Thoen stone in Deadwood

This stone is carved (scratched) on both sides with the story of and dieing words of Ezera Kind. His party filled their ponies with gold and were then all killed by Indians. He lists their names and says he is out of water and he knows he's out of time.

I first saw it in Spearfish 30 years ago where it was displayed outside across from where it was found by a guy name Thoen.

For whatever reason, this really moved me emotionally when I first saw it. This was one of the things I wanted to see.

Jerry and I were both extras in what was then Spearfish's mega outdoor passion play starring a German guy named Joseph Meyer.

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