THE MODOO WAR. 39 



natk6 gi Canby uia'lash killetanuapka g^klsh tchek k'lewiuapka ; Canby 



are. Canby on ye willinsist to him nntil ye will give it np ; Canby 



ma'lash tchui tidshantala kaila idshaauapka gen weli'tan, tu'sh mal ku'- 



ye then to a good land will remove from distant, where ye the 



here 



idsha Yamaki'shash ka-i shu^nktgi. Ha a gita tchiudpka, shu^nktak mal 3 



wicked Oregoniana not will murder. If ye here would remain, tbey would kill ye 



iln nanukii'iiash." 



every one." 



Md'dokni lakl hem^%e: "K4-i nu shana-uli g^-u kaila kelewidshash, 



The Modoc chief said: "Not I w.ant my country to leave, 



k4-i kun pen kaila shayuaktnu'ga tclu'sh. G^-u t-slii'shap, pgishap, 6 



not any besides country as I do know to live in. My fatlier, mother. 



t%e-unap tchish gita vumi', shanahuli p'natak kailatat tchian keleksh. 



brother also here are buried, I desire in my own country living to die. 



Nu'toks kaitua ko-i gita shu'ta, kd-i tchik lish kani' tat shpunshanuapka ; 



Myself nothing wrong here have done, not so that any one hence .should take away <uie) ; 



g^tak mish nu vu'la wAkaktoks liu nanuk tchia." 9 



this only of you I request, in the same manner as all to live." 



Hemkankvil(')tak Capt. J. Biddle nanuk watch Modokisham Idkiam palla. 



Just after that talk Captain James Biddle all horses uf the Mocloc chief <:aptured. 



Nad CAmbiamgshi gtjna sbana-uliu'ga w4tch Modokisham shewanapelitki 



We to General Canby -went (and) requested the horses Modoc to retnni 



lakiam tubakshash. Canby It'witchta shewanapelish hemkank6ta: "tidsli 12 



the chiefs' to the sister. Canby refused to return (them) declaring: "very 



toks ml un hfin watch shualaliampaktak, shu-utankii'lash tchek Modoki- 



well I those horses will care for, (and) after making peace then to the Mo- 



shash w4tch shtjwanap'lishtka gl." At Meacham hem^/e: "tp^-ii i she- 

 docs the horses (I) intend to return." Here- Meacham said: "give to re- 



upon orders 



wanap'litki shash maklaksam watch! ni'a 1 hemkanka kditua k6-i ne-ul- 15 



turn to them of the Indians the horses ! just you promised nettling ontra- to 



now (to them) geous 



kuapkuga, kaitua k6-i shute-uapkiiga." 



order, nothing outra- to perform." 



geona 



Canby shidshna shu'ldshash tiinepni hundred tinolish^dni, tinexish- 



Gen. Canby moved soldiers live hundred on west side, on east 



X^ni pen tunepni hundred lap miles pipelangshta Modokishash lAkiash ; 18 



side .again five hundred two miles on both sides of ihe Modoc chief; 



gita pen hemkanktam^jka. 



there again negotiating-commenced. 



TobyMkiash shtiltchna, tumena tu shushutankfshash shuenkuapkasht; 



(While) to the chief reported, she learned there the Peace Commissioners were to be assassinated ; 



Toby Riddle 



tchiii lakiash shapiya: "hii i lin f^hu'tanktak, ti'dsh mish un shualaliampak- 21 



then to the chief said: "if you makepeace, well of you will take care 



tak Canby." Laki hem(^;(e p'nana p'na: "tat gd-u mdklaksham kop^pash 



Canby." The chief said to cousin his: "where of my people the he.art 



