CHAPTER I.
SHADOWS OF SHASTA.
Mount Shasta—Mining Camps—The Miners of Old—The Original Possessors
of the Forests—A Race without a Historian—A Word for the
Indian—The Ben Wright Massacre of Indians—Retaliation and
Revenge—My First Sight of Shasta—Monument of Stones 17
CHAPTER II.
EL. VAQUERO.
Wild Horses and Wild Men—Engaged with a Drover—An Indian
Attack—A Merciful Savage—Among the Shastas—Lonely Life of the
Indian—How he Spends his Evenings—The “Indian Question” from
an Indian's Point of View 32
CHAPTER III.
THE FINGER—BOARD OF FATE.
Neither a Boy nor a Man—The letter “I”—The pronoun “We”—
Massacre of my Indian Friends—The beautiful Klamat—The Prince
—The discomfited Boatman 46
CHAPTER IV.
HIGH, LOW, JACK AND THE GAME.
The Prince meets an Acquaintance—“Boston's Best”—Clean broke—
How it was Done—Yreka—All right Now—The Negro Stable Keeper. 60
CHAPTER V.
IN A CALIFORNIA MINING CAMP.
Alone in a City—Men to be Avoided—Stolen Slumbers—A Peep at the
Mines and Miners—The One-Eyed Negro—A Desperate Race—How-dy-do?—Take
a Drink?—The Bar Room—The Swoon—The Moon-Eyed
Heathen Nurse—Recovery 72
CHAPTER VI.
DOWN AMONG THE LIVE MEN.
The Prince—En-Route for Humbug—Three Thousand Men, not a
Woman or a Child—“The Forks”—“The Howlin' Wilderness”—
“Long Dan”—The Bet—Dying with Boots on—The Cigars Won 87
CHAPTER VII.
SNOW! NOTHING BUT SNOW!
A Struggle for Life—Winter Life in the Mines—The Prince in Extremities
99
CHAPTER VIII.
BLOOD ON THE SNOW.
Hard Times with the Indians—Model White Men—A Man Killed—
Rally to the Bar and take a Drink—Death to the Indian—No Quarters
to Women or Children—The “Sydney Duck”—Rescue of Paquita
and Klamath 110
CHAPTER IX.
A WORD FOR THE RED MAN.
The True Indian—False Testimony against them—The White Man's
side of the Story—Who tells the Indians' side?—A Quaker's Experience
with Indians—Treatment of the Indians by the Government—
The Prince and his Proteges—The Doctor 125
CHAPTER X.
TWO LITTLE INDIANS.
Paquita and Klamath—The New Alcade and his Hat—Six Foot Sandy
—The Judge and his new Beaver 145
CHAPTER XI.
A MAN FOR BREAKFAST.
The Judge set to Work—The Trial of Spades—Murder of the Judge—
Fate of the Beaver Hat 159
CHAPTER XII.
BONE AND SINEW.
Still in the Mines—The Pet of the Camp—The Doctor under a Cloud—
The Doomed Race—Why the Indians Die—The last of his Race 175
CHAPTER XIII.
A STORM IN THE SIERRAS.
Paquita's Story—Indians as Travelers—The coming Storm—Flood and
Ruin 186
CHAPTER XIV.
A HOME TO LET.
The Departure—Cabin to Let—The blind Trail—Klamat as a Leader—
A Pursuing Party—Braying of a Mule—The Flight 194
CHAPTER XV.
TURN TO THE RIGHT AS THE LAW DIRECTS.
Difficulties of Mountain Travel—Sight of Shasta—Delight of Paquita—
The Pursuers and what they wanted—The Run—Camping out—Captured—The
Table Turned—The Captors Prisoners 206
CHAPTER XVI.
HOME.
The Doctor recovers Suddenly—The Journey Proceeds—Camp in the
Wilderness — The famous “Last Cabin”— Paquita's Journey—The
Indians at Home 229
CHAPTER XVII.
THE LOST CABIN.
Winter again—The Elk—The Black Bear—Klamat as a Hunter—The
Winter passes, and Spring comes once more—Paquita not returned—
Gold found by the Prince and Doctor—The Doctor leaves—Paquita
returns—Her Story—Her Brothers—The Prince's Oath—The Prince
and the Child—Followed 241
CHAPTER XVIII.
GOOD-BYE.
Indian Habits—The Autumn Feasts—Paquita in her Maidenhood—The
Prince Thoughtful and Sad—The Prince says Good-Bye 252
CHAPTER XIX.
THE INDIANS' ACCOUNT OF THE CREATION.
At night in the Indian Camp—The Great Spirit—The Creation—Ascent
of Mount Shasta—The Missionary's Visit—The Indians around Mount
Shasta—Their thirst for Knowledge—Story Tellers—Teaching Geography—Morals—Superstitions—The
Creation of the Tribe—The Grizzly
Bear sacred—Thoughts on Death and Burial—The Indians'
Heaven—Marriage Ceremony 262
CHAPTER XX.
THE LAST OF THE LOST CABIN.
A Chief's views of our Language and Bible—Burning of the Cabin—
Thirst for Gold an Evil 282
CHAPTER XXI.
MY FIRST BATTLE.
Mountain Joe—Devil's Castle—The Eve of the Battle—Struck by an
Arrow—The Indian Squaw—Her Mournings and Reproaches—A Return
to Old Friends 290
CHAPTER XXII.
