Year: 1873

Tue correspondent Of the San Fran


cisco Chronicle writes from the Modo


camp:


The principal portion Of the camp l.


situated in q huge opening or widen


ing Of the rayiue, Of perhaps an acre il


area. On all sides Of this opening


which seems more like i huge wasl


bowl than anything else, the natura


wall rises a hundred feet or more bu


it is easily scaled, for the inner side il


inclined, and the rocks are sharp anC


jut out ali over it. Once in this basil


there is but one way out, and that i


by the trail we entered. There ar,


other ways out, but they are by tun


nels leading TO the many caves Ol
sink holes in another part of the Laws
bed, and which will be more fully de.


seribed further. On the outside O


this basin there is q Succession o


ridges as high as that which iuclOse it,
but these do not extend all the way


around. To the west Of the basin is q


flat, table like surface of lava, extend.
ing from the very summit of its rim


clear back for more than a mile. In


this level place are the sink holes


or caves formed thousands Of years


ago, perhaps in the cooling OF this inn
menss body Of molten earth. The


openings OF the holes are very small
indeed, one does not see them until he
has almost fallen in. But they wild


en- as they go down, and their sides


being slOping, one can pick his way To


the bottom without difficulty. Most
of these caves are connected with each


other and with the larger basin by


subterraneous passages, so that one


can 90 for half mile in the bed with.
out coming to tine surface at all. This


is Of incalculable benefit in defending


the stronghold, for one man can keep
one hundred at bay almost anywhere


in it without fear OF being smoked out


or having retreat cut off.


After supper, which, by the way,


was shared with a keen relish by


about 3 dozen naked Indian babies,


Bogus Charley came and said be


would conduct us to Captain Jack.


So the whole party gathered up their


blankets and followed. Charley led
/ the way right up one side Of the basin,


through Q little trail not easy of ascent
J by Impractical feet, and across the
! level place about fifty yards, when we
came suddenly to the mouth of a pit
/ hole, at least forty feet deep. The


hole inclined as it led downward, and
at the bottom widened and formed a


perfect cave, extending under the


rock at least flfty feet. At the mouth


of the cave proper, but yet thirty or
/ forty feet below the surface, \ piece OF
! canvas was stretched.


This was Capt. Jacks front door,
and the cave behind it was his ahid-
/ ing place-the place OF the MOdUc
king. Behind the canvas we could
see a bright fire burning, and nearly
/ the whole tribe eHcircIed around it,
ready for. the talk, which they kaew
was to come. The descent into the
cave was somewhat perilOus, but by a
vigorous clinging to the rocks and care
/ ful stepping, We managed to reach the
canvas. Then, throwing that back,


we stood in tie presence of Capt.
Jack. 1t was easily seen that he was
sick. His eyes were dull, cheeks
| emaciated, and he was so weak he
could not stand, but remained reclin-
ing on q huge-pile of bear skins, with
his two wives by his side. Steele went
up to him and shook hands warm
| Iy, as he did with the rest of the party.
Then passing completely around the
circle, all shook hands with the entire
! tribe. This ceremony lasted several


minutes, and, when finished, VIE were
| furnished seats in the circle, near
Capt. Jack. The only wood IN the
lava bed is sage bush, but this was
piled on the fire with an unsparing
hand, and the flames shot upward and
/ Illuminated the cave brilliantly. Then
each member VI our party lighted his
pipe, and, after taking whitf or two,
passed it around to the right, begin
ming with Capt. Jack, who took q


whiff and passed it on TO the next, and
so on. In such a large circle, OF
] courSa, ono pipe full would not go
round, and so, when it got smoked
cut, they did not hesitate to bring it
| back to be reGlled, and then send it
/ on to complete its Journey. During
| this ceremony not q word was spoken,
and 50 the correspondent had abUnd-
ant time to take good look at the
savages. Capt. Jack was the central
/ figure, and attracted most attention.


He is a stern, dignified looking man,
not over thirty, though he looks older.
| He has a good head, though, like all
Indians, the forehead is low. His
complexion is dark, the pure copper
color and his eyes are black, full, and
piercing. His hair is long, hanging
down to his shoulders, and he is, of
| course, destitute OF all beard. His
mouth is large, and its shape indicates
! firmness, determination, and great
deal Of character. He was very glad
| to see Steele, but he did not show it
! by his manner. When he shook
| hands it was with an Indifference that
to one unacquainted with the Indian
character, would seem to be absolute
rudeness. He was dressed in a hick-
ory shirt, and was covered with
blankets. Scar-faced Charley, the
next noted one in the tribe, has a
Jewish cast Of countenance, his nose
being long and aquiline and his face
thing and narrow. He has terrible
scar on his right cheek, which, but for
his natural pleasant expression, would
make his cOuntenGnce rather Tepul-
sive. He is about thirty-iive years
old, and is regarded as the bravest
Indian in the tribe. But enough has
been written of his exploits. He was
very polite to his guests, and did all
he could to make them comfortable.
He was well dressed, aud all he want
ed to do was to get out Of the lava bed.
Shack Nasty Jim Is yOugster OF not
over twenty TO twenty-five. he sat
in the circle with soldiers coat on,
and looked wise as a Judge. Hooker
Jim, the leader Of the band who com
mitted the murders on the east side Of
the lake, was rigged out In a cavalry
Jacket, army pants, and black bat.


He has bad face, and, though quite
young, looked as il he could be guilty
Of anything. He is just now anxious
for peace, in the hope Of getting am
nesty for his share in the massacre,
and is doing all he can to make a
treaty. The doctor is decidedly the
worst looking man in the whole tribe.
His face is absolutely devilish, narrow,
contracted, with q little eye that
twinkles its wickedness, and a mouth
fuIl and sensual. 1t is a cOuntenance
that would make anybody shudder.
He had on a straw hat, with long
black feather in it, and several arti-
eles of soldiers clothing; l need
hardly say that all clothing of this
description was stripped from the
bodies Of soldiers killed in the late bat
tie. Black Jim, another of the MUIR
derers, is a tall, fine looking fellow,
but one that 1 would rather not meet
alone of dark night. He wore the
military cap that Capt. Burton lost in
the fight. It had a bugle and the
figures p on it. He also carried a
cavalry carbine, lost on the day Of the
battle. In fact, I saw quite a number
Of breech loading muskets and whole
piles Of metallic cartridges, all Of
which goes to show that our troops in
their retreat must have left 4 good
deal Of war material behind them.


Married Life-BOys and Their Mothers


Home GleanlngS,


This is good counsel from a wife
and mother:


"I try to make myself and AL around
me agreeable. 1t will not do To leave
a man to himself till he comes to you,
to take no pains to attract him, or to
appear before him with a long face.
It is not so difficult as you think, dear
child, to behave to a husband 50 that
he shall remain forever in some meas
ure a husband. / am an old woman /;
Z 1. Il Tf1-a {.