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Rascalities of the Rogue river Indians—Lane's First Effort to Treat WITH THEM— NAMING A CHIEF—APPOINTMENT of AN INDIAN COMMISSION TO MAKE TREATIES—EXTRAVAGANT EXPENDITURE DART MADE SUPERINTENDENT—OUTRAGES BY SNAKE INDIANS—CAUSES—TROUBLE WITH THE ROGUE-
RIVER INDIANS—THE MURDER OF DILLEY—TRAVELERS ATTACKED—KEARNEY'S SKIRMISH, AND DEATH OF CAPTAIN STUART—VOLUNTEERING—LANE APPEARS AGAIN—KEARNEY S FINAL BATTLE—INDIAN PRISONERS DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR GAINES—THE PORT ORFORD SETTLEMENT ATTACKED—MASSACRE ON THE COQUILLE—ESCAPE OF T'VAULT AND OTHERS—TROOPS AND INDIAN AGENTS—GAINES AND SKINNER—COLONEL CASEY'S OPERATIONS—ARRIVAL OF FRESH TROOPS—CAMP CASTAWAY—RENEWAL OF TROUBLES IN THE ROGUE-RIVER VALLEY—ELISHA STEELE AND AGENT SKINNER—FIGHT AT BIG BAR—TREATY MADE WITH CHIEF SAM—NEGLECT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT—MURDERS BY THE MODOCS—MCDERMIT'S AND BEN WRIGHT'S CAMPAIGN—EXPEDITION OF JOHN E. Ross—PUNISHMENT OF THE MODOCS
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CHAPTER II.
WEAKNESS OF TREATY OBLIGATIONS RENEWAL OF HOSTILITIES IN ROGUE-RIVER VALLEY ABSENCE OF AUTHORIZED AGENTS THE AUGUST OUTBREAK PETI TION TO THE COMMANDER OF FORT JONES AID FROM FORT VANCOUVER, AND A VOLUNTEER COMPANY FROM THE WALLAMET ALDEN TAKES COMMAND VOLUNTEERS FROM YREKA JOIN THE REGULARS FORCES ORGANIZED SKIR MISH ON EVANS CREEK, AND DEATH OF LIEUTENANT ELY WITH Six MEN LANE APPEARS ON THE SCENE Is OFFERED THE COMMAND TAKES IT AL DEN AND LANE WOUNDED CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES ARRANGEMENTS FOR A TREATY ITS TERMS THE INDIANS GO UPON A RESERVATION, WITH S. H. CULVER, AGENT TROUBLES IN OTHER LOCALITIES THE Loss OF LIFE AND PROPERTY IN 1853 MURDERS IN 1854 BY THE SHASTAS THEY GO UNPUN ISHED TROUBLES WITH THE COQUILLES THEIR PUNISHMENT BY VOLUNTEERS THE MURDERS OF THE YEAR ATTITUDE OF GENERAL WOOL TOWARDS CI VILIANSTHE "EXPEDITION TO FIGHT THE IMMIGRANTS " THE WARD MASSA CRE HALLER S EXPEDITION TO BOISE CURRY S ACTION THE PROCLAMA TION WITHDRAWN 307
CHAPTER III.
SMALL MILITARY FORCE OF THE PACIFIC AFFAIRS OF THE INDIAN SUPERINTEND- ENCY THE TREATY OF WALLA WALLA CONDUCT OF CHIEFS AT THE COUN CIL SPEECH OF CAYUSE HEAD CHIEF THE INFLUENCE OF LAAVYER THE OPPOSITION OF KAMIAKIN THE TREATY SIGNED RENEWAL OF TROUBLES IN SOUTHERN OREGON MURDERS VOLUNTEER COMPANIES AND REGULARS DIS AGREETROUBLES ON THE COQUILLE MURDER OF TRAVELERS IN ROGUE- RIVER AND UMPQUA VALLEYS THE LUPTON AFFAIR THE MASSACRES OF OCTOBER NINTH DEATH OF MRS. WAGONER BRAVERY OF MRS. HARRIS ARMING OF THE PEOPLE HOSTILITIES GENERAL THE NINTH REGIMENT THE BATTLE OF SKULL BAR MORE MURDERS GUARDING ROADS AND SET TLEMENTSBATTLE OF HUNGRY HILL CONDUCT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS BY THE