The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-29
TEE MoDOCs.
A Trip 60 the Reservation and Present
Home OF the Lava Bed WarriOrs-Scar-
faced Charley, bogus Charley, steam-
boat Frank, Shacknasty Jim, Faithful
William and Curl aired Doctor.

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William and Curly-hH fred Doctor.
A CORES ,Ondent OF the st. Louis Despatch has
recent, visited the Modocs In their new home.
Jour miles from the village OF Seneca on the
Quapaw Reservation. Indian Territory, and thus
writes OF them
| Alter an hours drive across prairie and through
woods the headquarters oI the Quapaw Agency,
consisting com table house aud outbulldng !,
! was reached. Here IL. W. Jones. the agent, and
| family reslie. His son Endsiey Is subagent, aud
! has special charge OF the Modocs, who are en-
camped about 800 'ards To the east o. the agency.
The entire tribe with tne exception OF Scar-faced
Charley ana Bogus Charley resi- Ie in the extensive
pine building winch was built i0r tnem, ana is
knosn AS the barracks. Tue redskins mentioned,
ny view their OiCal titles, occupy separate tents
with their wives and children.
sCAR-PAcED CHARLEY,
che head chei, received the party, extending his
nand 10 eacn one In person. and evlnclng an ap-
parent desire to be friendly. He Is muscular
! specimen OF his race, low OF stature and firmly
Knit. prominent aquiilne nose, small gftterng
eyes ana huge scar extending from the IL ut ear
ance that dies away tie moment the man speaks.
as like the great sioux oil Indiana, Scar-face has
f'enchoM Tor smiling.
Just as the visitors had concluded their hand
shaking with the head chei. y young warrior
! straight as an arrow and with very Intelligent
| features, emerged ilOm OIe of the tents ana was
introduced as Bogus Charley. second chlef OF the
tribe. Bogus rs about thirty years o. age, ana by
ali odds the finest looking man Ia catnD. lie Is
universally liked by residents in the vicinity prices
himself on his morality, and likes 1T TO be known
taste OF whlskey
Bogus was always the strong supporter of a
TO prevent and avert the Mouoc war. lie was
overiuied by the elder chiefs, however. and went
into the fight with greater vim than any OF them
STEAMBOAT FRANK,
the third Chief next to Bogus Charley, Is the best
looking specimen Of his tribe, and Is the only one
OF tue young warriors having any pretentions
towards a mustache He is aged about twenty
ave, and IN addition to speaking English quite
passably Is learning 20 read
SHACKNASTY JIM,
or more properly Speaking Sognostie jim. fourth
lays CLAIM to s three YVES sognostie Can also
speak the English language tolerahly well, and APP
pears to be more at ais ease in the presence Of
strangers than any OF the others.
one OF the party having expressed desire to
witness the skill of the ModOcs with bow and
arrow Scar-face issued some orders in his native
tongue, and In less than minute thirty bucAs APP
peared upon the scene, armed with bows ana
arrows and dressed IN the most fantastic garbs
imaginable.
QUEER CARDS.
Faithful William, who is SAID to have informed
attended the fatal conference, was attred III buck
skin leggns and ladys ba moral SKIRT of which
he was evidently very proud. SchonchIn Pete,
son OF one OF the executed men, mad nothing on
but pair OF army pants. Hooker Jim. the most
muscular and athletic member OF the tribe luXu
rated in an army hat, bead necklace, and under
SHIRT and duck unmentonabes. This individual
was implicated more than any one unhung in tue
murder OF CANDY. Curly-haired Doctor, the b q
medicine OF the tribe, was habited In an extraOr-
dinarilv udicrous manner and was too dlgnified to
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medicine, preferred shooting to smoking and took
hand in. Nose, Little Jerry. huncnback, TIKI,
Miller Charley and Chapilena are names borne Dy
| few Of the remaining archers.
WILD ARCHERY.
