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Payette River Vigilantes, at- tempted arrest of, by Opdyke, ii. 346.
Payne, D. S., appointed U. S. marshal of Idaho, i. 382.
Peasley, Tom, fight with Barn- hardt, ii. 283 ; kills Barnhardt, ii. 284; is killed by Barn- hardt, 284; supposed to be the original of Mark Twain's Buck Fanshaw, ii. 285.
Peel, Langford, in Leavenworth in 1866, ii. 271; his kindness to Conley and Rucker, ii. 271; removes to Salt Lake City, ii. 272; is repelled by Conley and Rucker, ii. 272 ; is befriended by Robinson, ii. 274; quarrels with Conley, ii. 274; shoots and kills Rucker. ii. 276; is aided in escaping by Mormons, ii. 277 ; exploits in Carson City, ii. 278; his magnanimity, ii. 278; quarrels with El Dorado Johnny, ii. 2So; refuses to submit to ar- rest, ii. 282; surrenders to Patrick Lannan, ii. 283; ar- rives in Helena in 1867, ii. 285 ; quarrels with John Bull, ii. 285; is killed by Bull, ii. 286; inscription on his monu- ment, ii. 287.
People spellbound, i. 319.
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Peoples, goes to Florence mines, i. 113; robs Berry Brothers, i. 134; arrested, i. 137; taken in irons to Walla Walla, i. 138; attempt to rescue, i. 139; hanged in the night, i. 139. Personating express messenger, ii. 433.
Philanthropy River, i. 376.
Phillips, Wm., is killed by Romaine, ii. 108
Phleger and Crawford, i. 268. Phleger, Harry, goes to the aid of Crawford, i. 276; encount- ers Plummer, i. 279; Plum- mer determines to kill him, i. 304; instructions to his teamsters, i. 305.
Pierce, Mr., an early gold pros- pector, i. 98.
Pinckney, Mr., minister to Mad- rid. i. 36.
Pine Grove, Alder Gulch, i. 376.
Pinkham, character of, i. 182; native of Maine, i. 184; goes to California in 1849, i. 185; goes to Washington Territory in 1862, i. 186; his intense unionism, i. 187 ; is appointed U. S. marshal, i. ISS; arrests Patterson, i. 194; subsequent meeting with Patterson at Warm Springs, i. 195; is killed by Patterson, i. 198. Pitt, Thomas : Plummer associ- ates his name with members of his gang, ii. 78; arrests George Shears, ii. 219.
Pizanthia, the Mexican, arrest of, attempted, ii. 175; kills George Copley and wounds Smith Ball, ii. 175; cabin shelled with howitzer, ii. 176; is hanged by the populace, ii. 177.
Plans of Genet, i. 29; of the robbers, i. 268.
Plummer, Henry, at Lewiston, i. 78; leader of Lewiston roughs, i. 79; organizes his first road-agent bana, i. 83; his notoriety as a gambler, i. 84; plan to capture express rider " Mose," i. 89; he and gang foiled by " Mose," i. 90; interferes in behalf of Hilte- brant, i. 95; his bandıtti de- part from Lewiston, i 99; plans to murder Patrick Ford, i. 101; robs two Frenchmen, i. 101; enters Oro Fino, i 102; he and his gang attack Ford's saloon, i. 102; they kill Ford, i. 103; has his horse shot, i. 103; goes to Elk City, i. 145; his fears, i. 145; starts for Fort Benton with Jack Cleveland, i. 146; at Sun River, i. 146; in love, i. 147; betrothal to Eliza Bryan, i. 147; quarrels with Cleveland. i. 148; returns to Bannack with Cleveland, i. 148; attempts to reform, i. 241 ; his executive ability. i. 242 ; dread of Jack Cleveland, i. 243 ; his relations to Cleve-
