The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-05-12

May, 9, 1879.
EDITOR SILVER SrATE:-After an am
phibious existence of twenty days in
Oregon, we 1.-THE escort of Indians sent
to Klamath from this post) have re-
turned to our temporary home. We set
out from here upon the - of April
with
TwENTY-THREE INDIANS,
Some of whom were renegades who had
escaped from Camp Harvey, and others
members of Ocheho's band, suspecte d
of implication in the outrages perpe-
trated last summer in Warner valley.
The members of Ocheho's band were
turned over to Sub. Indian Agent at
Yainax, and the remainder to Captain
Thos. Reilly 2lst Infantry Command
ing Fort Klamath, Oregon, there to
await the action of the Interior Depart
ment. Among these last are some who
have voluntarily confessed to
COMPLETELY IN THF MURDERS
Of last year, and have given informa-
ton which will. probably lead to the
arrest of the remaining guilty parties,
now at large. With reference to Oche-
hos Indians, it was found upon investi-
CATION, that horse killing and stealing
had been the amount of their offence,
and as they had not been turned over
to the present Indian Agent at klamath
by his predecessor, and have not been
for some years recognized residents OF
the Reservation, he was disqualified from
keeping them in custody, as no formal
complaint from the suffering parties ac-
compamed their own confession, they
have consequently returned to Bidwell.
Leaving here in April, we took the
OLD CAMP CROOK ROAD
Through Fandango and Goose Lake val
leys. Crossing the head of the Lake,
we next came to Drew's and Quartz val
leys, and in North and Westerly d.
rection to Yainax on Sprague river.
Leaving this on our right, as it was i'm
possible to ferry our wagons across, we
marched to Linkville, at the southern
extremity of Klamath Lake, the distri-
buting office for that section of the
country, and so on by the eastern shore
of the lake to Klamath Agency. Cross
ing Williams river, and five miles fur
ther on reached the Post.
FORT KLAMATH
Is situated in basin of the mountains,
and like the rest of the country through
which we travelled, is densely woode d
with openings at intervals, affording
the very finest pasturage have ever
seen; the country about is peculiarly a.
grazing country, as no vegetables of any
description are raised within twenty
miles of the Post, the late frosts render
ing any attempts in that direction abor
tive. Here were my eyes greeted by
the
SIGHT OF THE GALLONS
Upon which Captain Jack, Schonchins,
Boston Charley and Black Jim, of Lava
bed celebrity expiated their crimes, and
l shed tear of pitty-not for poor
Jacks fate-but for the loss experienced
by the penny-a-liners, when he took his
last leap. The graves of the criminals
are placed at the termination of the
sentry's beat, not, l suppose, in dread
that the deceased in spirit should re-
visit the scene of their execution, and
indulge in a repetition of the fantastic
tricks which distinguished them in life.
but to present a DETACHMENT of the
modest headstones which merely give
the names without further embellish-
ment-
On our return trip was informed
that representatives of three tribes,
SNAKES, MoDocs AND KLAMATHs
Inhabited the Reservation of sixty miles
square. The Snakes number about l40
and the remaining eight hundred and
odd are composed Of Klamaths and Mo-
docs.
The total appropriation annually for