CHAPTER XXXV.

LAST HIDING-PLACE——HANGING-MACHINE UNTRIED——MODOC BUTCHERS OUTDONE.

Vivid Account of the Surrender of the Modoc Chiefs——Butchery by “_Brave Civilized_” White Men——Oregon Laws——The White Butchers not Arrested——Men who have Political Influence——The Gallows——A Strange Sight to the Modocs——The Harmless Cannon——The Wails of Anguish——Legal Justice——The Most Bloody Hands Escape——The Courier’s Arrival——General Disappointment——A Summary of Scenes and Events 582