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Year: 1873

HEADQUARTERS MoDoc EXPEDITION,


CAMP SOUTH TULE LAKE April Is, 1873. {


The day opened warm and still, but was
ushered in by the roar of musketry and occa-
sional booming of howitzers from Colonel
Mason's camp at Hospital Rock, on the north
side of Captain Jacks position and directly
under that famous stronghold. General Gill
lem, who has been waiting for the arrival of
his stores and


THE WARM SPRING INDIANS,


issued orders yesterday for tents to be struck
and drawn in compact form to q place near
Hospital Rock; for the troops to be supplied
with three days rations and one hundred
rounds Of ammunition; for the cavalry to be
ready to move at two A. M. to-day, and for
Colonel Mason, on the opposite side of the lava
beds, to move at the same hour on the enemy
Colonel Perry and Lieutenant Cressan, with
the cavalry were to move point beyond the
main cave and conceal themselves until Joined
in the morning by infantry and artillery. 1t
was hoped that when the latter companies left
camp the Modocs would observe them and in
an attempt to cut them off fall into the hands
of the cavalry. These movements were faith
fully executed, probably hurried little on our
side by


THE ESCAPE OF LONG jim,


a Modoc who was under guard as prisoner
of war. At midnight he leaped past the
guard and escaped, though many shots were
fred at him. At daylight we heard an irregu-
lar fusillade on the opposite side of the lava
beds, and knew that Colonel Mason's force or
his skirmishers we're engaged. At six O clock
we heard the boom of the howitzers and saw
shells bursting over Captain Jacks camp. At
this time the rocks were swarming with In
dams and the firing was rapid


THE PLAN OF BATTLE


was to advance his command on the right,
the Warm Spring Indians on his left, circling
up along the ledge to unite with the right of
the troops from this side, leaving only the
lake for the Modocs to escape by. Lieutenant
Greery was in camp in charge of the arms and
ammunition. Captain Trimble, of the First
artillery with twenty men, are left in charge
of the camp on this side. Colonel Green at
seven o'clock A. NJ united with Colonel
Perry's command, in about an hour and half
after leaving camp, and soon


THE BALL OPENED.


Captain Miller, Company E, of the Twelfth
infantry, commanding o battalion, his COM
pany being commanded by Lieutenant Leary,
had the extreme right Next to him were
Captain Throckmorton's Battery M, Fourth
artillery, and Lieutenant Harris Battery X,
Fourth artillery Captain Egan's Company G
and Captain Wnght'a Company Z, both Of the
Year: 1873

Immediately fell back under cover, and o few
minutes afterwards charged and took the next
bluff, some $50 yards ahead. The whole line
was now under fire, and


THE TROOPS BEHAVED sPLENDIDLY,
advancing steadily in good order We
soon passed the position held by the
cavalry, who were halted and given rest
After crossing several ridges we came to a
fat about three or four hundred yards in
width and broken by a couple Of small ridges.
Colonel Green, who was up with the troops
ordered his bugler to sound the advance. The
line then moved forward and became


EXPOSED TO HARRAssING FIRE
from fortified position held by the Modocs
in ridge on the other side Of the flat. They
soon found the fire very hot and were halted,
every man seeking cover under the sage
brush. Presently Colonel Green ordered the
charge, and the troops rising,


TOOK THE POSITION ON THE RUN


1t was one of the most dashing charges Of
the day. The officers led their men and
cheered them on under CALLING fire. In this
charge Lieutenant Egan received flesh
wound in the thigh, after making a brilliant
rush with his company. corporal of his
company was killed in the same charge. It
would be hardly fair, however, to single out
any company for special praise, as both in
fantry and artillery did splendidly.


UNPRoFTTABLE AMUSEMENT.


Up to this time I had been keeping with
the font, skirmishing, in the hopes of getting
shot at an Indian, but as the only intimation
I received of their presence came from oral
testimony of sundry bullets, concluded the
amusement was one sided and returned to
General Gillem's headquarters.


The General and Staff occupied bluff some
three hundred yards in the rear, which they
had selected as it afforded good view of the
point of attack, and also served as signal
station.


THE SIGNAL CORPS,


under Lieutenants Adams and Moore, proved
of invaluable service to General Gillem as
through their aid communication was kept up
all day with Colonel Mason's camp.


