Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-03-22

ought to kill the last one of them.
McCloud soon convinced Williams Of
his innocence, who told him 10 go to
his ranch (now known as the Beach
& Platter farm.
But" said McCloud." they won't
let me 60"
Go on" replied Williams" IN
see that they do"
McCloud started, but Driscoll, the
rope wielder, strobe after him and
defantly commanded Come back
here, we are going to give you thirty
more in the morning"
Williams answered him thus
"Driscoll, let that man alone"
Drlscoll's answer to Williams was
You are no better than he is,"
meaning McCloud
Williams, now desperate, went for
his gsn, Driscoll fleeing behind the
house. The men present interfered,
and to save Driscolls life they took
the gun from Williams. Williams
then took McCloud to his ranch to
protect him.
Subsequently miner while
groundsluicing a prospect hole in the
rear OF an old saloon washed out
similar amount OF dust" where 1t
was believed the drinking miner had
cached his money and forgetting 1t
he believed McCloud had robbed
him
In the summer Of 1857 Williams
was in Herman Helms saloon in
Jacksonville, Oregon, when upon re-
turning to the street he saw Driscoll
walking down the other side. Will
liams shot Driscoll dead with a
double-barrel shot gun, remarking
as he did so; 81 have got you AZ
last"
Thomas Pyle the sheriff, soon lost
the trail Of Williams and could not
find him. knew Pyle well and
'swapped" horses with him at this
time.
In the fall Of 1855 a packer named
Woods and another man were pack
ing with fourteen animals from
Crescent City to Indian creek. A
lady named Daley, and her baby,
came from Crescent City with the
pack team enroute to her husband
on Indian creek. Being sick from
her ride she stopped at Waldo, the
train going on without her. And it
was we'll she did, for the men were
killed and the train captured by IN
dlans on top Of the Siskiyou range.
The pack train was taken about a
half mile east along the main ridge
where 1t was unpacked, the Indians
appropriating such as they cared to
take and leaving the rest scattered
all about. They took syrup, leaving
whiskey, miners tools, nails, etc.
They cut open feather bed belong
Ing to Mrs. Daley and gave the feath-
ers to the wind,
The next day the writer started to
cross the mountain from Althouse
When | arrived on the summit and
saw the big trail OF the Indians | i'm
agined that a lot of miners had gone
that way, and followed the trail
until l came to the scattered feathers
and merchandise. Instantly took
the hint and dropped down TO Indian
creek as fast as possible and gave the
alarm. A runner was sent to Waldo
at once, and volunteer company or
ganized, among whom was Sam Og-
den and S b. Hendershot. The Wal
do men, numbering about thirty. met
a similar company from Indian creek
on the summit where the men were
killed.
Daley was along, full OF hre and
night for until now he had believed
his wife and baby were with the
packers and were slain by the In
dlaus.
The two companies took the trail
OF the Indians and followed II along
the Siskiyou divide until they came
up with the redskins in a secluded
basin in the great range lying be-
tween the headwaters OF the Ait
house Sucker crock, Indian creek and
Applegate Instantly upon seeing the
Indians there was the screaming n,
the rifles and the flashing Of tho
blade. They killed about thirty q,
the redskins Jso the Indians after.
ward saldl and sent those OF them
VINO ESCAPED fleeing from tree 10
tree 20 save themselves
the bows captured some seventy