Trouble at Birch Creek - Nez Perce National Historic Trail - Auto Tours (sitios de interés)

Trouble at Birch Creek

The Nez Perce moved quickly, crossing Gilman Divide (Salmon River Pass) and traveled south along Birch Creek. While crossing the Corrine-Virginia City Wagon Road, around noon on Wednesday, August 15, a group of Nez Perce warriors crossed paths with several heavily laden freight wagons heading for the mining camps near Salmon City and Leesburg. The three teamsters and four passengers had stopped at Birch Creek to eat lunch. Before the men could grab their ri?es, the warriors surrounded them. Desperate for food and supplies, the Nez Perce tried to barter with the teamsters. Things eventually turned ugly.