After taking the bluff on the other side Of
the fat, the troops were given a rest Of about
q couple Of hours, during which time, how
ever, the infantry and artillery succeeded in
improving their position.


ARRIVAL OF THE MoRTARs


Shortly after three p M. the mortars ar
rived from camp under the command of Ma
jor Thomas and Lieutenants Cranston and
Howe. Colonel Green then ordered Troops f
and K of the First cavalry to advance on the
left, with the lake as their guiding line. The
two troops formed in skirmishing order and
made


DAsHING CHARGE,
capturing the opposite bluffs, but not without
the loss of two killed and one wounded. I
should say one killed, one mortally wounded
and one severely wounded. One man, John
son, of X troop, was shot through the eye and
died instantaneously. Starles, the bugler Of F
Troop, was shot in the head alongside of
Colonel Perry, but he survived his injuries
several hours. After the bluffs on the left had
been captured the mortors were moved for
Year: 1873

The lOf1iest house, and the most perfect
in the matter of architecture ] have ever
seen was that which wood chopper occu-


pied one winter in the forest of Santa
Cruz County. II was the cavity of Il red


wood tree, 240 feet in height Fire had
eaten away the trunk at the base until


Il circular room had been formed, sixteen


feet in diameter. At twenty feet or more


from the ground was u knOthoIe which


afforded egreSs for the smoke. With ham


mocks hung from pegs, and u few cooking


utensils hung upon other pegs, that house
lacked no essential thing. This woodman
was in possession of house which had
been thousand years in process Of build
ing. Perhaps on the very day it was fin
ished, he came along and entered in. How
did all jack knife and hand-saw architec-
ture sink into insignifcancc in contrast
with this house in the solitudes Of the
great forest, Moreover, the tenant fared
like prince Within thirty yards Of his
conferous house a mountain stream went
rushing past to the sea In the swirls and


eddies under the shelving rocks, II one


could not land half dozen trout within
an hour he deserved to go hungry rs a


penalty for his awkwafdneSs. Now and
then q deer came out into theopenings,


and, at no great distance, quail, rabbits
and pigeons could be found. What did
this man want more than nature furnished


him. He had house with "cupola' two
hundred and forty feet high, and game at


the cost of taking it. This Arcadian sim
plicity would have made lasting i'm
preston but for volunteer remark that
nothing could be added to give life a more
perfect zcst. well, yes said he, Il
reckon if you are going to town you might
tell Jim to send me up gallon of whisky
and some plug tobacco 1t Will not do
to invest a hollow tree with too much of
sentiment and poetry. If that message had
not been suggested, we should have been
under the delusion to this day that the lives
Of those people, dwelling in house fash
ioned thousand years ago, were rounded


to perfect fullness, without one artificial


want-Ogerinnd Wonthiy.
Year: 1873

The hopelessness of any ones accom-
plishing anything without pluck is illus
trated by an old East India fable. a
mouse that dwelt near the abode OF
great magician, was kept in such constant
distress by its fear of cat that, the magI-
clan, taking pity on ii, turned it into cat
itself Immediately it began to suffer
from the fear of dog, so the magician
turned it into dog. Then 1t began to suf-
fer from the fear of tiger, and the magi-
clan turned it into a tiger. Then it began
to suffer from its fear of huntsmen, and
the magician, in disgust, said: BE a
mouse again As you have only the heart
of mouse, it is impossible 10 help you by
giving you the body of nobler animal"
And the poor creature again became
mouse.


1t is the same with a mouse-hearted
man. He may be clothed with the pow
ers, and placed in the position of brave
man, but he will always act like mouse;
and public opinion is usually the great
magician that finally says to such per
son, Go back to your obscurity again
You have only tn. heart of mouse. and
it is useless 70 try to make lion out OF
yeun
Year: 1873

Coon folks ever viii have their way
Good folks ever for it must pay


But we, who are here and everywhere,
The burden of their faults must bear
We must shoulder others shame
q Fight their follies and take their blame:
Purge the body. and humor the mind;
Doctor the eyes when the soul Is blind;
Build the column of health erect
ON the quicksands OF neglect;


Always ehouldering otGers' shame
Bearing their faults and taking the blame
Year: 1873

