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150 the reader can imagine why they left their guns behind they did not have time to seek fire arms the willow Thicket looked good to them one of the fellows name Jerry Hubbard he died at my place on Whiskey Creek oregon. Klamath reservation april. 1898 ha kar kars ush. give the scouts and troops the dodge struck due north towards horse fly valley. some seven or eight others with him mostly women two children. Ben [Lawuers?] father and mother with them others went up Willow Creek. it seems strange to say that not one was hit on eather side where there was so much shooting done by both sides their aim was poor Capt Jacks two wives and child and Sub chief John [Schanhins?] Family and all the others was captured right in camp. by the four [unknown] scouts. part of the troops was laying for Capt Jack . and the others was after one man and his wife. the boys had a running fight with him for about seven miles. it got dark the soldier had to give up the chase. Ben [Lawver?] and his father, and the man that had the seven mile fight with the soldiers all mett after dark in a little Valley about nine miles north of Steels Swamp, which is now known as Willow Valley. they all stayd over night right where they found [au au nathur?]. Capt Jack Jerry Hubbard and others escaped under cover of darkness they aimd to get back to this camp on the east side of Bryant Mountain, west side of Langalls Valley. Next morning the troops