36 HISTOEICAL TEXTS. 



Boslitin lakiash shapfya E-ukshikfshash pi'sh tain sliewanatki ktchfiikslitat. 



llic Aineri- agent told the Klamath Lakes to him money shoald pay for (his) rails. 



IWshtin laki at kil-huan heme;{e: "Ha i un pen gepktak, tchti'i mish ml 



TheAmeri- agent now gettingen- spoke: "If you aj;ain come here, then yon 1 



can raged ^ 



3 ini txish shpulaktak ka-i mish E-ukshiki'shasli slinuniatclikatgi." At Mo'- 



there will lock np (where) yon the Klamath Lakes Killbnther (any longer)." Here- the 



Dot upon 



dokni laki gempelan p'na shne-ip4kshtat, njinuk p'na m.4kloksh shiiVlagian, 



Modoo chief returning to his hearth, all his people (he) coll. cted. 



K<5ketat {'imtch tchishtat g^mpele lapkshaptAnkni taiinepnl miles m6at. At 



to Lost River, (to the) old settlement he returned seventy miles south. Tlien 



a tzalampanki makloks sheggdt%ari lakiash tchu'i lupitala mcidsha Yafnakshi 



the half tribe separ.iting from the snbse- eastward migrated to Tilm-ks 



chief quently 



sheshapkash gaptch^tka tp^alampdni 1870, hataktok tclii'a Modokfshash 



so-called in May the middle 1870, al that place stayed the Modocs 



sh(illualsht. 



while Ibught. 



9 Capt'n Al'pa Yafnakshi=gtshl' Modoki'sliash milklakshash K6ketat 



Captain Applegate at Ylineks the Modoo Indians on Lo.st Kivcr 



.'^hk'dslia itchampellsh shana-uliiiga. Mo'dokni laki heme'^e : "Ha nisli lin 



visited to take (thorn) back wishing. The Modoc chief said; "If me 



Bo.shtiii laid tfdsh shualaliampdktak, g^ntak uu un Agency ; hii tchi.sh lin 



the Ameri- .agent well will protect, would go I to the agency ; if also 



can 



12 TchmiVtch laki gitak." Shayuakta hu'nk, Tclmiu'tcham talaak slilepa- 



Frank Riddle agent would be." H« knew, (that) Frank Riddle with justice would ad. 



kuilpkash. B6shtin laki lewitchta humdslitgish, Mo'dokni laki Idwitchta 



minister. The American agent refused to assent, the Modoc chief declined 



ge'sh, ndAni B6shtin Ukiam kiyan ne-ulkiash; shan4-uli kanash ddlaak 



to p,o, three the Ameri- Government detieiv- liaviuj; compacted ; he wanted anniehorly riehtlv 



times can i»ffly 



15 piisli shlepaktgi; hii shayu4kta Tchmil'tciiam dalaak shlepakudpkash. 



for him to care ; ho knew Frank Riddle rightly would protect him. 



Fndtak kailatat tchi'sh hdmene sluxldshasli pi'sh shiukatki ; kd-i pii'sh 



llisown in country to stay he preferred the military him in order to kill j not bim 



shpil'nshnan shiiilkish%dni, hashtdwan shiukdtki pi'sh. 



taking forcibly away to the reservation, by starvation in order to kill him. 



18 Kaitua shuta tchi'sh pani shalam 1872. B6shtiu hatak=tchi'tko 



Kothing was done further till autumn 1873. The white settlers 



shandhuli m4klaksham kaila, mdklakshash shana-uli kaila tpuliuash tu'm 



desired the Indians' land, the Indians they wanted from the to drive off wide 



land 



kshunAlpash kaila shana-uli6ga. M4klaksam Avewanishasli ko-i shii'ta 



pasture.lands coveting. Of Indians the females bad outraged 



21 B6shtin. K6ketat=tchitko B6shtin pipa sliuim'iluan mfi'ni hikiash shnigtjta, 



the whites. Un Lost Rlvar.settled Americans a poti mtting np to ihe President Hint (by mail), 



tion 