MY NEW REPUBLIC.
A Plan for Peace—Among the Modoc's—A Hobby—Means to accomplish
my Ends—Winter Camps on the M'Cloud—The Pit River Valley
Massacre 298
CHAPTER XXIII.
DOWN IN THE VALLEY OF DEATH.
A Visit to the Scene of the Massacre—An Indian Camp—The Valley of
Death—Indian Squaws—Sam Lockhart—A Prisoner at Yreka—A
Poor Reward for a Dangerous service 306
CHAPTER XXIV.
A PRISONER.
Expedition against the Indians—Its Motives—“The Man who lived
with the Indians”—His Doom Foretold—Gideon S. Whiting—
From a Prisoner to a Leader.—Physical Courage—The Expedition a
Success—White Butchers—Return to Yreka—Good-bye to the Expedition—An
Attempt at Assassination—Squaw Valley 313
CHAPTER XXV.
A NEW DEPARTURE.
Sitting on two Chairs—Casting lot with the Indians—The “Rubicon”
Crossed—An Indian is an Indian—No distinction in Tribes—A visit to
Yreka—A Dangerous Enterprise—Obtaining Ammunition—Flight
with Booty—An Explosion—Wailing for the Dead 323
CHAPTER XXVI.
A BLOODY MEETING.
Bill Hirst the famous Man-Killer—Scene in a Billiard Saloon—Antagonists
Face to Face—A Second Meeting—The Battle opens—The
Result 333
CHAPTER XXVII.
BRADLEY AND HIRST.
An Enemy Returned—Fast Friends—Hanging Highwaymen—My first
Client—Hirst in Court—A Desperate Fight—Refusing to Die—Astonishing
Recovery—Another Fight—Another wonderful Recovery—
Killed again, and another Recovery—Still Living 338
CHAPTER XXVIII.
BATTLES ON THE BORDER.
Effect of Bullets—Friends appear—Return to the Indians—Indian Signals—Another
Friend—Another Massacre of Indians—A Splendid
Horse and Ride—The Camp—Blood! Blood! Blood!—Klamat—Paquita—Indian
Heroines—A Battle—A Council of War—A Mission of
Peace—Sympathy of the Mexicans—Approach to the White Camp 340
CHAPTER XXIX.
MY MISSION OF PEACE.
A Warm Reception—Real Freedom—Why Wars Continue—No Excuse
for A Soldier—An Appeal to God as Higher Authority—Responsibility
of Poets and Historians—Again purchasing Ammunition—
Watched—Stratagem and Escape—The Pursuit—Wounding my
Horse—Procuring Another—In Camp—Taken Prisoner 362
CHAPTER XXX.
DEATH OF PAQUITA.
In Prison—A Noble Lawyer—A Night Call—Paquita to the Rescue—
The True Savage Heroine—A Week's Work—Released and Free—To
the Mountains—A curse on the City—Shasta City of To-Day—Swimming
Rivers—The Sacramento—Pitt River—An Ambuscade—A Desperate
Leap—A Struggle for Life—A Shower of Bullets—Cool and
deliberate Murder—The Dying Girl—My Poor Paquita—Dead! Dead
—Alas! Alas! Paquita 375
CHAPTER XXXI.
THE LAST BATTLE FOR THE REPUBLIC.
A Funeral Pile—The “Tale of the Tall Alcade”—Arrival at the Indian
Camp—Mourning and Lamentations—A General Despondency—
Carrying the War into Africa—Premeditated Attack on Yreka—A
Visit to the City—A Settler's Home—Among Christians—A Comparison—Yreka
Defenceless—Yielding to Compassion—A Council of
War—A Wrong Decision—Indian Belief in the gift of Prophecy—
Klamat Paints his Face Black—Victory or Death—He Reveals a Secret—The
Doctor Vindicated—A Battle—Death of Klamat—The
Reservation or Annihilation—The New Republic Gone—An Indian
Chief's Gift—Away to Nicaragua 390
CHAPTER XXXII.
AFTER A DOZEN YEARS.
Return to my Old Home—The Stage Coach—A Nervous Man's remark,
and the Answer—“How's that for High!”—Mount Shasta Once
More—“Limber Jim”—P. Archibald Brown, alias Ginger—Effects of
Hanging, on the Nerves—An Empty Village—Blind Pits—Indian
Girls—A Popular Delusion—Indians getting Civilized—Arrival at
Camp—An Indian Welcome—A Great Talk—Sad Stories—Indian
Eloquence 405
CHAPTER XXXIII.
THE LAST OF THE CHILDREN OF SHASTA.
Reflections—A Little Brown Girl—A Secret—A Search for the Maiden—The
Maiden and her Mother—A Last Farewell—A Battle in my
Heart—A Visit to the Doctor—Noble old Man—Self Forgetfulness—
A Promise Made—My New Home—Little “Calli Shasta”—The
“Prince”—Peace and Happiness—The Prince's History—Plain
James Thompson, yet still a Prince—My Regrets—Return to the
World—Origin of “The Modoc War”—Captain Jack—The Reservation—A
Night Onslaught—The Peace Commissioners—Following an
Example—Undoubted Courage and heroic Deeds—Honesty toward
the Indians—The Day of Judgment—A New Thermopylæ—“Calli
Shasta”—At School in San Francisco—Whose Child is She?—What
the Press say—A Possible Joke—What will become of Her?—The
Last of the Children of Shasta 419
