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Dowdle, William, arrest by Trot- ter, ii. 441 ; is shot by Wohl- gamuth, ii. 441 ; funeral ser- vices, ii. 443.
Dread of miners' court by des- peradoes, i. 258.
Dutch Fred killed by Boone Helm, i. 169.
train, ii. 37 ; shoots at Moody's teamsters, ii. 43; his alarm, ii. 146; goes to Plummer for advice, ii. 146; is met by J. X. Beidler, ii. 147; is arrested by Howie, ii. 153; trial of, ii. 180; his letter to his mother, ii. ISI ; liis execution, ii. 183.
Early discoveries of gold, i. 212. Early life of Boone Helm, i. 157 ; of Charley Forbes, i. 365. Efforts of Plummer towards reformation, i. 241.
El Dorado Johnny attempts to kill Langford Peel, ii. 280; is killed by Peel, ii. 281.
Election of sheriff, i. 325. Elk City deserted by miners, i. 145.
Ellis assaulted by Skinner, i. 306; life threatened by roughs, i. 306; escapes to Fort Ben- ton, i. 307.
Emigrants' signboard, i. 228. Emigration to Grasshopper dig- gings, i. 228.
Employes Overland Stage Co., suspicions concerning, i. 353. Encounter with robbers, ii. 432. English goes to the Florence mines, i. 113; robs the Berry Brothers, i. 134; arrested at Wallula, i. 137; taken in irons . to Walla Walla, i. 138; hanged in the night, i. 139.
Enrolment of So,000 men author- ized by Congress, i. 49.
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Erroneous opinions concerning Joseph A. Slade, ii. 291.
Escape of Boone Helm from keeper, i. 160; of Club-foot George, i. 138; of Langford Peel from Utah officers, ii. 277.
Evans, George, supposed mur- der of, by Cleveland, i. 243.
Evans, -, kills Mayfield, i. 155; arrest and escape of, i. 155.
Executions : - English, i. 139; Peoples, i. 139; Scott, i. 139; Charley Harper, i. 178; Jason Luce, i. 409; George Ives, ii. 75; Brown, ii. 96; Erastus Yager (Red), ii. 96; Dr. Howard, ii. 144; Chris Lowry, ii. 144; Jim Romaine, ii. 144; Henry Plummer, ii. 169; Ned Ray, ii. 169; Buck Stinson, ii. 169; Pizanthia (the Mexi- can), ii. 177; Dutch John, ii. 183; Boone Helm, ii. 201; Jack Gallagher, ii. 201 ; Hayes Lyons, ii. 201 ; Frank Parish, ii. 201; George Lane (Club- foot George), ii. 201; Steve Marshland, ii. 210; Bill Bun- ton, ii. 214; George Shears, ii. 220; Wm. Graves, ii. 221 ; Cyrus Skinner, ii. 222; Alex Carter, ii. 222; Bob Zachary, ii. 222 ; Johnny Cooper, ii. 223 ; Bill Hunter, ii. 231; Joseph A. Slade, ii. 319; Hynson, ii. 334; James Daniels, ii. 337; Frank Williams, ii. 427.
Executive ability of Henry Plummer, i. 242.
Executive Committee disapprove acts of members, ii. 338.
Extraordinary efforts to clear Patterson, i. 208.
Expedition of John Jacob Astor, i. 65; of Lewis and Clarke, i. 64; of Capt. James L. Fisk, i. 229.
Exposure to crime, i. 91.
Express messengers in Port Neuf Cañon, ii. 427 ; express riders, i. SS.
Extent of Louisiana, i. 59.
Extortions from flatboatmen, i. 9.
Fairweather, Wm., abets Slade, ii. 313.
Farrell, Tom, joins Beachy in search for Magruder's murder- ers, ii. 119; reaches Portland with Beachy, ii. 131.
