The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-08-06

| ed from behind some large rocks,
each with several rifles in his
arms. At this juncture Captain
Jack drew his revolver, exclaim-
ing in the Modoc tongue, All
readyW Pointing the weapon full
in Canby's face, he pulled the trig-
ger, but the weapon failed to ex-
plode. He quickly drew the ham
mer back again and snapped it
There was a loud report, and the
bullet struck the brave old gen
eral directly under the right eye
He reeled and started to run, but
was tripped, thrown to the ground
and his throat cut by Bogus Char
ley. AT the same time Boston
Charley shot DIR. Thomas, who fell
TO the ground, exclaiming.
Don't shoot me again, Charley
| am a dead MANI
damn YOU" retorted Boston
"mebby mex time you b'leev what
squaw tell you, Ell" lie then shot
the dying man again and again
until life was extinct.
Meacham was also shot about the
same time as the others. Schon-
chin did the shooting. Tobey
Riddle sprang forward, and with
the strength of a wild beast, struck
the Indian again and again, finally
knocking him down; but Schon-
chin arose and Knocked Tobey
down. lie then shot Meacham
seven times until he was supposed
to be dead. Boston Charley Their
placed his foot on Meacham's neck
and started to scalp him. lie had
already made a long cut in the
wounded mans head and started
to tear off his scalp, when Tobey
Riddle again attacked Meacham's
assailant's with the ferocity of q
tiger, fighting them off, at the
same time screaming, Soldiers arc
coming The Modocs at once FLED
to their stronghold. leaving Tobey
lin full possession Of the field.
Both Dyer and Riddle jumped tc
their feet and ran at the first fire
la brave named Shaeknasty Jim
Iwho had brought some of the guns
from behind the rocks, took after
Riddle, emptying his rifle and six
shooter at the fleeing man without
Ieffect. Jim thereupon gave up The
pursuit Hooker Jim took after
dyer, shooting at him several times
without effect, but after chase OF
about 400 yards, the Indian was
out run, Dyer and Riddle both
reached camp Of the soldiers I'M
harmed. Tobey Riddle was not
further molested. There was not a
soldier in sight coming to the res
cue of the Commissioners. The
brave Modoc woman examined the
bodies of Candy and Thomas, find
ling both dead; but Meacham yet
breathed. he placed her saddle
blankets under him, mounted her
horse and started on the run for
the camp to get help. Half way
there she met her husband return
ling with a detachment of soldiers.
/ Meacham was yet alive. He was
rushed to the hospital tent on a
Istretcher. His wounds, while seri-
Gus, were not necessarily fatal, the
surgeons said. Tobey Riddle at
once insisted upon nursing him and
her plea was granted In two
weeks he was able to sit up, and by
| the third week was sent to his
Home in Salem, Oregon, where he
Eventually recovered.
| After the killing of the Com
Imissioners there was no more fight
ling for three days. Then the sol
diers again advanced on the Modoc
stronghold. They were met by a
whitening fire which killed seven or
eight soldiers. Not an Indian was
even wounded in the three days
fighting which followed Shells
land bullets fire both we're used
against the Modoc stronghold with
out any apparent effect. Nothing
could penetrate the craggy fast
nesses and rocky walls which SUR
rounded the Modocs, and it was
sure death every time the soldiers
charged. This was amply demon
strated time and again. Not an In
, dian could the troops see. The best
thew could do was to watch for a
i, lnuff Of smoke and fire at that. The
Indians now had plenty Of guns
and ammunition which they had Sc
{ cured from the dead soldiers, but
, provisions were running low. There
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