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Show 84 The Uintah Ute People Gentile (non-Mormon) opinion and to protect a favorite Indian group (Kanosh's band). The incident was one of several which led to the sending of a federal army to Utah (the Utah War).13 Tintic When the Mormons arrived in Utah they quickly settled the fertile portions of the valleys along the Wasatch, displacing Indian village sites and food areas. In 1855 a white man killed a mare and a colt belonging to a Pah Vant leader called Tintic. Tintic moved his group of followers onto another farmer's wheat field and began killing livestock belonging to the citizens of Provo. Subagent George W. Armstrong promised Tintic that he would pay for the two horses killed. Tintic then moved his camp away from the grain fields. However, the white invasion and use of Indian campsites, food gathering and fishing areas continued to create hardship for the People. In February 1856 members of Tintic's band killed two herdsmen, stole some cattle, and moved into Cedar Valley. First a posse and then the Utah County Militia were sent after Tintic, but they failed to capture him. These raids and retaliations were called the Tintic War.14 Tintic was reported dead 5 March 1856. However, he was not killed, but was reported later to have sought refuge in the Uintah Valley. He was finally killed in 1858. His surviving child, a daughter, was raised in a Mormon home in Springville.15 Corn Creek People In 1855 Dr. Garland Hurt was appointed Indian Agent of Utah Territory. The following year he established three farms for the Ute People. The farm at Corn Creek was operated by Pah Vant People under the leadership of Kanosh. The Pah Vant thus became divided into two groups â€" one at Corn Creek and the other living at Sevier Lake.16 The group at Corn Creek struggled for years to farm the area, even after it was abandoned by the federal government. Surrounding Mormon settlers gave them some assistance. Superintendent F.H. Head described their efforts in 1866: |