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===Cold River, Battle of===

The Faithful did have to fight a few pitched battles when they moved into the Territory. Sometimes it was bootleggers who were dealing alcohol to the natives. Sometimes is was outlaws who were determined to lord it over a few towns. And sometimes, as in the Battle of Cold Creek, it was hard-bitten miners. Cold River was a town set up by a group of such miners.  After they pushed off some Mountain People and some non-Faithful settlers, they staked some claims (with the collusion of a bribe-friendly Territorial official.) Their township was recognized by honest but incompetent Territory officials. However, the town was near a very small Temple that served some small villages. One night a group of miners tried to burn the Temple. Ukaiah Heap and 5 other noted Dogs organized the villagers and fought off the heavily armed miners. Cold River was abandoned by the thugs and taken over by a community of the Faithful.

- Smith, Harry "God, Guns, and Gold -- the Secret History of the Territories."

See also "Bethanay," "Heap, Ukaiah" and "Miners"