The South Park Miner Ambush of 1859
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Topics of this show include: suicide, homicide, human decay, dismemberment and terrible suffering.
Bent's Fort - La Junta Colorado - J.B. Kennedy S.D. (L.J.) Shank (Schank) William Slaughter Christopher "Kit" Carson - Ute Tribal People - THE South Park of Colorado - Miners Ambushed - Mysterious Location - Murder/Suicide
Three miners embark on a prospecting tour of THE South Park. Ute tribesmen in the area appear friendly, until they prove otherwise. One man (William Slaughter) escapes, survives the trek back to the Gregory Diggings (Mountain City), and a party (of 100) is formed to bury the bodies and "chastise" the "Indians."
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William Slaughter pictured in E23 cover art.
