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Nez Perce Creek

August 23, 1877 - The capture of John Shively

From their camp near present-day Madison junction, the main band of Nez Perce moved south along the Firehole River and then continued east over the Central Plateau following Nez Perce Creek. The Nez Perce consisted of young men and women, babies and toddlers, elderly and sick. Stretched out across the landscape, they formed a column almost three miles in length.

Just half a mile from where the tourists were camped on August 23, prospector John Shively set up his camp. That evening Nez Perce scouts entered his camp looking for supplies. From there they saw the lights of the Radersberg camp which they, as well as Shively, visited the next morning.