In the current series of the Detroit TTiby7e's
characteristic Farm Ballads by Will NJ Garlic
ton, Is the following Autograph of country medi-
cal practitioner upon the assumed professional
wisdom of some folks:1


THE DoCrop rnor-rrap
Year: 1873

The following is borrowed, and it is the
best we ever had local editor lend us:


"lf a man buys new buggy, or if hi,
COW can bawl three times without wiuking.
the local is expected to proclaim it with
grand flourish. 1t he starts two-penny
business, his first thought is to bribe the
local with five cent cigar to write up 4
iyo-dollar puff. Indeed he thinks it i,a
mission Of the local TO make his fortune
for him by free blowing He will take
the local to one side and point out the su-
parior qualities Of q rat terrier dog, and
coolly ask him to give him hoist He
don't care anything about it, only Sprig-
gins has dog which be thinks is buster,
and some Of 'em wanted his put in Just
to take the conceit out Of Spripgins.'
EVERYBODY wants to be put in,' they are
The GREAT AM, but no one says,
Here local put yourself inside Of this new
suit Of clothes, or throw yourself outside
this oyster stew, or stuff this watch into
your pocket Oh no, of course not that
would cost something. The shoe is on the
other foot, you see. The local is supposed
to know everything about other peoples
business, and is expected to show up all
the actors in every family broil in town.
II the vile tongue Of scandal finds victim
people wonder why he don't run about
with bis note book and gather up the Vi
Imperative bits Of SANDER for his paper.
If he steps into billiard hall he is reques.
ted to make note of the astonishing fact
that Bill Tomkins has made run Of eley-
en- points. When the minstrel troupe ar>
riyes in town, the agent Immediately rush,
es into the printing Office, and, calling for
the local, he slips three or four tickets in
ois hand, and Whispers :-"Draw us big
house Put it in strong r. and patting him
patronizingly on the shoulder, lho agent
admits the infsriority Of the troupe, but
W. are not to let on Il is no sin for
the local to lie. To please The lecturer
the local is forced 10 sit two mortal honrs
to hear him through an insipid discourse
90 that be can write Lin up And SO It
goes. All are anIsious to oappear favOrably
in print, but few are willing to pay for it!
The locals time is worth nothing, but to
bother his bead writing puas for ambitious
persons. It don't cost bin anything 10
livss He nescr eats. or drink. or travels,
and money is Of no use to him. Put Is
in Put it IN"
Year: 1873




The Medical Home has the following
recipes. which may be Of value:


A tea made Of chestnut leaves and
drank in the place of water, will cure
the most obstinate case of dropsy in few
days.


A tea made of ripe or dried whortle-
berries, and drank in the place Of water,
is a sure and speedy cure for a scrofulous
difficulty, however bad.


A tea made Of peach leaves is 4 sure
cure for kidney difficulty.


A plaster made of fresh Stacked lime
and fresh tar is sure cure for cancer,
which with all its roots, will soon come
out.


For the cure of small pox, apply raw
onions halved under tie arms, in the
hands and on the bottom of the feet !;
change often; diet. chicken broth.
Year: 1873

protrayiug the truth. The sorrows and
horrors Of wife with drunken husband
or mother with drunken son. are as
near the realization Of hell as can be resch.
cd in this world at lesat. The shame, the
indignation. the sorrow. and the sense of
disgrace for herself and her children, the
poverty. and not unfrequently the beggary
the fear and the fact of violence, the
lingering, life long struggle and despair
ofcountless women with drunken husbands
are enough to make all women curse wine
and engage unitedly to oppose it cvery
where as the worst enemy Of their sex.
Year: 1873

O! give me home in the South,


Down by the murmering stream,
Where the fragrant magnolias bloom,
Life's like midsummers dream.
Beautiful stars of the night


Peep through the curtains of space
Shedding their soft mellow light,


Loving to smile on my face.
O! give me home in the South,


The loveliest spot on the earth
l care not how humble it may be,


The dear, sunny land of my birth.
O! give me home in the South,


Where the mocking birds gather and


sing
Their melodies cheerful and gay,


Welcoming beautiful Spring.
Where the river floats gaily along,
In its winding way out to the sea,
I care not where others may dwell,
A home in the South give me.
O. give me 4 home in the South,
A home heath Southern sky,
Whete I've lived all the summer OF life,
Where the friends Of my youth live


and die,
When I'm called blythe Angel OF Death
To leave all love on the earth,
May the Angel then find me asleep
In the beautiful land of my birth.
Year: 1873

