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	Modoc County, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Modoc County is a county located in California's far northeast corner, bounded by Oregon to the north and Nevada to the east.
		The Modoc War (or Lava Beds War) of the 1872–73 brought worldwide recognition to Modoc during its protracted battles when over 500 of US Army soldiers were unable to overtake less than 55 Modoc warriors who hid themselves in the lava tubes that are now the Lava Beds National Monument.
		The northern half of the county is the Modoc Plateau, a 1 mile (1.6 km) high expanse of lava flows, cinder cones, juniper flats, pine forests, and seasonal lakes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Modoc_County,_California (1282 words)

	Modoc - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Approximately 160 Modocs under the leadership of Keintpuash (Captain Jack) refused to move to the reservation because they had not been represented in the treaty negotiations and often fought with the Klamaths.
		In April, 1873 the Modocs fled from the Stronghold and began to splinter.
		This group included the Modocs who stayed on the reservation during the Modoc War, as well as the descendants of those who chose to return to Oregon from Oklahoma in 1907.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Modoc (929 words)

	Modoc War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Modoc War, also known as the Lava Beds War, was an armed conflict between the Native American Modoc tribe and the United States Army in southern Oregon and northern California from 1872 - 1873.
		The Modoc War was the last of the Indian Wars to occur in California or Oregon.
		The remainder of the band of Modoc Indians, consisting of 39 men, 64 women, and 60 children, as prisoners of war were sent to the in Indian Territory (Oklahoma).
	www.selma.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Modoc_War (3049 words)

	Modoc County, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Modoc County was formed in 1855 from parts of Siskiyou County.
		The county was and is home to four major tribal groups, the Klamath and Modoc, the Pit River or, and the Paiute.
		The Modoc War (or Lava Beds War) of the 1872-1873 brought worldwide recognition to Modoc during its protracted battles when over 500 of US Army soldiers were unable to overtake less than 55 Modoc warriors who hid themselves in the lava tubes that are now the Lava Beds National Monument.
	www.fremont.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Modoc_County,_California (1046 words)

	Modoc County
		Modoc County is often called the place "Where the West Still Lives" and has often been compared to Montana as its lifestyle is certainly not shared by the rest of California.
		Modoc County is inhabited in the Spring and Fall by Canadian geese and other waterfowl, including mallard, teal, widgeon, and pintail.
		Modoc County is geologically a rather new area and is of volcanic origin.
	nileshotel.com /id14.html (1061 words)

	College of the Siskiyous Library - Mount Shasta Collection - Modoc Memories
		It is a graveyard, where some thirty soldiers lie, most of whom met their fate on the 26th of April, surprised by the Modocs while eating lunch, scattered in the lava beds, and shot down like bewildered sheep.
		When the Yosemite Indians made raids upon the early settlers of the lower Merced they withdrew with their spoils into Yosemite valley, and the Modocs are said to have boasted that in case of war they possessed a stone house into which no white man could come.
		On the contrary it was all cat-crouching and gliding--every soldier for himself--while the flinty jaggedness of the ground was such that individual soldiers could scarce keep themselves together as units; one limb straddled here, another there; and while thus sprawling to the assault, unseen rifles were leveled upon them with deadly aim.
	www.siskiyous.edu /library/shasta/literature/jmuir/modocmem.htm (1489 words)

	Lava Beds National Monument - History & Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Indian tribes to the east of Modoc country were hostile to emigrants, and the pioneers treated the Modocs harshly.
		The Modocs retaliated by attacking trains along the north shore of Tule Lake, an area that came to be known as "Bloody Point".
		On learning the Modocs were in the lava flows south of the Stronghold, he sent a patrol of 68 men from the 12th U.S. Infantry and the 4th U.S. Artillery toward Sand Butte (now Hardin Butte).
	www.nps.gov /labe/content/HISTORY_War.htm (2075 words)

	Picture this: Early California
		The Modoc were one of the last of the tribes impacted.
		The Modoc were only equipped with ancient muzzle-loading weapons, but they knew the terrain and used it skillfully.
		After a two-day battle, the Modoc were forced to abandon the lava beds and flee to the southeast.
	www.museumca.org /picturethis/1_9.html (854 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Modoc War
		Retreating from the battlefield on Lost River to the Lava Beds south of Tule Lake, a small band of Modoc under the leadership of Hooker Jim, on the afternoon of November 29 and morning of November 30, killed 18 settlers.
		The only Modoc casualty was a boy, reported to have been killed when a cannon ball, which he was attempting to open with an axe, exploded.
		The remainder of the band of Modoc Indians, consisting of 39 men, 64 women, and 60 children, as prisoners of war were sent to the Quaw Paw Agency in Indian Territory (Oklahoma).
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Modoc_War (3098 words)

