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 treaty of peace and friendship. The Indian returned an answer that he and his people would come unarmed as directed, in two days. ,Vnd, according to promise, the two principal chiefs and seventy-five war- riors came and crossed over the river to Lane's camp. Lane had already coached Chief Quatley and his warriors as to what they were to do ; whicii was to help to make a treaty of peace; and not to fight unless fighting was necessary. A cii'cle was formed, with the Rogue river warriors forming one- half thereof, and the white men and Quatley and his warriors forming the other half, with Governor Lane and the Rogue river chiefs in the centre. But before these high contracting parties got down to business, a second band of Rogue river warriors as large as the first appeared on the scene fully armed with bows and arrows, and the outlook was much more like fighting than peace-making. Here were 150 Indian warriors on one side, and fifteen white men aud fifteen Klickitats on the other side. It took a man of superb courage, immovable nerve and supreme confidence in himself to face the situation ; and yet Governor Joe Lane proved equal to the occasion. The first move was to order the second band of Indians to deposit all their arms behind the outside circle and sit down on the grass. Then Lane directed Quatley with two of his men to take a position next to the head Rogue river chief, to be ready for an emergency. Then Gov- ernor Lane made an address to the Indians through an interpreter in which ho explained his position as head man among the whites, and reminded them of their acts in killing and I'obbing white men. and that he wanted all such conduct stopped, and wanted the whites and Indians to live at peace with each other as brothers ; and that if the Indians respected his wishes aud advice and beliaved well that they would all be paid for their land, and have an agent and teachers to instruct them in all the ways and knowledge of white men. In reply to this,