Chief Washakie (c.1804-1900) was known for his skills in fighting against
his tribe's traditional Indian enemies, but he was also renowned for his
peaceful ways of dealing with white settlers.  Nine thousand settlers
signed a document thanking Washakie an d the Shoshone Indians for their
assistance during the great wave of westward movement in the 1840s. 
During Indian wars in the Great Plains, Washakie worked as a scout for the
U.S. Army.  In 1868, representing the Bannock and his own people, Washakie
signed the Treaty of Fort Bridger.  The agreement offered the Union
Pacific Railroad the right of way through the Green River Valley in
exchange for Indian reservation land.