"Because his wife was expecting a baby, they started to go to a settlement. The horse Mrs. Williams was riding fell while jumping a log. The child was born prematurely and the mother and baby died. Williams buried his wife and child as best he could. And rode down into the valley. He afterwards came back to remove the bodies. Thorp, Splawn and Rego advised him not to. They told him she was a pioneer's daughter and a pioneer's wife and she should rest in a pioneer grave."Daily Record (Ellensburg, Washington), "Tamarack Springs tragedy recalled," 1973-06-01, pp. 4.
"Because his wife was expecting a baby they started to go to a settlement The horse Mrs Williams was riding fell while jumping a log The child was born prematurely and the mother and baby died Williams buried his wife and child as best he could And rode down into the valley He afterwards came back to remove the bodies Thorp Splawn and Rego advised him not to They told him she was a pioneer's daughter and a pioneer's wife and she should rest in a pioneer grave"Daily Record (Ellensburg Washington) "Tamarack Springs tragedy recalled" 1973-06-01 pp 4