Fat Jack banished from Flor- ence, i. 178; returns and warned to leave town, i. 179; stops at cabin of Neselrode, i. 179; his person demanded at night, i. 180; killed by two unknown men, i. 180.
Fearless discharge of duty by Judge Davis, ii. 315.
Fears of llenry Plummer, i. 145. Federal soldiers killed by Chero- kee Bob, i. 110.
Feigned insanity of Boone Helm, i. 159.
Female horsethief, ii. 439. Fetherstun, John, joins Neil
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Howie in taking Dutch John | Forbes, Melanchthon, attempted to Bannack, ii. 155; arrives in robbery of, ii. 37. Bannack in safety, ii. 158; his fears for Howie's safety, ii. 160.
Fight between Patterson and Pinkham, i. 198.
Findlay, Francois, discovers gold on Gold Creek, i. 212.
Firmness and fearlessness of Judge Hoyt, i. 267.
First gambling house in Mon- tana, i. 218.
First Vigilance Committee in Idaho, i. 136.
Flatboatmen, oppression of, i. 9; petitions of, to Congress, i. 9.
Flight of roughs, i. 138.
Florence gold excitement, i. 112 ; deserted by miners, i. 145; in decline, i. 151.
Florence mines, David Opdyke in, ii. 341.
Florida treaty, i. 67.
Folsom, David E., exploration of Yellowstone in 1869, ii. 376; publication in " Chicago Western Monthly," ii. 377.
Fonda of San Andreas, search of, ii. 372.
Forbes, Charley, clerk of miners' court, i. 359; shoots Dilling- ham, i. 360; arrested for kill- ing Dillingham, i. 361 ; early life, i. 365 ; quarrel with Dutch John of Grass Valley, i. 366; killed by Moore at Big Hole, i. 372.
Ford, Patrick, fearlessness of, i. 100; his death resolved upon, i. 101; outwits his would-be murderers, i. 101; departs for Oro Fino, i. 101 ; saloon attacked by Plummer, i. 102; killed by Plummer's gang, i. : 03.
Foresight of Washington, i. 5. Fort Benton, ii. 384.
Fortunate escape, ii. 438.
Fox arrives at Gold Creek in pursuit of horsethieves, i. 218; arrests Jernigan and Spill- man, i. 218.
France, minister to, i. 36.
Frankland, State of, i. 24; alli- ance with Spain, i. 24.
French Jacobin intrigue, i. 29. Frenchmen, two robbed by Plummer, i. 101.
Funeral of Wm. H. Bell, i. 320: of " Dowdle Bill," ii. 443.
Gallagher, Jack, appointed dep- uty sheriff, i. 354; at Rattle- snake Ranche, ii. 25; attacks Col. Sanders, ii. 28; his early history, ii. 36; arrest of, ii. 187; execution of, ii. 201; bravado of, ii. 202; fight with Slade, ii. 306.
Gallagher, Major P. A., i. 343. Gambling house, first in Mon- tana, i. 218.
Garduquoi, Spanish minister, i. 14; negotiations of, i. 15 ; seeks
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support of Miro, i. 16; letter | Gold Tom, i. 214. to Valdez, i. 16; agrees to take one hundred families into the Natches District, i. 17.
Gartley is murdered by James Daniels, ii. 336.
Gayarre's history of Louisiana, i. 7; eulogy of McGillivray, i. 7.
Gen. P. E. Connor, i. 338. Genet's plans, i. 29.
German miner, murder of, i. 127.
Gibson's Ferry, hanging at, ii. 353.
Gilchrist arrests Ridgely, i. 111 ; is shot by Ridgely, i. 111.
Glick, Dr., leaves Denver for Northern mines, i. 219; recov- ery of his horse, i. 240; ex- perience in dressing Plum- mer's wounded arm, i. 283 ; his life in danger, i. 284; preparations for escape by night, i. 285; is invited by Plummer to go to Rattlesnake Creek, i. 287.
