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principal chiefs came, nor was there anything satisfactory
accomplished. The Indians upon their arrival inquired tor J'udge
Rosborough and E. steele J:sq, the former ot whom had upon the
request of General Canby been adddd to the Commission; I had
earnestly recommended this appointment to General Canby, attar
ascertaining the high esteem in which the J'udge was held by both
whites and Indians.
J'udge Rosborough and Mr. steele arrived on February 27th (the
latter at the request ot General Canby) and that evening there was,
at my Headquarters, the first tull meeting ot the Peace Commission.
Attar a great deal of talk, General Canby proposed that J'udge Steele
should go to the Indian camp with these terms, "to surrender as
prisoners ot w.r, to be sent to a SOuthern reservation, and to be
ted or supported until they could support thamselves"
On the 28th J'udge Steele and party went to the Lava bed, and on
the night ot March 1st, I received a note trom Lieutenant Anderson,
A. D. c. to General Canby, announcing that the "Indians had accepted
the proposed terms" eight warriors and Mary (J'ack' s sister)
returned with J'udge Steele, as they said to ar:rs.nge tor the tribe
to come in, J'ack being as he claimed, too sick to t:rs.vel. The same
terms were repeated and accepted so tar as the Indians present
were empowered to act. The proposition to protect them was to
include those charged with murdering the "settlers". On the 2nd
ot March J'udge Steele returned to the Lava Beds to make arrangements
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