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land, i. 243 ; shoots Cleveland, i. 244; escapes to Rattlesnake Creek, i. 252; surrenders to Bannack posse, i. 253; tried for killing Cleveland, and acquitted, i. 254; made chief of the gang, i. 269; desig- nated to kill Crawford, i. 269; seeks a quarrel with Crawford, i. 270; skill with a pistol, i. 270; professes friendship for Crawford, i. 272; challenges Crawford, i. 275; shot and severely wounded by Craw- ford, i. 281; wound dressed by Dr. Glick, i. 283; avows his true character to Dr. Glick, i. 288; the polished gentle- man, i. 288; estimate of, by Hon. Wm. C. Rheem, i. 289: bones of his wounded arm, i. 291 ; skill with his left hand, i. 304; selects Phleger for a victim, i. 304; fails to provoke a quarrel, i. 305; encounter with Judge Dance, i. 307; robs Davenport, i. 310; acknow]- edges his part of the robbery, i. 311; desires to become a Mason, i. 323; elected sheriff, i. 325; marriage of, i. 326; conversation with the author, i. 326; expresses desire to re- form, i. 326; his hypocrisy, i. 327; his reserve horse, i 327 ; suspicious conduct of, i. 327 ; recommended by Union League as deputy U. S. mar- shal. i. 383; writer refuses to
nominate, i. 383; threatens writer, i. 384; his malignancy, i. 386; devices to enlist in rob- beries, i. 388; his popularity. i. 389; interview with Neil Howie, i. 389 ; trip to Bannack with Saml. T. Hauser, ii. 3 ; at- tempts to rob Hauser and wri- ter, ii. 11; conversation with Sanders, ii. 20; starts for Rat- tlesnake Creek, ii. 22; adopts desperates measures for safety, ii. 78; demands custody of Dutch John, ii. 159; alarm of, ii. 163 ; arrest of, ii. 165 ; path- etic appeal of, ii. 166; execu- tion of, ii. 169; his nativity, ii. 169; his sister and brother, ii. 170; his birthplace, ii. 170. Political divisions at trial of Pat- terson, i. 208, Pontalba's Memoir, i. 33.
Pony express riders, i. S8; of Tracy & Co., i. 89.
Porter, Deputy Sheriff, assails the soldiers, i. 108.
Port Neuf Cañon, ii. 421 ; mas- sacre of 1865, ii. 423.
Post, Mark, leaves Denver for Northern mines, i. 219. Post, Colun.bus, leaves Denver for Northern mines, i. 219; drowned at Snake River, i. 224.
Powell, John W., letter to writer,
i. 162; camp on Snake River, i. 163.
Prayer at Vigilance Committee meeting, i. 204.
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President Jefferson's message on
Louisiana, i. 45 ; letter to Mon- roe, i. 47.
President Tyler's message to Congress, i. 69.
Price, Capt., of Gen. Connor's command, i. 343.
Prohibition of right of deposit, i. 43.
Prophecy of Napoleon, i. 54.
Prophetic opinion of Hauser concerning Plummer, i. 383. Proposal of Boone Helm to rob Walla Walla Indians, i. 161.
Prospecting for gold, i. 96.
Prospector, obligations of the, ii. 260.
Provisions, high prices of, i. 233.
Purple, Edwin R., meets Plum- mer's sister and brother, ii. 170.
Pursuit of Broadwater by road- agents, i. 299.
Quarrel between Banfield and Sapp, i. 312; Slade and Reni, ii. 293.
Quinn, Lieutenant, of Gen. Con- nor's command, i. 343.
Ransom of a white girl from Indians, i. 317.
Ray, Ned, appointed deputy sheriff, i. 354; attempts to rob Hauser and the writer, ii. 11 ; arrest of, ii. 165; execution of, ii. 167.
Raymond, Reuben, testimony
of, ii. 350; killed by John C. Clark, ii. 351.
Reading matter, lack of, i. 328. Recklessness of Lewiston roughs, i. S5.
