The Little High Rock Canyon Wilderness is a
US Wilderness Area in Nevada under the
Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior responsible for administering federal lands. Headquartered in Washington DC, and with oversight over , it governs one eighth of the country's la ...
. It is located south of the
High Rock Canyon Wilderness
The High Rock Canyon Wilderness is a U S Wilderness Area in Nevada under the Bureau of Land Management. It is located on the southwest side of High Rock Canyon and north of the Little High Rock Canyon Wilderness. It does not include the 4x4 trail ...
and west of the
High Rock Lake Wilderness
The High Rock Lake Wilderness is a wilderness area in Nevada containing the northern portion of the Calico Hills. High Rock Lake, for which the wilderness was named, was created about 11,800 years ago after a large rockslide closed the outlet (Box ...
.
History
In the winter of 1911,
Mike Daggett
Mike Daggett, original Shoshoni name Ondongarte (died February 25, 1911), was a Shoshone man who is best known for his involvement in the Battle of Kelley Creek, during which he was killed with several members of his family. Daggett was also k ...
and his band were camped at Little High Rock Canyon where they ran low on food and killed some cattle. Laster, Daggett and his band killed a cattleman and three sheepmen who had gone to investigate the missing cattle. Daggett and his band were pursued to Kelley Creek, near Winnemucca where the
Battle of Kelley Creek
A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...
occurred. Daggett and seven of his band were killed along with a posse member. Only four children of the band survived the battle.
File:Site of the deserted Indian camp. Bodies of Stockmen found at lower right 1911.jpg, Site of Deserted Indian Camp where bodies of Stockmen were found at lower right 1911
File:Bodies as Found at Deserted Indian Camp 1911.jpg, Bodies of the four stockmen as found at the Indian Camp
File:Bodies of the Four Stockmen out of the Back Country 1911.jpg, Bodies of the four stockmen out of the Back Country
In 2005, a plaque describing the events of 1911 was placed at Little High Rock Canyon.
See also
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References
External links
Little High Rock Canyon Wilderness page at Wilderness.net
Wilderness areas of Nevada
Protected areas of Washoe County, Nevada
Protected areas of Humboldt County, Nevada
IUCN Category Ib
Bureau of Land Management areas in Nevada
Protected areas established in 2000
2000 establishments in Nevada
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