The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-05-10
News From the Lava Beds.
Capt. Jack Wins Another Success.
lie "LayS" for Train and Makes
Some Captures.

Capt. Jack Wins Another Success.
lie "LayS" for a Train and Makes
Some Captures.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 0.-The following
was received from the Lava Beds tonight:
LAVA BEDS, May z, VIA YRRKA, Nay
0-The Modocs made another sortie TO-
day on train returning 10 camp on what
il known Us "The Island" whittier tho
QuarLermastei's and other stores have
been removed from the former depart.
ment ut the south corner oil Tule Lake for
lumber, capturing II mules and horses,
and burned 3 wagons. Three Of the
escorts, Private Burgwell, Company B,
2lst infantry; Private Evans, Company l,
2lst infantry, and Private Burns, Troop
G, 1st cavalry, were wounded while re-
pClliug the Eortie, May Sth, at 8 A. N.
Captain Lydecker, Engineer Of the corps,
and the artist who accompanies him, Mr.
Maybridge, have since their arrival,
been actively engaged in taking views
and sketches, typography Of the Lava
Beds MaybrldgG has taken 90 remarkable
views The MOdOc squaws who were "a.
ken prisoners at the FIST battles at the
Lava BEDS, April 18th, 10Th and 18th,
were forwarded yesterday by o. @. Ap-
plegate to the Yslnox reservation. Sew
eral large fires arc burning iu Captain
Jacks camp, within plain sight OF this
place.
LAVA BEDS, May SAN the wounded
couValesent will Du moved today and
placed en- route to Fl Klamoth under
charge OF Assistant Surgeon Malding.
Acting Assistant Surgeon B. Scmig is
progressing very iavOrably under his
wounds. Private Benham, Company g,
18th infantry, died on the evening Of the
9th In hospital from the effects ol wounds
received on the 2GLh ult.
LAVA BEDS, May S-4:l5 j. May
before yesterday two squaws who lived
in Fairchild's rancho, One Eyed Dixie
and VartCnH Ohakus. were sent out by
him tIlrough instructions from Gen. Davis
to reCOmOitrc the position held by
the MUdocs at the timO OF their attack on
Capt. Thomas 10 report on their strength
and 10 ascertain, il possible, whether
they had received any reiniOrcementS
The squawS returned yesterday, having
been out eighteen hours without water.
They saw no MOdOcs, theiidea being that
Capt. Jack had left for some other point,
where water could be obtained. On re-.
Ceipt Of this information from the Warm
Sp:lng Indians, Donald Mckay was order
Ell ont with instructions TO push forward
10 the point above alluded TO, 10 discover
the ModOcs. The large 4res mentioned
in the foregoing were signals from Cap.
tain Mckay that the hlOdOCs lad va.
Gated their Notifications and had gono to
some other point not detlnablc lust now.
Tho indications now are that the ModOCs
are entirely out of the beds, but in what
direction they Rre gone, or whether they |
went singly, or In small bands, or en- |
masse, il is9impossible TO surmise.
The Warm Springs Indians are reported |
TO have found the bodies Of Lieut.. Can.
stOn and three soldiers. They also found |
two dead ModOCks In the vicinity oil first
place. A portion Of the com.
msnd will go out tomorrow for tho pur.
pose OF bringing in the bodies 0i Liout.
Cnus;uD and thOEo who died with him on |
the field
SAN FRASCIsCO, May 0--Wm. Fen
LlUE, WIN hTIlVCu III lEChu lO'ulBulJ says |
he met Bogus Charley and n squRw at
Four Mile Creek, thirty miles northeast
ui YrekH, yesterday. SIr. Fenning nd.
vised him to give up his gun, but Charley |
refused. He did not say where no was |
going, but said he was tired Of fighting. |
Two months Ggohe stopped at FGiFchild's
rancho alter leaving the Lava Beds.
Other persons make the same report Of
seeing lhc warrior,
The remains Of Gen. Candy left Port
lInd on the steamer tonight.
Lieut.. Harris, wounded in the recent |
Gght with the Modocs, is reported sinking
rapidly. It sthoughthe he cannot recover.