Madison River, Wyoming

August 23- Nez Perce enter Yellowstone

On August 14, nine days before the Nez Perce arrived, a party of tourists from Radersburg, Montana, passed here on their way to the Lower Geyser Basin where they set up their main camp ...

The Nez Perce Reach the Madison River

After spending one day at Henry_s Lake, the Nez Perce departed on August 22. They crossed the 7,072 foot Targhee Pass and descended to the Madison River. They then began a journey through the Yellowstone wilderness, an area revered by ...

Henry's Lake, Idaho

On August 24 General Howard and his troops reached the southern end of Henry's Lake. There he learned of Lieutenant Bacon's return and his failure to intercept the Nez Perce. With that news General Howard realized this desperate chase would ...