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PAGE FOUR MEDFORD MATL TRIBUXE. MEDFORD, OI?EOO, -THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 7. 1929. Angus Brown, Embittered Pioneer, ..-,' Killed Many Redskins During . . Southern Oregon's Stirring Days (By ErrAt Rostel) Indian was dead, but be soon ro- celved reixirts that the Indian was ; gone. That worried III in more and , he went and law another Indian and baraainedsWlth him to find and : kill the raisWfig red man for o ! jtony and a blanket. This offer I was speedily accepted and for this ; Mhe Indians bark bv rept t&.'d firing j proof the killer was to hrlr back his victim's scalp, cutllnK it around ' I he place where Angus had two scalps from the same Indian. Slew 60 Indians j "I guess there were many other rases of Angus' kllliues," said Mr. Not mentioned in histories of of the gnu, but the defense was in nouthern Oregon compiled years i tempted by firm aid attention ago, and perhaps nearly forgotten j she administered to the fallen by the few surviving pioneers, real-; member of the household. How dents in this section before Med ! ever, he died within an hour alter ford as ever proposed and where I being struck. Jacksonville had hardly begun, is I As the day wore on Mrs. Harris Itoss, "for he told me once when 1 AngiiB Brown, a pioneer of the discovered her ammunition to be was hIIII a youngster that he bad : early '50s, who is credited with the j running low and It was not long . killed 'about tiu Indians.' He killed ! killing of more Indians single ; until it was gone. Having a good ! live of these In a fight after lie O handed than any other person in , supply or powdg still on bma, she i left here for California, where lie southern Oregon. His kin still re-ill Id not despair and. using paper i married a .Mexican seiiorltaejnd re "Me in Medford and Central I'olnt j for wadding, kept firing at the be- sided at ban Ilernardino. He lilar and are members of the best j sieving Indians. They would fall : rled a daughter of the governor of auowtt pioneer families in the i buck each time she fired, thinking : the state of Sonora in Old Mexico slate. I she was still using bullets. Kear-' and raised a lamlly of several tliil- Anus. W'ho died only a few : fng that the repeated use of the'di-vn. years ago In California, resided In 1 paper wadding would set the house ; "My father. Colonel Hons, went southern Oregou only during the f on fire, and also fearing that tlie all the way down to Han Ileniar Inilian wai of 1 S&3 and of 1 S50. Indians would set the IjiiIIiIIii': I illno once to see his nephew, Ail find during that time was one of ; ablaze, she left her ost In the sec ; gus, but it seems that Angus didn't Iho most active Indian fighters of:ond story of the house and man-j want to see. him feeling ashamed tills section. He was a nephew of 'aged to flee with her daughter Intofof himself for having married u Colonel John K. itoss. whoso sons . the brush without being seen by ' Mexican. My father didn't care the Indians. I about that, but Angus look .11 so- Brown Arrives ' I riously und I guess they didn't have It was not long after she had i another opportunity to seo enrh made her escape that Angus llrow n I other after lluit," concluded .the arrived on the scene. He rushed ispeaaer, -Thomas, Ueorge and John now reside in Central point, and often fought redskins wilh Colonel Kims, now regarded as one of the best Indian fighters the west had over known, At the age of 19 years, Angus was embittered against the Indians. Brought up In the crude environ ment of the frontier, he was hard ened to life, and the killing of an Indian was hardly more than ordi nary routine, according to Thomas Koss, bis first cousin, lit a remi niscent mood receeutly in recount ing incidents of days long gone by. He was a big,' powerful man; knew not the meaning of fear, and would attack a whole tribe of In dians If he had the slightest assur ance of being successful in bis at tack. Redskins Rampage - The Indians were on a rampage In the Grave Creek country above Grants Pass and, together with a roui joI-Jacksonville volunteers, Angus was- in that section to aid tho panic stricken settlers, who were nearlng their wile' end, fol lowing numerous tlnyllght and night attacks, resulting in the deaths of entire families, burning of buildings, and kidnaping of wom en. Angus was with a group which -was .trailing moccasin tracks mln '(led with the shoe prints of severnl white women, following an uttack on a settler's cabin. ' At this cabin the Indiana had killed the men and taken the wom en alive, including a 14-yenr-old girl, after having taken two boys, possibly around Cor 7 years old. beaten out their bruins by whirling their, bodies by the feet and hit ting their heads on tho side of the cabin. Tho little bodies were found by the reBuue party, which had then attempted to locate the women. . : The party' was making fair pro gress In following tho tracks when Angus, was Inspired to turn buck in tho thought tht other cabins might even thou be harassed by the - murderous savages. H o thought of