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 fare, was a matter of small felicitation, if not of positive solicitude.

In the caves were found evidences of the death of seventeen of the Modocs as it was believed. It appeared that most of the women and children had been removed previous to the assassination. Many shells were found to have exploded in and about the Modoc camp, from which it is judged that they must have had many wounded. A body was found which was supposed to be that of Scarface Charley, the supposition being confirmed by an old woman found in the cave and taken prisoner. It was also believed that Sconchin was killed. This was afterwards learned to be an error. Their scalps were still safe on their heads, though a sergeant of troop K, 8th cavalry, thought he had secured that of Scarface as a trophy. Query: because savagism scalps, may civilization? Does it make devils of men to fight the devil with his own weapon?

Smoke from fires in the southeast indicated that the Indians were fleeing in the direction of Goose lake or Willow springs. The cavalry was ordered to pursue. Captain Perry setting out on the morning of the 18th to make a complete circuit of the lava beds, which compelled him to march about eiglity miles. The Warm Spring scouts also were scouring the country to the eastward. Both commands were out two days without seeing the enemy. In the meantime Mason was ordered to hold the Modoc fortress with his command, and the property of his camp at Hospital rock was removed to his former camp on the peninsula or Scorpion point. The cavalry not with Perry were ordered to this camp. This left the trail along the lake exposed to attack from the enemy's scouts.

On the 18th the Modocs came in plain sight on a ridge about two mihs off, and seemed by their large fires to be burning their dead. They also fired an