Reconsideration of verdict, i. 369. Reeves, Charley, goes to Elk City, i. 145 ; attacks an Indian tepee, i. 250; joins with Moore in killing Cazzette, i. 250; escapes to Rattlesnake Creek, i. 252; he and Moore surrender, i. 253; tried for kill- ing Cazzette, i. 254; defended by Hon. Wm. C. Rheem, i. 263; incidents of the trial, i. 264; banished from the gulch, i. 265 ; return to Grasshopper, i. 266.
Reflections of Dr. Steele, i. 370. Reilly, Goliah, shot in the heel, i. 315.
Reign of terror, i. 311; of un- bridled license, i. 379.
Renewal of treaty for joint occu- pation, i. 68.
Reni, Jules, quarrels with Slade, ii. 293; shoots Slade, ii. 294; is killed by Slade, ii. 299. Repulse of Indians by Simmons, ii. 405.
Restoration of Astoria, i. 66. Results of Gen. Connor's battle with Bannack Indians, i. 34S. Retrocession of Louisiana to France, i. 33.
Retrospection, ii. 446.
Return of prospecting party to San Andreas, ii. 371.
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Rheem, Hon. Wm. C., chosen | Rockfellow, John S., attempted
to defend Moore and Reeves, i. 263; threats of violence towards, i. 263; letter of, con- cerning Moore and Reeves, i. 267; letter of, concerning Henry Plummer, i. 289.
Ride with Mexican Charley, ii. 430.
Ride from Leadville to Pueblo, ii. 438.
Ridgely wounded by Patrick Ford, i .103 ; disputes Harper's claim as chief, i. 106; arrested in Sacramento, i. 111; shoots Gilchrist on his release, i. III ; escapes to Oregon, i. 111 ; goes to Elk City, i. 145.
Right of deposit prohibited, i. 43.
Rights of Great Britain, i. 63. Riot in Helena on election day, ii. 324.
Road-agents follow miners to Virginia City, i. 354.
Robberies en route to Florence.i. 114; on Santa Fe Stage road, ii. 429.
Robbers go to Florence, i. 113. Robbers' Roost in Port Neuf Cañon, ii. 427.
Robbery and murder in Port Neuf Cañon, ii. 425; of Mc- Clinchy's train, i. 134; of Walla Walla express, i. 309 ; of the Berry Brothers, i. 134. Robbins arrests Patterson, i. 200.
Rock Creek, Idaho, ii. 440.
robbery of, ii. 37; follows robbers' trail, ii. 44.
Rockwell, pursues Moore and Reeves to Rattlesnake, i. 253. Romaine, Jim, follows Magru- der from Elk City to Bannack, ii. 99; is employed by Magru- der, ii. 100; joins in murder- ing Magruder's party, ii. IOS; arrested in San Francisco, ii. 134; confronted in prison by Hill Beachy, ii. 135; trial of, ii. 143; confession of the mur- der, ii. 143; execution of, ii. 144.
Roughs at Moore and Reeves' trial, i. 259.
Rucker, sufferings of, in Leaven- worth, ii. 271; is relieved by Langford Peel, ii. 271 ; ingra- titude of, toward Peel, ii. 272 ; is shot in Salt Lake City by Langford Peel, ii. 276.
Rule of the roughs in Florence, i. 126.
Rumsey, Wm., drives coach to Bannack, i. 396; on seat with one of the robbers, i. 398; dis- covers the road-agents, i. 399; parleys with the robbers, i. 400; fear of him by robbers, i. 405; encounter with Boone Helm, i. 406; fears for safety of Dorsett, ii. 262.
Russell, Jack, Capt., leaves Den- ver with party for Northern mines, i. 219; rebuilds bridge over. Smith's Fork of Bear
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River, i. 221; sells bridge to | Santa Fe stage road robberies, Le Clair, 1. 222 ; he and party ii. 429. arrive at Fort Lemhi, i. 224; Sapp, Dick, pistol fight with Banfield, i. 312. hemmed in by mountains, i. 224 ; abandon their wagons, i. 224; consultation, i. 225; di- vision, i. 225; goes to Beaver- head, i. 225; fears of starva- tion, i. 226; some of the party start for Salt Lake City, i. 226; returns to Grasshopper, i. 226; arrival of provisions, i. 227 ; re- turns to Denver in 1863, i. 227 ; is pursued by Indians, i. 227. Russian treaty with the United States, i. 68; with Great Brit- ain, i. 6S.
