Yuma Ferry Massacre event
also known as: Yuma Ferry massacre
Summary: Massacre of Americans by Yuma Indians at the ferry near the junction of the Gila and Colorado rivers on April 21, 1850.
Completeness: 65/100 Grade C
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Yuma Indians— 1891-06-26
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-06-19 (1891) · +1 morethis city, for the following excerpt of early
pioneer history in this territory, then a part of
the state of Sonora, Mexico. It is in relation to
the killing, by Indians, of a number of white
men at Yuma, in 1850, now 41 years ago, and
…
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cited from Yuma Ferry Massacre (1891)
Yuma Ferry Massacre
We are indebted to Prof. John Spring, of
this city, for the following excerpt of early
pioneer history in this territory, then a part of
the state of Sonora, Mexico. It is in relation to
the killing, by Indians, of a numbe…
occurred_on
April 21, 1850— 1891-06-26
cited from Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-06-19 (1891) · +1 morethis city, for the following excerpt of early
pioneer history in this territory, then a part of
the state of Sonora, Mexico. It is in relation to
the killing, by Indians, of a number of white
men at Yuma, in 1850, now 41 years ago, and
…
took place on
April 21, 1850
cited from We have been treated with a glimpse at… (1891)We have been treated with a glimpse at
an old copy of the Weekly Missouri Republican,
yellow and rusty with age, of the date of July
19, 1850. The address which is written in pencil
on the margin is, “A. O. Keating, Monterey.”
It contains ma…
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Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-06-19
1891 · newspaper · public-domain
We have been treated with a glimpse at…
1891 · newspaper · public-domain
Yuma Ferry Massacre
1891 · newspaper · public-domain