Hooker Jim ;
Biography
Hooker Jim was born in 1851 . He was the son of a famous Modoc healer and Shaman Curly Doctor . He took an active part in the armed conflict with the Americans . After the battle on Lost River, he led a group of Modoc warriors who massacred the white settlers, killing 18 people, then joined the leader of the mods Captain Jack .
In early 1873, the Peace Commission, which was created by US Secretary of the Interior Columbus Delano to resolve the conflict with the mods, arrived to strengthen the Indians. Initially, all the mods who participated in the shootings with the whites were promised amnesty , but due to pressure from the Oregon residents, whose relatives were killed by the Indians, members of the commission refused their offer of amnesty for the Hooker Jim group. Hooker Jim himself was an active supporter of the continuation of hostilities and persuaded Captain Jack not to agree to a peace with the Americans. To strengthen his power, Captain Jack agreed to the plan of Hooker Jim and John Honchin. During the negotiations, the leader of the modoks and several other soldiers took out revolvers and killed two people from the peace commission, among the dead was General Edward Canby . The Modoc war continued.
After the battle on Dry Lake, disagreements began among the mods. Hooker Jim and his followers surrendered to the US Army . This group of modoks agreed to assist in the capture of Captain Jack in exchange for an amnesty for the killing of settlers. The new commander, General Jefferson Columbus Davis , took them under the protection of the army, promising a pardon . Thanks to Hooker Jim, the military leader of the rebel modoks was captured and hanged on October 3, 1873 .
At the end of the Modoc War, Hooker Jim was sent to Indian Territory , where he died in 1879 .
Literature
- Riddle, Jeff C. The Indian History of the Modoc War. - 1914. - ISBN 0-913522-03-1 .