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51 they arrived at the foot of the hill on the south west of Tule Lake edge of the lava beds in the afternoon. the troops camped there for the night about one mile and half from the strong hold before sun down. a company of Oregon? Volunteers and some twenty or thirty Klamath iIndians arrived also. made their camp long side of the soldiers. the Soldiers and Volunteers put their guards out two hundard yards from the camp. the men after supper sit around their camp fires all disgussing the events of tomorrow. how they was going to whip the Indians one Volunteers says to his comarade Say Jim how are you going to eat your Modoc sirloin for dinner tomorrow. raw or cooked I am going eat mine raw. I dont want to take the time to cook it. I want to clean em all up. before I stop the red deveils Jim replyd. Bill gol darn it I dont like the Idee of faceing these red devels. I wish I had stayd at home. I bleave Bill these reds is going to be hell. gol darnd it I do. I heerd these Modoc was gol darn good shots darn it I dont want em to shoot at me. Say Jim play sick in the morning. you wont have to go out to face em atall. You are afraid of them Injuns Jim