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Show A Chronology of Ute History 93 1813 Arze-Garcia expedition through Ute lands. 1816-17 Chouteau and De Munn trapping in southwestern Colorado. 1821 Independence of Mexico from Spain did not change the relations be- tween the Utes and the settlements in New Mexico. 1821 Beginning of the Santa Fe trade. 1821 Col. Glenn and Jacob Fowler into southwestern Colorado on a trapping and trading expedition. 1822 Lechat, a Ute leader^ proposed trade with the Americans but little was done immediately. 1824 William Becknell, the "Father of the Santa Fe trade," led a party of trappers and traders to the Green River and William Huddard led a party of 14 from Taos to the same area. At about the same time, Kit Carson and Jason Lee followed an old Spanish trail north and met Antoine Robidoux at the mouth of the Uinta River in Utah. 1826 James Ohio Pattie passed through the present site of Grand Junction in Mesa County. 1829-30 Opening of the Old Spanish Trail from Santa Fe to San Gabriel, Cali-fornia; partly through Ute territory. 1832 Bent's Fort established in southeastern Colorado. 1837 Philip Thompson and William Craig established a trading post (Fort Davy Crockett) on the Green River. (It was abandoned about 1840). At about the same time, Antoine Robidoux established Fort Uncom-pahgre at the junction of the Uncompahgre and Gunnison Rivers. 1840's Constant attacks by the Utes on settlements in the Taos Valley and the area of New Mexico north of Espahola. Several land grants began to erode the Ute land base. 1842 Rufus Sage left Taos and went to the Uintah River. Marcus Whitman was in western Colorado and stopped at the post established by Robidoux. 1844 Capote attack on Rio Arriba settlements after the altercation between the Utes and the Governor of New Mexico in Santa Fe. 1844 Birth of Ignacio, a leader of the Weeminuches. 1844 John C. Fremont passed through Ute country. 1845 Capote Utes attacked the settlement of Ojo Caliente. 1846 The Utes agreed to remain peaceful after 60 Ute leaders were induced by William Gilpin to go to Santa Fe and confer with Col. Doniphan. 1846 Fremont's attempt to cross Colorado in winter ended in disaster. 1849 First treaty between Utes and the United States at Abiquiu. Chief Quiziachigiate, a Capote, signed as principal chief and 28 other Utes signed as subordinate chiefs. 1850 The Utes began to obtain arms from the Mormons at Salt Lake. 1850 An agency was opened for the Utes at Taos. It was soon closed for lack of funds. 1851 Mouache Utes were attacked near Red River by Kiowas and Arapahos. The Utes retreated to Ojo Caliente. |