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Second Ambush and Body Recovery
- When
- May-June 1887
- Where
- Deep Creek Cove
The gang killed eight more miners who returned to camp, throwing bodies into the Snake River. Lee She's group discovered the carnage in June.
Eight Chinese miners returned to the camp by boat and were shot and killed. The gang threw 21 bodies into the Snake River. Lee She's group visited the deserted camp in early June 1887, found three bodies, and fled to Lewiston to report the crimes.
Sources
- Chinese Massacre Cove Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
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