The Salmon River Mission

The Salmon River Mission. Fort Lemhi. There are four plaques, one on each side, of this monument.) , The Indian Mission Call: Issued by Brigham Young to 27 elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) at Salt Lake City, April 6 1855. , "Go into the Salmon River Country, Oregon Territory. Many tribes converge upon that area to fish and hunt. Choose an appropriate location and found a mission. Teach them the arts of husbandry and peace according to our gospel plan." , The Journey: These Idaho Pioneers trailed 380 miles in 22 days with 11 wagons, 46 oxen, 7 horses, and much cattle. Roads were mostly non-existent. , Fort Lemhi: Site of the first irrigation project in the Great Northwest. Established June 18 1855. The fort had two sections: a timber stockade 16 rods square which surrounded 25 cabins: a Spanish wall (mud) stock enclosure the same size. , Brigham Young and 142 people visited and approved the mission in May 1857. New settlers followed, making a total population in excess of 100 souls. About 100 Indians were converted. , Indian raids on the mission and its abandonment in March 1858, were due to the influence of Johnston's Army encamped at Fort Bridger. , Killed: William Bailey Lake, James Miller, George McBride , Wounded: Andrew Quigley, Oliver Robinson, Lewis W. Shurtliff, Thomas Smith, Fountain Welch. , Erected by Idaho members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) , Plaque provided by Utah Pioneer Trails and Landmarks Association. , The Pioneer Party of 1855 . , ★Thomas S. Smith, Pres ● ★David Moore, Secretary ● ★Francillo Durfee, Captain ● Benjamin F. Cumings, Captain of the Guard ● Ira Ames ● Ezra J. Barnard ● William H. Batchelor ● Gildbert R. Belnap ● William L. Bundridge ● Willam Birch ● William Burgess ● Thomas Butterfield ● ★Israel J. Clark ● Charles Dalton ● John Gallagher ● George W. Hill ● Nathaniel Leavitt ● ★Everet Lish ● ★Charles McGary ● Joseph Parry ● Isaac Shepherd ● David H. Stevens ● Pleasant G. Taylor ● Baldwin H. Watts ● Abraham Zundell , ★Wives and Families. , Other Colonists Included . , Thomas M. Abbot ● Jame Allred ● Washington Barber ● Joseph Bain ● William Bard ● Lychonius Barnard ● John Blanchard ● John Bloxum ● Thomas Bloxum ● Thomas Bingham ● Jonathan Brown ● Joseph Brown ● Clifton S. Browning ● Thomas Corless ● Jesse T. Clark ● Henry A. Cleveland ● H.R. Cleveland ● Stephen Cheen and wife ● Rueben Collett ● Sylvanus Collett ● Ben Cutler ● John L. Dalton ● Thomas Day ● Owen Dix ● Stephen Green ● Hathorn C. Hadlock ● Jane Hadlock ● Milton D. Hammond ● Joseph Harker ● Henry Harmon and wife ● Martin H. Harris ● William Bailey Lake ● Wm. Morler and wife ● Richard B. Margetts ● Charles F. Middleton ● Jacob Miller ● James Miller ● Frank M. Moreland ● John Murdock ● George McBride ● Wallace M. McIntyre ● Henry Nebeker ● William J. Perkins ● Wm. Perry and wife ● John Preece ● Andrew Quigley ● Ebenezer J. Robinson ● Oliver Robinson ● Orson Rose ● William M. Shaw ● Haskell V. Shurtliff ● Lewis W. Shurtliff ● Henry Smith and wife ● Jesse Smith and wife ● Wm. Smith and wife ● Levi Taylor ● William Taylor ● James Walker ● Pardon Webb ● Fountain Welch ● James Wilcox ● Thomas Workman ● Amos Wright