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Ferry Company org

born: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)🌐 Q20250048id: o_ferry-company_00b724

also known as: the company, ferry company

Probable 70%
Summary:  The company operating the ferry on the Colorado River, whose members were attacked by Yuma Indians.
Completeness: 85/100 Grade B
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Claims (6)

commanded_by

Captain B. W. Davis
cited from band boys were practicing at that unusual hour… (1891)
band boys were practicing at that unusual hour. Their remarks however had no effect on the happy throng. The jolly crowd was composed of the following well known ladies: Mesdames Milliken, Miller, Richardson, English, Pound, Spalding, OHara, Leroy,…

fought_in

cited from Near the junction of the Colorado and Gila (1891) · +3 more
The business done by the ferry was large, and several men stopped at the place to carry it on. For some reason which has not been explained, the Yuma Indians, heretofore considered a harmless and inoffensive tribe, had very unexpectedly show…

owned

cited from those who crossed the river in the boat… (1891) · +1 more
his body, and that of Glanton, and burned alive with them. A large quantity of meat was thrown into the fire at the same time. The houses were burned down, and the bodies of the other three Ameri- cans, named John A. Johnson, Wm. Pewit a…
cited from those who crossed the river in the boat… (1891) · +1 more
his body, and that of Glanton, and burned alive with them. A large quantity of meat was thrown into the fire at the same time. The houses were burned down, and the bodies of the other three Ameri- cans, named John A. Johnson, Wm. Pewit a…
cited from those who crossed the river in the boat… (1891)
those who crossed the river in the boat. The Indians met them on the opposite bank in a friendly manner, and while the Americans were suspecting nothing wrong, they were suddenly put to death before they could make any re- sistance. The names …
cited from those who crossed the river in the boat… (1891)
those who crossed the river in the boat. The Indians met them on the opposite bank in a friendly manner, and while the Americans were suspecting nothing wrong, they were suddenly put to death before they could make any re- sistance. The names …

Mentioned by (2)

B. W. Davis resigned_from Ferry Company
Silver Cell Mine sold_to Ferry Company

Sources (7)

band boys were practicing at that unusual hour…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

Glanton and Dr…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

Near the junction of the Colorado and Gila

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

The three Americans who escaped in the…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

They succeeded in reaching their houses,…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

those who crossed the river in the boat…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details

those who crossed the river in the boat…

1891 · newspaper · public-domain

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