Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-05-01
1 TIE MODOC WAR.

volunteers who escorted Eugene Ho-
yey's remains to town had talk with.
Fire Child. and ascertained that Scar
faced Charley was not killed, the body
supposed to be his Being that of Shack
Nasty. Frank Schonchian was pct
killed by -Ais.1.s.Alsaehan. bRt only
wounded in the breast..s lie was, Glled
by shell, and The whole 81 his body
below the breast torn, to pieces, An
other young. Modoc named Waeshnatate
was recognized among the dead. The
Shell that killed Sckonchin and others
was picked up by Wachnatate before it
exploded. "a ..,at sfss. f,.4,,.,s., nd,
l,sf From the way things looked in; the
acave-athe finding Of, ammunition, pro
visions and, other articles 1t was cyl
dent the Indians, left in. hurry, no
doubt surprising thsir stronghold would
be blown up. ev r. -xs. I'D
Tracks OF, at least seven Indians have
been seen between Fairchild's place and
lower Klamath Lake. Many persons
are CT the opinion that small parties Of
hIodocs viii raid around the country
to- obtain horses, while 4. sufficient num-
Der will remain in the lava beds. to keep
the soldiers busy there, :; :1:s,t,a,.f. :
Ar TIE FnQSr, April 29 % 7--4E,I1P r n. ~,
p The cavalry have returned. They
failed to discover any signs of an Indian
trail. ..t.af a.s tf,....r. .r..ee,. .....,. +.
DIR. Cabaneso has returned from the
lava, beds, He reports that two squaws
have been, captured. An old squaw
was brought in yesterday and show
Schonchin's. head, and said it was his
head. hrs .f5e5 -5.5 90 H.. IN.
Col. Perry. Travelled about eighty
miles, making a circuit Of the lava beds.
He saw no Indians.
The Warm Spring Indians will soon
be on the trail of the rambling Modocs
who bothered the troops to night:
DR.. Cabaneso was along the line
during the day Of the fight, and says
he counted twelve warriors slain. How
many were buried no one knows o"d
Modocs were seen to-day from the
lookout at the signal station $50 -drf
Mr. Tickhor started to-day with the
express for Linkville, but he saw par
ty of Indians, and had to turn back. h
Two Modccs are supposed to have
been killed in the fight yesterday a.d
There is much speculation in regard
to the Modocs gaining aid from other
tribes It is possible that all the tribes,
except the Warm Spring Indians sym
pathize with Captain Jack, but they are
Satisfied that to aid him means exter-
imitation. e ,5t1 10 5i'jsGi $500. sti' ~
81 4he Pitt River1Indians will not be
likely to join Jack unless he forces
them They are a miserable set, and
have become so deiaoralizede over the
many severe ichastisenleilts bys General
Cook that they have lost all 'courage!to
7 fight the whites. f71.5f.a z''5s'+ -
1.-THE Snakes about Fall river are a
mean set, and really belong to the Pi
Utes: The Snakes and 'Pi Utesn who
roam about Goose Lake and further
north are vicious customers! Although
belonging to some northern reservation
in Idaho they are constantly prcwling
around the section comprising Goose
Lake, Chewean and other valleys in
Eastern Oregon, Northern Nevada and
Southern Idaho.
The Shastas scarcely number a half
dozen warriors They have always
been bitter enemies of the Modocs. r
The Scott Valley and Klamath River
Indians, although sought for aid, have
never shown the least disposition to
take stock in Captain Jacks crusade.
The Indians hereabouts and through
out Scott Valley are well posted on the
movements of the Modocs. Signal
fires have been reported on some of the
hills in Scott Valley but whether they
they are signals of the Modoes or not
it is not known. - III &C., .--.
Private John Walsh, of Company G..
Twelfth Infantry, was killed in an at
tack by the Medocs upon apack. train
on the goth; Private Nolan was slight
" wounded; Maurice Marcy was shot
i'll the arm. 114@ -sl.s4-la-.F f5aa
SAN FRANc1sco, April Pa des-
patch from Yreka tonight says party
of men have gone to the lava beds to
bring in the body Of Lieutenant Sher-
wood, who was fatally wounded in the
first attack on Colonel Mason's camp,
on the 10th inst. The body will be
sent East for burial. ..
Neither the cavalry or the Warm
Spring Indians found trail Of the Mo
docs on their scout at first, but finally
the Warm Spring Indians discovered
the place of retreat Of the enemy, and
Donald Mckay crawled upon them and
counted forty Modocs, including
squaws. He did not deem it expedient
to attack them at that time, but it was
expected the troops and Warm Spring
Indians would attack them on the night
of the 23d.. -.
It is now ascertained that in the
first days battle Bogus Charley and
Hooker Jim were both wounded. p"
az April 26--There is no later news
from the lava beds tonight, and proba,
bly,. no courier will reach Yreka before
Tuesday. Government messengers on.
ly pass over the route at present.. ~ =,
Laterfrcm tho Lava Beds. ''fs IL
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2a.-Nething
important has been received from the
Law a beds since the 2eth inst, when
Lieutenant Learys company was at
tackled iheartthe, camp 'ss.ssi 81, 1c
Donald Mickey reports! that the Mo
docs are encamped at the base Of the
mountains at the south end Of the lava
beds. 10 34a baa.a@ aye y4egl -,
The troops are.new divided ante three
cam 1! slet si.. y. s.9ta sYl,4 .qjitaifE 4
% Captain Thomas left ION the 10th in
III . with cavalry Warm Spring Indians,