Family, and Wheeler, all Victims of the War—Eighty Chinamen Murdered—Indians Butchered in Turn—Jeff Standiford and His Band of Butchers—Stone Bullets and Iron Slugs—The Art of Killing Indians—Joaquin Miller—General Lee—Stonewall Jackson—General Grant—Capture of the Daughter of a “Warm Spring” Chief—General Crook calls for Indian Scouts—The Bounty Offered—The McKay Brothers—A White Chief Fights like a Savage—Privilege of Scalping Granted—On the War Path—The Last Battle—The Surrender—A Pile of Scalps—Snake Hair Playing Switch for White Ladies—Visit to Snake Country—After a Long Leap Coming Out Smiling—Castle Rock—Old Castle of Jay Cook—Panting Charger—A Game Chicken in the River—Adams Laughing and Weeping—A Real Native American—In a Basket—In College—Baking Bread in a Frying Pan—Jimmy Kane the Indian Cook—Making Mathematical Calculations—The Test—Seasoning the Supper—Clothes Don’t make the Man—General Crook under a Slouch Hat—Tah-home and Ka-ko-na—Transmutation—Fine Feathers—Arrival at Camp Harney

207 CHAPTER XV. THE COUNCIL WITH THE SNAKE INDIANS—O-CHE-O.

A Camp Scene—Peace Council with the Snake Indians—Announcing the Presence of Ka-ko-na—Their Representations—Colonel Otis—Old Winnemucca Sent For—A Bloodthirsty Chief—His Wives—Their Savage Mode of Life—Indian Women Socially—Result of the Council—Both Parties Came Armed—The Medicine Man—A White and Red Doctor Disagree—A Warning—Incantation of a Medicine Man—Strange and Cruel Treatment of the Sick—“Big Foot”—A Beautiful Custom—The Fire Telegraph—Spiritualism—O-Che-Oh and Allen David—A Peaceful Talk in Seven Tongues—The Old Squaw and Her Heartless Sons—A Gloomy Picture of Savage Life—The Snakes’ Home—Their Future a Problem—Climate of this Region—Enemies to—Novel Method of Capturing them—Crickets for Food—A Cricket Press—Warriors who Eat their Foes—An Embryo Indian War—How it Can be Avoided—Tah-home and Ka-ko-na in Tribulation—Power of Medicine Men—Stronger than love—Wild Men Shrewd in Such Matters—Heart-Broken Squaw—Proposition to Elope—Fear of Pursuit—No Compromise 224 CHAPTER XVI. OVER THE FALLS—FIRST ELECTION. Resuming the Journey—Klamath Reservation—Saying Prayers—The Accident—Value of a Dead Mule—Different Tribes on the Reservation—Klamaths never Enemies of the Whites—Lindsey Applegate—The First Election—White Men Imitated—The Result—Allen David Elected Chief—His Character—He is an Orator of Great Power—Preparation for the “Big Talk”—The Scenes in the Council—The Big Camp Fire—Tah-home and Ka-ko-na in Great Distress—Indian Strategy Winked at by an Officer—It Succeeds—The Lovers in a Snow-storm—Outwitted and Glad of It—Allen David Opens the Council—His Thrilling Speech—The Author’s Official Report—Another Speech from the Red-skinned Orator—The Author’s Reply—Joe Hood—Various Speeches Bearing on the Indian Question—Official Correspondence—Address to the Klamath Indians—Their Attention—The Indian Allen David—His Wonderful Eloquence—Extracts—The Author’s Reply—Speech of Joe Hood—The Reconciliation—The Preparation—The Speeches of Allen David and Captain Jack—The Author’s Views of Thieving Officials—An Appeal for Justice—The Request of Klamaths 245 CHAPTER XVII. KLAMATH COURT—ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY. Wife Robbery—Divorce made Easy—Names of Uniformed Officers Withheld—Why—Blo’s Searching Questions—The Law One-sided—Little Sally—The New Court—A Novel Scene—The Court Opened—Sally’s Complaint—Her Husband’s Views—The Baby’s Heart half his and half his Wife’s—Sally and her Husband Want to be Re-married—The Bride’s Outfit—A Serious Ceremony—A Pledge that White Men don’t Take—Indian Modesty—Who Kissed the Bride—Case Number Two—The Sentence—The Dance—Indian Theatre—The Actor—A Wild, Exciting Play—The Indian’s Dramatic Power 262

CHAPTER XVIII. OMELETS AND ARROWS—BIG STEAM-BOILERS. Indian Games—Long John, the Gambler—The Wocus Fields—How it is Prepared for Food—Egging and Fishing—A Bird’s Nest Described—Trout-fishing—Various Kinds of Trout—Game—Big Klamath Lake—Link River—Nature’s Steam-power—The Country of the Modocs—A Grand Scene—Bound for the Home of Captain Jack 279 CHAPTER XIX. MODOC BLOOD UNDER A FLAG OF TRUCE—SEED SOWN TWENTY YEARS BEFORE A HARVEST. The Modoc War—The Origin of the Modocs—The La-la-kas—The Great Indian Rebellion and the American Revolution—The Office of Indian Chief—Captain Jack—Form of Government among Indian Tribes—The Home of the Modocs—Why Modocs Rebelled—The Modocs in 1846—Schonchin—The Father of Captain Jack—Account of the Latter—Cruelties Perpetrated by the Modocs—Causes of the First Modoc Wars—Two Sides of the Question—Chief Schonchin’s Reason for Killing White Men—The “Ben Wright” Massacre—Slaughter of Emigrants—Horrible Cruelties—The Squaw’s Jealousy—Ben Wright—His Character—His Infamous Act of Treachery—Treaty with the Modocs in 1864—Why it was not kept by Captain Jack—The Oregon Superintendent makes a Treaty—It is now being Ratified—Captain Jack understood the Treaty—He Rebels—Says he was Deceived—Attempt to Force him to return to the Reservation—His Insulting Language—Lost River—A Fish Story—Difficulties in the way of meeting Captain Jack 289 CHAPTER XX. BLUE EYES AND BLACK ONES—TOBEY RIDDLE.

Captain Jack’s Apology—He Makes a Camp for his Visitors—The Modoc Women not Slaves like other Indian Women—Sage Brush—The Modocs would not Eat First—The Reason—Tobey and Frank Riddle—Riddle’s Romantic Career—Truth Stranger than Fiction—He Discards his First Love—His Indian Wife—They act a part in his Story—Captain Jack’s Falsehood Exposed—The Government Appropriations—Captain Jack Quibbles but Yields—He is Overruled by the Medicine Man—A Critical Moment—Indian Vocabularies—Tobey’s Good Sense and Loyalty—Riddle and Tobey Avert a Scene of Blood—Mr. Meacham’s Bold Speech to Captain