Everything being ready lOr trial OF skill a twg
was split ana stuck in the ground with nickel on
top At distance of twenty-five yarus one OF the
many youngsters would send the five cents dying
and rush to find II. Each successful shot was
hailed with eXuant shouts and the best OF good
feeling prevailed among the contestants. The
shooting was extraordinary, ana the swlftness
with which the arrows are sent can he judged
when it is stated that at distance OF twenty feet
a young buck discharged PLAIN wooden shaft at
pine board an inch thick and made the point SHOW
on the other side.
GAME OF BALL.
firing OF this sport a game OF ball was suggested
and Faithful Bill, Tiki Hooker jim and Chapiena.
nephew OF Bogus Charley's were selected as The
contestants-the two 1Oriler opposed to the latter.
The game Is almost similar to Lacrosse, except that
it is played with the leet. yarn sphere about the
| through posts about TOUR Ieet apart and located
| seventy-fve yards opposite each other. The bali
ject is to kick ic through the enemys goal. Alter
lively contest OF hall an hours duration William
and tiki proved victorious, to the delight OF the
! chieis and squaws mo were looking on with great
/ interest.
| The visitors next made tour Of the camp, which
presented very neat and TIDY appearance, the
| Modocs being an extremely Clearly race In
! most OF the wards and tents the women were
gagged in making hats, that serve not only as cOv
ering but as drinking vessels. The majority OF the
men amuse themselves by making bows and quv
! ers the occupation proving remunerative.
In Scar-aced Charley's tent half a dozen squaws
! were seated, among them
PRINCESS MARY.
the belle OF the camp and Captain Jacks sister.
! While in this tent Mrs. Payne ana Mrs. Walker.
! two white ladies' came in, and one OF them asked
! In a laughing manner for Captain Jacks wife. The
| tears came into Mary's eyes, and in an en-
! dead. He my brother. Hurt me here" placing
! her hand on her heart. No amount OF pettlng
! could get Mary into good nnmor again. Jack $
! iavorite wife was in camp but not visible. The
/ porter caught glimpse OF her through the trees
and saw that her face was painted black as badge
| OF mourning
! TREY DON'T DANCE.
The Modocs appear TO be very sensitive, and
! when asked to dance declined doing so, saying
! tnat they had lost too many friends lately.
! The Princess was married TO a white man, from
I whom she separated, and until lately was living
with Miller Charley, whom she has also duarrcled
/ with and lett, to the delight OF Nose, VINO laughed
/ heartily at his rivals discontinue.
There are Jour very old women in the camp all
OF them claiming to be over 100 years OF age. The
Oldest IL steamboat Franks great grandmother
THEIR TROUBLES
The men are very re;Icent in regard TO their
troubles with the United states government,
communicative on the subject. The reporter
tried TO draw scar-iace out in regard TO
IN camp shoot Candy. Ne Know man. Ne
no ell,i and then reapsed into silence. He
claims that the tribe were removed rom a
and love OF home brought them back anu prevented
their leaving without fight. When the war be-
gan there were sXty-fve warriors in the tribe,
and during al the ightinv they had siXty-seven
women and nfty-four children with them to look
after and care Tor from the above statement an
idea OF the desperation with which they fought can
be CLEANED. The tribe now numbers 1872 persons
all told thirty nine warriors, fity-two women and
the remainder children.
CAPTAIN JACKS FAITHFUL FOLLOWERS.
Scar. Charley il the only member Of the
band who remained faithful TO captain JACK
throughout. Bogus Charley Steamboat Frank,
Sognostie Jim and Hooker Jim went over TO the
enemy ana acted scouts until the tribe sur
rendered. Scar-face could not be connected In
any way with Canby's murder, and none OF these
1--WE men took part IN the massacre at Lost River.
Bogus, especially was opposed 10 the massacre,
and did all he could TO prevent IL.
STEAMBOAT FRANKS PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE
One month ago Steamboat Frank and SchOncfln
Pete began learning TO read by means oI "a PIC
tOrial chart and are progressing very rapidiy.
While Frank was reading tor the bcneht OF the
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