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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1887)
G70 THE WEST SHORE. " Well, boys, getting ready, are you?" In the following September was coa. Ik-t your life." menced that great Indian war that dev. " Well, I am not" astated Southern Oregon from the head " What's the matter?" of Rogue river valley to the ocean, and "I'vo been thinking this thing all over, from Port Orford to Crescent City, k and have come to the conclusion not to California. Scores of whites and Indi. let my men go into it" ans were killed, and the smoke of burn. M Why not?" ing cabins filled the air. When this was " Well, we take a pretty big contract over and peace was restored, the two In. when we undertake to whip the United dians implicated in the Klamath masBa. StaU s government, and those of us who ere were surrendered by Captain Smith, don't get killed will most probably to the sheriff of Siskiyou county, and spend the remainder of our days in Al- lodged in jail in Yreka, The grand ju- catraz. The view from there is lovely, ry met, but failed to find evidence suffi. I know, but I am inclined to the opinion cient to bring an indictment against that it would soon become monotonous them. This made no difference, for too much of the same thing, you un- their death was as certain as if theshcr. derBtand." iff had the warrant for their execution. It was wonderful how quickly the Friends of the murdered men were about opinion gained favor among the others, town awaiting developments. Sheriff The belligerent volunteers became as Colton released the prisoners, but he harmless as doves. They were at once had taken pains to let these men know reminded that their claims were lying when it would be done. The irons were idle, and that they had started without stricken from the Indians' limbs, the a supply of provisions or sufficient cloth- door was opened, and they, were told to ing, and that the nights on the moun- go, that they were free. They went, but tains were cold. Back they hastened to some men walked up, locked arms with the familiar haunts of Humbug, to delve them, and led them just south of town, again for the shining ore, and tell what where they were shot and thrown into thfy would have done to the army if the an old mining shaft, where their bones wbiiky bad not gone back on them. Cal- lie to the present day. One of the most irornia and Oregon are full of men sit- absurd features of this whole affair is, lug around and telling what they would that the volunteer companies which be- have done, or how rich they might have sieged Fort Lane have actually been boon, ,f something had not happened, paid for their services by the govern- while their meat and grocery bills stead- ment lly increase r Henry Laurenz.