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CANBY
USER
HARNEY COUNTY CITIZEN
WAS IN MODOC WAR.
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wp nn itmmi it food lilt?
of nice dry I'looring,
grades. Also all kinds
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Moulding, Building
Tar Paper and Apple
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W: & C. R. Depot
M. Fitzgerald of Burns, Tells of the
Murder of General Canby and Dr.
Thomas Awful Fight In Lava Btds.
M. Fitzgerald, of Burns, was In the
city yesterday and made some com
ments upon the popular account of the
massacre of General Canby and his
companions by the Modoc Indians In
1873, says Paul Delnney In the Oregon
Dally Journal. Mr. Fitzgerald was a
soldier In General Canby's command
and he not only witnessed the massa
cre but assisted in routing the Indians
at tho time and afterwards engaged
In tho three-day's battle In tho lava
beds. Ho also strips Wi-ne-mah, the
ofTlclal Interpreter of tho government,
of a great deal of the heroism accord
ed her both In history and In tho pop
ular accounts of the time. Mr. Fitz
gerald Is noted for his correct mem
ory both as to dates and details and
he has a high regard for the true
version of things, whtsh makes h'e
story tho more valuable.
Modocs' Stronghold.
"Wo wore ramped at the foot of a
bluff overlooking Tule lake," said Mr.
Fitzgerald. "There were between 250
nnd 300 men In our command and far
ther down the lake on the other side
of the famous enpe or promontory of
lava rocks occitplod by the Indians,
was another command of about the
same size, under General Whealon.
The plnco occupied by the lndlanb
was unapproachable oxeopt from one
bide of tho lake. It was a :-ort .f
rape or promontory extending out
Into the lake, and wnp about a mile
and a half wide and probably a mile
long. The Indians hod taken refuge
In this place and th officers were
forgot. It was the characteristic shout
of warning ot that tribe. The echoes
of tho signal had not died away be
fore another one took It up, and an
other, until the whole promontory
rang out llko the din of a thousand
coyotes. A desultory firing began
and daylight soon dawned. Then the
three days' battle of tho lava beds
began. Step by step we advancod,
Joined by General Whcaton's com
mand on tho other side ot the line,
and we concluded that the work was
about finished, We expected them to
surrender at any time, when, to our
surprise, they began firing upon us
iron) tne rear, in some manner they
had slipped through our lines, and
broken up into squads and hidden
among tho lava rocks like snakes
pouring a deadly Are Into everything
that approached them.
"The story of tho finish is well
mcmbered. No ono who has never
been in those lava beds hos anv con
ceptlon ot the country. T-) give an
idea about the location, a handful of
Modocs killed 47 out of 60 men who
dared to enter the place, and the Mo
docs did not receive a scratch. Hut
those who have read history of those
times are familiar with the results.
"The Modocs were the most intelli
gent Indians In the Pacific country,
and therefore, when aroused, weio
the most dangerous. They were fear
ed by all of tho other Indians. We
had a lot of Warm Springs Indians
join our command, and they were al
ways vamping for Modoc goro until
we found tho Modocs. Then they
stayed close to the soldiers. When
there was a Modoc In tho neighbor
hood the Warm Springs Indian seem
ed to lose all the nervo ho had. I
remember one day. we cut two Modocs
off In an opening from their main
hand, and ran them down and killed
them. There were about 30 Warm
Springs Indians with us, and you
ought to have seen them that night!
They placed the scalps of tho Modocs
on a pole, Inaugurated a' first-class
war dance and kept It up all night
that saw1 everything that transpired . FlM TeUeW KeWtOWl AppIM,
about htm, but he was ono of the . 01 Qfj ceBtl a bol.
handsomest Indian I ever saw. When
wo were stationed at old Fort Harney, frtik Rattok KggB 15 cefetO ft
Egan was at peace with the govern- jnBnn
the .Mainour reservation, no was as
proud as Lucifer, also. Ke was a
great poker player and on ono visit
got Into a game with the boys and
lost all ho had. Ho told them that ho
did not caro for tho loss, but ho plead
with them not to tell ot the loss.
They promised, but of course It soon
leaked out through the country and
It nearly broke Egan's heart.
"But this only brings up a hundred
talcs of those olden times," said Mr.
Fitzgerald, as ho was called aside by
a friend.
Mrs. Bllklns (sweetly) Do have
another piece of cake Cousin John.
Cousin John Why, really .I've al
ready had two, but It's so good I be
lieve 1 will have another. Little John
nio fexcltedlvl Ma's a winner! Ma'a
a winner! She said sho'd bet you'd
make n pig ot yourself! Town and
Country.
