From: zendorian9@gmail.com   
      
   Doing research I came across this obscure inter-tribal conflict. The link in   
   the posting no longer works. What was going on in the background that lead to   
   this battle? Was it just a case of one too many raids that led to a breaking   
   point and subsequent    
   lash out against the Shoshone? Is this battle ground still preserved? Is it on   
   tribal land, requiring permission for visiting? Or has it been taken over as   
   ranch land?   
      
   Trout Creek Battle 1872   
      
   The Sioux and Cheyenne finally persuaded the Arapaho tribe to join with them   
   in an endeavor to wipe out the Shoshones, their common enemy. Each tribe alone   
   numbered more fighting men than the Shoshones. Year after year the Shoshones   
   had been pursued,    
   only to successfully outwit their foe, and safely make the protection of the   
   Wind River Mountains. The wily leadership of Washakie and the daring bravery   
   of the men was a constant flaunt to these enemy tribes. In the early spring of   
   1872, the Shoshone    
   were taken by surprise by the combined forces of these three tribes, and   
   advance scouts brought back word that they had been cut off from their usual   
   retreat into the mountains.   
      
   Trapped in the valley, and realizing that this was to be a battle upon which   
   would depend the survival of the tribe, the people crossed the Trout Creek to   
   higher ground and set up their lodges in a giant circle in preparation for the   
   attack...   
      
   www.easternshoshonetribe.com/Eastern_Shoshone_Background_History.html   
      
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