Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-01
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NJ Lass conirn Inicasioo rel4tei 20
eyenfs 40 to the day Oh which - cap
tnrea the Indian tnDp.
The troopS h4d eDIle r. the ecfs OF
the west side Of the s;renahni5- sfaG
Company r Of tie First Cavalry. with
I.ie1tensutH Crssson and bteo1, we're
ora the Isft % The line, usIs 20 Cs'lon-l
P,rfy. Being gti.h CFes-oo, ~snt 80
with him. be tBsn hesltsiinR iof
moment 20 move, Cress0n isAp-c uppo
The rocks and called co them 70 f0ii"~'
which they dsd.
We had moved With mneh cssiiau 70
avotd the stpa Of the Indians, acc Vefr
atoat 20 siaaFRe across an oben spsee
vhsra We A4s, on hundred Tsf1s 70
~ard tie center u me siF0nRnoia'
fsz rnsu creepina along - II % EV-ia
knIcn a.su The foidiers tgok them Tot
Nodoos. and we're aboot 70 hfs On tosti'.
when we disc0vefsd shat Ne Eero MS
n fsw raianiAs one "a ths party
ar,,.a and. rushing toward Dag wbleh
waa VET agine froiz = high rock. pulled
{, down This w.s Douall AektJ, the
oaptaiu OF the Warm slrrlngs- We im
uaediatsiv charged; Crsss0n, sergeant
Lee and soyssif uzkinR for tSo other
Mode q ags which had been dying from
IRE time Ne won't TO the Lava Beds, and
weys seeo by ns daily. Lee got one Hnd
tba other. The last was their war Tag,
"a Mars. Saok's slater, told ins. bad
0er slkin. the skt1 Of y R1ii, tbat q
ANAL animal and . nzmi,er Of arres
hea0s q, a string. itnd One end 70 : 2 ie,
eo.s,ituted this emblem Of var. Hut,
eYcef,t the arrow heads. there Sas no.
thing wariike Rb0tt ~
A iev minutes hsfofs we vent ~, vita
three men I vac iyiug 10 = cfestse which
nyotsctsd us la part, aud the men we're
aireotad 10 A few feet IN the rear 70 get
acme loose stones to thrUS go wall.
One 81 them told the thai a. had found
the body OF q man dead. UpDn repair
inc 10 the spot the skeleton was toun6
novs,ed with stones. be hsd orsn shot
In the forehead ~ a rife ball "A he
i,,aksd syeS a rodk which eoFsfsJ his
hody. while endeaVoTin9 TO get = shot
AZ an indian. HIS tinPers and tses
had been out Of and be had also ossn
TnIs Gas a nan ,nho hai been billed
an the 18th Of January. aud his scalp
waa one which oOiered ths shut pouch
Of 40 indian whoas | met at den. Csn'
bv'a 6rst interview with tne Indians
Lisus. Moore, Who els near this nsu
when he vaa shot, told mo that tns 70
mains we're those Of Brennan. private
Of his company.
A few DAYS after this the went With
Moore 60 the place o. see the remains OF
the unfortunate soldier. and, weiie
standiaR ON q roth. vas soos ~ aud
escaped. Tue ball httEened 90 rock
And was picked 40 by Lieut.. Cfansson.
Among the articles found Ia the caves
were saddles, tMeatham's among them
broken enns, dried beef, ans finger aud
800 bones ON strings, for play things Tor
children, probably
Near jacks cave were the remains OF
Hollis, a man OF PeFry's comptnyj they
we're In efsglcs and opyerrd With
stones, This man wsa attempting 10
remove q woaadei eotnride when be
had his thigh broieD, VS. taken luto
the MOdoo oamp ard there tortured oS
the women, one of the number having
had her husbsad allct on LsJss River in
November 1872. n.
The bodies OF two Modo1s we're fond
hid 10 q cave; one hRs his head broken,
the other hand onll OF aud his boseIs
prolradinR. These mru b ad taken upa
hom bahell, the Ease II which vss burn.
ing, and. while lcaiina al IL. an expio-
sioa resulted. and they passed away o.
the happy hantina REouads OF their
fathers,
The mead OF ons vas sent 20 a scien
tiat 10 Lsudou. EGg and, aud, he beng
unable 10 tell wnstE or or 10; u Vas Tue
head of man or woman, wrote 10 a
gentleman ut kltmtth 10 know.
70. several days the Indians were
driven to tho Rliddls Of the Lava Beds
and nothing Ooaarud 10 disturb Us hut
occasional hrina bel y EEL - fsS Indians
posted bebi1d q ledge and the soldiers,
This annoyed our men, aud u wss nsF
tain death 10 move ofi tho Modvcs.
Lieut.. Chaplin threw few shells AT
thefH. and they left for more distant
point. ss tho shells could be dropped
into their nidst.
A few days after thia Lisat Howe
gas etBeFed 10 escori pack train from
Gen. Glllem's camp half way TO the
stronghold, Here he was 20 meet Lieut.
LeAry, and he was Than to take tbs train
10, Having 70 90 tslfien. Giilsma camp
that fsorning, aocMnpanied Lesss, no&
thinking thst my servicss would Go 70
quired. We had nahfly met Howe and
were moving along ths lake and on tue
hlna above. when the Indians opened
hre on Ms A man who had beau sailor
ON the kearsar2e when sue sunk the
Alabama was shot through the arm, aud,
dropping his gan, took refuge behind
the rocks. lie ealhsd for the doctor.
and, a. the Indians s'ere all abcus us,
hssitased about eoitiR to aim. lie still
refusing 20 leave HUI SHELTER, ] started
for him, as | nould iiot tell how much
be was hurs. As | act 10 The top OF the
bluff ! saw q man iianaed Welsh fsll
from the edge of a cfevice and catch OF
70 somo bushes below, bis head and feet
being lower than his middle. ! laid hiu
on his back. As dit 80 he looked IN
any face vith an intelligens expression,
but could not speak. lilo bad 0ean shcs
IN tbs neck by ride bali when forty
yards from The Indlaus, just 80 he eAlisd
upon his companions ta charge shem
Taking his qua avAy, returned 20 the
foot Of the hlud and lad sptne dItfisulty
In gsttiug men 10 Aca,mpany mo - re
move the body. Nh,m ~ reached the
lov sroaad the gallant aolciar was dead.
This man had behaved with eonspteu-
ons bravery duriii2 she attack on the
stronghold.
On the east aide Of 100 Lava Beds n
quantity Of lugneor had been left by
Col. Mason when he moved his camp.
and the Qaartsruias,sr at Boyls's camp
sent tessns escorted on soldiers altar ~
hason's men had lstt Stone sal stand
ina. aud tie Med0cs. sselns sue saldleis
eominR. hid In there aud awaited stge
approach Of ms tsaais- When within