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CONTENTS.
Off by the Indians—Gen. Canby Takes Command and Gets It Worse—Massacre of the Peace Commission
484-503
Chapter 37 The Cry of a Babe—Capture of a Bevy of Squaws—Treachery of Gen. Ross' Men in Killing Prisoners—Capture of the Modoc Chief
503-515
Chapter 38. Story of the Captured Braves—Why Captain Jack Deserted—Loathsome Condition of the Indian Stronghold—End of the War—Some Comments
516-524
Chapter 39. An Interested Boy—Execution of the Modoc Leaders—Newspaper Messengers—A Very Sudden Deputy Sheriff—A Bad Man Wound Up
525-539
Chapter 40. In Society Some More—A Very Tight Place—Ten Pairs of Yankee Ears—Black Bess Shakes Herself at the Right Time—Solemn Compact.
539-552
Chapter 41. We Locate a Small Band of Red Butchers and Send them to the Happy Hunting Grounds—Emigrants Mistake Us for Indians—George Jones Wounded
553~561
Chapter 42. "We Are All Surrounded" A Bold Dash and a Bad Wound—Mrs. Davis Shows Her Gratitude—Most of My Work Now Done on Crutches.
562-567
Chapter 43. Poor Jones Makes His Last Fight—He