelo.
EIACK JET.
This Ia another Of the n.lrlcrerH Of the Hct-
tiers. Ho III n tall, Bavago-looking fellow, with
worry dark, thin faco. 1fo il about 50 years DID,