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Source:
EARLY HISTORY
OF
IDAHO
By W. J. McConnell
Ex.-U. S. Senator and Governor
Who was Present and Cognizant of the Events Narrated
Published by Authority of the
Idaho State Legislature
Caldwell, Idaho
The Caxton Printers
1913
| CHAPTER I. -
INTRODUCTORY |
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- Fifty Years Have Elapsed
Since Author Came to Idaho, - 15
- Tribute to Those who Were the pioneers, - 16
- "Left Wing of Price's Army" Honest and industrious, - 24 |
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| CHAPTER II. - ORIGIN
of the NAME IDAHO |
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- Early Explorers and Hardships
Endured - 30
- Establishment of Fort Hall, - 33
- Establishment of Old Fort Boise, - 34
- George Has Been Good to this Land, - 35 |
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| CHAPTER III. -
EARLY SETTLEMENTS |
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- Establishment of Spaulding
Mission, 1836, - 36
- First Flouring Mill
- Difficulties Over come, - 37
- Discovery of Old Mill-stone, - 38
- Miss McBeth's Devotion to Duty, - 39
- Coeur d'Alene Mission, - 40
- Des-Met Mission and Indian Farms, - 40
- Beneficial Influence of Missions, - 41
- First Agricultural Settlement of Idaho, Established 1855, - 43
- Location of Fort Lemhi Mission, - 45
- Hostile Attitude of Indians, - 47
- Brigham Young Visits Fort Lemhi - 50
- Mission Enlarged the Third Season -
- Indians Warlike, - 51
- Fort Lemhi -
- Farms and Improvements Abandoned to the Indians, - 53 |
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| CHAPTER IV. - GOLD
DISCOVERIES |
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- First Discoveries of Gold, -
55
- Oro Fino An Important Mining Camp, 1861, - 56
- Nez Perce Indians Friendly to Whites, - 57
- Influx of Criminals to Mining Camps, - 59
- Tragedy in Walla Walla Theater, - 63
- Cynthia Went to the Ball in Florence, - 65
- A Mining Camp Episode
- Cherokee Bob and Willoughby Attack Rube Bobbins and Jakey Williams
- Two Funerals, - 66
- Henry Plummer, Noted Outlaw, Arrives in Lewiston, - 66 |
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| CHAPTER V. - OUTLAWS
and their METHODS |
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- Road Houses Established, - 69
- Travelers' Animals Claimed by Outlaws, - 71
- Buildings Were not Bullet-Proof
- Hildebrand Killed, - 73
- Patrick Ford Pursued by Charley Ridgley and Pulmmer, - 75
- Ford Killed and Ridgley Wounded in Oro Fino, - 76
- Plummer and Jack Cleveland Cross Bitter Root Mountains, - 77 |
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| CHAPTER VI. -
DISCOVERY of BOISE BASIN |
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- Discovery of Placer Gold in
Boise Basin, - 79
- Indians Attack, -
- Death and Burial of Grimes, - 80
- Retreat of Prospectors and Return Reinforced, - 81
- Rapid Development of Boise Basin, - 82
- Act Creating Idaho Territory, - 33 |
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| CHAPTER VII. -
CRIMINALS ACTIVE in MINING CAMPS |
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- Plummer Chosen Sheriff, - 100
- Masonic Funeral on Rattlesnake Creek, - 105
- Vigilance Committee Organized, - 106
- Three Robbers Hung by Citizens in Lewiston, - 110
- the Discomfiture of an Attorney, - 110 |
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| CHAPTER VIII
- TERRITORIAL OFFICES ESTABLISHED |
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- Territorial Officers
Appointed
- Offices Opened, - 111
- Governor Wallace Issues Proclamation Calling an Election, - 112
- Idaho Elects Wallace Delegate to Congress, - 113
- First Territorial Legislature Convenes, - 114
- Members Came Long Distance on Horseback, - 115
- The Legislators Brought Blankets, - 117