Godfrey, Ard, is sent for at Godfrey's Canon, i. 254.
Godfrey's Canon, messenger sent to, i. 254.
Gold Creek, first discoveries of gold on, i. 212.
Gold diggings on Grasshopper Creek, i. 144; on Boise River, i. 145.
Gold discoveries in Deer Lodge Valley, i. 144; in Washing- ton Territory, i. 98.
Government, confidence in, i. 28.
Grand jury threatened by Op- dyke, ii. 351.
Grasshopper Creek, i. 144; gold discovered by John White, i. 226.
Grasshopper diggings, i. 228; irruption of robbers into, i. 240.
Graves, Wm., robs Southmayd and Capt. Moore, i. 413; cap- ture of, ii. 220; execution of, ii. 221.
Gray, Capt. Robert, i. 63. Great American Pie-biter, ii. 82. Great Britain, rights of, i. 63. Grief of Mrs. Slade, ii. 319.
Grimes discovers Boise River mines, i. 145; is killed by In- dians, i. 145.
Grizzly bear hunt, ii. 393.
Groves, Dr. Wm. 11., travels with Boone Itelm, i. 160; leaves his companions by night, i. 161; gives warning to chief of Walla Walla In- dians, i. 161.
Hanging of Hynson on a gallows of his own erection, ii. 334; of two miners at Gibson's Ferry, ii. 353.
Hanson, the negro, ii. 322.
Happy Harry arrested and ban- ished, i. 138.
Harper, Charley, arrives in Walla Walla, i. 105; assumes
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to be chief of roughs, i. 105 ; goes to Florence mines, i. 113 ; robs McClinchy's train, i. 134; hears of Walla Walla execu- tions, i. 140; flees to Colville, i. 141; at Colville, i. 176; beats a half-breed woman, i. 177; at New-Year's ball, i. 177; is hanged by the citizens, i. 178.
Hanser, Gov. Samuel T., arrives at Fort Benton, i. 216; returns from trip to Florence, i. 217; prophetic opinions of Henry Plummer, i. 383; journey to Salt Lake with Mormons, ii. 1; trip to Bannack with Plummer, ii. 3 ; his stratagem, ii. 4; is presented by Plum- mer with scarlet scarf for his identification, ii. 6; Plummer is hanged on his next birthday, ii. 12; stage journey in 1864 to Montana, ii. 420; appointed Governor of Montana by President Cleveland, ii. 2. Hayes killed in Helena by John Leach, ii. 326.
- Helm, Boone, early life, i. 157; astonishes a court, i. 158; married, i. 158; murders Littlebury Shoot, i. 158; trial and conviction, i. 159; feigns insanity, i. 159; escapes from · his keeper, i. 160; flees to California, i. 160; arrives at Dalles, Oregon, i. 160; starts for Camp Floyd, Utah, i. 160; avows himself a cannibal, i.
160; plans to rob the Walla Walla Indians, i. 161; plans frustrated by Dr. Groves, i. 161 ; resumes journey to Camp Floyd, i. 162; disasters by the way, i. 162 ; relates his experi- ences to John W. Powell, i. 163; murders at Salt Lake City, i. 168; kills Dutch Fred, i. 169; captured on Frazer River, i. 171; encounter with Wm. Rumsey, i. 406; arrest of, at Virginia City, ii. 187; execution of, ii. 201 ; bravado of, ii. 204; story of, ii. 235; is wrecked on Pacific coast, ii. 242; at Yreka, Cal., ii. 249; visits the hermit, ii. 251.
Heroism of Gen. Connor's com- mand, i. 347.
Hickey assaults Snapping Andy, i. 129.
lliggins goes to Rattlesnake to arrest Moore and Reeves, i. 253.
Higgins and Worden's store : at- tempt to rob, i. 309.
Highland, Alder Gulch, i. 376.
