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Scarface Charley, Hooker Jim, Bogus Charley and Shaknasty Jim hired as government scouts commence running to earth their own people armed with nice carbines and riding fine grain feed horses. Wages one hundred dollars per month. These verry men was eager to fight in the beginning of the Modoc war. We will now see what the Indians are doing that Scarface Charley and the other three deserted. The night after the above mentioned men left their people on the Farichilds or Sheep Mountain Miller Charley called on Curly head doctor and said doctor where did Scarface Charley and the other three men go to I did not hear any firing any where today. I don't think they got killed. The doctor said I do not know any thing about their departure. They told me this morning that they were going out to scout a little which I suppose they did. By the time the two had got thus far in their talk nearly all the other braves walked up to the doctors camp. Black Jim picked up a stick and poked the fire saying at the same time as I was watching the soldiers camp this evening I saw four men walk up to the Fairchilds house and go in. I was just a little ways up above the house on the hill. If my eyes did not fool me the men I saw was Scarface Charley, Hooker Jim, Bogus Charley and that left handed man Shaknasty Jim. I kept my eyes on the house until dark. I did not see them go out. The doctor said this is as I expected. I have watched them fellows for the last four or five days. They have been together they acted like they were planning some thing. I know now