The Snake War——Alleged Cause of the War——Manner of Warfare—— Charley Winslow and Nathan Dixon——H. C. Scott and Family, and Wheeler, all Victims of the War——Eighty Chinamen Murdered—— Indians Butchered in Turn——Jeff Standiford and His Band of Butchers——Stone Bullets and Iron Slugs——The Art of Killing Indians——Joaquin Miller——General Lee——Stonewall Jackson—— General Grant——Capture of the Daughter of a “Warm Spring” Chief——General Crook calls for Indian Scouts——The Bounty Offered——The McKay Brothers——A White Chief Fights like a Savage——Privilege of Scalping Granted——On the War Path——The Last Battle——The Surrender——A Pile of Scalps——Snake Hair Playing Switch for White Ladies——Visit to Snake Country——After a Long Leap Coming Out Smiling——Castle Rock——Old Castle of Jay Cook——Panting Charger——A Game Chicken in the River——Adams Laughing and Weeping——A Real Native American——In a Basket——In College——Baking Bread in a Frying Pan——Jimmy Kane the Indian Cook——Making Mathematical Calculations——The Test——Seasoning the Supper——Clothes Don’t make the Man——General Crook under a Slouch Hat——Tah-home and Ka-ko-na——Transmutation——Fine Feathers——Arrival at Camp Harney 207 CHAPTER XV. THE COUNCIL WITH THE SNAKE INDIANS——O-CHE-O. A Camp Scene——Peace Council with the Snake Indians——Announcing the Presence of Ka-ko-na——Their Representations——Colonel Otis—— Old Winnemucca Sent For——A Bloodthirsty Chief——His Wives—— Their Savage Mode of Life——Indian Women Socially——Result of the Council——Both Parties Came Armed——The Medicine Man——A White and Red Doctor Disagree——A Warning——Incantation of a Medicine Man——Strange and Cruel Treatment of the Sick——“Big Foot”——A Beautiful Custom——The Fire Telegraph——Spiritualism—— O-Che-Oh and Allen David——A Peaceful Talk in Seven Tongues—— The Old Squaw and Her Heartless Sons——A Gloomy Picture of Savage Life——The Snakes’ Home——Their Future a Problem——Climate of this Region——Enemies to——Novel Method of Capturing them—— Crickets for Food——A Cricket Press——Warriors who Eat their Foes——An Embryo Indian War——How it Can be Avoided——Tah-home and Ka-ko-na in Tribulation——Power of Medicine Men——Stronger than love——Wild Men Shrewd in Such Matters——Heart-Broken Squaw——Proposition to Elope——Fear of Pursuit——No Compromise 224 CHAPTER XVI. OVER THE FALLS——FIRST ELECTION.