Hilderman, George, is taken to Nevada City, ii. 62 ; trial and
acquittal of, ii. 80; Great American Pie-Biter, ii. 82.
Hiltebrant is murdered, i. 93. Holliday's Overland Stage Co., ii. 419.
Horse robbery, i. 87.
Holter, A. M., encounter with George Ives, ii. 49; is robbed by Ives, ii. 50.
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Howard, Dr., is employed by Magruder, ii. 100; discloses plans for murder to Page, ii. 105; murders Charley Allen, ii. 108; murders Horace and Robert Chalmers, ii. IOS; is arrested in San Francisco, ii. 134; confronted in prison by Hill Beachy, ii. 135; trial of, at Lewiston, ii. 143 ; execution of, ii. 144.
Howie, Neil, interview with Plummer, i. 389; returns from Salt Lake, ii. 149; arrests Dutch John, ii. 153; starts for Bannack with prisoner, ii. 155; meets John Fetherstun, ii. 155; arrives in Bannack with Dutch John, ii. 158; refuses to surrender Dutch John to Plummer, ii. 159; sent to. Boise to arrest Hank Buckner, ii. 345; dies in Guinea, ii. 15S.
Hoyt, Captain Samuel N., ef- ficency of, i. 341.
Hoyt, J. B., of St. Paul, elected judge, i. 262; roughs threat- en to kill him, i. 267; fear- lessness at trial of Moore and Reeves, i. 267.
Hunter, Wm., search for, ii. 224; capture of, ii. 228; starts for Virginia City, ii. 230; execu- tion of, ii. 231.
Hymn at funeral of " Dowdle Bill," ii. 444.
Hynson attempts to stab X. Beidler, ii. 326; is suspected
of murdering a Chinawoman, ii. 327; threatens to kill Beidler, ii. 330; is made a night watchman, ii. 331 ; his high-handed outrages, ii. 333 ; erects a gallows on which to hang a man, ii. 334; is him- self hanged thereon, ii. 334; letter from his mother found in his pocket, ii. 335.
Idaho City Vigilantes, i. 203. Idaho Territory organized, i. 381.
Idioms of mining camp, i. 330. Immigration to the gold fields, i. 142.
Impatience of citizens, i. 340. Imprisonments of flatboatmen, i. 9.
Incidents at Moore and Reeves' trial, i. 259; at trial at Black- foot, i. 258; at trial of Patter- son, i. 209.
Increase of emigration, i. 375. Indian alarm, i. 237; mode of making medicine, ii. 403; signals, i. 237; stronghold, i. 339; troubles, i. 337. Indians kill Grimes at Boise, i. 145.
Independence of the people west of the Alleghanies, i. 12.
Indifference of miners, i. 311. Influence of executions, ii. 232. Inquisition, Commissary of, i. 19. Invasion of Louisiana threat- ened, i. 27.
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Irruption of robbers into Ban- nack, i. 240.
Isolation of Bannack in winter of 1862-3, i. 328.
Ives, George, quarrel with Carrhart, i. 247; exchanges shots with Carrhart, i. 247; receives Carrhart's shot, i. 247; reconciled to Carrhart, i. 248; Ives and Johnny Cooper, i. 297; as rancher's clerk, i. 385; robs Southmayd and Capt. Moore, i. 413; boasts of robbing Caldwell's coach, i. 420; tries to rob Hauser and Langford, ii. 11; warns Mr. McCormick of danger, ii. 39; daring deeds of, ii. 47; attacks Anton M. Hol- ter, ii. 49; kills Tiebalt, ii. 51 ; arrested by Vigilantes, ii. 60; taken to Virginia City, ii. 62; attempts to escape, ii. 63; takes refuge in the rocks, ii. 64; is discovered by Burtchy, ii. 64; trial of, ii. 66; his indifference at trial, ii. 70; verdict of guilty, ii. 71 ; execution of, ii. 75; effect of his execution, ii. 77; birth- place, ii. 79; career in Walla Walla, ii. 79.
