Massacres & mob attacks
The Chinese massacre at Deep Creek
May 1887Chinese Massacre Cove, Deep Creek on the Snake River, Hells Canyon, OR
As many as thirty-four Chinese gold miners were ambushed and killed in Hells Canyon for the gold they had panned. Six men and boys were indicted, three were tried, all were acquitted.
- People killed
- 31–34
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