The sun., 1910-08-14

in numl-rs bat ~ splendid fighting
stock living IA the land Of lakes and hIll-
that lies on fu,. border ~ fh. Two States
The ModoCS w"r- an or-hOO' - the con
qu-ring Tim" rar- that swept down
from tn. north a 'hou-ani wears ago
That onr'Ish - northern hunters carried
clear to M.Uco tn" Apache, navajo
and IIpan w"r'. it, southern champions,
the klamath Hoopa and Mode wen. l.fr
b-hind in Oregon and California
Fighters grim and great. men 81 a'u-
ls'ic frame and IRON courage. tht. NodDos
were also T-opl. - a dark and giuumv
character They were unlk. mot Of the.
other Californian tuh--. far different from
the merry Wintoons and the amishl,.
legend telling kahrok- Who surrounded
them They had stem aud unhappy
mythology 81 th''Ir own. they looked ~
life ~ a ~@rIu..- and -ul"u fashion. and
'h.I -'"fu"d - '..'.' iu' uu. rs'1I love. and
on. r'a' ''u.gn. 20 -',r rr..tr -pui- Ip"'
- fh".r NATIVE. '.fr.fa-y
At'"r w.,h 'gtfIuR i,.'w"'.r fN" wuI'"
man aud 10" N'dpr- iof'lur - 'f.. 'rIts.'
agreed ia lsBE 20 ave ..l ft,. r.f..U .uf
land hey .pL-Id"r.i th"ir ,HNH and - N.'
herd"d with ~" klamath ur ri.. latter
nations HIg r.-"rv" TtI- chang" wis
not ~ aIl iIsI leasing 10 ih" rDr'ipu - 'h"
trIi'' WLl,h accepted ~" azTH"uent
hlhilaNI4 'f-f'' q ION - 'Inf' I'lf' NIHl'H'
country. e land uf Lake. and hills and
even NOR" pleasant than ~" '"gi.u th"y
wer" asked 'p I.Iy" On" faction 90 m"
Mpdocs, headed ry ki-u'ppo- known 90
Western lore. a. 'ipirIu Ja,k phlrc'.d
strongly TO th" transfer
This branch - the MOdO'- mum 'erIng
probably not over 22j l.'r~uu- warriors.
squawE and bates hated 10 l'av" their
lava beds and l-aping rivers They went
20 III" klamath reservation under pro
"A -.
stronger hy declaring that they could not
live. in afnIfy wO'h IN" hl1maths
Ki.ntpOp- b-ggsd permission to return
whence hs cam" The Government re-
c-iv"d hIs plea with red tap- and som"
more red fIIs. N fsHfIlpp- mad. further
protest which wa duly placed On record
Then ki.ntpOo- and hI- men took action.
cutting III. Gordlan knot m the Indian
way They fed from Klamath rr4eryl-
tiOn. jumped back 10 thur former home
and the war wis on
The story Of tho fight Kisn'pon= mad"
against th. pDwsr ~ - nation has often
fs..n told The MOdOcs whipped every
thing the Government sent against them
and week after week fought for their
iudsp.ndenre A. last a peace commits
SION was APPOINTED 70 deal with the
NudOc-. and her" the warriors 81 Kient
zoos overplayed their hand They Tnur-
d.red the commission. headed by Gen.
tanby and from that day ih"ir doom was
sealed
Uncle Sam sent new forces and tho
MDdOcs retiring - that he'll un earth
known aS the lava beds cheerfully shot
them ~ pieces from the shelter 81 the
rocks More soldiers came. and also
Warm Spring Indians. old enemies - the
Modoc- inci'ed by prospects ~ reveng -
and white man = pay The MpdOCS con
tinued 10 whip everything that came near
them bat hun ger did its work and NJ Last
tho tribe surrendered
Kt~utpOs aud hH councillors were duly
hnnRnd oa Klamath Reservation Then
hls trIhs. 10 strong were shipped 10
Quapaw Agency. Hero they Ners a.
u Rned co a reservation and sci ~ learn the
arts ~ civilization They learned them
too Thev hocame CHRISTIANS farmers
Ro1d hard working citizens 1hev gave.
no trouble They never created oven tho
least disorder and they faded away. one
by one aud ten by ten