Little Salt Creek Indian Fight

Duel between a cattle roundup crew and Indians, on May 16, 1869. Cowboys attacked at their work were Shapley Carter, Bill Crow, and Henry Harrison, all of Palo Pinto County; crew captain Ira E. Graves, J. W. Gray, W. C. Kutch, and Jason McClain, of Jack County; George and John Lemley and Rube Seachrist, Young County; Dick, the cook from Tarrant County. All day the crew held at bay 57 Comanches, who left that night. Nine cowboys were wounded--Carter, Crow, and John Lemley died. Texans never forgot the unprovoked attack.

Little Salt Creek Indian Fight is a historical marker in Olney, Young County, dedicated in 1971. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Young County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 49 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.3410, -98.6680 near Olney. The nearest cataloged historic site is St. Luke Lutheran Church (historical marker), about 6.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Farmer, Farmer Cemetery, and Hawkins Chapel.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5503003101. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.