Yreka Journal June 23, 1875 Tecumseh, the medicine man of the Klamath Tribe, who went East with Mecham and returned lately, was not lost on the Siskiyous as supposed. He left the stage on the Siskiyous and footed it to the Klamath Agency, 89 miles distant. Anxious to get home, and being well acquainted with the country, he took a short cut to the lake country in preference to the long tedious trip by stage via Ashland and Linkville, Had he known about the new road up the Klamath via Bogus, he would have left the stage at Yreka. +++++++ Ashland Tidings June 17, 1876 (June 12, 1876, O.C. Applegate) The word has just reached us that Tecumseh or Yum-nis-poc-tis, one of the most noted of the Klamath braves, both as an ally during the Snake War, and as a leader of civilization among his people in later times, was found dead in one of the spring creeks between the Agency and Fort Klamath, a few days ago. His horse was found tied in a dense grove near the roadside and the body was not discovered until the following day. No marks of violence, except a slight cut on the chin and on the lip could be seen, and many speculations are indulged in as to the cause of his death. It is quite reasonable to suppose that he was injured by a fall from his horse, and that while bathing his face and head in the cool water, he fainted and fell into the stream, the Indians, knowing that Tom McKay and Tecumseh had not been on good terms for some time, at once suspicioned Tom and had him arrested. I believe he is still in custody at Fort Klamath, but it is said that so far no evidence has been developed against him. Although belonging to the aboriginal race, Tecumseh had many qualities to commend him to the good opinion of his white brothers. With his life-long friend, Dave Hill, he was always an earnest friend of the whites, fought faithfully for us as a scout during the Snake War, and has since been earnestly interested in the civilization of his people. He was last year on the famous tour of the East, throughout twenty states and territories; saw on every hand the wonderful achievements of the white men, as he walked over the immense bridge at St. Louis, looked up Pennsylvania Avenue at the Capitol of the Nation. I shall never forget how singularly eloquent were some of the speeches made by Hill and Tecumseh before eastern audiences, when they compared their people to fading clouds, and to the dry grass of autumn, ready to be swept away by the winds of winter, and said they were like little children, holding out their hands asking for the white man's civilization. When Dave Hill was abducted in New York City, and not a trace of him found, Tecumseh took it more to heart than anyone, and from that time until we reached the borders of our own country, was my almost inseparable companion. But Tecumseh has gone in the strength of his early manhood to the happy hunting ground of the hereafter......a vacant place in his wigwam, his wife and children mourn. No more will he sit with the young braves around the council fire and tell them the thrilling story of his life. No more will he join them in the chase or sing with them the wild songs of the Oux-ca-ne, for Tecumseh has crossed on to the other side, and has left his signal fires on the mountains bordering the other land. Signed: June 12, 1876, O.C. Applegate _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/