Finally , the winter of 1861 — 1862 was very wet causing Great Flood of 1862 . It did break the 5-year drought , so the Reservation 's Indians planted larger fields of grain , and there was a productive harvest during 1862 . Additional Indians were encouraged to settle at the Sebastian Reservation , beyond the thirteen hundred that already lived there
Great Flood of 1862
Great Flood of 1862
Sebastian Indian Reservation