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In November 1865, Lieutenant Osmer tracked Tom to Paiute Creek (present day [[Paiute Meadows]] resulting in 55 Paiutes and one soldier killed.<ref name=lewers>"[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15634938/history-of-nevada-nov-14-1896/ History of Nevada]," Robert Lewers, Weekly Nevada State Journal, p. 1, November 14, 1896</ref> | In November 1865, Lieutenant Osmer tracked Tom to Paiute Creek (present day [[Paiute Meadows]] resulting in 55 Paiutes and one soldier killed.<ref name=lewers>"[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15634938/history-of-nevada-nov-14-1896/ History of Nevada]," Robert Lewers, Weekly Nevada State Journal, p. 1, November 14, 1896</ref> | ||
In December 1865, Captain Conrad tracked Tom to Fish Creek (present day [[Battle Creek Ranch]]) and in the resulting battle killed forty of Tom's band with only three survivors.<ref name=lewers/> See Wheeler's ''Nevada's Black Rock Desert'' for a detailed description of the battle. | In December 1865, Captain Conrad and [[Captain Sou]]<ref>"[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114924228/old-cap-susie/ Old Cap Susie dead]," The Pacific Bee, Sacramento, p. 5, March 1, 1888.</ref> tracked Tom to Fish Creek (present day [[Battle Creek Ranch]]) and in the resulting battle killed forty of Tom's band with only three survivors.<ref name=lewers/> See Wheeler's ''Nevada's Black Rock Desert'' for a detailed description of the battle. | ||
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Revision as of 19:56, 20 December 2022
Black Rock Tom was member of the Smoke Creek Band of Paiutes. In March, 1865, he and others killed George Thayer and Lucius Arcularius at the Smoke Creek Desert.[1]
In November 1865, Lieutenant Osmer tracked Tom to Paiute Creek (present day Paiute Meadows resulting in 55 Paiutes and one soldier killed.[2]
In December 1865, Captain Conrad and Captain Sou[3] tracked Tom to Fish Creek (present day Battle Creek Ranch) and in the resulting battle killed forty of Tom's band with only three survivors.[2] See Wheeler's Nevada's Black Rock Desert for a detailed description of the battle.
References
- ↑ "A History of the State of Nevada: Its Resources and People," Thomas Wren, p. 290, 1904.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "History of Nevada," Robert Lewers, Weekly Nevada State Journal, p. 1, November 14, 1896
- ↑ "Old Cap Susie dead," The Pacific Bee, Sacramento, p. 5, March 1, 1888.
External links
- "The White Horse," J. P. Marden. Humboldt County History "Indians" Marden Historical Research
- "The Untimely Taking Off of Black Rock Tom," Idah Meacham Strobridge, The San Francisco Call, p. 16, October 25, 1896. Somewhat fictional account of Black Rock Tom's demise.