Charles B. Peyton (apparently also known as Samuel Peyton) worked as a game warden in Swan Valley, Montana during the early 1900s. On October 18, 1908, Peyton and a local ranch hand, Herman Rudolph, encountered a hunting party from the Flathead Reservation. Peyton asked to see the party’s hunting licenses and a disagreement concerning the documentation ensued. The argument turned violent and Charles B. Peyton along with four of the Flatheads: Camille Paul, Martin Yellow Mountain, Joe Stuee, and Joe’s young son, Pelasoway Stuee, were killed. The deaths spurred a heated controversy resulting in an investigation by local and federal authorities. The investigation continued through 1915 but proved inconclusive.
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[Name of document or photograph number], Charles B. Peyton Collection, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.
Microfilmed by the K. Ross Toole Archives in 1968.
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