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Chapter 2 Capt Jacks father call council. Indians all attend. Combutwaush attended also. Legugyakes ready to move against the white people. Modoc chief lays cause on the Pittriver Indians. Capt Jack small bay at that time say good words for the white imigrants. This council took place about five or six months after the Modoc Indians had been killed by Crosbys men. Capt jacks father in his opening speech said in part my people we was born in this country this is our land god put our fathers and mothers here. We have lived here in peace. Our fathers had some troubles with the Pitt River Indians and some other tribes. We allways beat them. Now my people I see we can not get along with the white-people. They come along and kill my people for nothing. Not only my men but they kill our wifes and children. I did not give the while-men any cause to comit these murders. Now what shall I do. Shall I run every time I see white-people. If I do they will chase us from valley to mountain and from mountain to valley and kill us all. They will hunt us like we hunt the deer and antelope. Shall we defend our wifes and our children and our country. I am not afraid to die. If I die in war against the white-people I will die for good cause. Is there any one present