38 HISTORICAL TEXTS. 



tchisli. Tunej) tulina kcshguga Idshi'sli kayak Avenggdpkash ; tankt 



also. Hvo they left hcinff unable Intake not yet dead; after 



behind, (them) 



slnVldshiim g(^nuish nuiklaks slnK*nka hiVnk. 



lliesobUers* retreat tbe IndiaDR killed thooi. 



3 At mu'ni laki ne-iilxa: M5dokisliash shutankuapkuga, A. B. Meacham- 



Tben tbe Prt5.si(l«nt pnbli.slitMi a wHb the Modocs to conclude peace, A. B. Meaeb^m 



decree: 



ash tpdwa maklakshash shutAnktgi; General Edward Canby tiila shusliu- 



he ap- with tbe tribe to confer; General Edw. R. S. ('auby' aloDg the Peace 



poiDted witU 



tauki'shash gena, tiila Meachash Toby, Tclimu'tchani snawc'dshasli, lu- 



Coininisaioueis went, with Meachani Toby Kiddle, Frank Jti(ldle">» wife, in- 



fi tatka. Shiishutdnkish iianuk John P^airchildtiuikslii g^tpa Viilalkshi 



terpreted. The Peace Conimisaioners all (to) -lohu Faircbikis' farm came at C It-imwootl 



gislii', na'lam kiiilatat, Febr. 20, 1878. At maklaks Boshtinash hemkauk- 



Creek. in our country, on Febr. 20, 1873. Then the Indians to the AraericaDS to talk-corn* 



tampka, Tchmu'tch Toby tchi'sh lutatka. B6shtin luaklakshash nG-ul^ia, 



menced, Frank Toby Rid- al&o inti-rpreted. The Anieri- with the Modocs convened. 



die cans 



9 ka-i B6shtin sheriualuapkuga inaklakshash shii'-utanksli ne-ulaksh pani'. 



not the whites aboiibl make war with the Modoc8 the peace-contract was being made \7hile. 



]\[ak]aks;1m laki sliewe-ula hemkankota Boshtinash ne-ul%ia ka-i pi lupf 



The Modoc chief agreed (and) declare i, (while) the Anieri- were making not he fir.st 



cans peace 



loloksgish tewiuapkiiga. At ndnka maklaks gdtpa Fairchildanikshi ; at 



a gun would tire off. Tlien some XniiianH arrived at Fairchilds' farm .- then 



12 hassasuakitampka. 



iiegotiatioii.H began. 



I'dnkt Skuii' Stll, Atwell, nu tc.hish Toby tchisli gina Mo'dokisham 



Then Squire Steele, Wm. Atwell, I also Toby alao went of the Modoc 



lakiam tchi'shtat shashotanki'sham ne-ulaksli slitiltchniYka ; niakl'^a tohui. 



ciiief to the camp, of the Peace CommiaaioutTs a nieaaage to carry ; (we) paased then. 



tbe night 



If) Maklaksh niil tidshewan tilotpa, liemkanka,: *'])alpal=tchoIeks=gitko lupi kiV-i 



The Indians ua friendly rec.t-ivcd, (.and) said : " tbe palefaces at firat outrage 



shushata, B6shtin tchushak gi'yan maklakshash shti'lshga, shil'ldshash liunk 



eoiiimirted, the whites continually lying on the Indiana reported, troops 



niaklakshash hunashak gutanipka, maklaksh ka-i k6pa tii'sh p^ialam kiV-i 



the Indiana for no reaaon (had) attacked. the Indiana (did) not ihink over there their folks wrongly 



18 giwish; liushtin maklakshash ktayat tpilli' yutetampka ktayat gipkash." 



had acted ; The Ameri tln^ Indiana into the drove (nnd> tiriug-cnm- in the them staying." 



cans rocks meiiced at rocks 



Maklaksh Iwimkanka : 'Miii a tidsh shutankuapka na'lash, k'lewiuApka na 



The Indians declared: if ye will negotiate peace with us. atop will we 



shc'llualsh ; ha pen na shellualuapka, Boshtin lupi shellualtanipkuapka; 



tigbting; if again we j^bould light. theAnieii- tirat war-atart-would ; 



cans 



21 maklaks k4-i lupi' tewiiiApka." 



tin- Indiana not at first wW} lire." 



Stll at lieme;^e : '^Ma'lam nenap Boshtinam tchekeli nAnukash ginta- 



Steelo then said : '* Your bauds of th« wbitea' blood all over Hiuiued 