the cabin of Mr. and Mrs. Harris, parents of two chil dren and owners of a place largo onoiigh to employ tho services of a hired man. Ho was Joined by n friends who, in fact, wag his chum. Cabin Besieged They turned back and reached the Hnrrls cabin at dusk. Indians were firing at the cabin under the protection of a lug nnd had be sieged tho promises for hours. Tho Indians first killed the hired mini and placed his body In n spot where It was not found ui'tll a year later. The Harris son hud been sent Into the polnlo patch for sup. plies, but after the. arrival of the Indians ho never returned nnd his body was wna never discovered. .Mr. Harris wna shot as he fled Into tbo house wilh his wife and daugh ter, tho latter receiving a- wound through the urm. Seriously Injured, he told his wife to bur tho doors and gave her instructions In UBlng the shotgun, u combersomo affair, which Inter considered a relic, was shot aev "m.n hv M. Robs. Khe held KU11NRR1TE KEROSENE flttm into the house, found Harris out stretched In a pool of blood on the floor and on the tabic found tiO In money tho Harris family had -Salhered together In apparent prep aration to leave the seel Ion. Angus took the gold and, becoming crazed wilh madness and revfe, routed half dozen or bo Indians who were Kbeltered behind the log. He rushed into the open, firing his pis tol at the marauders, several of whom were struck by his accu rately aimed bullets. They fled and the 'mother nnd frightened daughter were then found by Angus and brought to Jacksonville. Mrs. Harris lived to a ripe old age and her daughter was mf rled to a son of a southern Oregon pioneer family. At the Harris cabin, after the In dfuns had been routedi Angus planned vengeanco against the en tire Indian race and swore he would kill every Indian ho met. It was not long until he became known as a killer. "Once Angus was riding down a trail," said MT. Hobs In lulling of his Indian righting cousin, "and saw a young buck. The buck made his friendly sign and Angus made Ills. The Indian dismounted and walked toward liim. but before he'd gone far Angus whipped out his pistol and shot him dead. He took pride In telling of his killings, thinking he wns avenging the mas sacres of Grave Creek. "Another time lliiire wns a friendly Indian employed by the Beall brothers between Central Point and Medford," Mr. Hoss con tinued, "nnd one duy Angus, nlong with the toulls and othera, Includ ing tho Indian, set out after rungo entile. Angus didn't llku the In dian, although ho had been a fnlli f ill employe. Aa they wore rlcline, along 11:0 Indian turned nnd start Angus was a miner as well as 1 fighter, but he didn't care for money. It was adventure and ex citement ho craved. He was trui a son of the western1 frontier. He braved the winter storms and lived in places whore otherB dared not live, but despite lliut he died a number of years ago in sunny Cali fornia from an alUick of pneumo nia, tuking Ills place with tho hard) pioneers who had gone on before him, after having prepared the way for the great west that was t come, with Its big cities, fertile farms and contented people, free from the dangers of the Indian war drhms and savagery of an ase gone bJ'- , - - GOLD 1926 G A I N S over MILLION DOLLARS M O R E T H A N I 300 STALLING SYSTEM FUSED AT HOME The Salem hl-th school basket ball learn, always contenders for state honors, promises tu give the Medford five Its hardest games of tbo season when the two tennis elnsh nt the armory Friday and ! Saturday nights. Tickets lor the. game tomorrow night go on sale ed to go In an opposite direction. t c-r0wson's Friday noon, and for For light or licnl ami scons and more of household uses. No soot. No charring. The kerosene with a clean, sweet odor. It costs no more. Ask i; yourilealcrorgrocer for Iho Interesting ( llurnbrite booklet. OIL COMPACT Krfinm & di'lribiitnrt of AmwUImI Gasoline ' Associated Ltbjl Gasollm Cyeol Motor' WU and (irrasra f- A It A - Angus asked him whero he was -ioliiK, and was told that ho was going lo join the Apptegates, a treacherous Indian tribe. Angus didn't wait for another word and shot the Indian from Hie saddle, and put his gun up unruffled by the experience. "The Ueull brothers wero angry over the ruthless killing, telling Angus that ho wus a good Indinii and had no reason to illo, nut An gus told them ho was a good Indian now. Had Close Call "Once ho nearly mot IiIb Water loo, though, when he engaged In n fight with a husky bravo, another friendly Indian. Ho wns one ol several redskins employed hy some cattle ownerB to move caltlo to an other range. Angus was in the party when tho entile stampeded. frightening tho savages, one 'of whom, grabbed nt him .for protec tion, hut he thought the Indian was attacking him, and Immedi ately drew out his knife. With a mighty liinge he sent tho knife Into the region of the Indian braves ribs, hut the blade broke off. "And then, you should have seen the fight," related Mr. Hosb. "He killed that Indian with the broken off knife, but I was told by Angus hlniBelf that It was a fight if ever two men fought. Doth