CAUSES OF SUDDEN DEATH.-The
New York Star, dwells on the causes,
or probable causes, of the many sudden
deaths of men in public life which have
already taken place, and comes to the
conclusion that overwork and want of
rest are at the bottom of it. Innutrition
and overwork cause degeneration in
the coats of the blood vessels in the
brain, and then, by their bursting or
r-distension, death may occur at any
time. Again, the majority of people in
this country use largely such inferior
food as flesh meats and preparations of
fine flour, half decomposed with yeast
and soda, and also use in their cooking
operations an excess of lard, butter, SUI
gar, salt, spices, etc, and As many who
live thus work harder than any ought to
work who live on the best diei, it is a
wonder that apoplexy is not more fire
quent than it is.
Year: 1873

How GrS. Scorr EsCAPED CANBYs
F,TE-General Scott, during the war
of 1912. is said to have narrowly escap-
ed a death similar to that which recent
" befell General Candy. The General
was taken prisoner at the battle OF
Queenstown, in which engagement the
British hae on their side number Of
Iudian auxiliaries. After the day was
over, two sages, Captain Jacobs and
Young Brant, came into his tent, osten-
sibIy TO see whether they had wounded
him in the engagement Of the day,as he
had afforded such a splendid target that
each had fired on him several times
apiece. One of them seized him by the
back and attempted to turn him, when
he threw both with great force against
the wall, and seizing a sword, prepared
TO- sell his life as dearly as possible, while
they stood glowering, with their hands
upon their tomahawks and knives wait
inc for the second when he should be
off his guard. A British officer entered
at that moment and the life of the gal
lant American was saved, even had not
his own valiant arm been sufficient to
preserve it.
Year: 1873

A FAST YOUNG MANA young man
died recently in this city, whose case
might well serve as warning to others.


His conduct for years was so exemplary
as to secure for him the esteem and
friendship of large circle of friends, but
in an unfortunate hour for him, rela-
tive died, leaving him legacy oftwelve
thousand dollars From that moment
he was a ruined man, he lost his relish
for honest industry, fell into bad compa-
ny, contracted evil habits, and after
squandcring his substance in riotous
living, except few hundred dollars, he
brought himself to the grave in less
than eight months from the'time he fell
heir to the fortune.-Baiio. american.
Year: 1873

Esy- Nor vER-EsTIMATED.-We
have received from the publishers Of
Orr FmEsIDE FRIEND the Chrome
'Cute," which they give away to every
subscriber OF their weekly. We have
read much OF the beauty Of this picture
before seeing it, and now We say with
pleasure that its value and beauty has
not been estimated; we find it as
good as represented. OuR FIREsIDE
FRIEND has successfully reached its third
volume and is already highly priced and
widely known throughout the Union.
Year: 1873

TIE BREApsrUFr PRosrEcr.-A cor
respondent of the London Times shows,
by reference to the agricultural returns
from the United Kingdom, that the
acreage of land in the cereals is much
there than last year, and that the bad
condition of the ground from excessive
rains threatens 4 short crop. lie esti-
mates that more than one-half Of the
grain needed for consumption in the
Kingdom must come from foreign sources.
1t is an ''ill wind that blows nobody
good" and while we may properly sym
pathize with England on the prospect
of scarcity of breadstutfs, yet rejoice
that we have enough and TO spare, and
can give them millions OF bushels
wherewith to feed themselves, the only
effect upon us being that we will be the
richer for the export.
Year: 1873

ALL clothing and furniture in room on Pennington street, just above Belknap's shop, and occupied by Mrs. Sawyer and family, were burned on Tuesday evening" and worst Of all quite young child was severely burned on it's back and back part of the head. One of the children accident ally set fire to some cloth on the wall, with a candle, and everything was in stantly in flames. In the confusion, the child was left in bed some time and there badly burned. IL is attended by Dr. Han dy and will probably recover
Year: 1873

IT is impossible to tell how much sor- row and trouble have been endured by the people in and around Tucson during the past week, but many have surely enjoyed considerable fun and some good hash Dances, dinners, suppers, and other good things incident to this wicked world, fill ed up the weeks programme, and quite a number seem anxious to keep up the round of gaiety some longer, while the nights are long and cool. AS none can tell how long they have to stay here or where they'll go when they leave in small box escorted by a solemn process sion, our advice is to go it lively "While the lamp holds out to burn"
Year: 1873

