▁the ▁American ▁west . ▁Among ▁the ▁most ▁notable ▁of ▁these ▁violent ▁events ▁were ▁the ▁September ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁mass acre ▁of ▁ 2 8 ▁Chinese ▁min ers ▁in ▁Rock ▁Spr ings , ▁Wy oming ▁and ▁the ▁November ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁exp ulsion ▁of ▁Chinese - Amer icans ▁from ▁Ta com a , ▁Washington . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁E ure ka ▁council man ▁David ▁K end all ▁was ▁accident ally ▁shot ▁and ▁killed ▁by ▁a ▁Chinese ▁man . ▁The ▁shooting ▁served ▁as ▁pre text ▁for ▁exp elling ▁all ▁Chinese ▁residents ▁of ▁H umb old t ▁County ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁Del ▁Norte ▁County ▁similarly ▁exp elled ▁its ▁Chinese ▁population ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁saw ▁an ▁un pre ced ented ▁wave ▁of ▁violence ▁against ▁Chinese ▁Americans ▁in ▁California . ▁Ar roy o ▁Grande , ▁Mary sv ille , ▁Mer ced , ▁Nicol aus , ▁Pas ad ena , ▁Red ding , ▁Red ▁Bl uff , ▁R ivers ide , ▁T ruck ee ▁and ▁Tul are ▁all ▁exp elled ▁their ▁Chinese ▁populations ▁in ▁those ▁years . ▁The ▁T ruck ee ▁exp ulsion ▁was ▁particularly ▁brut al . ▁White ▁residents ▁had ▁previously ▁attempted ▁to ▁exp el ▁the ▁Chinese ▁population ▁of ▁T ruck ee ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁but ▁failed ▁each ▁time . ▁In ▁early ▁