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155 chapter 15 col mason send messenger to John Fairchilds ranch calif stateing to Jeff c [Davis?] who was in command at that place, holding Black Jim curley headed doctor and some sixty-or-seventy other [modor?] Prisoners that he had Capt Jack. and John [Schouchin?] their familys and forty or fifty others. Prisoners some at large yet gen Jeff c Davis starts with his prisoner. second day after he learnt of capt Jacks Capture arrives safe in two days travel at col masons head quarters on the peninsula Tule Lake Calif when gen Jeff c Davis. got word that capt Jack and Sub chief [Scharchin?] was captured with their familys forty or fifty others. he give order to break camp, and get ready for the Journey to Masons head quarters on the Tule Lake Pennisula. cal. in two days David started with his prisoners. had under his command about two hundred officers and privates. and nearly one hundred [moder?] prisoners for all told. I have gorgoten the date of this move, but it was the latter part of the month of July or first of august 1873 Davises command stoped the first night on lost river at a ford about seven or eight miles up the river from where Jackson had his first fight with the [modors?] on the 18th day of Nov 1872 the prisoners was all happy except Black Jim and curley headed doctor. they were both very sullen. neither one had much to say. they was shakled to geather. the big chain and heavy shakles hurt their ankles. all the prisoners eat a good meal for supper. but Jim and the doctor they both refused food. and when the whole Camp was in slumber the Shakled Indians was the only two awake. ofcourse the four soldiers on guard was wide awake. Jim and pale was trying to contrive some plan to escape. but all in vain, the government Black Smith did not intend when he made the shakles and put them on the two restless men that