Wind River Historical Center

When you think of Butch Cassidy, you probably don’t imagine him as a rancher in the Dubois badlands of the upper Wind River Valley. But during the fall and winter of 1889-90, before Cassidy embarked on his outlaw career, he and his partner Al Heiner did just that, while making their home on nearby Horse Creek. The Wind River Historical Center makes only a passing mention of Cassidy and instead focuses mainly on the Sheepeater Indians (a.k.a. Mountain Shoshonis), who spent their summers hun