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 Grover was elected the first member of congress but served only seventeen days, as his term expired the fourth of March, 1859, He was elected Governor in Jime, 1870, and was re-elected in June, 1874. In the middle of Grover*s second teim he was chosen United States Senator by the legislature and resigned the office of Governor in February, 1877. Upon the expiration of hb term in the senate, Grover returned to Porjdand and lived a retired life^ his death occurring in Portland in July, 1911.

Trouble With the Modocs. Originally the Klamath Indians disagreed among themselves. A portion of dkeir number, upon withdrawing, to territory farther south, were called Modocs, an Indian name meaning "enemies.** The Modocs soon claimed to be a distinct tribe suited to their name and as they believed, their name was suited to die tribe. Truly they were enemies, not only to the other Indians, but to the whites also, some of whom they massacred. Their treachery was in turn avenged in 1852 by Captain Ben Wright,' who killed forty-seven of their numberot^ a peace meeting to which he had invited them. This deed led to a war which continued at intervals until 1864, at which time the Indians were put on Klamath reservation, where lived some of their ancient enemies. A clan of the Modocs under Captain Jack, becomin<j; dissatislied and somewhat larbiilent, left the reservation, and then brought on the Modoc War.

Modoc War. The Cai(.'<e. Upon being ordered io return to the Klamath reservation in the sprint,^ of 1872, the Modocs under Captain Jack refused obedience. Fighting commenced on the 29th of November, 1872, and on the 16th of the folhowinrj; month the Indians retreated into the lava l^ed stron2:hold on Fule Lake, where according to Captain O. C. Appiegate. 'The little band of Modocs hald lOn February 22. 1856, an Indian assassinated Captain Ben Wright in his cabin near the mouth of Kogue Kiver.