	Modoc on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		MODOC [Modoc], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Sahaptin-Chinook branch of the Penutian linguistic stock (see Native American languages).
		Modoc culture was similar to the culture of the Klamath, but the Modoc did not rely as heavily on the wokas, or water-lily seeds, for food.
		The Modoc were finally constrained to live (1864) on the Klamath Reservation in Oregon, but most of the tribe was dissatisfied.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/Modoc.asp (479 words)

	Untitled Document
		In a reversal of a reversal, the Modoc County Board of Supervisors Tuesday voted to pass an ordinance combining the Modoc County Clerk and Modoc County Auditor/Recorder Departments.
		District Attorney Jordan Funk, Modoc County Sheriff Bruce Mix, Clerk Maxine Madison and Assessor Josephine Johnson are not seeking re-election to a second term.
		Modoc Public Defender Richard Cotta and local attorney John Lawson, who is the counsel for the Alturas City Council, have announced they'll run for the DA position.
	www.modocrecord.com /NEWS.html (2947 words)

	Modoc Railroad Academy School - Railroad Training Center - Railroad Academy - Conductor and Freight Car (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Modoc Railroad Academy instructs and educates students in the core fundamentals of railroading.
		Railroad companies know that Modoc Railroad Academy graduates can enter the work force sooner and fully aware of the demands and rewards of railroading for both the employees and their families.
		Modoc Railroad Academy is a nonprofit educational institution, dedicated to improving the safety and quality of the railroad workplace
	modocrailroadacademy.com (259 words)

	Modoc County, California
		Modoc County, California was created in February 17, 1874, from the eastern section of Siskiyou County.
		In the beginning, Modoc was a part of the Utah Territory, and then transferred into the Nevada Territory when it was created.
		When Nevada became a state, Modoc County was placed within the boundaries of California, becoming a part of Shasta County.
	www.californiagenealogy.org /modoc (524 words)

	Modoc have long history in Old West
		The Modoc were one of the smaller Indian tribes of the American West, with an estimated 400 to 800 members living in parts of Oregon and California prior to 1800.
		Under the Treaty of 1864, the Modoc ceded their land and were moved to a reservation in Oregon.
		The Army was able to defeat the Modoc after a split in the tribe's ranks prompted one faction to return to the Oregon reservation.
	www.recordonline.com /archive/2002/04/13/mrmodocs.htm (267 words)

	Modoc County
		Modoc County, the land of Indian Lore, unparalleled scenic beauty and abundant natural resources, encompasses the extreme northeast corner of the Shasta Cascade region.
		Modoc County has over a million of the most beautiful unspoiled acres in the state of California.
		Modoc County invites all to discover, "where the west still lives", "California's best kept secret", and to explore "the California you've never scene".
	www.californiatravelnow.com /modoc.asp (221 words)

	Modoc War
		Modoc War, 1872–73, series of battles between the Modoc and the U.S. army fought as a result of the attempt to force a group of the Modoc to return to the Klamath Reservation in S Oregon.
		Although the Modoc lost only 8 warriors and an unlisted number of women and children in the fighting, they were thereafter divided as a people.
		Modoc - Modoc, Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Sahaptin-Chinook branch of the...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/history/A0833551.html (217 words)

	Modoc County, California USGenWeb Site, Free Genealogy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Modoc county was a part of the Utah Territory, and then transferred into the Nevada Territory when it was created.
		Modoc county received its name from the celebrated Native American Indian tribe whose fierce resistance to the progress of the whites in their settlement of the country made this section notorious over the wild United States.
		It was also felt that Dorris Bridge would serve the interests of the new county to better advantage than Lake City, as it was located at the crossroads of the main north-south and east-west routes.
	www.cagenweb.com /modoc (508 words)

	MODOC SPEEDWAY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		We remind everyone that Modoc Speedway is located within the boundaries of McCormick County and the State of South Carolina, and therefore is within the jurisdiction of all law enforcement agencies operating and having authority within these areas.
		The interpretation and application of all rules contained in the GCR as well as all amendments, supplements, and revisions that may be implemented shall be at the sole discretion of the Modoc Speedway management and officials; and shall be final and binding.
		NOTE 2: Modoc Speedway race events are for total laps or total minutes, whichever comes first, for each feature race, the scheduled racing laps have not been completed because of yellow flag conditions, the clock is still running.
	www.modocspeedway.com /rules/printable_rule.htm (6573 words)

