| During the early days when the Indians roamed this country, they would hunt in this region. They would come from miles around to hunt their winter's supply of meat, bringing the whole tribe along to help take care of the meat after it was dressed. The region around what is now Ten Sleep was noted for the various animals that the Indians liked to hunt and even numerous herds of deer and elk. Ten Sleep meant ten days of travel, or "ten sleeps", ten nights of sleep. The point was an equal distance from the home of the Crows, Lodge Grass, Montana, and of the home of the Shoshone, Fort Washakie, Wyoming. (WPA) The name "Tensleep" means ten sleeps from either the Platte or Yellowstone and refers to ten days travel by the Indians. (Annals of Wyoming 15:1) |
