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Depredations & Massacre by Snake River Indians

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Title: Depredations and Massacre by the Snake River Indians... A report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs relative to the Indian depredations committed in the State of Oregon and the Territory of Washington, and the massacre of emigrants by the Snake River Indians
Author: Geary, Edward R.
Description: 16 pp. Unbound."In addition to the report by E.R. Geary, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Portland, Oregon, this document contains a letter from Captain H.D. Wallen, relating to the country and the Indians in the area between Fort Dalles and Salt Lake. The year 1860 was a bad one for immigrants along the Snake River. Almost the entire train of forty-six persons wee killed in the running fight that began near Salmon Falls on September 9 and is described in the above document..." - Wagner-Camp 373. House Ex. Doc. 46, 36th Congress, 2nd Session.
Heading: (Indian Depredations)Place Published: Washington
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Date Published: 1861