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Show . --~- ( the Indian. 4.·., .. e,trl'$nt and popular folklore wa.s pa.ssed on to th~ Ind ans\ · \\~ ' \ and was adopted in modified form by ma.ny or them. -\. \ 'l'he construction of a Y"a.ilroad Utah had caus·eQ · I,. the abandonmant of tbe OverlRnd St.ege route, and the·X't:; W8r~ subsequent \\ 'I 'I ' \ ' \ \ \ '\ ' ' • m.lgra,J(.. .•, ions or,. W'1l.....u:t. t es ou~•. :f t·h· e e8~n. . t ~ reg ...;. . on. h~ .,; > ew· ~v 11• t e men, 1•1 ow\ e ., er~~ \ " \ i I,, I \ \ \ linge:..ed on corttinu:tng h.-., f-J eartedly tre · r mi f!sion .... ry hork a. o. tig the ·. \' \, . . \~\ ,' Indiana :._nd conducting t h(:d.r 0\'1:1 fArrnL op.._rrQt.i ons In Novf:.mber l S?4, f :' \ it wes reported tha v t1.Elder E.. Tadlock :recently took a plot of l~nd ~:\ o,ne .t\ \\ ~· 'hundrad and sixty !teras in extent, ~·or the In,H.an s to c11l ti vo, te. tl Al:d~t. \ . one bl.mdred and aetrenty Indians were said to be r aisine whe.;::t, pot~t. other !)r"oduce. 47 _...__ _________________________ ~~~~ .... .... - , 47 ~qM.~~e:n ~,lSJ:~.-. Jh 2sg . .. 'r ~ s ., -~1·Hs r~embe:r s of the . Church of J'&sua t;hrist of Latter vay Saints (Mormon) were instrumental in gathering the o~5 ute ~t £e.., Creek on t4he present site o.f t.hair reservation~ Certain ~'Vater rights were also obtained for their use. 48 The church held the pr·opert.y for 48 Anders<>n, 1900., "Between March 13 and 21 of 18S3 the Indi.an. at Deep Creek ttere established by the Church on a thousand acres of land, V~ith w~:ter . Wid ~Ut2X$.ll!1tnt§ .,•· .• severril years and then it. was deeded to the Indians, --;h:icb itnmedia tely left them pre.y to unscrupulous whites, After a lengthy perio of litigation the Indians finally won a ·.,bird o ... the water rights on the Deep Creek watershed. which t hey st.ill hold., Interest runong churchmen waned in Indian art~tl~I,~'riand today it is seemingly non....existent. The Indians remember very little of the ormon teachings. Little Moon |
