Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-06-12

VIA ASHLAND, June D.
To Governor Grover
The Modoc war was ended by the Ore
gon volunteers q: twelve o'clock last night.
After hard march of three days and
nights of the forces under my command,
the last warriors belonging to Captain
Jacks band were captured and brought
into camp. They number five men, four
women and three children The notorious
Black Jim is one of the number. | will
march my command to lAnkville to-day
and place tine warriors in irons, and await
your Excellency's orders.
JOHN ERoss, Brigadier-General,
Commanding Oregon Volunteers.
Ne SALEM, June s. :,
70 Con. John E. Ross:
Iftyou have any of the Lost River
murderers deliver them into the custody
OF the sheriff of jackson County. Deliv-
er all other captive to the commanding
officer of the United States forces in Lake.
Basin. Return your volunteers and mus
tersthem out. Assure your officers and
men of my highest appreciation Of their
brilliant conduct in behalf Of the State.
| congratulate you on your success:
L. f. GROVER,
Governor Of Oregon.
BoYLg's CAMP, June Al had an in
teryiew with Captain jack, through the
medium Of an Interpreters. At first he
was reticent-in fact, he did not even no.
tice me. Finally his sister Mary prevail
ed on him to talk. His frstremark was
. in relation to his shackles. He said it
made him feel mean to be hobbled like a
{ horse. he was not afraid to die, and had
! no idea of running away. As he spoke
iseyes snapped and he looked a very
lion in rage. Al questions pertaining to
his fighting be declined to answer. When
asked him his ageshe gave me to under
stand that. he was thirty-six and he then
yiolently. Started upon a.statement of his
8 grievances and those ofshls people:
With reference to the'Ben Wright at.
fray, he. said that white men murdered
his people years ago, and that what he
had done was only in payment Of old
debts. He did.not enter into details, but
left the Interpreter, Scar-Faced Charlie" !"
to patch up his story.
4ritical study Of Jacks face.corrobor-
ated the impression derived at first sight;
he is thorough Indian his head is large,
quite square and set firmly on his shoul
ders: his eyes are black and bright, and
his face broad, with prominent cheek bones;
his nose is symmetrical and slightly aquil-
inc; his lips are thin and clean cut, and,
combined with his chin, indicate that res
oluteness of purpose that has won him
such notoriety. His complexion is dark
and his face has pleasant look. Take
him all in all, he is striking man. Place
I'm among thousands and he would be
taken for ;hief by any observing stran-
ger.
Those who have seen him do not Won
der that he is the leader Of the Modocs:
Though in chains, and on the brink of
eternity, he is yet feared and respected by
the Indians about-him. His nearest COM
panion in chains, Scfonchin, is about fifty
years of age. He is wrinkled, and has
william depicted on every line of his face.
He wears his hair short, and stands about
Ave feet in his moccasins. Boston Char
leyis about twenty-five years old. His
face is expressionless. Jack would attempt
to escape if he had chance, even at the
risk OF beingashot down. Probably he
never realized that his death was inevita-
BILE until irons were placed on his feet.
Scar-Faced Charley says Jack told him
he could get clear when the white men
We're asleep. This was before the irons
were broug ght into use.
Gen. Davis is satisfied that Jack did try
to escape last night, and through the aid
of confederates on the outside, for upon
the examination Of his shackles this morn
ing it was found that one of the rivets had
been fled nearly in two. His legs are on
ly confined. At o'clock this afternoon
Col. Mason arrived here from Fairchild's s
Rancho, with the infantry force of the
expedition, and the seventy Modocs who
came in then-thus we. have here l2S
captives.
BoY1E's CAMP, June t, midnight
News has reached here that Hooker Jim
and Steamboat Frank made a successful
scout Yesterday by cooperating with the
Oregon volunteers. They trailed three
warriors and five squaWs to 4 tiloher
mountain northeast Of here and assisted
in making capture One Of the cap
tives is Black Jim. He is The Alodoc WHO
bullied the settlers in this region for two
or three years and committed cruel muir
ders. The Oregonians regard him with
special hatred. Only FIVE or six Of the
Nlodoc warriors are now missing. The
Warm Spring Indians held a war dance
this evening, which was witnessed by a
large audience of officers and men.