Salmon River mines, i. 112. San Andreas in 1849, ii. 354; Fonda, ii. 359.
Sanders, Col. Wilbur F., pre- pares to follow Plummer to Rattlesnake, ii. 6; conversa- tion with Plummer, ii. 20; pursuit of Plummer, ii. 23; arrival at Rattlesnake, ii. 24; attacked by Jack Gallagher, ii. 28; "gets the drop " on Gal- lagher, ii. 28; as a Son of Temperance, ii. 30 ; anxiety of his family concerning him, ii. 34 ; admonition to Tilden, ii. 34 ; prosecutes George Ives, ii. 68; prompt action of, ii. 72 ; moves for Ives's execution, ii. 73; fearlessness of, at the critical moment, ii. 76; force of his example, ii. 76.
Scenery of Snake River, i. 74. Scott goes to Florence mines, i. 113; robs Berry Brothers, i. 134 ; arrested on Dry Creek, i. 137; taken in irons to Walla Walla, i. 138; hanged in the night, i. 139.
Scott, Bob, fight with Slade, ii. 309.
Secession of Louisiana, five pro- jects for, i. 13.
Secret treaty, copy of, i. 36. Selection of a jury, for Moore and Reeves, i. 260.
Settlementin Alder Gulch, i. 376. Shears, George, arrested at Van Dorn's, ii. 219; execution of, ii. 220.
Shebangs, Plummer's rendez- vous, i. 83 ; incidents at, i. 86. Sheep-Eater Indians attacked and killed, i. 250.
Shoot, Littlebury, killed by Boone Helm, i. 158.
Shooting of Cazzette by Moore and Reeves, i. 250; of Rucker by Langford Peel, ii. 276. Signboard, i. 228.
Signals of Indians, i. 237.
Simmons, Hon. Andrew J., letter to author, ii. 385; em- barks in Mackinaw from Ft. Benton, ii. 385 ; Johnny, ii. 387 ; bad lands, ii. 389; elemental erosions, ii. 390; steamer Lu-
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ella, ii. 393; a grizzly bear hunt, ii. 393; a white man's camp, ii. 396; Sioux Indians. ii. 398; desperate attack, ii. 400; Johnny's coolness, ii. 402 ; Ta- skun-ka-du-tah, ii. 403; Indians making medicine, ii. 403; the Indian charge, ii. 404 ; repulse, ii. 405 ; death of Ta-skun-ka-du- tah, ii. 406; night vigil, ii. 409 ; arrival at Fort Buford, ii. 409; arrival at Sioux City, ii. 410; Johnny's story, ii. 411; a startling revelation, ii. 411.
Skinner, Cyrus, saloon in Flor- ence, i. 125 ; assaults Mr. Ellis in Bannack, i. 306; scalps "Old Snag," a Bannack chief, i. 318; arrest of, ii. 216; trial of, ii. 217; attempts to es- cape, ii. 221 ; execution of, ii. 222.
Slade, Joseph A., his birthplace, ii. 2SS; Overland Stage Co.'s division agent, ii. 289; colli- sions with Jules Reni, ii. 293 ; is shot by Jules, ii. 294; coun- sels with Fort Laramie officers, ii. 297; kills Jules, ii. 299; erroneous opinions concern- ing the affair, ii. 291 ; goes to Montana in 1863, ii. 303 ; quar- rel with the author, ii. 304; quarrel with Jack Gallagher, ii. 306 ; his overbearing dispo- sition, ii. 307; fight with Bob Scott, ii. 309 ; makes his home on Meadow Creek, ii. 310; de- votion of his wife, ii. 311 ; law-
lessness at Virginia City, ii. 311; is arrested by order of Judge Davis, ii. 313; is ar- raigned, ii. 313; defies the sheriff, ii. 313; threatens to kill Judge Davis, ii. 315; apologizes to Judge Davis, ii. 316; arrested by Vigilance Committee, ii. 316 ; is informed that he must die, ii. 317 ; ap- peals for mercy, ii. 317 ; sends messenger for his wife, ii. 318; is hanged before her arrival, ii. 319; disinterested opinion concerning, ii. 320.
