Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-03-01
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Saturday night the posse of 2l
men, headed by Captain Donnclly
and Sheriff, of Modoc county,
California canped at TIE Stnv art
ranch, near Willow Point. Making
an early start Sunday morning
they proceeded to the vicinity Of
SCOTS springs, about ten miles
northeast of their starting poin,
where they picked up the trail,
which led northeast, towards the
Bliss Kelly creek ranch. This
trail was followed until noon, when
members of the posse noticed
smoke arising some distance ahead.
Riding over a ridge the posse
came in full view of the entire
band of Indians, evidently on the
lookout, stationed at a point a few
rods from the entrance to canyon
where their camp stood. skinny"
Pascal rode out to talk to the
indians who, when they saw him
coming, started on the run to
their camp with the exception of
old Mike who run in an opposite
direction and disapL cared from
view. When Pascal had srriv ed
within about quarter of mile
from the point where he was lost to
view Mike suddenly rose and ired
OF at him, but missed, dropping
to the ground again. Pascal
slipped from his hor Sc t. The
ground. bringing his rifle to his
boulder. ready for action. Mike
raised again, exposing the upper
half of his body, when Pascal fired
twice. Captain Donnelly, who was
in the vicinity, fired at the old
savage at the same time. Mike
fell and strated to crawl off in the
brush. Members of the posse
rushed in or the old man, whom
they found dying and took his gun
away.
The balance of the party, who
had run for camp, then started
down the canyon, the squaw. and
children driving the horses, and the
men lodging AMI firing at the
posse, who kept up an incessant fire
in return. In this manner enc of
the young bucks was shot dead at a
point about half mile from the
entrance to the canyon.
The Indians proceeded on the run
down the canyon for about two
miles, when they turned to the left,
passing over the ridge into arother
canyon, half mile distant. When
the posse came up they saw the
fugitives executing a war dan &c,
one of the squaws beaing a drum,
made of a sheepskin stretched over
a hoop. several of the party having
their faces decorated with war
paint.
AS soon as they ascertained that
they had been followed the Indians
put up a terrific battle, the men
using rifles and the women and
children bows and arrows. Hundreds
of shots were exchanged. and when
the fire from the Indians had
quoted, the posse rushed in, finding
that the remaining two bucks with
two quaws and two children, we're
dead. A young squaw, with an
infant in her arms, sat huddled up
on the ground, but the remaining
two children, boys aged about
eight and ten year respectively,
run away, and when taken confined
throwing rocks and stones. One
of the boys was placed astride
horse, when he attempted to butt
out his brains against the horn of
the saddle.
In this last engagement Ed Hogle,
a volunteer from EagleviIlf, Cali.
fornia, was instantly killed by a
bullet from the gun of one of the
young bucks. Another member
of the posse was struck in the chest
by steel headed arrow, but 1t
lacked force, only penetrating the
clothing, evidently having been ent
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