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Charles Kenck killed by Nez Perce

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Nez Perce in Yellowstone Park

Unfortunately for the members of the Helena party, James Irwin had disclosed the location of their camp near the forks of Otter Creek44°41′22″N 110°35′15″W[14] while in the hands of the Nez Perce. At dawn on August 26, [1871] a Nez Perce war party found the Helena party's camp. Two of the members Weikert and Wilke had already left the camp. The Nez Perce attacked the camp with gunfire. Charles Kenck was shot dead. John Stewart was wounded in the leg and captured by the Nez Perce. The other members of the party, including Richard Dietrich, scattered into the forest. Stewart bribed his release from the Nez Perce with $263 and a silver watch. After cleaning his wounds, he made his way north out of the park. When Weikert and Wilke return to camp, they discovered the raid and immediately headed north out of the park. They also had a brief encounter with the Nez Perce war party, and Weikert sustained a shoulder wound.[11] On August 27, the main Nez Perce force moved further east up Pelican Creek 44°33′12″N 110°21′37″W[15] from the tourists and the army. Also on the 27th, Weikert who had already reached Mammoth Hot Springs headed south to search for Dietrich and the other members of the Helena party. By the end of the day, Dietrich and Ben Stone were safe at McCartney's Hotel and bath house at Mammoth Hot Springs. James McCartney and Weikert agreed to go back to Otter Creek to locate Kenck, Stewart and the others.[11]

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