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raining when they retired. Capt Jacks father went towards his white friends camp looking for dry twigs to start a fire. when he got even with the tens he mett wright face to face. wright drew his revolver and shot the Indian dead and he yelled. told his men to be up and at them. the Indians all Jumped to their feet got their bows and offerd fight but could not do any thing the whites shot them down so fast on the south bank they Jumped in the river thinking if they could make they oppsite bank they possible could make their escape. when they got about half way across, the whites on the north bank opend fire on them. only five escaped every one of them wounded quite afew squaws was killd not a man on the whites side was hurt after the Indians had been butcherd wright orderd the camp to hustle. it was not long till the wright men were all traveling towards Yreka Cal with all kinds of Indian scalps dangling from their shot pouchs. the second night after wrights arrival at yreka the citizens give wright and his men a big dance. he was the lion of the day and proclaimd the might Indian hunter Savage civilizer peace maker and ects