 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 1861, mombe dzakanga dzichiendeswa pamusoro peSierras kuti dzipe zvokudya taundi rinoyamura remigodhi reAurora. Vamwe vafudzi vemombe vakanga vatanga kurima pedyo muOwens Valley. Migumisiro yechando chine ngwavaira chakakonzerwa neMafashamo Makuru a1862uye kukanganiswa kwezvokudya zvePaiute nenzombe kwakatungamirira kukutyisidzirwa nenzara kweOwens Valley Paiute avo vakamanikidzwa kutora mombe kuti vazvidye. Ikoku kwakatungamirira kukakavadzana navafudzi vemombe ava uko kwakapfuurira muhondo yakazaruka, inozivikanwa seOwens Valley Indian War. Vagari vemo vakatumira shoko kuchigaro chedunhu kuVisalia kuti vabatsirwe uye William Mayfield akatungamira boka revarwi veTulare County kuti vabatsire vagari vemo ikoko. 