Henry J. Hay and his brother J. Fletcher Hay journeyed to the White River valley in May of 1880 (according to “This Is What I Remember”). However, the Hay family history states that the two brothers traveled thru the Milk Creek battleground in 1879 and saw dead mules, still in their harness.
The White River Valley land was still owned by the Utes, but that did not stop Henry and Fletcher from locating their first…