Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-15

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the party. Major Jackson's command
suffered quite severely, one soldier
being killed and four wounded, two of
them MORALLY. ez.a
Seeing that the Indians were too
strong to be dislodged or subdued with
| the force at bis command, Major Jack
son Withdrew the troops to the other
side of the river to care for his wound
ed. It is not known how many In
dams were wiped out by the troops,
but probably not more than three or
four. The Indians who had been fight
ing the BroWn-Applegate party fled
across the river and joined their band
under Captain Jack, and as Major
Jackson had already crossed to join
Brown and Apologize, the two forces
eyed each other from the opposite
banks all night long. So far the in
dams had the best of it, but toward
morning of the Doth they deserted
their camp, leaving their women and
children at the mercy of the military,
who at once crossed over and took them
prisoners. 8 ~ 49, -
After the battle the Indians retreated
down the east shore of the lake, when
they committed the massacres5 which
have already been reported
On the way they overlook William
Brotherton and his two sons, aged re-
spectively eleven and twenty-five years.
They had been in the woods for load
I7of fuel, and were then approaching the
rancho on their return with two four
horse teams. o''
The Indians, under command of
Scar faced Charley, at once stopped the
teams and shot down the elder Broth
erton as he sat on the wagon The two
boys tried to run, but were killed be-
fore they had gone fifty yards. The
Indians then unhitched the eight
horses, mounted them and started for
the house, where they doubtless in
tended the murder of the rest of the
Brotherton family-the mother and two
young sons, mere boys. Here they
met the first check. The plucky wo-
man, st1specting that something was
wrong from the fact that they were
mounted on her husbands horses, re-
solved to sell her life dearly. She had
three rifles IN the house, and putting
one III the hands of each of her sons,
she locked the door and built
barricade behind the windows of
sacks of -four. Then she awaited the
approach of the Indians, They soon
came up and demanded admittance.
The brave woman's answer was rifle
bullet, which she sent crashing through
the skull of one of the savages. The
boy also began firing, and the Indians
taking shelter IN some trees returned
the fire vigorously, but without doing
any damage. The woman and her two
! sons kept up the battle, and it was not
long before another Indian was killed.
For two days, or until the night of the
| I'd instant, the daring woman kept
watch rife in hand, but the indians did
not renew their attack. She had beaten
them off, and kept them at such dis
| tance that they could not burn the
| house. That night George Flock and
party came and rescued Mrs. Brother
ton and children, carrying them to the
settlements.
At this writing, December 9, the sit
uatlon may be summed up as follows {:
| The party under Captain Jack are still
at large. None Of them have been cap
tured. They are raiding and maraud-
ing around the neighborhood of the
lava beds south of TUE or Rhett Lake,
where they will probably stay until
routed out by the military. The Hot
Greek Indians Of the Modoc tribe,
whom the citizens of Linkville would
not allow to go on the reservation, as
was telegraphed you, and who broke
and ran, fearing that they would be
killed by the whites, have returned to
Fairchild's rancho at Cottonwood. It
was feared here that they would Join
Captain Jacks band, which, if they
had, would have given him twenty or
thirty desperate fighters in addition to
his own, The news which reached here
last night, that these. Indians had re-
turned to Fairchiid's, has relieved the
anxiety OF the people on that score.
In few days I hope to be able to send
you something fresh and reliable from
the front. y -