tailieunhanh - The Battle of the Big Hole

The Nez Percé Indians are a powerful and populous tribe, who, for centuries, have made their home in the Snake, Salmon, and Clear Water Valleys in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. When the great tide of civilization, which for years flowed toward the Pacific Coast, finally spread out into these valleys, questions arose between the emigrants and Indians as to the ownership of certain lands claimed by the latter, and the United States Government sought to settle these questions amicably. Commissioners were appointed and sent out to investigate and define the rights of the Indians, and in 1853, a treaty was concluded between the United States and. | The Battle of the Big Hole by G. O. Shields 1 G O-SHIELDS coquiNA The Battle of the Big Hole by G. O. Shields The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Battle of the Big Hole by G. O. Shields This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title The Battle of the Big Hole A History of General Gibbon s Engagement with Nez Percés Indians in the Big Hole Valley Montana August 9th 1877. Author G. O. Shields Release Date March 8 2010 EBook 31549 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE BATTLE OF THE BIG HOLE The Battle of the Big Hole by G. O. Shields 2 Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive American Libraries. Illustration THE ASSAULT ON THE NEZ PERCÉ VILLAGE. THE BATTLE OF THE BIG HOLE. A HISTORY OF GENERAL GIBBON S ENGAGEMENT WITH NEZ PERCÉS INDIANS IN THE BIG HOLE VALLEY MONTANA AUGUST 9TH 1877. BY G. O. SHIELDS. COQUINA. AUTHOR OF RUSTLINGS IN THE ROCKIES HUNTING IN THE GREAT WEST CRUISINGS IN THE CASCADES ETC. CHICAGO AND NEW YORK RAND MCNALLY COMPANY PUBLISHERS 1889. COPYRIGHT 1889 BY RAND MCNALLY CO. INTRODUCTION. CAMP PILOT BUTTE WYOMING March 17 1889. Mr. G. O. Shields Chicago Ill. DEAR SIR I have read with a great deal of interest and pleasure the manuscript of your book entitled The Battle of the Big Hole and as a participant in the tragic affair it describes can cheerfully commend it to all who are interested in obtaining a true history of the Nez Percé campaign. It is a graphic and truthful account of the Big Hole fight and of the events leading up to it and must prove a most valuable contribution to the history of our Indian wars. I trust the book will meet with the generous reception it deserves.