Laurel to Billings - Nez Perce National Historic Trail - Auto Tours (sitios de interés)

Laurel to Billings

Early on the morning of September 13 with the main party of Nez Perce camped near Canyon Creek a group of warriors headed south into the Yellowstone Valley to forage for supplies.

Joseph Cochran had been farming here less than a year. He was upriver doing some logging. Two trappers, Clinton Dills and W.M. Sumner, were camped at his place eating dinner when six Nez Perce raiders rode up. Thinking these were friendly Crows the trappers made no move to protect themselves and were shot and killed.