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soldiers was on their way down lost river headed for the Modoc village on the South Bank of lost river the Capt calld a halt about one mile from the Villiage. told the Boys it was too dark to do good shooting yet we will go on when it gets lighter he says. if one could have penetrated the darkness he could have seen fifteen or twenty men less than a mile from curley headed doctors lodge and four or five other lodges on the north bank of lost river straight across from Jacks lodge. this body of men are the settlers. these men was very anxious to secure afew Modoc scalps at the risk of their own lives the Indian dogs had been barking nearly all night the old squaws had been verry uneasy on the account of the Barking dogs one or two of the old women did not go. to sleep all night, Just a day break one old woman went out and started up the river she was on the south side she had not gone but a short distance. She discovered the Soldiers advanceing. She turned got back in the Villiage and gave the alarm every Indian was up anddressing in no time to speak of. one of the braves? jumped in a coneo and paddled cross the river and told the Indians on the north side that the Soldiers was right at their Villiage one of the Indians on the north side of the river went out to see about his pony. he had picketeted, he run on to the settlers. the men told the Indian they had come to watch the Battle if any