- Gold Discovered on Rocky Bar, - 119
- Boise Barracks Established
- Town-site of Boise Located, - 120
- Settlement Above Horseshoe Bend on Payette, - 121
- First Watermelons and Beautiful Immigrant Girls, - 123
- My First Visit to Placerville, and Impressions Formed, - 124
- "Snapping Andy" Too Snappy for Hickey, - 125
- Mayfield Becomes the Leading Character at a Funeral, - 127
- First County Officers of Boise County, - 128
- An Act Concerning Jurors, - 129
- First Term District Court of Boise County, - 134
- Remarks of Samuel Parks, District Judge, 134
- Idaho City in the Summer of 1864, - 136
- Dance Halls and Dancing Girls, - 138
- John Kelly, famous Violinist, - 139
- An Artist and Magician with the Bow, - 140 |
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| CHAPTER IX. - MAGRUDER
MURDER - PURSUIT, ARREST AND CONVICTION OF THE MURDERERS |
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- The Magruder Tragedy on the
Lo-Lo Trail, - 142
- First District Court Held in Lewiston, - 151
- Period When Idaho Had no Law, - 152
- Hill Beachy Visits Scene of Magruder tragedy, - 154
- Highway Robbery in Idaho not a Crime, - 155 |
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| CHAPTER X. - ACT TO
CREATE and ORGANIZE SKAMANIA COUNTY |
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- Walla Walla and Skamania
Counties Include Idaho, - 161
- Idaho and Nez Perce Counties Created by Washington Legislature, - 164
- Boise County Created
- Act Providing for, - 165
- First Officers of Boise County Named in Act, - 166
- Nez Perce County Created by Washington Legislature
- Act Amended, - 168
- Act Creating Shoshone County Amended, in 1861, - 172 |
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| CHAPTER XI. - EARLY
EVENTS |
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- Volunteers Engage Indians on
Malheur, - 180
- Demise of Captive Indian Boy Adopted by Kelly, - 181
- Shot-gun Messengers on Coaches, - 182
- Idaho's Mountain Streams Give UP Their Hoarded Wealth, - 183
- E. D. Holbrook Elected to Congress, - 184
- Newspapers Sold for One Dollar Each, - 185
- "Strange that Death Should Mean Life," - 186
- Formula for Beverage Called "Sheepherders' Delight," - 187
- March of Progress in Valleys, - 187
- Clouds Bore Laughter on Their Wings, 190
- "Eyes Spoke Love to Eyes that Spoke Again," - 191
- Horses Ranches Contiguous in Mining Camps, - 192
- Graduated as Stage Robbers and Horse Thieves, - 194
- Nomination Equivalent to Election, - 194
- Residents of Frontier Dislike Horse Thieves, - 196
- Relentless Persons Sometimes Pursued, - 198
- Jerusalem Raided by Horse Thieves, - 202
- Pursuit and Recovery of Stolen Animals, - 202
- Meetings Preliminary to Organization of settlers, - 203
- Organization of "Payette Vigilance Committee" - 206 |
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| CHAPTER XII. - BOGUS
GOLD DUST AND OTHER THINGS |
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- By-Laws Provide Trial By Jury
and Mode of Punishment, - 207
- Traffic in Bogus Gold Dust, - 208
- Operator Given Time to Leave Country, - 210
- Pickett Corral Crowd Corral Vigilante, - 211
- Irish Miner "Makes Good" Although Drunk, - 212
- Occupants of Washoe Ferry Challenge Vigilantes, - 215
- Challenge Accepted and Advance Made, - 216
- Lieutenant Paddock and Men Guests of Junction House, - 217
- Captain Crosses Snake River at Central Ferry, - 218
- Surprise and Capture of Washoe Ferry, - 220
- Trial and Conviction of Stewart Brothers, - 223
- Verdict Did Not Meet Approval of Captain, - 225
- Prisoners Elude Guards and Escape, - 226
- They Are Pursued and Overtaken, - 229 |
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| CHAPTER XIII. - HUMAN
LIVES in the BALANCE |
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- Council of Pursuers Held on
Ice, snake River Frozen, - 230
