The Portland daily press., 1873-04-24
THE MODOC WAR.
Capt. Jack not to BIC found.

NEW YORK, April pa despatch from the
| lava beds says the Modocs were seen in their
camps yesterday Tuesday, morning, and the
| Warm Spring Indians are to be put on their
| track at once. Our camp was not attacked on
| Monday night, as was anticipated. A light
fall of snow yesterday afforded water to the
| Modocs hidden in the rocks. More teamsters
were reported fired on Monday evening and a
| Modoc ambush was discovered The troops
| have been stationed to fire upon any Modocs go
ing to the lake for water, All the troops are
| doing well, and the prospects for bagging the
whole tribe. are Frightening.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 22--A courier from the
front arrived at Yreka this morning. Some of
| the volunteers who escorted Hovey's remains
to town had talk with Fairchild and ascer-
tanned that Scar-facedsCh is not killed, the
| nasty Jim. Schonchin was not killed by Mea-
cham, but only wounded in the breast. He
was killed by a she'll, and the whole of his body
| below the breast was torn to pieces. Another
young Modoc named Watchatalle was recog.
nized among the dead. Tie shell that killed
| Schonchin and others was picked up by Watch
! atalle before it exploded. From the way things
looked in the cave, the finding Of ammunition,
| provisions aud other articles, it was evident
| that the Indians left in hurry, no doubt sup
| posing that their stronghold was to be blown
Tracks at of least seven Indians have been
seen between Fairchild's place and the lower
Klamoth Lake, Many persons are of the opin-,
| around the country tot obtain good horses,
while a sufficient number will remain in the
lava beds to keep the soldiers busy there.
AT THE FRONT, April 20A p u.-The cav
airy have returned. They failed to discover
any signssof an Indian trail DR.. Cabanesco has
returned from the lava beds He reports two
SquawS captured.
Col. Perry travelled about eight miles MAX
ing circuit of the lava beds. He saw no In
dams. The Warm Spring Indians will soon be
on the trail of the rambling Modocs who bother
ed the troops tonight.
DR.. Cabanesco was along the line during the
day of the fight, and says he counted twelve
warriors slain. How many were buried no one
knews.
The Modocs were seen to-day from the look
out at the signal station. Mr.. Ticknor started
to-day with express for Linkvilie but he saw q
party of Indians and had to turn back. Two
Modocs are supposed to have been killed in the
fights yesterday.
There is much speculation in regard to tho
Modocs gaining aid from other tribes. 1t is
possible that all the tribes except the Warm
Spring Indians will sympathize with Capt
Jack, but they are satisfied that to aid him
means determination. The Pitt River Indians
will not be likely to join Jack unless he forces
them. They are miserable set, and have be-
come so demoralized over the many chastise-
ments by Gen Cook that they have lost all cour-
dams of Fall River are mean set and really
belong to the Piutes. The Snakes and Putes
who roam about Goose Lake and further north
are vicious customers, although belonging to
some northern reservation in idaho and Oregon
they are constantly providing around the sec
ton comprising Goose Lake, Chavan and other
valleys in eastern Oregon northern Nevada
and southern Idaho. The Shastas scarcely
number half a dozen warriors They have al
ways been bitter enemies of the Modocs. The
Scott Valley and Kamoth River Indians al
though sought for aid had never shown dis
position to take stock in Capt Jacks crusade
The Indians hereabouts and throughout Scott
Valley are well posted on the movements of the
Modocs.
Signal fires are reported on some of the hills
in Scott Valley, but whether they are signals of
Modocs or not it is not known.
The Modocs Found
A San Francisco special dated last night has
the following
An official despatch received tonight from
the Lava Beds from Gen. Gilem to General
Schofeld reports that the Modocs have been
discovered in the Lava Beds four miles from
their old stronghold. The Modocs were COM
PEELED to evacuate their first hiding place in
consequence of the scarcity of water. General
Gillem reports that the Indians are now three
miles from water Monday the Modocs made
an attack on an escort party killing one and
has the Modocs completely in his power, and
that there is no chance for them to escape.
He was actively engaged for three days before
their hiding place was discovered.
Uen. JtH ". DAVIS the successor OF zen.
Candy, arrived in this city this evening. He
will depart Immediately for the Modoc country
and assume command of the expedition.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 23.-No further news
has been received about the Modoc war
A despatch from Portland, Oregon, tonight,
says the Indians on the upper Columbia, Snake
and Lewis rivers are well posted on the Modoc
affairs; and are INDUCING extravagantly on war
paint and war dances Their conduct is mena-
cling. Troops in eastern EOregon will probably
prevent or punish any overt act. The troops
in Sanora arelmaking vigorous war against the
Apaches from Arizona, and expect to diminish
the number of depredations materially.
Rumore Indian Trouble on the Bor der.
ATCHINsoN, Kan. April April 23.-A cor
respondent of the Daily Champian, writing
from Arkansas City,says man named Thomp-
son has arrived there, who states that on the
18th inst. he was robbed by q band of Indians
near Medicine Lodge Creek and his four COM
panions killed. The party consisted of him
self, John and VIM. MITCHELL and VIM. and
James Falkenston. The party arrived at Med
icine Lodge Creek, near the south line of the
State, on the 9Th lust. They had with them a
span of horses, wagon, camp equipage and
inst, Thompson was about one-quarter Of
mile from camp when he saw 800 OF 400 Indians
surrounding it, and shortly afterwards heard
firing and saw the Indians using their toma-
hawks on his comrades. He supposes they
were all killed at the time. Part of the band
took him prisoner, robbed him of all he had, but
finally let him go. He arrived at, Caldwell
about noon ON the 14th, and while there was
told that nine others were killed on Medicine
Lodge Creek by Indians about the same time
his camp was attacked.