The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-04-17

80 q IL opsaiaG. which seems more Liz
q haae vuskbovl thaa aaythiag else, tn
naGnssl vail sis0 . hnsdsed fest o. more
. - / = ely sealsd, If IL inner ride
1 ineliosd, and ~ Eoc&n ass shasp and jut on
al osae I. Oscs = this haaia these i bu
o. Wy ont, cd that = b he trail ve en-
tered. Thess ass othe vsys ouf, but the
: are b tusneis lsa6iag to The many caves o
sisk-holes in asoahef part Of the Laws bed
asd which will b more fully desc: ibe,
further. On he oulssde Of this basin then
10 Q succasioa Al ridges - high - tia
which incloses Il, but these do not extend ri
the Wy around. To the wed Of the basis
i 6st tab3e-liks suFface Of lava, extendin,
from Tie vesy summit Of iis rim clear bed
for more than milk. In this level plsc
are the sink-holss o. csves formed thousand
OF ye.n ego. perhaps in the cooling
Of this immeoas body Of moltes
earth. The opening Of the hoIes are very
small; indeed, one does not &c them unit
he h.s almoA fallen in. But they widen q
they 70 down. and their sides being sloping
ore can pick his way n the bottom without
di6cnlty. Most Of the Caves are connected
With each other and With the larger basin By
suhtesSaDeon passages, % that one can ec
for half . mile in the bed vitho2t coming e
the surface 1t all. This il Of incalcnlabls
benefit in defending the stronghold, for ON
man can keep 100 at hay almost anywhere in
il without fear Of hsing smoked oct or hav-
ing retreat cut Cd.
After supper, which. By The way. vaa
shared With keen reiish By about . dozen
Indian babies, Bogus Charley came and said
hs would conduct o. to Capt. jack. 60 the
whole party gathered up their blankets and
followed. Cnar!sy led the way right up one
aide Of the t,asn, through . little trail not
easy Of .scent hy unprsrticed feet. and across
the level Mace about fifty yards, when We
came suddenly TO the month Of pit-hole, 1t
least forty feet deep. The hole inclined a. it
led downward, and At the hnttom videned
and formed 4 perfect cave, extending under
the rock At least 6fy feet At the mouth Of
the cave proper, but yet thirty or forty feet
below the surface, . piece of canvass vas
stretched.
This vaa Captain Jacks front door, and
the cave behind il VA hi. abiding place
the place Of the Aodoc king. Behiod the
canvas Ne could zee bright ERE burning,
and nearly the whole tribe encircled around
it, ready for the talk. which they knew vas
to come The descent into the cave vas
'omeshat perilous. but BY vigorous cling.
ing 70 the rocks and careful stepping, We
managed to reach the canvas. Then, thov.
irg thst back, Ne stood in fhe presence of
Capt. Jack. It Vas easily reen that be was
sick. Hia eyes were dull, cheeks emaciatsd,
he vas 20 weak he could not stand, but re-
manned reclining On . huge pile of bar
skina. with his two wives By his eide. Mr..
Steele vent mp to hIm and shook hands
warmly. an did the rest of the party. Then
passing completely around the circle, all
shook h..,as With the entire tribe. This
ceremony lasted several minutes, and, when
Gle, nesr Capt. Jack. The only wood in the
the fire With nm nnspsring hand, and the
brilliantly. Then each member Of the party
lighted his PIPE. and. after taking . Whit or
two. passsd il around to the right beginning
With Capt. Jack. who took Whit and passed
Il on TO the next, and - on. In such 4
large circle. of course, one pipe fali
would not go round, and 20 when
it got smoked ont they did not hesi-
tate 10 bring It back to be reflled
and then cent il on to complete it, journey.
Du,ing this ceremony mot word vas spo-
ken, and 20 the correspondent had abundant
time 10 take . good look ut the savages.
Captain Jack was the central figure, and 1T
tracted most attention. He 10 . stern, digai
6ed-l0Oking man, not over thirty, though he
looks older. He has good head; though
like all Indiana, the forehead il lov. His
complexion il dark, the pure copper color;
end his eyes are black, full and piercing.
His hair Is long, hanging down to his shout
der, and he Il, of cosse, destitute of all
beard. His mouth Is large, and it, shape in
dic.tes 6rmDea, determination, and great
deal OF character. He vas very glad to zee
Sseele, bat he did not show Il b. his manner
When be shook hands, it vas with an indif-
terence that, 10 one unacquainted With the
Indian character, would seem TO be absolute
rudene-s. He Vas dressed in . hickory
shirt and wss covered With blankets. Scar
faced Charley, the next noted one in the
tribe, has Jewish cast of countenance, his
noe being long and squilins and his face
thin and narrov. He has terrible scar On
his right cheek. which, but for his natural
pleasant expression, would make his connte-
nance rather repulsive. He ID about thirty
five years old. and i regarded n the bravest
Indian in the tribe. Bot enough has been
written Of hs exploits. He w. very polite
to his guess, and did all be could TO make
,hem conforabIs. He ~ veil drsaed, and
all be wanted 70 Do ~ to ct out Of the lava
bed. Shack Nssey jim b younester of
not over twenty to twenty-five. He at in
Tie circle With soldiers coat On, and look
ID v,ss . Judge. Hooker Jim, the leader
Of he band vho connitied The murders %
east sids of the lake, vas rieeed ont in . cav
airy jacket, army pants and black hat. He