	Encyclopedia of North American Indians - - Klamath (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Klamath tribes, located in the high plateau region of south-central Oregon, are descended from the Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin bands of Indians, which European travelers first called Snakes or Paiutes.
		The Klamaths and Modocs shared a similar language and culture but had distinctive identities, as did the Yahooskins.
		In November 1872 Captain Jack (Kintpuash) and fifty-two other Modoc warriors and their families returned to their homelands in California, ignoring the fact that Congress had never ratified the treaty recognizing their reservation there.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/naind/html/na_019000_klamath.htm (1251 words)

	modoc
		In "The Ancient Modocs of California and Oregon" Howe says that Lizzie Kirk, a Klamath Indian, who owned some of these stones, told Dr. Roy Carlson, then curator of the Klamath County Museum, that they had the power to travel under water, and were used by shamen.
		The Modoc are thought to have never been very numerous, estimated at 0.30 persons per square mile, as contrasted with the Yurok, estimated as having had a population density of 4.66 persons per square mile.
		The Modoc traded for dentalia with the Shasta, and then traded the dentalia to the Achomawi, and got shell beads, twined baskets, grass skirts and pine nut string skirts.
	bss.sfsu.edu /calstudies/NativeWebPages/modoc.html (853 words)

	The Modoc Indians: A Native American Saga
		At the crucial council of the Modocs, Captain Jack spoke for peace, and although 11 others stood with him, he was strongly opposed by the remaining Modocs, particularly the Hot Creek band.
		The Modocs exemplify the fate of many American Indian groups in that their culture, language, religion and arts were threatened.
		The Modocs at the Quapaw Agency were neatly dressed in clothes similar to those of the non-Indians of the area.
	www.cheewa.com /modoc.html (4872 words)

	Modoc County
		Modoc Board of Supervisor Patricia Cantrall was present and a gracious, energetic representative for the people of Modoc.
		Plans are in the works for the first Modoc Job Expo, a joint effort with EDD and AFWD.
		Sherri Hughes, Modoc Computer Lab Coordinator, reports that she has had over 200 participants this quarter for computer classes.
	www.aworkforce.org /ccreports/Modoc/modocquartlyreport_dec2001.htm (930 words)

	Modoc County Economic Development Partners and Resources Directory from SCEDD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Modoc County is in the far right hand corner of Northern California at the Oregon and Nevada borders.
		- Modoc County, the land of Indian Lore, unparalleled scenic beauty and abundant natural resources, encompasses the extreme northeast corner of the Shasta Cascade region.
		- The purpose of the MSCAA is to serve the unmet needs of the low-income residents of Modoc and Siskiyou counties by providing support to those delivering services and encouraging the development of effective local organizations.
	www.scedd.org /modoc.asp (146 words)

	Modoc
		Modoc, California, United States [County]; population was 9,678 in 1990; housing units was 4,672 in 1990; location is 41°36'N 120°43'W; land area is 3,944.38 square miles (2,524,404 acres); water area is 259.26 square miles (165,925 acres); FIPS code is 49 [SourceCBP]
		Modoc, Georgia, United States [Place] is in Emanuel County; location is 32°39'20"N 82°18'34"W; elevation is 271 feet [SourceGSP]
		Modoc, Indiana, United States [Town]; population was 218 in 1990; housing units was 92 in 1990; location is 40°3'N 85°8'W; land area is 0.12 square miles (75 acres); FIPS code is 50058 [SourceCBP]
	www.placesnamed.com /m/o/modoc.asp (273 words)

	Modoc Bioregion
		Yellow and Jeffrey pine, white fir, mixed conifer, cedar, and aspen are common in the mountainous and forested areas of the west.
		Hot, dry summers and cold, damp winters with snow at higher elevations are the norm in the Modoc bioregion.
		Among the wildlife of the Modoc region are ospreys, Canada geese, fl-crowned night herons, cinnamon teal, northern pintails, sage grouse, hummingbirds, great horned owls, goshawk, mule deer, muskrats, marmots, fl bears, coyotes, porcupine, pronghorn antelope and rainbow trout.
	www.forestsforever.org /modocbioregion.html (386 words)

	Modoc County, California
		John M. Howard was in the stock business in Modoc County and arrived in the county as the Modoc Indian War was coming to a close.
		Speculating that sam and casper met up in the quapaw agency, the location of the modoc indian relocation in 1880's, we are hoping that he may be of the modoc tribe.
		When I was at the Modoc County Library in Alturas, looking through some of the microfilms of the Adin Argus I remember seeing that there was a small pox epidemic in Willow Ranch in 1894 and it was quarentined.
	www.californiagenealogy.org /modoc/queries.htm (9029 words)

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