Many of these attacks were done by individual assailants and the majority took place in the late 1870s, the early 1880s and the 1890s, with some still occurring in the early 1900s.
mˈɛnɪəv ðiːz ɐtˈæks wɜː dˈʌn baɪ ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl ɐsˈeɪlənts ænd ðə mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi tˈʊk plˈeɪs ɪnðə lˈeɪt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z, ðɪ ˈɜːli wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z ænd ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, wɪð sˌʌm stˈɪl əkˈɜːɹɪŋ ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd z.