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Joe Bakers Gal Defies Indians At Fort Hall Cabin Siege
A frontier tale portrays Joe Bakers gal Mary who commands a cabin siege near East Butte Idaho during a looming Indian outbreak. She aids soldiers from Fort Hall, negotiates with Chief Charlie, and endures a brutal night defending with three dead and a wounded comrade before a cavalry rescue.
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Joe Baker
Mary
Three Buttes
Idaho
Fort Hall
East Butte
Baker
Baker's Cabin
Olders
Irl
Walla
Charlie
Ahe
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Pittsburg