Jacobin intrigues, i. 29. Jay, Hon. John, Washington's letter to, i. 12.
Jealousy of Spanish authorities, i. 13. Jernigan, B. F., arrives from
Elk City, i. 218; tried for horse-stealing and acquitted, i. 219.
Joint occupancy for ten years of North West Territory, i. 67; further agreed upon, i. 68.
"Johnny's " story, ii. 411. Jones, M. T., attempted robbery of, ii. 37.
Journey to Salt Lake City by Hauser and Langford, ii. I. Junction City, Alder Gulch, i. 376.
Kelly kills John White and Ru- dolph Dorsett, ii. 264; in Port Neuf Cañon robbery in 1864, ii. 269.
King, Rufus, minister to Eng- land, i. 34.
Kirby shoots a fellow-gambler, i. 92.
Knox, Robert C., wagon master, overland expedition in 1862, i. 231.
Kustar's bakery in Bannack, i. 331; Great American Pie- Biter at, ii. 82.
Lack of reading matter in Ban- nack, i. 328.
Langford, Nathaniel P., letter to, from John W. Powell, i. 162 ; second assistant in Capt. Fisk's overland expedition, i. 230; trip to Pike's Peak Gulch, i. 234; night camp in cañon, i. 234 ; alarm of camp, i. 237; Blackfeet Indians, i.
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237; critical situation, i. 238; a bold front, i. 239; departure of Indians, i. 239; discovery of Dr. Glick's horse, i. 240; journey to Grasshopper Creek, i. 240; is sent for at Godfrey's Cañon, i. 254; ef- forts to obtain a jury at trial of Moore and Reeves, i. 260; appointed foreman of jury, i. 264; casts the only vote for capital punishment, i. 265; hatred of the roughs for, i. 307 ; conversation with Plum- mer, i. 326; judgment of Plummer's character, i. 328; meeting with mother of Hayes Lyons, i. 373; elected presi- dent of Union League, i. 382 ; authorized by U.S. marshal to appoint a deputy, i. 382; re- fuses to nominate Plummer deputy marshal, i. 383; threat- ened by Plummer, i. 384; Plummer attempts to shoot, i. 386; journey to Salt Lake with Hauser, ii. 1; trip from Virginia City to Bannack, ii. 2; is shot at by Ed. French, ii. 2; on guard at Horse Prairie, ii. 9; discovers Plum- mer, Ray, Stinson, and Ives, ii. 11 ; meets sister and brother of Plummer in New York, ii. 170; encounter with Overland Slade, ii. 304; stage journey in 1864, ii. 420; total of stage journeyings, ii. 420; Port Neuf Cañon, ii. 428; en-
counter with highwaymen, ii. 432; successful ruse and es- cape, ii. 438.
Lannan, Patrick, is appointed constable of Carson City, ii. 282; arrests Langford Peel, ii. 283.
Latimer, " Dad," ii. 357; dis- covery of his horse, ii. 363.
Lawlessness in Bannack in 1862-3, i. 249; of Slade in Virginia City, ii. 311.
Leech, John, shoots Hayes in Helena, ii. 326; arrested by X. Beidler, ii. 326.
Lear arrests Moore and Reeves at Rattlesnake, i. 253. Le Clair, Michaud, i. 221.
Letter from Dillingham's father, i. 373; Hynson's mother, ii. 335; Pres. Jefferson to Mon- roe, i. 47.
Levitt, Doctor, leaves Denver for Northern mines, i. 219; in- teresting narrative of, i. 386. Lewis and Clarke expedition, i. 64; descend the Columbia, i. 65.
Lewis, Captain Meriwether, descent of Yellowstone, ii. 374.
Lewiston the capital of Idaho, i. 75; at night, i. 76; society of, i. 76; roughs of: Henry Plummer, Jack Cleveland, Cherokee Bob, Bill Bunton, i. So; rule of the roughs, i. 85; in 1861-62, i. 91; roughs kill Hiltebrant, i. 93.