Slade, Mrs., devotion to her hus- band, ii. 311; skill with fire- arms, ii. 311; is sent for by Slade, ii. 318; arrives after his execution, ii. 319: denounces the Vigilantes, ii. 319.
Slippery Joe, a bummer in camp, i. 331 ; procures a square meal by stratagem, i. 332.
Sloan, Wm., attempted robbery of, ii. 37.
Smith, fork of Bear River, i. 221. Smith, Gov. Green Clay, sends Howie to arrest Buckner, ii. 345.
Smith, H. P. A., leaves Denver for Northern mines, i. 219; banished by Vigilantes, ii. 233 ; abilities as an orator, ii. 233; returns after two years, ii. 233 ; dies in Helena in 1870, ii. 234.
Snake River, origin of its name, i. 73 ; its scenery, i. 74.
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Snapping Andy kills Hickey, i. 129.
Society in Lewiston, i. 76; Alder Gulch, i. 379.
Soldiers attempt to arrest Chero- kee Bob, i. 110.
Song service for Dowdle Bill, ii. 444.
Southmayd, Leroy, starts for Bannack, i. 410; robbed by Ives, Graves, and Zachary, i. 413; has an interview with Plummer, i. 417; his stolen pistol recovered, ii. 61.
Spanish intrigues, i. 1 ; posses- sions in America, i. 4 ; treaty of 1783, i. 9; authorities, jealousy of, i. 13; surrender of territory, i. 31.
Spillman, C. W., arrives at Gold Creek from Elk City, i. 218; hanged for horse-stealing, i. 219.
Stampede to Alder Gulch, i. 352 ; to new diggings, i. 150. Staples, Captain, killed by Pat- terson, i. 192.
Stapleton, Hon. Washington, leaves Denver for Northern mines, i. 219; apprised of plans for robbing him, i. 354 ; encounter with Hayes Lyons, i. 355.
Startling episode in a court room, i. 359.
Startling revelation, ii. 411.
State of Frankland, i. 24.
ence in crossing the plains, i. 357; arrival in Montana, i. 357; nonplussed, i. 358; sen- tences Lyons and Stinson, i. 370 ; serious reflections, i. 370 ; a vision - the double rider, i. 371.
Stinking-Water River, i. 376. Stinson, Buck, kills Old Snag, i. 317; is appointed deputy sheriff, i. 354; joins in killing Dillingham, i. 360; arrested and tried for the murder, i. 361 ; sentenced to be hanged, i. 364; interference and es- cape, i. 369; attempts to rob Hauser and Langford, ii. 11 ; second arrest of, ii. 165 ; exe- cution of, ii. 168; boyhood of, ii. 169.
St. Ildephonso, treaty of, i. 33. St. Paul to Fort Benton, route from, i. 229.
Strange acquittal of Stinson and Lyons, i. 369.
Strange court decision, i. 211 Stronghold of Bannack Indians, i. 339.
Stuart, Hon. Granville, narra- tive of, i. 213.
Stuart, Hon. James, & Com- pany, set first string of sluice- boxes in Montana, i. 213.
Successful ruse, ii. 438.
Suffering in Kansas in 1866, ii. 270.
Summit, in Alder Gulch, i. 376. Sunday in Alder Gulch, i. 379-
Stecle, Dr. Wm. L., president of Alder Gulch, i. 357; experi- Sun River Valley, i. 146.
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Surrender of Moore and Reeves, i. 253.
Suspicions conduct of Henry Plummer, i. 327.
Talbert, Henry, real name of Cherokee Bob, i. 154.
