"Smith J H Riordan Sculptor Conn 1827- Dak 1876 In Memor of Rev Henry Weston Smith A minister of the M E Church the pioneer preacher in the black hills killed by indians Aug 20 1876 while on his way from Deadwood to Crook City to preach Faithful unto death this tribute was erected 1891 by his Black Hills friends".
Pa-ha-sa-pah: Or, The Black Hills of South Dakota. A Complete History of the Gold and Wonder-land of the Dakotas, from the Remotest Date Up to the Present, 1895.