We have the Famous and 1
ways satisfactory
M0N0P0LE COFFEE
A. trial will convince yon of its
merits.
trvlne tn persuade them to return 10 1 wiu u,,mt aml hu,M' 11
n. resp-Stlon Thc' h3(1 n?ver Kn,,en d0Q n0"Gh
tlio icsei union. o oypn get a ghot Qt t,)fi Mo(,OCSi
tJOGlon unancy rtppesus.
u uxi n luniiniipimpin
OLD
Mil H HHIUK V
FEED YARD
W. Alta and Lillith Sts.
NoH fo 1.. .1.1.. TT...,
ivuiicijy ui iiiu noiej
.w i kill. V1U XSUll.ll
Feed Yard, and would be
oi stalls, large corrals for
UfSPC an ri ..nfrfrl.. 1
Uu bciiuu. nav anu
1 ":. uiop mill in con
SOUND
""o icceivpri uiiion tin..
Tamarack and
" ouy poor coal wl,nn
et 'he best for the Ramf
for the same
Mi7 Rpao
al VfO
elePhone Man ki
rwn, dm f lur wraih
n ""KQONIAN offlco, rtadi?
"The matter had boen dallying for
several days, when finally Boston
Charley, a shrewd and treacherous
little rascal, came Into camp to nr
range a peace meeting. To show bis
good faith he remained In camp nil
night. He convinced General Canby
ot the slnrerity of the Indians and
the conference was agreed upon.
Each side was to come unarmed and
tho meeting was to take plaiv in an
open plot of ground about a half a
mile from our camp. The Indian
camp was two miles farturr back In
the lava beds. General Glllam refus
ed to join In tho peace commission,
telling Canby ho was foolish to rink
his life with th03e fellows. But Can
by was of a religious turn and would
easily confide.
The Massacre.
Tho meeting was arranged for the
early morning. A peace tent w
pitched In the open place and the
peace commission started out from
camp accompanied by Riddle and his
Indian wife. The soldiers were at
case and wo all climbed up on tho
side hill overlooking our camp from
which point we commanded a full
view of the ground where the peace
mooting was to take place. It was
April 11. 1873, and a beautiful morn
ing. As our men approached the
place the Indians, came out from the
rooks on the other side. They all
wore blankets and It was under these
that their guns were concealed. When
the two sides met. all shook hands In
frlendlv creotlnc and entored the tent.
They wore only there a lew minutes
when we saw a man rusn out oi me
tent, and then another and another.
Then we saw puffs "f smoke, and wo
knew what was on. Wituout waiting
for tho command every soldier sprang
to his feet, rushed down the hill and
grabbed his gun. We lino.1 up InHtnnt-
ly and went to the rescue on tne
run. One the wav we vert lln'.dli? and
his wife, Wl-no-mah, running for their
lives. In fact, the lndlann hal tr.koi
uvcral shots at them.
A Ghastly Sight.
"Upon reaching tho place a ghastly
sight was presented. In that snort
time tho Modocs had stripped two oi
their victims, General Canby and Dr.
Thomas, of every thing they wore,
aud Meacham ,who was left for dead,
only had on a pair of red flannel
drawers. His scalp had also been par
tially torn from his head. 'I ho sol
diors were wild for vovonijo nnd would
havo charged right into the lava
bods, but cooler-hendod olliclnlo pre
vented It and it was well that they
did, for none of us would have gotten
out alive. Tho bodies of tho dead
woro conveyed back to camp, and
Meacham was restored after a long
time.
Prepared for Night Charge.
"Tho command had a signal station
abovo camp and General Wheaton
was at once signalled from this point
to march that night at exactly mid
night and meet our command in front
of tho Indian stronghold, from which
point it was Intended to attack the
Indians and kill or drive them Into
tho lake.
"Wo marched promptly on ho hmir.
Wo had to go in slnsle III in order
to got through tho rocks and boulders.
We weio fully four hours In making
the trip, and had Just about consum
mated It when a soldier fell over a
1.nnlH..r nrwl ncnldontall V dlSCiarged
his gun. This gave the alarm to tho
Modocs. They had already boen on
the lookout, but so far hnd not dis
covered us.
Sounded Like Demons.
"When tho gun was discharged an
Indian scout hidden In tho rocks be
low us gave a yell that I shall never
either.
Old Egan.
"There were many errors published
about the Indians and history of
those times," continued Mr. Fitzger
ald. "The story that old Egan was
'one-eyed' is all bosh. I saw Egan
every day or so for months, and ho
not only possessed two keen eyes
Health and Disease
n Illustrated In th Sclp. rij. I
ihowi a fiction of a healthy lialr
masnifitd. f$. 2 ihowi the deadly
effect of the DANDRUFF GERMS
that are destroying the hair root.
Destroy the came you remove
the effect
No DanJrutI, no Tailing Hair, no
Baldness, 11 you Mil the g'rm with
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The Oregon Dally Journal can be
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