Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-03-08
Captain Jack.

A correspondent of the New York
Heraed, writing from the Modoc country,
mus speaks of the efforts to compass the
REDUCTION Of Captain Jack:
II Will tnus be seen that the work of re-
duclng Captain Jack is one that is likely
20 take months to accomplish. Mean
wniie the willy old Indian lies in his lava
PED and laughs In his sleeve at the
trouble and expense he is putting his
Great Rather to. He has won two fights.
and is of course elated. He considers
himself as safe in his lair now as he would
be If there were no troops within a tbous.
and miles Of him, and he no doubt has
good reason to believe SO. He has killed
thirty men all told since the war BEGAN.
and has lost but one warrior, and that one
IN the nrst fight. In the last battle he
iost none at all, as ali here cencede. I
nave seen no one yet that claims that
single Indian was ever injured. All this
mas mace Captain Jack more impudent
ana saucy than ever. There are some
funny incidents Of the late battle which
nave not yet been printed, but which 90
70 snow the brazen effrentery of these In
dians more than anything else. About
noon OF the day of the fight, while Fair
enlids company were in the very hottest
OF 1t, z. A. Doris, one of Fairchild's
men, suddenly heard voice from above
MIN, apparently not more than forty feet
on. He looked up, and could lust see
through the fog into little crevice in the
rocks. There were two Indian faces,
which he at once recognized as belonging
10 Bogus Charlie and "Frank," the latter
the same who accompanied Doris and
Fairchild VIII m they went into Captain
JACKS camp six weeks ago. Quick as
lightning Doris lodged behind a rock,
when the two Indians began to laugh and
yeer MIN. Hi ~ said Frank, ''you old
man Doris, why you no go home and
stay there? What for you come here to
fight Modocs? You say you no want to
fight. We no want to fight you. You,
You Siskiyou boys better all 90 home.
lou can't get Injun out of lava be L."
Dorrls made no answer, but stood be-
hind the rock out of harms way. Just
tnen Colonel Green, who heard the talk,
came up and called to his men, ''Charge
on that place, boys, and rout out those
two Indians! There's only two of them 70
Inc men were met with the fire of three
or four rifles from the crevice in
the rock, and for an instant thew
wavered. "Up and at 'em boys 7" yelled
Col Green. "Oh, yes, that's all good"
shouted Bogus Charlie from behind the
rocks. up and at 'em but why you no
come up and at 'em yourself? You're
pretty soldier! Why for you no come
yourself, eh?" Colonel Green could not
stand this taunt, and he made one spring
at the rocks. The Indians fired at him,
put the fog was just thick enough to rem
der their aims imperfect. The soldiers
followed the Colonel, but before thew
could Gimp up to the point the Indians
lodged back, and their jibes and ieers |
died away in the distance. Ten minutes |
afterward Doris came out from behind |
his rock and CROPPED his way through the |
log. He hadn't got but ten steps when he |
heard Bogus Charley's voice again from |
another direction. He looked, and as the |
fog lifted little he saw the Indians head
just above rock. Hi! you old Doris:
why You no go home? Nobody want to
kill you; you want to kill me. You
come up here" Doris lifted his gun,
but before he got it up Charley twisted
his fingers at the end Of his nose, and
with a jeer lodged behind the rock and1
was seen no more. All through the fight
the Indians had several scalp poles plant
ed on the rocks, each with several white
scalps dangling to it. These have the
same significance that battle flag usually
has. Every once in a while they would
come up and shake the poles in suggest
i've manner and then dodge behind the
rocks. The savages all fought without
clothes, save a clOut about their loins.
They fought with terrible desperation,
and had 1t not been for the fog it is certain
hundreds instead oftens would have been
killed. Fairchilds and his men got pos
session of the spot where his interview
was held, but was unable to keep it, the
Indian fire from the rocks above being too
not for human endurance. Fairchilds got
behind some rocks to protect himself from
Ire, and while there Shack Nasty Jim
and Scar Face Charlie, who were not
twenty rods off, rode up from behind
their shelter and called out, sHi, John,
,ome up here and get some supper.
we've got more to eat than you have!"
Mr.. Fairchilds did not 90 to sup with the
Indians, but when the fog thickened got
Town on his back and rolled out of the
inc of the fire.