▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁River . ▁Today ▁the ▁location ▁is ▁near ▁the ▁sh or eline ▁of ▁Res ervation ▁Lake . ▁The ▁Smith ▁gang ▁was ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁food ▁so ▁that ▁afternoon ▁they ▁killed ▁a ▁bear ▁and ▁the ▁sh ots ▁were ▁heard ▁by ▁the ▁pos se ▁a ▁half ▁a ▁mile ▁away . ▁Event ually , ▁the ▁Max well ▁brothers ▁found ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁bear ▁shooting ▁and ▁blood ▁tra ils ▁in ▁the ▁snow ▁led ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Smith s ' ▁camp , ▁which ▁was ▁six ▁miles ▁from ▁where ▁the ▁pos se ▁camp ed . ▁By ▁then ▁it ▁was ▁almost ▁night . ▁As ▁the ▁pos se ▁approached ▁the ▁can y on , ▁the ▁Smith s ' ▁guard ▁dog ▁began ▁b ark ing . ▁This ▁alert ed ▁Bill , ▁who ▁went ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁can y on ' s ▁rim ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁better ▁look . ▁There ▁he ▁saw ▁the ▁pos se ▁coming ▁towards ▁the ▁camp ▁so ▁he ▁ran ▁back ▁to ▁tell ▁the ▁others . ▁ ▁Bill ' s ▁gang ▁included ▁his ▁brothers ▁Al , ▁George ▁and ▁F loyd , ▁a ▁brother ▁in ▁law ▁named ▁Adam ▁S lag ger , ▁and ▁two ▁other ▁un ident ified ▁men . ▁Of ▁the ▁nine ▁man ▁pos se , ▁only ▁Henry ▁Bar rett ▁had ▁any ▁combat ▁experience , ▁having ▁fought ▁with ▁The odore ▁Ro ose vel t ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁San ▁Juan ▁Hill ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁At ▁a ▁place ▁ 3 0 0 ▁yards ▁away ▁from ▁camp , ▁the ▁pos se ▁dis mount ed ▁their ▁horses