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Lieutenant Chase, i. 343. Lieutenant Quinn, i. 343. Livingston, Robert R., min- ister to France, i. 36; arrival of, in Paris, i. 36.
Loafers of a mining camp, i. 330.
"Long John" is arrested by Vigilantes, ii. 56; confesses before his accusers, ii. 59; is taken to Nevada City, ii. 62 ; turns state's evidence, ii. 69; is set free and leaves the country, ii. 83.
Lorrain's Ranche, i. 377.
Louisiana, invasion of, threat- ened, i. 27; retrocession to France, i. 33; purchase of, i. 34; misapprehensions con- cerning boundaries of, i. 40; offer by Talleyrand to sell, i. 50; fears concerning its settle- ment, i. 57; extent of, i. 59; groundless apprehensions, i. 60; western boundary of, i. 61.
Louthen, Frank, arrives at Fort Benton, i. 216.
Lowry, Chris, is employed by Magruder, ii. 100; murders Magruder, ii. 108; arrested in San Francisco, ii. 134; con- fronted in jail by Beachy, ii. 135; trial of, ii. 143; confes- sion of, ii. 143; execution of, ii. 144.
Luce, Jason, fight with Sam Bunton, i. 408; kills Bunton in Salt Lake City, i. 409;
trial and conviction of, i. 409; execution by shooting, i. 409. Lyons, Hayes, shoots Dilling- ham, i. 360; arrested and tried for murder of Dilling- ham, i. 361; appeals for mercy, i. 368; letter to his mother, i. 368; mother and sister of, i. 373 ; arrest of, by Virginia City Vigilantes, ii. 194; execution of at Virginia City, ii. 201.
Mackinaw boats, ii. 375. Madison, letters of, i. 39. Madison robbed in Rattlesnake Cañon, i. 402.
Madrid, treaty of, i. 30.
Magruder, Lloyd, leaves Elk City for Bannack, ii. 99; is followed by several roughs, ii. 99; goes to Virginia City, ii. 100; employs Howard and his comrades, ii. 100; starts for home with strong party, ii. 102; camp in Bitter Root Mountains, ii. 106; murdered with entire party, ii. 108; concealment of his body, ii. 109; his body recovered, ii. 144.
Magruder's murderers, efforts to escape, ii. 111; on Snake River, ii. 112; in Walla Walla stage office, ii. 113; take stage for Walla Walla, ii. 115; leave Portland for San Francisco, ii. 131; arrive in San Fran- cisco, ii. 134; arrested in San
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Francisco, ii. 134; surren- dered to Hill Beachy, ii. 136; returned to Lewiston, ii. 137 ; trial and execution of, ii. 143. Major McGarry, i. 342. Major Gallagher, P. A., i. 343. Marks on coaches, i. 394. Marriage of Boone Helm, i. 158; of Henry Plummer and Eliza Bryan, i. 325.
Marshall attempts to rescue Peoples, i. 139.
Marshland, Steve, his attack on Moody's train, ii. 37; robs the drivers, ii. 42; is shot and wounded by Melanchthon Forbes, ii. 43; arrest of, ii. 208; execution of, ii. 210.
Martin's, Judge, history of Lou- isiana, i. 13.
Masons, meeting of, i. 321. Masonic funeral, i. 319.
Masonic gatherings, i. 323. Mass meeting of citizens, i. 252. Mayfield, Wm., at Lewiston, i. 116; charged with secreting Plummer, i. 117; altercation with Sheriff Blackburn, i. 118; kills Blackburn, i. 118: sur- renders himself for trial, i. IIS; escapes from Carson prison, i. 118; at Huffaker's Ranche, i. 119; meets Plum- mer and Cherokee Bob at Lewiston, i. 120; jealousy of, i. 120; surrenders Cynthia to Cherokee Bob, i. 122; again joins Cynthia, i. 154; goes to Placerville, Idaho, i. 154:
quarrels with Evans, i. 154; his warning to Evans, i. 155; is killed by Evans, i. 155. McAdow, P. W., arrives at Deer Lodge, i. 215. McCausland killed in Port Neuf Cañon, ii. 425.
