Some Modoc County Tidbits

Adin Flour Mill, 1913—M.C. Foster

These nuggets of information were a part of local newspaper exchanges that appeared in Lassen Advocate of August 21, 1914. I thought some would enjoy. This was the happenings in Modoc.

A large freight and passenger steamboat, building for use on Goose Lake is nearly ready to be launch.

Sagehen are so numerous as to be considered a pest by ranchers in the vicinity of Alturas, yet it is a violation of the law to shoot them.

Ey-Ee, chief of the Pit River Indians, who died last week, was knwon among the whites as the “peace chief.” He is credited with having persuaded his tribe not to join the Modocs in their war upon the settlers, 40 years ago.

Tim

 

 

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