DURING the past few days, Solomon Warner and Deputy Surveyor White re- turned from the survey of mine and mill-site, some eighty miles southwest of Tucson, for patent to MT. Warner Mon day or Tuesday next, Mir. White will start for Kenyon Station to carry line thence to Yuma and execute considerable public work in that vicinity.
Year: 1873

THE literary society did not hold its meeting as usual on Sunday evening, but is expected to dO so tomorrow evening. Next week, we will publish an essay de livered at a former meeting, showing that very instructive papers are contributed.
Year: 1873

Few men who handle horses give
proper attention TO the feet and lekp.


Especially is this the case on lhrmb.


Much time is often spent in rubbing,
brushing and smoothing the hair on
the sides aud hips, but at no time are
the feet examined and properly cared
for. Now be it known that the feet OF
a horse require more care than the
body /; they need ten times as much, for
in one respect they are almost the en-
tire horse. ALL the grooming that can
be done won't avail anything il the
horse is forced to stand where his feet
will be filthy. In this case the horses
feet will become disordered, and then
the legs will get badly out Of fix, and
with bad feet aud bad legs tbercis not
much else OF horse fit for anything.
Stable prisons are generally very Sc
we're on the feet and legs Of horses, and
unless these buildings can afford a dry
room where horse can walk around,
lie down. or roll over, they are not:
half 50 healthy and comfortable to the
horse as the pasture, aud should be
avoided by all good hosticrs ia the
country. Il
Year: 1873

The special tax stamps required by
the act are engraved and bound In book
form, with twelve coupons attached to
each stamp, each coupon representing
one month.


ateiy upon receipt of this circular, col
lectors will mail or deliver to all per-
sons or firms in their respective dis
tricts, who are thought to be liable to
the payment of q special tax for the
year commencing May l, 1879, blank
form revised which will be furnished
collectors, and on receipt of the returns
on such form and the amount of the
tax the proper special tax stamp should
be issued, and the attention of the tax
pay er called to the provision of law re-
quiring that such stamp be conspic-
uously displayed in his place Of busi-
moss.


Parties commencing business after
May 81, should also DO required to file
with the collector or deputy collector
q return on form IL before the issue of
the stamps and collection Of the tax.


A special stamp with its twelve cou-
pons, represents the tax on the occupa-
tion for one year, excepting the $50
stamps for stills or worms and when a
taxpayer is in business May /, or COM
mences business during the month of
May Of any year, the full amount OF
the tax for one year should be collect
cd, and the stamp and its twelve cou-
pons should be detached and issued
but where party commences business
At any time subsequent to May 81, he
Is only required by law to pay pro rata
from the commencement Of the month
In which he engages in business to
May l, next ensning, and In this case
the Collector should detach the stamp
and oil the coupons up to and includ-
ing the one representing the month In
which the business is commenced.
The coupons issued to the tax payer
must in NO case be detached from the
stamp.


j. W. DOUGLASS, Com'r.
Year: 1873

TouING AND MoILING.- those whose
lot it is to labor, there are few trials more
terrible than the loss, seven partial, OF mus
cular power. Muscular power is the la
boring man S capital To lose this is to
lose his all In one sense, indeed, every
laboring man loses his strength. The very
act of laboring is simply the giving out OF
strength. But where there is sound
health, there is taking in of strength also
namely through food sound health i'm
plies sufficient digestive power and thi;
renders available the strength stored NJ
in food. Without this, it cannot be made
available. That an industrious laborer il
not in want of food itself may be taken tol
granted. The cause of his failing strength
then, must be looked for in the want o
sufficient digestive power. DR.. GottheI
Fisch's Bitters was compounded to remed!
this very short coming and experience
has pro7ed that it is just the thing to do 1t


This subject continued next week unde
'Tf1it9 mate Stimulation
Year: 1873

The wife of Socrates was said to be
great seold. Had her husband furnished
her with Renne's Pain-Killing Magic Oil
to cure painful toothache and headache,
she would no doubt, have been one of the
best women of that age, ,and prevented him
from being homesick.