Smith Rock State Park #2
by Cindy Murphy
Title
Smith Rock State Park #2
Artist
Cindy Murphy
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Photograph - Photograph
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How it got it's name:Settlers and prospectors pouring into shrinking native hunting grounds in the mid 1800s turned the area into a "no man's land." U.S. soldiers were assigned to protect Indians on reservations. They were mostly there to prevent horse stealing, as horses were valuable commodities.
Chief Paulina, who chose to not join the Warm Springs Reservation, raided horses from the Indians that lived there. One night in October of 1863, Chief Paulina split his forces to elude the soldiers in preparation for such a raid. 30 of his men lay in ambush in the rocks of the now park area.
When the soldiers pursued the horse thieves into the canyon toward the only river crossing for 20 miles, they entered a bloody battle that went on for an hour.
During the fight, Private Volk Smith scrambled to the top of Smith Summit with no ropes, in his cavalry boots for a vantage point. He lost his footing and fell to his death. img40 065c
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June 28th, 2020
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