Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-05-28
The Modae War.

per. Col. Gillem, Col. Hoyt, Lieuts
Rockwell and Adams. with their escort,
were en- route to Van Bremsr's. having
leit the Lava Bed about ten O'Clock IN the
morning. 4 courier intercepted then and
delivered despatch to General DAVIS
.hereupOn the Warm Spring Indiars and
scouts in advance we're recalled and the
programme was instantly changed. and
Gen. Davis determined upes Franchilds'
rancho, instead Ofyan Bremert for. the
future headquarters. The place is about
% miles northward Of the Lava Red.
Captain HasbrOuck left BOyles camp
May I, and has been scouting ever since.
His command consists Of 30 men. Cap
tain Jackson had charge Of troop b. and
q, with which he harassed the lodians.
His men fought well in every instance.
Artena, LOng-legs, 0ne-cyed Dixie,
Faud two Modocs, residents Ofthis rancho,
last evening interviewed the Ave w""on
captured by Capt. Hasbrousk scOmmand'
and from them cleaned interesting ac-
counts of the ModOcs' operations during
the last few months. The captives are
Mrs. wachmetel, Boston Charles two
sisters, the r,other Of Black Jim. and one
maiden, whose relatives have attained no
notable distinction. They report that
Shacknasty Frank, Shacknasty Jack,
Sbacknasty Bill. Steamboat Frank and
several other Modocs, have been killed,
and many wounded. Curley-headed Jack
carried a piece of lead in his body sever
al days, and when last seen was apparent
ly looking for the happy hunting grounds.
The inability Of Little John 10 travel at a
rapid pace delayed the baud.
The account Of the cause Of the disadec-
ton among the Modocs after the battle is
interesting. Jack consulted his stolen
chrenometer. and after sundry questions
and EXPLANATIONS, promised his followers
that they would shed rife-bullcts as a
duck does water AMI escape unframed.
The confidence this statement inspired,
was rapidly dispc!lcd by Capt. Has
brouck's encounter, when several Modocs
wera killed and others wornded. Iudig-
nation reigncd supreme in jacks house
hold. The Cottonwood branch Of the
tribe, from Fairchids', decided they
would fight no more. This resolution led
to Jacks clandestino departure. The
CottOnwoods, numbering twenty Warriors
and fifty women and children, hurried tc
the Snow Mountains, at the southern end
of the Lava Beds, preparatory to travel
:! ing to Yainox reservation and implorins
pardon from their Great Father at Wash
ipgton.
The sudden and unexpected advent O
Hasbrouck's cavalry and the Warn
Spring Indians disturbed their peaceful
medi;ations and caused them to run o.
fight. During the stampede Mrs. Hen
drick, alias Limpcy, threw her Sx-mouths
infant TO the ground in the hope Of escap
ing, but was soon afterwards killed by I
r Warm Spring warrior The babe wa
brought hither and turned over TO TIL
squaw Artana. 1t was also learned iron
the Modoc women that the COTTONWOOD
Indians earnestly desired any action look
ing TO the restoration Of peace, and woul
yield to the soldiers if an opportunit
were offered them Capt. Hasbrouck sal
he was willing to have the Modocs sui
render. and would afford them every ia
ciity for SO doing.
Artena, Chokus and Dixie, who hav
hitherto been of great service to the 20,
ernmcnt, are employ ed US onIissarie
They have been provided with horses
. and provisions for two days, and se,t a
: ter the Modocs. They started on the
mission early this morning.
The results thus far achieved arc in
= great measure attributable TO the condu,
!. of Gen Davis. He found the officers I'll
C men disheartened BY their terrible reverse
n and that Decentralization had really con
! menced.
It The second Despatch, dated May 2ls
9 6 o'clock, a. M, says that Gen. Davis hi
: just returned from the klamath reserv
ton. lie SAYS there is no disposition {
|. the part of the Indians in that locality
or join the Modocs, A few young men al
n "hoodlum" warriors on the reservatit
" might have been induced to enlist und
- Capt. Jack had he met with continuo
ID success, but his defeat has dampened the
J. ardor. No trouble is now apprehend
rs from the Modocs slipping into the Vain
:. agency and melting the young "bucks"
Z. mischief.
or A later despatch, dated Fairchild
u May 3lst, says that Artcna, Chokus a
DIV One-cycd Dixie returned at dusk d
he evening from the direction Of Doris ri