William Three Mountains

ID: 4979 ~ Source: Washington State University Plateau Peoples’ Web Portal

This file appears in: Bill Jackson: The Story of a Mixed-Race Indian in Early Spokane: Part 1: From the Prairie to the Prison

Miss and Captain Webster posing with a group of Native American chiefs and policemen of the Spokanes. Sitting to CPT Webster's left is Chief William Three Mountains; on Webster's right is Chief Oliver Lot. Three Mountains and Lot both served as judges.

This file appears in: Bill Jackson: The Story of a Mixed-Race Indian in Early Spokane: Part 1: From the Prairie to the Prison

Bill Jackson: The Story of a Mixed-Race Indian in Early Spokane: Part 1: From the Prairie to the Prison

By Scott Ward

Abandoned by his white father, Bill Jackson struggled to navigate Spokane frontier society in the late 19th century. Hardships and trauma pushed him towards a treacherous crime.