6/13/2002
Landmark information
- Location:
Ferry Ranch on Co Rd 60, site is 1 mi SW of ranch, 6.5 mi NW of Likely - Plaque:
No Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
6/13/2002 - Date Most Recently Visited:
6/13/2002 - GPS Coordinates:
N 41 16.353, W 120 34.710
About this landmark
From the state:
This is the site of the battle between U.S. troops and Shoshone, Paiute, and Pit Indians on September 26 and 27, 1867. The Indians took refuge in a series of caverns located at the top of a rocky slope. Over a third of the command was killed or wounded in the battle, six soldiers were buried at the foot of the slope.