McClinchy, Neil, his train robbed, i. 134.
McCormick, John, attempted robbery of, ii. 37; is warned by Geo. Ives to be on his guard, ii. 39.
McDonald, A. J., Plummer as- . sociates his name with mem- bers of his gang, ii. 78.
McFadden, Daniel, "Bummer Dan," i. 395.
McGarry, Major, in Connor's command, i. 342.
McGillivray, Alex., i. 7: Gay- arre's eulogy of, i. 7; when died, i. 8.
McLean, Capt., in Connor's command, i. 343.
McLean, Hon. Samuel, leaves Denver for Northern mines, i. 219.
Meagher, Gov. Thomas F., re- leases Daniels, ii. 337.
Meeting of Masons, i. 321 ; of Pinkham and Patterson, i. 195 ; of the roughs, i. 268.
Mendenhall, Jack, arrives at Gold Creek, i. 216.
Mers killed in Port Neuf Cañon, ii. 425.
Message to Congress by Pres- ident Tyler, i. 69.
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Method of conducting robberies, i. 385.
Mexican Charley, ii. 429.
Mexicans of San Andreas, ii. 354.
Mexican prospecting party, ii. 357.
Mexicans arrested, ii. 362; trial of, ii. 364.
Midday robbery, i. 101.
Miners all become Vigilantes, ii. 162.
Miners' commandments, i. 336 ; meeting, i. 362.
Miners perish in mountain storms, i. 112.
Mining camp wit, i. 330: idioms, i. 330; loafers, i. 330. Minister to France, i. 36.
Minnesota emigration to North- ern mines, i. 230.
Miro governor of Louisiana, i. 13; writes concerning the Inquisition, i. 20; district of, i. 24.
Mississippi River, the, i. I. Mitchell, Wm., trial of, for kill- ing Cazzette, i. 254; defended by Hon. Wm. C. Rheem, i. 263 ; banished from the gulch, i. 263; his return, i. 266. Monthe, Jake, arrives at Fort Benton, i. 216.
Mode of defining western boundary, i. 61; of trial in miners' meetings, i. 255. Monroe, James, appointed min- ister extraordinary to France, i. 46.
Moody, Milton, attempted rob- bery of, ii. 37.
Moore, Augustus, attacks an Indian wigwam, i. 250; joins in killing Cazzette, i. 250; escapes to Rattlesnake Creek, i. 252; surrenders himself, i. 253; trial of, i. 254; defended by Hon. Wm. C. Rheem, i. 263; incidents of trial, i. 264; banished from the gulch, i. 265; returns to Grasshopper, i. 266; puts Broadwater on his guard, i. 294.
Moore, Capt., robbed by Ives, Graves, and Zachary, i. 413.
Mormons accompany Hauser and Langford from Bannack to Salt Lake City, ii. 12; their bigot faith, ii. 12; their religion, ii. 13; songs and sacred hymns, ii. 14; advice to the Gentiles, ii. 16.
"Mose," express rider, i. S9; foils Plummer, i. 90; his fortunate escape, i. 90.
Munson, Judge Lyman E., sentences Daniels, ii. 337.
Murder of Dillingham, i. 360; of German miner, i. 127; of Hiltebrant, i. 93.
Napoleon, i. 32 ; resolves to sell all Louisiana, i. 50; declara- tion of, i. 51 ; prophecy of, i. 54.
Narrative of Granville Stuart, i. 213; of Dr. Levitt, i. 386. National park, i. 73.
