Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-05-30
Surrender Of the MOdOcs.

The Modoc war is reported as PRACTICAL,
ended. On the 22d instant the Hot Creel
band, comprising about one-half of Captain
Jacks followers, surrendered uncondition
ally to General Davis at Fairchild's rancho
The remainder of the Indians are still re
treating, and vigorous pursuit is kept up
1t is said to be probable that the prisoner,
will be treated as murderers and hanged
Among them are Bogus Charley, Steamboat
Frank, CIrly-Headed Doctor, and Hooker
Jir7, the Lost River murderer,
San Francisco dispatches give the details
of the surrender as follows:
FArRcHILD's Rancho, Nav 22.-At 10
O'Clock this afternoon One-eyed Dixie re-
turned to General Davis's headquarters and
reported that the Indians were close at hand
and ready to enter the camp under escort.
All they asked was for Mr.. Fairchild to
come out and meet them. No soldiers need
come. The presence of Mr.. Fairchild would
be considered a guarantee of good faith
Messrs. Fairchild, Blair and two or three
employees of the former, with whom the
Indians were acquainted, mounted their
horses at the request of General Davis and
started with Dixie. The news of the nten-
ded surrender of the Indians spread through
the camp like wildfre. The soldiers,
Warm Spring Indians and scouts were
alike elated at the prospect of pacific
victory. Squaw Dixie told General Davis
before she started that the Modocs were
afraid the soldiers would kill them the in
slant they entered the camp. Donald Nc
Kay, the Captain of the Warm Spring
Indians, had to pledge his word that the
scouts would not interfere
AT p. m, here they GOMEZ" was the
cry that startled the camp, 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 in this direction
First CAME Mr.. Blair, manager of Fair
child's rancho, mounted; so yards behind
him was Fairchild, and further still twelve
Modoe bucks with their squaws and
papooses. Never did procession move
more slowly. The few ponies ridden by the
Modocs were gaunt and weak, and seemed |
scarcely able to bear the women and chill |
1ren who were literally piled upon them. |
Among the bucks were Bogus Charley,
Steamboat Frank, Curly-headed Doctor. |
md others of lesser note. They were |
iressed in motley CARDS, nearly all Of them
wearing portion of the regular uniform of
he United States army, and every buck
,arried a Springfield rifle. The women
we're dressed in clothes that had evidently
,een used within the confines of civil
alton. All of them entered camp
It funeral pace. The noise and hustle
.mong the soldiers hushed the few words
poken. The Modocs said nothing. No
me approached them until General Davis
anne forward. He met the procession fifty
'aces from the house and was formally in
reduced to Bogus Charley. The scamp
miled sweetly on the general and shook his
and, and all the leading warriors came for
yard and greeted him cordially. Then
very buck laid his gun beside him and
waited orders. Gen. Davis said: Give
p your pistols and ell your other arms
.ach buck said he had no arms. Then said
he general, 90 shall give you a camp
there you can remain tonight, and if you
~ to run or escape you viii be shot dead
he order was explained and ali obedience
Tas promised. The procession then moved
cross Cottonwood Creek to a clump of
rees. At this point the tailings came in.
here were half-naked children, aged
luaws who could scarcely hobble, blind.
lme, halt, bony and the scum of the tribe.
here were SO persons, men, women and
hildren, IL bucks, 20 squaws and their
hildren.
Mr.. Fairchild says that there are twenty
ucks missing from the Cottonwood branch |
the tribe. Bogus Charley says that
oston Charley had been killed. The dis
Fiction heretofore reported is corroborated !
y the capture of the Modocs, who parted
'mpany with Captain Jack eight days ago.