The Indian Ruins of Eagle Lake

Indian ruins along Pine Creek, near Eagle Lake, 1938

While sifting through photographs for the coming years’ calendar I came across the above photograph. It is interesting that in the formal studies of the various Native American tribes of the region this encampment, probably only seasonal in nature, is never recognized. Most peculiar indeed. During the 1950s and 1960s the forest service noted it as an attraction at Eagle Lake, and even appeared on their maps. Ditto, as they did the same with the Eagle Lake ice caves, showing several different locations. Back to the Indian ruins. Not many people are aware of a little known fact that the Eagle Lake basin contains petroglyphs, which is rather unusual as well.

Tim

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