The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-23
THE COUNTRY IN A FERMENT.
Hopes Entertained That the In
dams Will Be Exterminated.
MR.. MEACHAM GOING HOME.
Friend llOag in Washington Pleading for the
Cheyenne MurdererS.

CAMP ON LAVA BEDS April 20, 1873.
The Modoc war is now reduced to seri-
GUS guerilla warfare, which will prove tedious
and harrassing to our army.
The Modocs appear to have broken up
into two or three parties, and, judging from
their actions, are reduced to desperation,
and will fight to the last man.
ATTACK ON AN ESCORT.
To-day they attacked the escort that was
coming to meet the pack train running from
here to Colonel Mason's camp, and killed
Private WEIGH, Of G company, Twelfth regi-
Fourth artillery.
THE CAMP FIRED INTO
Later in the afternoon four Modocs came to
. rocky bluff, about eight hundred yards from
camp, and fred into US, but happily their
bullets did not find o billet in anything of the
living kind
THE MoDocs wATCHFUL.
Some fourteen or fifteen bucks and squaws
are encamped on o back ledge Of rock
about three miles due southeast Of this camp,
and we were watching their movements this
morning from the signal station.
The pack train carrying rations from
this camp to Colonel Masons headquarters
Mt Captain Jacks old stronghold is gener-
ally escorted by twenty-five men from this
camp about half the distance, where they are
met by twenty-five men from the other camp
and taken the rest of their journey and back
to our men who bring them home.
TRAIN ATTACKED AND ONE MAN KILLED.
The train was rather late starting this morn
ing, and in the meantime Lieutenant Leary,
with twenty-five men, had advanced
as far as the edge Of the lake, near
where the citizen was killed the
other day, when his command was
fired upon from an adjoining bluff, and one
of his men was killed and another wounded
We could see from the signal station the three
Modocs that fired at Lieutenant Leary, and
watched them fall back as he charged
and took the bluff In the mean
time the pack train left our camp
under escort of twenty-five men, under the
command of Lieutenant Howe and passed
the dangerous point in safety. Lieutenant
Leary then escorted the train to Masons
camp and back, and delivered them to
Lieutenant Howe to bring them back to us.
On his return he was
FIRED UPON By -FOUR INDIANS,
who followed up his rearguard, firing all the
time, but, happily, without effect. They
finally came to rocky ridge, about seven OF
eight hundred yards of, and fred half dozen
shots into camp. sending the bullets whizzng
over our heads. They occupied that position
for about q quarter of an hour, during which
time twelve bucks came down from their
camp to the lake and enjoyed good drink.
The troops were called to arms, but as soon
ns the Modocs heard our bugle sound they
broke back to the rocks and returned to their
camp.
THE WARM SPRING INDIANS
have been sent for, and will probably get
mere tomorrow. They will then be employed
against this party, and picket will be placed
LNear the lake to pick the Modocs off as they
GONE to water.
We beard some shots this morning from the
other side Of the lava beds, and have since
learned that some Modocs fred upon few of
ID Wasr Spring Indians who were herding
psoehas'