The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-27
BANDED TO KILL INDIANS.
COAST MILLIONAIRE VINO WAS
HAND TO- HIND FIGHTER.

OVAbE NlILfONdfhE WHO WAb
HAND TO- HLkD FIGHTER
Ne Formed n Band OF Tia Men for tho Sol,
Purpose of Vengeance His Claim an,
Family Had Boon Wiped out Encoun
tors with Guns, Knives and RovoIvers
CORONADO. Cal. Aug. 23.-He was such I
modest man that II was difficult to induce him
TO talk about his own deeds. and as H. would
cause him great annoyance to have his cx.
perienee exploited his name is withhplh bu,
he was pioneer Of Oregon and tho Northwest
to-day millionaire and at present spending
his time in California where he Ia said to be as
keen In his fishing and other sports as he was
In old times fighting tho Rogue River Indians
He did not look day over nfty-hvr. vol built
stooky. his eyes clear and penetrating. his hair
Just tinged with gray. few would believe that
this affable. cultivated man in evening dress.
man who looked likoa stnid railroad prssi-
dent or bank prcsident--and he ia both-was
at one time an avenRlng Nemesis on tho trail
OF the Indian OF the Northwest.
The story came ont ono day in an altogether
accidental way. He had received a wound
during struggle with large flsh that lowed
him some distance. and was having rather an
uncomfortable time with it, and he happened
70 mention that he had boon poisoned by n
knife at ono time and that his blood had boen
sensitive ever since to anything OF the kind
The knifs was In the hands OF an Indian. and
the victims back. mock and head all bore ter
rible scars. the results Of hand-to-hanl en-
sounters with tho Rogue River and other In
dans.
Il was pretty badly cut up in the Indian war
Of 1854" he said. Yes | suppose we did
have some hard times hut" and a steely CLEAN
oame into the dark eyes, the Indians had
harder ono. Whose fault was II? Well. you
oan Judge was born in tho Northwest and
know every inch OF mountain, plain and
valley. l had an old schoomate and
Intimate friend who lived IN n little
valley not many mtles from the Daes.
He had taken up farm. had mar
ried and had children and was happy and pros
porous. was in the ha bit OF visiting h i'm every
once in while. aud one afternoon rode up to
che ranch. j. was gone; there was a smoking
ruin where thu hous, had stood | was horri-
Ned. OF course. aud fearing tho worst ran for
ward and sight met my ewes that. boy AZ was
then. shall never forget. There was my friend,
dead. mutilated. his scalp torn of his face
ground into the dirt~, the heel Of some savage.
while almost beside lin lay his wife, scap ped
by the f'ends beyond recognition. To add to
the horrors Of their work they had driven n
stake through FER body into the ground so that
she died in agony. Near by were the two chill
dren. They had taken them by the legs and
swung them against tree. scattering their
brains around. This was my reception.
was but twenty. no not that, but then and
there det"rmined to wage a war against these
fGevttSS; war Of organization, and | lost no
from tho Government. 90 we declared n war Of
GENERALIZATION aga INST the Tniians. and raised
among my companions Wa had sort OF sup
eIstiton about this number, for some reason.
olive picked out the best We cOuh get and
nled tho company up to thai number. We
and crimes they comm tied They shot. killed
and slaughtered our women and children, an
Eelpe to hnrvtno man, white men ana WOMEN
70 have any Other feeling against tn" Indians
H. IT. those days We hal the big single, barrel
Proposi,on somSt,mes. but we did id the the
best we could. wo were all mounted and |
ns9ois and knvSs The ntter h THT mo GeH to-
order for hand-to-hand fighting and they we're !
around the wrist. 40 that they could not bs |
dronped, ms often man would receive q blow |
In Tie lone run think tbs Rnie was a as Treo
tive as the other weapons.
n, wens TGb aye , wn 10, 1 ,hS i ,hs
tactics spare no ono-ard 1t was not long he
fore We had them 80 they iear"d Us. our poll |
pur force was small and tho In !ians ontnum-
berst US ten I" ono, We rarely got the worst Of !
am pushed good many: Ono night wa came |
upon n large camr suddenly. and cronnns ~ |
70 them we StOl.rHh an enlItiel our rlneS INTO |
the wickiups, firing low to get the Indians |
lying down. then with pistol aud Knife we |
rushed o. them as they GomC ont They would
pretty we'll cut up. had dismonnt.I and hig |
buck soon came at ne with upltghtci knife !
il was a trick OF mine to run in under their |
guard quickly. Their knives were bluntcr |
Ian ours 50 th"y always tried to drive tho |
b ale down into tho neck at the collar bone |
] usually got There ahea! but the knife aimed |
at my throat would strike over my shoulder. |
and SO | got my back badly Scared, |
On this occasion we wiped out every soul
and burnt everything they had then we kept
on un the canon. Half way up we met an In |
dian coming down. He was as fine "A looking
fellow as ever saw. and rode his horse like a
aid nor see us until he found lin self lonkine
down the barrels OF our rifles. Where are you
Eong| | asked him in his language, Home.
he replied. pointing down the valley. You
have no home | said. We have kille every
one and burnt everything up The fellow was