- Surrender of Fugitives, "God Speed," - 232
- Last Meeting of Vigilantes in Force, - 233
- Plans Laid to Wreak Vengeance on Vigilantes, - 234
- Denizens of Picket Corral Appointed Deputy Sheriffs, - 235
- G. W. Hunt Makes Difficult and Dangerous Ride to Warn Captain, -
236
- Discomfiture of Sheriff's Deputies, - 239
- Holbrook Induces Stewart to Return to Boise - 239
- Captain Interviews Stewart, Suit Withdrawn, - 241
- Plute Indians Embarrass Settlers, - 242
- Boise Donates and Volunteers Respond, - 243
- Murder of Raymond by Johnny Clark on Main Street of Boise, - 245
- Citizens Aroused to Action, - 246
- Guard House at Barracks Captured and Clark Hanged, - 249
- First Sheriff of Ada County Hanged, - 256
- Idaho Shipment Sold in Portland, Entails a Funeral, - 251
- Conditions Peculiar to Mining Camps, - 253 |
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| CHAPTER XIV. -
PLACERVILLE TRAGEDY |
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- Placerville Tragedy Enacted
on Public Plaza, - 256
- "Butcher Brown" Has Narrow Escape, - 259
- Would-be Assassin Pleads to Simple Assault, - 260 |
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| CHAPTER XV. -
EX-SHERIFF MURDERED |
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- Ferd Patterson a Passenger on
Portland Steamer, - 261
- Captain of Ship Threatened to Put Him in Irons, - 263
- The Captain Is Shot and Killed in Hotel, - 265
- Patterson Scalps His Paramour, - 265
- Two Classes of Men who "Shoot Up" Towns, - 266
- Civil Government in Idaho Strange Incongruence, - 268
- Ferd Patterson Enters the Lime-light in Idaho, - 270
- Ex-Sheriff Pinkham Killed by Patterson, - 272
- The Murderer Is Pursued and Captured, - 273
- Spirit of Mystery Pervades the Atmosphere, - 273
- Committee Send for Captain of Payette vigilance Committee, - 274
- Organization Perfected and Officers Chosen - 275
- Methodist Minister Asserts He Can Fight or Pray, - 275
- Nine Hundred Men Assembled at Rendezvous, - 277
- Captain of Payette Vigilance Committee Makes Speech, - 278
- He Is Chosen to Succeed Gilkie the Blacksmith, 279
- His First order Relieves Tension, - 280
- Sheriff Orders Assemblage of Miners to Disperse, - 281
- Is Refused and Confronted by Armed Men, - 282
- A Calamity was Happily Averted, - 285
- Court Convenes and Patterson Is Tried and AcQuitted, - 286 |
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| CHAPTER XVII. BOISE
CITY CHOSEN CAPITAL |
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- Caleb Lyon Appointed
Governor, - 288
- Thanksgiving Proclamation, - 289
- Conditions Under Which Idaho Was Settled, - 290
- Oath of Allegiance to the United States, - 292
- Lawyers Required to Take Oath, - 293
- Observance of the Lord's Day, - 295
- Act Was Inoperative, - 297
- Franchises, Toll roads and Ferries, - 297
- Olds, Beloit & Company Given Franchise, Olds Ferry, - 298 |
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| CHAPTER XVIII. - MANY
AFFAIRS OF INTERST |
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- Third Session of Territorial
Legislature, - 325
- Governor Lyon Sends Message, Temple of War Closed, - 325
- Liberality of the Third Session, - 327
- Members Were Jolly Good fellows, - 330
- Plute Indians Retard Progress in Owyhee County, - 332
- Indians Attack Stage Between Reynolds Creek and Snake River, - 332
- Jennings and Party Undertake to Punish Indians, - 334
- District Court in Session, Owyhee County "Poor Man" Case, - 335
- Scouts Arrive, General Alarm Sounded, - 336
- Volunteers Depart for Rescue, - 338
- Position Chosen by Jennings for Defense, - 338
- Four Rifle Pits and a Miniature Fort, - 339
- Caton's Diary and Tragic Death, - 340
- Court Adjourned to Allow Attorneys to Join Relief Party, - 342
- Democratic Convention Outclassed Republican, Shots Exchanged, - 343 |
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| CHAPTER XIX. -
