The death of Indian Agent Andrew J. Bolon on September 25, 1855 was the spark that ignited war with the Indians in 1855. Sometime between 1911 and 1915, rancher and amateur historian Lucullus McWhorter recorded this account of Bolon's murder from Sul-el-il, an eyewitness to the event:
"Then Wah-pi-wah-pi-lah, the strong man, dropped quickly and caught the white man by the legs and jerked him to the ground. So-qiekt and Mo-sheel jumped on him, each catching an arm, Mo-sheel on the right. The white man cried out [in Chinook}: 'Do not kill me! I did not come to fight you!' Stah-kin grabbed his beard, pulled back his head, and called: 'Hurry!' So-qiekt threw him a knife, and Stah-kin cut the White man's throat. He struggled a short time and then lay still, the blood running from the big knife wound..."
Currently the site is used for cattle grazing. The photo shown is of an old cabin located close to the marker. The marker was placed by the Washington State Historical Society in 1918. A second marker is located at N45 56.502 W120 54.958 at the turn off onto the dirt road leading to the site. Do not attempt the dirt road without good AWD.