Episode 2 of 2

Military Intervention

When: September 5 - October 5, 1885
Where: Rock Springs
Part of: Rock Springs massacre: white miners kill Chinese coworkers

U.S. Army troops arrived to restore order, eventually escorting surviving Chinese miners back to Rock Springs.

Soldiers arrived on September 5 and 9, 1885. Emergency troops were removed on October 5, except for two companies. Survivors, who had fled to Evanston, were escorted back to Rock Springs a week after the riot.

Sources

Rock Springs massacre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29

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