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On September 9 and 10, the Utter Wagon Train, carrying forty-four emigrants led by Elijah P. Utter, fought a life-and-death struggle with attacking Indians just north of here. The assault killed six men, two women, and three children, while Indian casualties were estimated at between 25 and 30. The survivors followed the Snake River to near the mouth of the Owyhee River, and when the Army rescued them 45 days later, only fifteen had survived hunger and deprivation. No other Oregon Trail wagon train suffered greater losses.
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