MASSACRE OF INDIANS.



rage on his premises, he took no notice of him more than
of the others. The Molallas and Klamaths finally agreed to
receive the laws; departing in high good humor, singing
and shouting. So little may one know of the savage
heart from the savage professions!  Some of these In-
dians were boiling over with secret wrath at the weakness
of their brethren in consenting to laws of the Agent's dic-
tation; and while they were crossing a stream, fell upon
and massacred them without mercy) Cockstock taking an
active part in the murder.
  The whites were naturally much excited by the villianous
and horrible affray, and were for taking and hanging the
murderers. The Agent, however, was more cautious, and
learning that there had been feuds among these Indians
long unsettled, decided not to interfere.
  In February, 1844, fresh outrages on settlers having
been committed so that some were leaving their claims
and coming to stop at the Falls through fear, Dr. White
was petitioned to take the case in hand. He accordingly
raised a party of ten men, who had nearly all suffered
some loss or outrage at Cockstock's hands, and set out in
search of him, but did not succeed in finding him. His
next step was to offer a reward of a hundred dollars for
his arrest, meaning to send him to the upper country to
be tried and punished by the Cayuses and Nez Perces, the
Doctor prudently desiring to have them bear the odium,
and suffer the punishment, should any follow, of executing
justice on the Indian desperado. Not so had the fates or-
dained.
  About a week after the reward was offered, Cockstock
came riding into the settlement at the Falls, at mid-day,
accompanied by five other Indians, all well armed, and
frightfully painted. Going from house to house on their
horses, they exhibited their pistols, and by look and ges-



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