1860 attack on Native Americans on the Oregon Trail
Utter Party Massacre
The boy (front, center) was said to be Reuben Van Ornum after being rescued from captivity.
Date
September 9, 1860 (1860-09-09)
Location
Fork of the Oregon Trail, Washington Territory (modern day Idaho), United States
Also known as
Van Ornum party massacre, Myers massacre, Utter train massacre, Salmon Falls Massacre, Sinker Creek Tragedy
Type
Attack
Target
Emigrant group
Participants
44 emigrants
Outcome
29 killed or captured; 10 survivors found in a dire state
The Utter Party Massacre was an attack by Native Americans on September 9 or 13,[1] 1860, that killed or captured 29 of a group of 44 emigrants on a fork of the Oregon Trail in Washington Territory (modern day Idaho), United States. 10 survivors were found on October 24, 1860, emaciated and eating the disinterred remains of a party member.[2] Historian Charles Henry Carey described the attack as "more atrocious than any that had preceded it".[1] It was noted as a "rare [occasion] when Indians not only attempted but sustained a prolonged assault on encircled emigrant wagons".[3]
^ abCarey, p. 661
^Schlicke, p. 5
^Site of Utter Party Massacre, p. 1
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