Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-11-26

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WRITES ros THE POST |
On thu 1ss1 II April, 1873, the com
u1and Of Caps Thomas vas defeated BY
tee Indians vith fearful slaughter Of
the whites Tue Indians removed from
the soeoe Of their triumph to the south
end of the Iva Beds, and remained
there for sone days. Col. Mason vas
directed by q q. Davis TO attack them
With qlite n1nbsr Cf men. Coloaei
Mason ieft his camp and proceeded
acress the co1ntry about ten miles and
camped At noon within q mile of the
Indiana h- route was over the Lava
Beds and the march very hard. IL vss
barely p,=-Ibie for mules to travel over
this. A Irsok z had given me q mule to
ride, and ] rode 10 for short distance;
bat seeipg Col Macon with much trouble
| footing II: ia Consequence Of q wound
vhieb be had received daring toe civil
war. gave nim the mule and took TO
my feet.
In froa, o. as and near the Indian
camp vs>a lpcg and high butte Of scoris
or pumic- sisne, and no vegetation on
II. In the afternoon Col. Miller called
| my attention to few men Who we're on
the top Of tnis bill, and said they we're
Indians This. told him. vas q mis-.
lake, a. tbs Indians would not 90 there,
and especially not throw up a stone wall.
as these men we're doing. Quite q dis
pute arose about this. All but myself
thoaRht the men we're Indians. I said
they we're whites.
I" Who are they, and how coald white
men get there7- vas asked.
Il do not know" replied.
" No soldiers are nearer than the Lake,
ten miles away, under Hasbrouok and
Jackson" was sail.
Bets we're made. and Captain Edward
Field bet on my opinion. He and
With q glass viewed the men. saw one
man walk down the hill, aad I knew
that it Was Captain jackson. His walk
was peculiar. and he had on light coat
which / knew was made Of deerskin.
When night came the men were seen to
60 into the stone pens which had been
built. The rain poured down. ! had
pat up pair Of blankets for shelter,
and took Capt. Burtsn and Lieut.. Moore
with me. Being on one edge. the rain
came into my face and kept me awake.
Daring the night the Modocs fired guns.
The pack train had gone to the lake to
Procure water, and, on coming back in
the night. came near running into the
Indian camp, being attracted by their
nros. The Indians we're oamped near
the road, and knew that IL We attacked
than next day they would retreat BY
this road. proposed to Mason TO take
thirty men. get between the Indians and
the road, and thus have then between
two dres. Mason refused, - I Vas .
surgeon and not q military man.
The next morning Hasbrouok. With .
few Warm Spring Indians, came TO %
from the south and reported that he
and jackson had como the day before.
This vas unknown TO "a, hence the dis
pate a. to who the men we're whom We
saw on the hill.
Next morning the Indians divided,
some going up b Fairchild's ranch and
the balance, With Captain Jaek, going
east toward Clear Lake. The arst we're
Hot Greek Indians. Hasbrouek and
jackson followed them and captured
them, sixteen in number. Among these
we're Bogus Charley, Hooker Jim, Steam
boat Frank and Shacknasty Jim, poeti-
cal names indeed! Jack, with "a men
and q number of women and children,
vent to Willow Greek, q tributary Of
Lost River.
General Davis. who was ct Fairshild's
ranch With few soldiers when the pris-
oners came in, promised the four named
above that be would exempt them from
punishment for participating in the muf-
der of General Candy II they would aid
in the capture of Captain Jack. Hooker
Jim Was perhaps the meanest Indian of
the tribe. He killed Henry Miller, and
it is said seven other men, at the COM
mencement Of the trouble. He shot at
Dyer On the day of the assassination,
and vas foiled in his attempt by the
victim having pistol as be fed, and
| presenting 1t at his enemy.
General Davis, with a few white men
and these eDissaries, left Fairchild's
and, crossing the Lava Beds along the
trail which led BY the place at which
the commissioners we're killed, reached
Boyle's camp on the east of Tule Lake,
and remained there all night. In the
meantime the Indians had gone 10 hunt
Jack.
In the morning General Davis, With
an escort Of cavalry. Osl. Msndenhall,
Col. 4Dpnef and the writer, left for
Apple hes raaoh, distant eight miles,
where ~ were 10 meet Hooksr Jim.
Col. Sumner. while shooting birds near
the house, saw the Indians e they came
in and brouQht them 70 General Davis.
They bad found Jack ten miles avay
and had Q strorg talk With him. These
traitors said they would have shos him,
but ware afraid 70 do % a their males
and pennies were tired, and they vouli
have been caught and killed.
Col. sumner and we're sent back 10
Boyle's camp with orders for Col. Green
70 come In the morning with the cavalry
and pursue the Indians. At 5 O'Clock in
the morning We started, and came to
Appleeate's in few hours. Col. Green
learned Of the Indians the place where
Captain Jack camped, and tue march
began. The line OF march vas along
the lake shore until Ne came 10 Lost
River at Its exit from Clear Lake. The
troops with Green we're the commands
of Captain Hasbfouck, Lieut.. Cressor,
Capt. Jsckson, and, think, Lieut.. Kile.
A short distance from Clsar Lake the
command divided. Hnsbrouok kept on
the north side Of Willow Greek and Col.
Green, With others, crossed to the south
side Willow Greek runs through a
comparatively level country, and it's
banks are high and steep. Is 10 abeut
one huadred yards vide from bank to
bank. and many bushes and hills make
IL a good hiding place. There Ia quite
high and rocky butte near by the place
the Indians had made camp. and many
juniper trees grew In the neighborhood.
Here the camas grows sbandapsly, as
we'll a. the Wild oelery.
We had gotten within few hundred
yards Of the Indians before they knew
Of cur coming. Hooker Jim pointed
out the place, and Lieut.. Bacon was
directed 10 take the butte and hold il in
anticipation of the Indiana
Nov vs expected . bloody fight. In
few minutes ve heard the varwhoop
Of the Warm Springs Who we're With us,
and they we're answered by the Modocs'
yell. We rushed on a. fast a. We could
10 the creek, and found that the enemy
had fisd across and abandoned their
camp. Donald Mckay. Fairchild and |
we're standing toesther when an Indian
called 10 Us. and, on being answered,
came 10 ra Ii vas Boston, the % an
Who slew the Rev. DR.. Thomas on the
18th OF April. He bad his rifi and
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