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149 dig [eppaws?]. his braves that was near the top of the bluff gaind the top by a few Jumps opend fire on the troops. Capt Jack [Schowchin?] and two or three others started to the two men on the bluff to help them they had done over thirty yards when they saw the troops lined long on the bluff, pouring Valley after Valley right in their camps. Jack and [Schwchin?] turned right- down the creek headed for a dense growth of willows. Bogus Charley caught [Schachin?] before he reached the willows and threw him to the ground. and held him untill Some of the Soldiers got to him. Jack gaind the willow thicket safe. Scarface Charley made a manly effort to capture [ha, kar, kars, ush?] or Ben {Lawerer?] as he is known now. Ben [Lawerer?]. was too fast for him. Scar face charley told me. in New York City in 1875 that he could have killd Ben [Lawerer?]. easy that day near steels swamp California. but he sai [ha, kar, kars, ush?] was a good Indian that he was such a coward he did not believe. that he fired one shot at any white man during all this fighting in the Lava beds. the two men that opend fire on the North bluff of Willow Creek was both taken prisoners. Jack kept up a fire as the soldiers the Boys was afraid to go in the thicket after him. I do not blame them his men and their women got in the Thicket with Capt Jack. under cover of the bank of the creek. the men had left their guns in camp