were of the same weight nnd strength, with the only advantage held by Angus with the knife. The Indian wns fighting for his life and tho oilier was flght'ng to kill. Tho Indian fought hard, but In vain, and an other rodokln paid fur thu sIhb of his fellows. "Even after tho war with lh' In dians, Angus' ven-teiillen did not die. There was a medicine man who made regular trips to Jackson ville, coming through tho pine groves west of Central Point, and It seems Angus eveu bore hatred for him, peaceable and likeable lniin that he was. i Slayer Boasts I "Tho people of Jacksonville missed tho old Indian and about n week after his disappearance An gus boasted to some one In n sa loon thai If he would go lo a cer tain log In the grovo ho would find the missing man. . Tho old In dlan was found covered up with weeds nnd lenves. but August whh never bothered for kllllux him. "Anothor time," continued Mr. Itoss. "porhnps It wns several years earlier, Angus shot an Indian alone; u fonco. Tho red man fell down and Angus rushed over nnd scalped hlu. taking his long black hair In one bund nnd tho knife In tbo other and cut bis scalp. This was hung un his ligddlo horn and ho rode leisurely to Jacksonville. "Other riders, possibly It wns n pack train (I wna told tho Henll brothers wero In the party) came riding by the same place, saw Hie Indian and Imagined I hoy saw him move. When they arrived In Jack sonville they saw Angus' horsu anil on lite saddle saw tho fresh scalp, with blood still dripping. It was not so very long until they heard Win iHiiistltiK about klllln-t another 1 'red demon' nnd they told Angus about seeing the Indian nlong the train and told him about seeing or thinking they saw him move. . "That worried Angus," continued ! Mr. Hoss In his nurrutlon, "anil An-1 gus bud someono go nud seo if tho I the final gnme Saturday noon. Tho Btarllng lineups for the two teams will be: Hnlem Medford Slgmiind t" Mcilvln C. Kolly F llowerman Heechler C McDonald Ecker (1 Morgan H. Kellv O Harnett Ueechler Is the star of the Sa lem aggregation and Is a big. last and accnmlu shooter. The Kelly brothers are also outstanding play ers. Tho Siilotn'tenm defeated Hi Chemnwa Indluns Tuesday night, lil to 'Jli,. on their own floor, alter a bitter struggle. Salem employed the "stall" In the closing minutes to win the victory, and tho Salem fans who hooted Modford during the state tourney went wild with Joy ut tbo tactics, according to the Snlem Statesman, which notes as follows: 1-nle In the second half tho ncrease, a 1 1 i n THAT'S WHAT SMOKERS THINK OF OLD GOLD ike greatest growth cigarette history AND ONLY TWO YEARS OLD i 3 O P. Lorill.rd Co.. Eil. 1760 NOT A COUGH IN A CARLOAD Indians suddenly found the range, und Ueorre, with some help from help from U. Meach em and llraveagle, flipped enough baskets to "Ivc tho Su leani team a bad flight, but 11 was too late; especially when Snlem checked It by adopting the "delayed offense" style of pllny made famous by Medford Medrord high. It was sig nificant to note that the Ha lem partisans who hooted ami booed when- Medford used these tactics, roared in appro. Iial Ion when their own play ers did the same. f t ! E VIEWED BY MANY GUN CLUB GUESTS the most successful since the or- 1 1 tors availed themselves of the op timization of the c:uii. liy 7:30 poi-tunity tu Join tho club ut the ). m. over 100 people had arrived. ! time and a number of others ex and others continued to arrive for j pressed their intentions of uffllliit sonio time nf terwards, lo aeu the lug nt next week's meeting. Alaskan., und African . .big-- game In formation legarding. Hie or hunting motion pictures which ) gunizatinn may be obtained from were shown through tho courtesy any of the club office, who will of Gus Pcret, reprcsting tho Peters ; also accent applications fur mem beiiilp. The list of officers is as follows: Stanley Jones, president: Curl K I c h t n c r, vice-president: Frank Sllnson, treasurer; Ward Hammond, secretary, ' and Sterllng Klchmo'nd, executive officer. 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Ore., was elected Injf bis game In Africa and AlaHka, a director and H.. K. Brooks, alsn also allowing Home of tho many of Bend, was re-elected treasurer scenic und eeoRraphie wyndera of; of the Wentern Pino Munufuc AlaHka. Iturer's association at the closing Mr. Peret followed the picture session of the annual conference exhibition with a few words in j Into yesterday. Co-operatlne with commendation of the rifle club and lne manufacturers In California; Its gencrul plan, and in discussing in formulation of a standard grad.j general hunting nnd shooting re- Ing rules to be used for Cullforn'a qulrements nnd experiences with a and , northwest lumber wus dc- portion of the visitors, while the elded at the conference. others went to the rifle range fori practice with .C caliber rifles, at WARSAW P Twelve thousiind the invitation of tho club prest-, Polish wives are waiting here for dent. (visas to join their husbands In the A great deal of enthusiasm was United States. 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