▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁a ▁three ▁w agon ▁fre ight ▁out fit ▁organized ▁by ▁Mil ton ▁S . ▁Mo ody ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁from ▁Virginia ▁City . ▁Among ▁the ▁seven ▁passengers ▁was ▁John ▁Bo zem an . ▁The ▁fre ight ▁w ag ons ▁were ▁carrying ▁$ 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁gold ▁dust ▁and ▁$ 1 5 0 0 ▁in ▁tre as ury ▁notes . ▁While ▁camp ed ▁on ▁Black tail ▁De er ▁Creek , ▁road ▁agents ▁" D utch ▁John " ▁Wagner ▁and ▁Steve ▁Marsh land ▁entered ▁the ▁camp , ▁armed ▁and ▁ready ▁to ▁rob ▁the ▁train . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁camp ▁had ▁armed ▁themselves ▁well ▁and ▁Wagner ▁and ▁Marsh land ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁escape , ▁claim ing ▁they ▁were ▁just ▁looking ▁for ▁lost ▁horses . ▁Two ▁days ▁later , ▁Wagner ▁and ▁Marsh land ▁were ▁both ▁wounded ▁in ▁an ▁un success ful ▁attempt ▁to ▁rob ▁the ▁w agon ▁train ▁as ▁it ▁crossed ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Div ide ▁at ▁Rock ▁Creek . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁Anton ▁Hol ter ▁( who ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁Mont ana ▁Power ▁Company ▁executive ▁and ▁had ▁Hol ter ▁Dam ▁named ▁for ▁him ), ▁who ▁was ▁taking ▁ox en ▁to ▁sell ▁in ▁Virginia ▁City , ▁surv ived ▁an ▁attempted ▁rob ber y ▁and ▁murder . ▁When ▁road ▁agents ▁George ▁I ves ▁and ▁Ale ck ▁Carter , ▁whom ▁Hol ter ▁recognized , ▁discovered ▁Hol ter ▁was ▁not ▁carrying ▁any ▁significant ▁wealth , ▁they ▁tried