Talifero and comrades arrest Mexicans, ii. 362.
Talleyrand, his reticence, i. 37 ; despatches of Livingston to,
i. 37 ; tedious delays of, i. 38, offers to sell Louisiana, i. 50. Ta-skun-ka-du-tah (Red Dog), ii. 403.
Temple of Justice in Virginia City, Montana, i. 356.
Testimony of Reuben Raymond, ii. 350.
Theatre in the mines, i. 107.
The blacksmith robbed, ii. 435.
The Boise parson, i. 334.
The Cuban, ii. 365.
The double rider, i. 371.
The driver's story, ii. 439.
The female road-agent, ii. 439. The female horsethief, ii. 439.
The Great American Pie-Biter, ii. 82.
The Helm brothers, i. 172.
The hermit, ii. 240; is visited by Boone Helm, ii. 242; is visited by a stranger, a lady, ii. 244; his warning, ii. 246; second visit from Boone Helm, ii. 251; his return to civilization, ii. 255; meets his benefactress, ii. 255.
The stage coach, ii. 417.
The stranger's story, ii. 235. The Union, danger of dissolu- tion, i. 44.
The Yellowstone River, ii. 373. Thompson, Henry, starts in pursuit of Kelly, ii. 263 ; finds Dorsett's pistol in Deer Lodge, ii. 266; is turned back by deep snows, ii. 266; traces Kelly to Portland, ii. 268; tele- graphs to San Francisco, ii. 268; disappointment and re- turn, ii. 268.
Threatened destitution, i. 233. Threats of prisoners' friends, i. 259; violence towards Hon. Wm.C.Rheem, i. 263 ; towards W. B. Dance, i. 307.
Thurmond, J. M., defends George Ives, ii. 68; banish- ment of, ii 233; goes to Salt Lake City, ii. 233; joins the destroying angels, ii. 234; is killed in Texas, ii. 234.
Tiebalt, Nicholas, is found dead in the Stinking Water Valley, ii. 53.
Tilden, Henry, is robbed on Horse Prairie road, ii. 7; his story of the robbery, ii. 33.
Toll Bridge at Smith's Fork of Bear River, i. 221; unsafe bridge and notice, i. 222.
Tom Gold-digger, i. 214.
Tracy & Co.'s pony express, i. 89.
Treaty of 1783. i. 9; of Madrid, i. 30; of St. Ildephonso, i. 33; of cession, i. 53; of Utrecht,
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i. 61; of Ghent, i. 66; with Spain, i. 67 ; Russia, i. 6S. Trial in a miners' meeting, i. 255; of Brown, ii. 90; Bull, John, ii. 286; Carter, Alex, ii. 217; Cooper, Johnny, ii. 218; Daniels, James, ii. 337 ; Dutch John, ii. 180 ; Donohue for kill- ing Patterson, i. 210; Helm, Boone, for killing Shoot, i. 159; Hilderman, Geo., ii. So; Howard, Dr., for killing Ma- gruder, ii. 143; Ives, George, for killing Tiebalt, ii. 66; Lowry, Chris, for killing Ma- gruder, ii. 143; Mexicans at San Andreas, ii. 364; Moore, Augustus, for killing Cazzette, i. 254 ; Mitchell, Wm., for kill- ing Cazzette, i. 254; Page, William, for killing Magruder, ii. 143; Patterson, Ferd, for killing Pinkham, i. 207; Reeves, Charley, for killing Cazzette, i. 254; Romaine, for killing Magruder, ii. 143; Skinner, Cyrus, ii. 217 ; Yager, ii. 90.
Trotter, Charles, arrests Dow- dle Bill at Rock Creek, ii. 440.
Tyler, President, message to Congress, i. 69.
Unauthorized action of Helena Vigilantes, ii. 338.
Union in danger, i. 11.
Union League of Bannack, i 382; recommends Plummer
as deputy United States mar- shal, i. 383.
United States officers at Ft. Laramie discharge Slade, ii. 300.
