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Chapter 4

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Capt Jack becomes chief of his people John Schonchin sub chief loved by their people. no trouble with the whites jacks orders obeyd. Jack becomes a mighty Trapper. capt Jack though young and unexperienced as a leader called a council told his people that through him they his people would never be lead in a trap and killd. now we will go and see about our killd relatives the Second day after the wright massacree. Jacks men and women was at the scene of the massacree. they geatherd all they could find. and cremated them they only recovered about half of the killd. the rest had sunk to the bottom of the river. Jack kept watch along the river for months. and recovered afew more of the dead Jack and his people dodged the white people for about two years. he never offered to kill any white people. he told his men? that he wanted the white man as a friend not an enemy Jack goes to Yreka calif. taking some of his men with him. he finds a man in Yreka cal that tells him he will be his friend and help him and his people. This man then was Judge of Siskiyou? county California Judge Rosebrough. he proved to be a true friend to Jack afterwords Jack returned to his home on lost-river? in afew days and Told his follower. that he and his men was well treated in Yreka and had been assured by Rosebrough. Big Chief he calld. him-- that he would be a friend to the modocs