The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-28

tell him gas before fight, same as white man
after fight Indian, want no Indian law.
Want same law for white and Indian.
WANT INDIAN SAME AS WHITE MAN.
When Meacham done talking, if he tell no
lies, be same as white man. Meacham's side
only half-minded. This side all one mind.
I go Yreka. I go as white man; money in
pockets go to store buy what I want make
more friends with whites. Mr. Meacham must
not think treachery from any boys They all
act all right. Wash all the blood from these
boys make them same as women. I only got
new men.
SORRY WHITE MAN AFRAID TO TRAVEL THIS WAY.
Like people travel every way"
Captain Jack then went over the story of
the fight on Lost River and directly denied
that the Indians shot first, and then said:-.
Tell Meacham want him to come to no
gassing. Tell him not be scared this man
from paper afar off, He come to hear me
talk He hear no lie. He hear no more hard
stories about me. Did not make first fight.
I want every good. I am not ashamed of
first fight. Glad to see white come to talk"
Mr.. Fairchild then put series of questions
in order to find out
WHERE THEY WISHED TO MEET
how b -,
whether they objected to the Commissioners
bringing soldiers, and Captain Jack answered,
saying that call his boys wanted to hear the
talk
WHITE MEN MIGHT COME, BUT NO SOLDIERS.
Soldiers make his boys feel bad. Twelve or
fifteen white men come; want paper man to
come. No want Lalake, Jim Parker or Modoc
Sally. No like them. Keep soldiers where
they are. Come tomorrow come first day
ready. Come soon tired waiting. Want to
talk" Schonches then spoke for little, chiefly
against Meacham and the Commission bring
ing soldiers. "Indians bury the Ratchet.
NO WANT TO SEE SOLDIERS, MAKE HIM FEEL
BAD.
Meacham not be scared. Boys waste all the
blood. Mean good. Talk truth Meacham
mean peace; soldiers no good for peace.
Afraid somebody your side wants to make
blood again. Don't like it. Perhaps tell
lies I want to make all good tell no lies
SOLDIERS LIKE Doas--THEY COME WANT BLOOD
White men come all right
VAN BREMEn's RANCH, Feb 25-1OP NJ
As soon as Schonches had finished we
started for our horses and I arrived here
about seven p. M. Although the route is
only twenty miles it is over very rough
country. From what have seen of the In
dams in the lava beds and from what have
learned of their history think
THEY HAVE BEEN BADLY TREATED
and that the origin of the war can easily be
traced to few Oregonians. The California
settlers have never had any trouble with these
Indians. They are now in q stronghold that
is nearly impregnable, and, as they have many
men and good marksmen, it will requires force
of thousand men to clean them out, and it
cannot be done without fearful sacrifice of
life. They
HOLD THEMSELVES INNOCENT OF ANY CRIME,
as, after the white men attacked, they do not
consider it any wrong to kill white men, and
when they made their raid they spared women
and children. If the Peace Commissioners
expect them to give up the Indians that killed
the settlers they need not for one moment
fatter themselves of obtaining such result,
as the Indians will fight to the last man, be-
lieving they have done no wrong. They ore,
however, willing to go on reservation, and
if the whites only keep faith with them and
the Indian agents do not
ROB THEM OF THEIR SUPPLIES,
for which the government pays, they will re-
main quiet like the rest of their tribe and give
no further trouble. 1t is very doubtful, how
ever, whether the present Peace Commission
will do any good with these Indians, as am
satisfied from what have seen in the lava
beds that they distrust them. Isincerely trust
that peace will be made, as more war can only
result in much bloodshed and very little
honor. l send this by special messenger to
Yreka.
Captain Jack Started TO Meet the Peace
mmissiOners.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. %, 1873
Captain Jack has started for place three miles
west OF his camp at the south end OF Tue Lake, at
which point he will meet the Peace Commission