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Navarro, Martin, prophecies of, | Oliver's coach, attack on, i. 410.
i. 8; Spanish intendant, i. S; efforts to win over Americans,
i. 10; recalled to Spain, i. 21. Nearest post-office to Bannack, i. 390.
Negotiations for settlement of northwestern boundary, i. 66. Negro suffrage in Ilelena, ii. 324.
Neselrode refuses to surrender Fat Jack, i. ISo; is killed by two unknown men, i. 180.
Nevada City, Alder Gulch, i. 376.
New diggings, stampede to, i. 150.
New gold discoveries, i. 142.
News of gold discoveries re- ceived at Denver, i. 219.
New-Year's ball at Colville, i. 177; at Florence, i. 151.
Night camp in cañon, i. 234.
Northern mines, i. 96.
Northern overland expedition, i. 229.
Notice of danger, i. 223.
Oath required of emigrants to Louisiana, i. 17.
Obligations of prospectors, ii. 260.
Old Snag, Bannack chief, killed by Buck Stinson, i. 317; scalped by Cyrus Skinner, i. 318.
Old Tex, brother of Boone Helm, i. 172; killed in Walla Walla, i. 173.
Opdyke, David, ii. 341; his birthplace, ii. 341 ; wander- ings, ii. 341 ; known as leader of Opdyke gang, ii. 342; nominated as sheriff of Ada County, Idaho, ii. 345 ; elected sheriff of Ada County, Idaho, ii. 346; attempts to arrest Payette Vigilance Committee, ii. 346; foiled in the attempt, ii. 347; leader of expedition against Indians, ii. 348; con- tract with Joseph Aden, ii. 349; causes arrest of Aden, ii. 350 : threatens the grand jury, ii. 351 ; hanged by the Vigi- lantes, ii. 352.
Opdyke gang, murder of Parks by, ii. 343; concerned in Port Neuf Cañon robbery, ii. 343; conceal Hank Buckner, ii. 345; procure nomination of Opdyke as sheriff, ii. 345.
Opinion of Prof. Dimsdale, i. 267.
Opposition to trial by jury, i. 259.
Organization of Idaho Territory, i. 381.
Oro Fino deserted by miners, i. 145.
Osborne, Capt. Ben, missing,
ii. 359; his body discovered, ii. 372.
Overland Stage Company, sus- pected employes, ii. 353.
Overland Stage Line, ii. 419.
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Pack trains, i. 132.
Page, Wm., is employed by Magruder, ii. 100; arrested in San Francisco, ii. 134; con- fronted in prison by Beachy, ii. 135; confession of, to Beachy, ii. 141; trial of, ii. 143; turns State's evidence, ii. 143.
Palmer, Wmn., finds the body of Tiebalt, ii. 53.
Parish, Frank, robs Bummer Dan, i. 405; at Rattlesnake Ranche, ii. 21; arrest of, ii. 187; confession of, ii. 188; execution of, ii. 201.
Parker, Mr., killed in Port Neuf Cañon, ii. 425.
Parks, Mr., murdered by Opdyke gang, ii. 343.
Parks, Charley, express mes- senger, wounded in Port Neuf Cañon, ii. 425.
Parson Crib, i. 334.
Passamari, meaning of, i. 376. Pathetic appeal of the Cuban, ii. 365.
Patterson, his birthplace, i. 188; character of, i. 189; kills Capt. Staples, i. 192 ; scalps a female acquaintance, i. 192; goes to Idaho, i. 193; is ar- rested by Pinkham, 1 194; meets Pinkham at Warm Springs, i. 195; kills Pink- ham, i. 198; arrested by Rob- bins, i. 200; incident showing his cruelty, i. 201; trial for killing Pinkham, and ac-
quittal, i. 207; political divi- sions at trial of, i. 208; goes to Walla Walla, i. 209; is killed by Donahue, i. 209; incident at trial of, i. 209.
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