THE MODOC WAR. 35 



t^lta at kayak hishtchaktnau nadsha'sbak tchi-uapkiiga, B6sbtiuasli sliitrli- 



proiiiised at no getting iDceDsed in a common home they would live, (and) to tbe Ameri- (hp\ w.mM 



time cans 



laluapkuga. At lapi lAlaki shatashi hishtaltniiga. Meacham Capt'n Knap- 

 keep friendship. Then the chiefs shook hands for promise. Meacham to Captain KnApp 



two 



pash shenuidslia maklakshash shualaliampatki giuga. 3 



turned ovor the Indians to be their ajrent. 



At Mo'dokni ktcliinksh ntchayetampka slitishtnao'tan ; ndaiikshap- 



Upon the Modocs rails to split-commenced to build houses; eight 



this 



tankni tousand ktcliinksh shiishata. At humaslitgiulan E-ukshikni k6-i 



times thousarid rails they made. Now after achieving this i he Klamalh Lakes wick- 



edly 



n^-ul%a, nanuk ktchinksli Mo'dokishash temeshka, henikankota : "kaila 6 



acted, all the rails from the Modocs 'hey took away, declaring : "the land 



p'nalam", ksliapa; ''Modokishash loloaksh", kshapa; *'136shtin kleksht", 



to them (be- so tliey said; "the Modocs (are) bondsmen ', mo they said ; " white people they will be- 



longs) ", ' come", 



kshcipa. Mo'dokni laki ka-i yamtkin Meachahim hemkanksli, B6shtinash 



Botheysaid. The Modoc chief not forgetful of Meacham's word, (that) the Ameri- 



(was) can government 



(hunk hu Meacha shapiya), tidsh slilepakuapkasht Modokishash, Boshtiii 9 



(that he Meacham said). well would protect the Modocs, the Ameri- 



thing can 



lakiash shlea shapiya, E-ukshikisham ktchinksh temdshkash ka-i Mo'- 



agent visited (and) told the Klamath Lakes the rails had taken away (;indj to the 



(him), not 



dokishasli shewanapeHsh sliana-uli. E-ukshikni hemkank: '*na/hlni a hun 



Modocs (them) to return wanterl. Ttie Klamath Lakes said: "our ye 



kiiilati ktchinksh vulo'dsha." Buslitin Uxki ka-i tpewa E-ukshikishfish Mo- 12 



from the the rails (ye) have cut. " Tlie Anieri- j^gent not orden-d the Klamath L.ikes to the 



land can 



dokishash ktchinksh sliewanapeh'tki, ka-i Pj-ukshikishash tpewa tala gin 



Modocs the rails tu ruturu, not the Klama.h Lakes ordered money 



(he) 



M(")dokishash shewanatki. Pen B6shtin laki Mddokishash wenni shiashla ; 



to the Modocs to pay (fur ihem). Again the Ameri- agent the Modocs elsewhere removed; 



can 



pen MO'dokni ktchinksh tunepni t(jusand shiVta, pen E-iilcshikni gatpam- 15 



again the Modocs i^ails tive thousand made, once the Klamnth Lakes coming to 



more their lodges 



nan Modokishash n4nuk ktchinksh papdlla. 



the Modocs of all rails robbed. 



Mi^'dokni hiki pen gdna Agency liildam, pen liesh^gsha E-ukshikisham 



The Modoc chief again went t^ the agency in winter, once complained the Klamath Lakes 



n)ore 



ktchinksh pen pallash, ka-i shana-ull E-ukshiki'shash pelpehash hunaslsak; 18 



the rails again to have not (did be-) want for tbe Klamath Lakes to work *;ratuitortnly ; 



stolen, 



shana-uli kitchakglan pi'sh ktchinksh shnu'ktgi. At agent pen nddshash 



he wauteil to be paid to himself rails for having taken. Then the agent again in one batch 



shiashla Modoki'shash, at Mo'dokni nda'nash pen pelpeltAmpka. Pen 



removed the Modocs, uow the Modocs at a third place again t*> work-cummenced. Once 



more 



Iviiksliikni ktchinksli Mo'dokishash nanuk papalhi, Capt'n Jack pen 21 



the Kl.titialli L;ibi -i the mils from the Modor.^ all stole. (and) Captain Jack again 



