CHAPTER XIV.

SNAKE WAR——FIGHTING THE DEVIL WITH FIRE.

The Snake War——Alleged Cause of the War——Manner of Warfare—— Charley Winslow and Nathan Dixon——H. C. Scott and Family, and Wheeler, all Victims of the War——Eighty Chinamen Murdered—— Indians Butchered in Turn——Jeff Standiford and His Band of Butchers——Stone Bullets and Iron Slugs——The Art of Killing Indians——Joaquin Miller——General Lee——Stonewall Jackson—— General Grant——Capture of the Daughter of a “Warm Spring” Chief——General Crook calls for Indian Scouts——The Bounty Offered——The McKay Brothers——A White Chief Fights like a Savage——Privilege of Scalping Granted——On the War Path——The Last Battle——The Surrender——A Pile of Scalps——Snake Hair Playing Switch for White Ladies——Visit to Snake Country——After a Long Leap Coming Out Smiling——Castle Rock——Old Castle of Jay Cook——Panting Charger——A Game Chicken in the River——Adams Laughing and Weeping——A Real Native American——In a Basket——In College——Baking Bread in a Frying Pan——Jimmy Kane the Indian Cook——Making Mathematical Calculations——The Test——Seasoning the Supper——Clothes Don’t make the Man——General Crook under a Slouch Hat——Tah-home and Ka-ko-na——Transmutation——Fine Feathers——Arrival at Camp Harney 207