Unsheltered camp, i. 235. Upper Missouri River, ii. 384.
Valley of Sun River, i. 146. Varina, first name given to Vir- ginia City, i. 353.
Veteran prospector, the, i. 96. Views of public men concerning Louisiana, i. 56.
Vigilantes of Florence banish Fat Jack, i. 178: organize at Idaho City, i. 203; meeting opened with prayer, i. 204; confronted by sheriff's posse, i. 206; disband, i. 207 ; arrival in Bannack from Virginia City, ii. 164; surround Vir- ginia City, ii. 184; trailing Skinner and others, ii. 207; search for Bill Hunter, ii. 224; arrest Slade, ii. 316; de- cide upon Slade's death, ii. 316; of Boise City organize, ii. 352 ; hang Opdyke and Dix- on, ii. 352.
Violence in miners' meeting, i. 259.
Virginia City, Temple of Justice,
i. 356; surrounded by Vigi- lantes, ii. 184.
Visit to Santa Fe in IS78, ii. 429.
Wohlgamuth shoots Wm. Dow-
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dle, ii. 442; fully justified by | Wilkinson, Gen. Jas., intrigues coroner's jury, ii. 443.
Walla Walla chief, i. III.
Walla Walla express robbed, i. 309.
Warning to travellers, i. 223. Washburn party on the Yellow- stone, ii. 377.
Washington, foresight of, i. 5; fears of, i. 12; letter to John Jay, i. 12.
Washington Territory, gold dis- covered in, i. 98.
Wealth of Alder Gulch, i. 392. West Bannack, i. 324.
Western boundary, mode of de- fining, i. 61.
Western settlers, dissatisfaction of, i. 6.
White, John, discovers the Bannack mines in 1862, i. 226; prospecting on the Big Boulder, ii. 258; returns to Virginia City with Kelly, ii. 259; joins Dorsett in pursuit of Kelly, ii. 261 ; anxiety con- cerning, ii. 262; discovery of his and Dorsett's bodies, ii. 264; is buried at Virginia City, ii. 265; manner of his death, ii. 265.
White girl in Winnemuck's band of Indians, i. 316; ransomed by Mr. Carroll, i. 317; Indians attempt to recapture her, i. 317.
Whitehead, Charles, leaves Bannack for Salt Lake City, ii. 8.
of, i. 14; interview with Col- onel Connelly, i. 22; ruse to intimidate Colonel Connelly, i. 23 ; efforts of, to unite west- ern settlements with Spain, i. 24; efforts to dismember the Union, i. 25.
Williams, Frank, stage driver, confession of, ii. 426; hanged at Godfrey's Station, ii. 427. Williams, Jakey, attacked by Cherokee Bob and Wm. Wil- loughby, i. 153; kills Wil- loughby, i. 153.
Willoughby, Wm., in Florence, i. 151; at New Year's ball, i. 151 ; killed by Jakey Williams, i. 153.
Winnemuck, a Bannack chief, at Bannack, i. 316; white girl in tribe of, i. 316; a contem- plated attack on by the roughs, i. 316.
Wit of a mining camp, i. 330.
" Woman for breakfast," a camp idiom, ii. 321.
Woodmansee's train, arrival of, i. 227.
Wounded stage passengers, ii. 420.
Wrath of Cherokee Bob, i. 152.
Yager, Erastus (Red), at Rattle- snake Ranche, ii. 24; arrest of, ii. 87 ; trial of, ii. 90; dis- closes names of members of Plummer's gang, ii. 92 ; execu- tion of, ii. 96.
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Yellowstone River, descent of, Zachary, Bob, robs Bummer in Mackinaw boats, ii. 375; Dan, i. 405; robs Southmayd and Capt. Moore, i. 413; re- fuses to participate in Magru- der's murder, ii. 103; arrest of, ii, 218; execution of, ii. 222. discoveries upon, by David E. Folsom, ii. 376; source of, ii. 376; hot springs, ii. 376; geysers, ii. 376; description of lower river, ii. 378.
THE END.
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