Editing Modoc War (section)

===Return to Lost River===
[[File:Captain Jack (Kintpuash), a Modoc subchief, executed October 3, 1873, bust-length, full-face, 1873 - NARA - 533242.jpg|thumb|Captain Jack]]
Acknowledging the bad feeling between the Modoc and the Klamath, Meacham recommended to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in [[Washington, D.C.]] that Captain Jack's Modoc band be given a separate reservation at Yainax, in the lower southern part of the reservation. Pending a decision, Meacham instructed Captain Jack to remain at Clear Lake. Oregon settlers complained that Modoc warriors roamed the countryside raiding the homesteads; they petitioned Meacham to return the Modoc to the Klamath Reservation. In part, the Modoc raided for food; the US did not adequately supply them. Captain Jack and his band did better in their old territory with hunting.