The Native American warriors had made a fortress out of lava rocks in the Infernal Caverns of northern California near the town of Likely.

[2][4] From there they were able to pour a steady fire upon the soldiers commanded by Lt. Col. George Crook.

[5] Fighting continued into the night as the Native warriors withdrew deeper into the caverns.

Crook commented, "I never wanted dynamite so bad as I did when we first took the fort and heard the diabolical and defiant yells from down in the rocks".

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