SOLDIERS SUPPRESS LEGISLATIVE RIOT |
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- Membership Fourth Session
Idaho Legislature, - 344
- Repeal of Oath of Allegiance Passed Over Veto, - 346
- Troops Called by Governor to Suppress Riot in Legislature, - 349
- Change in Type of Immigrants Arriving, - 350
- Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Sessions, - 350
- Failure of Congress to Appropriate Money for Surveys, - 351 |
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| CHAPTER XX. - INDIAN
WARS IN IDAHO |
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- Incongruities of Early
Management of Idaho, - 355
- Assessors Allowed 25 Per Cent for Collecting Taxes, - 356
- Cabins Tenantless and Alone Among the Whispering Pines, - 358
- Occupation of Fertile Valleys Brought Hunger to Tepee, - 359
- March of Progress Means "Survival of the Fittest," - 360
- Fears of Fathers and Tears of Mothers in Bear Lake Valley, - 360
- Chief Joseph and Band Go on Warpath, - 361
- Uprising of the Bannock Indians, 1878, - 363
- Bannock War Caused by Error in Transcribing Treaty, - 363
- "Sheep-Eater" Indians Indulge in Game of War, - 365
- No Drones, no Cowards, in the Field Those Strenuous Years, - 366
- A Difficulty that Resulted in Two Funerals, - 368
- Rube Robbins, a Sturdy and Brave Comrade, a True and Loyal Friend, - 367 |
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| CHAPTER XXI. -
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION |
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- Era of Railroad Building and
Permanent Improvements, - 369
- Bonds of Matrimony Dissolved by Idaho Legislature, - 370
- Proclamation Issued Calling Constitutional Convention, - 271
- Convention Convenes, Roster of Members, - 373
- Address to the People of Idaho, Issued by Committee, - 375
- Membership of Committee Issuing Address, - 383
- Constitution Ratified, and Admission Bill Enacted and Approved, 384 |
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| APPENDIX |
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- Delegates From Idaho
Territory
- Thirty-Eighth Congress, First Session
- House Bill No. 405
- Indian Appropriation Bill
- Thirty-Eighth Congress, Second Session
- Thirty-Ninth Congress, First Session
- Thirty-Ninth Congress, Second Session
- Fortieth Congress, First Session
- Fortieth Congress, Second Session
- Fortieth Congress, Third Session
- Forty-First Congress, First Session
- Forty-First Congress, Second Session
- Forty-First Congress, Third Session
- Forty-Second Congress, First Session
- Forty-Second Congress, Second Session
- Forty-Second Congress, Third Session
- Forty-Third Congress, First Session
- Forty-Third Congress, Second Session
- Forty-Fourth Congress, First Session - Dec. 6, 1875 to Aug. 15,
1876
- Forty-Fourth Congress, First Session - Report No. 624 - June 5, 1876
- Forty-Fourth Congress, First Session - July 26, 1876
- Forty-Fourth Congress, Second Session - Dec. 4, 1876 to Mar. 3, 1877
- Forty-Fifth Congress, First Session - Oct. 15, 1877 to Dec. 3, 1877
- Forty-Fifth Congress, Second Session - Dec. 3, 1877 to June 20, 1878
- Forty-Fifth Congress, Third Session - Dec. 2, 1878 to Mar. 3, 1879
- Forty-Sixth Congress, First Session - Mar. 18, 1879 to July 1, 1879
- Forty-Sixth Congress, Second Session - Dec. 1, 1879 to Jun. 16, 1880
- Forty-Sixth Congress, Third Session - Dec. 6, 1880 to Mar. 3, 1881
- Forty-Seventh Congress
- Forty-Ninth Congress, First Session - Dec. 7, 1885 to Aug. 5, 1886
- Forty-Ninth Congress, Second Session - Dec. 6, 1886 to Mar. 3, 1887
- Fiftieth Congress, First Session - Dec. 5, 1887 to Oct. 20, 1888
- Fiftieth Congress, Second Sessison - Dec. 3, 1888 to Mar. 3, 1889
- Statement of Mileage Paid to Delegates From Idaho, Territory of
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