The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-27
Especial Correspondence1 }

ADUttldl 1Jl tNalltiu uNHAtsI
There are five Indian citizens of
the new state who live quietly way
up in the corner of Oklahoma, every
one of whom IS a man wno played
a part in one of the mast stirring
evelts in the history of the west
Their angicized names are Ben and
Sam Lawler, Dan ana Sam Clinton
and Miller's Charlie. They are not
natives OF the new state, in fact they
are exiles from their home and have
been for tnirty-lve years. They are
the last of the MOdocs who composed
Captain Jacks once famous Dand.
Congress has sail that they could go
aCme to die in sight OF the snow
peaks of oregon and has even taken
steps 10 make the h0melNard trip
easy for them and time ana time
again the Ave Indians have proposed
to go but each time hearts have fail
cd them for il has been many years
since they have seen the snow fields
OF Shasta and Pitt mirrowed In clear
lake waters. and besides, the years
haze formea for them some new as
soclations ami they wait deata, still in
banishment. still IN exile still under
the sentence OF their deportation pro
nounced over generation ago.
The story Of tksss mems hyes runs
something like NJ. In 1872. the set
tiers nthe Rogga liver valley out in
Oregon began I'd complain against the
Mod0cs who were lel by a half bandit
cleitan namel Captain Jack. Muir
ders were eommitted in the lonely Ore
gon country, and, whether Justly or
not. these murders were traced 10
Captain Jack. Finally the department
OF Indian affairs decided to remove
the Modocs from the scenes OF their
disturbances ana General J. B.
Wheaton was instructed to put this
order into execution. The Modocs de-
eided to fight and fight tney certainly
did On the morning OF the nth OF
January, 1873, they overthrow Wheat
on's force in the bad lands south of
the Rogue river with terrific daughter
which certainly agtonished the sec
retary of war Il seemed that II
would be impossible to lislodge the
Indians from the lava beds OF the Ore
gon-Californla line which theg knew
perfectly, hence a sort OF an armistice
was agreed upon and General L. r. $.
Candy, famous as an Indian expert, an
officer who had won his stars in the
seige of Vicksburg. was sent out to
settle the trouble. Vita General Can
by was Colonel A. 3. Meacham, a
man who really believed that the In.
dians had been unjustly treated and
who proposed to settle all troubles
by arbitration
The commission sedectel by GEN
eral Candy were men more or hss ac-
quaintei with indian affairs. Messrs.
Elisha Steele. George Applegate and
RChert Y. case Judge Steele visited
the Indians in one Of their camps up
on the slopes of tae Cascades and was
kindly received by Capta.a Jack. Judge
Steele seems - have believe that the
Indians would come out OF their can
yon camp an Lag down their arms,
an so firm was he IN his belief that
he had not the least trouble IN inn
posing IL upon General Candy who
oucred tents and ratiOns supplied TO
cll tie NJ pcs Bat the Modocs dil
not come Instead Of accepting Cen
ersl Csnby'c Terms CAPTAIN lack in
few 1ay5 sent loTs list Of grieg'
arres chief ci rlich was the murder
Of his father at klamath lake In 1850
hy p whiee trader ar the massacre Of
over forty MCioc prisoners by the no
rorions Ben Wright the Oregon free
booter.
Nc. long after Captain Jacks mes-
age a very unfortunate thing At D.
pcnel which was also a pad piece OF
llul~Nacy To- General Candy Some
Of General canby's troopers stole