Name/Title
Left by the Indians/Massacre on the Oregon Trail in the Year 1860Entry/Object ID
L1996.16.55Description
Left by the Indians by Emeline Fuller. and Massacre on the Oregon Trail in the Year 1860 A Tale of Horror, Cannibalism & Three Remarkable Children by Carl Schlicke. An account of a wagon train battle with Indians on September 9, 1860 on the Oregon Trail some distance past Salmon Falls, Idaho. The wagons were of the Elijah Utter, Emeline's Trimble Fuller's step-father; John Myers; Mike Myers; and Edward Prine. Emeline's parents were killed in the battle. Emeline, aged 13, picked up the baby, telling four of the younger children to follow her, escaped into the sagebrush and attempted to walk the Oregon Trail to Walla Walla at night. It was forty days before soldiers from Fort Walla Walla rescued the survivors of the Utter-Myers wagon train. This book includes Emeline's account, a compiled story about the Massacre by Dr. Carl Schlicke. and a military report given by Frederick Dent , U.S. Army, Fort Walla Walla Washington Territory concerning Indian activity during the time.
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Fuller,Emeline L., 1847-, Indians of Northwest, Pacific -Captivities-Biography., Schlicke, Carl 1910-, Trails, Oregon Trail, Indian InteractionBook Details
Author
Emeline L. and Carl Schlicke FullerPlace Published
City
FairfieldState/Province
WashingtonDate Published
1988Call No.
Western FUISBN
0-87770-452-XLCCN
88-17317Notes
Copy No.: 1Condition
Overall Condition
Excellent