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Show The Uintah Ute People 85 Early in the spring I procured to be plowed for those Indians . . . about an acre of land and furnished to them seed, grain, potatoes, and corn. They have taken the entire care of the crop, and have raised several hundred bushels of wheat, corn, and potatoes which will greatly assist them during the coming year.17 But in 1868 grasshoppers destroyed most of their crops. In 1869 they joined the other Ute People at the Uintah Reservation. Kanosh and his people did not always remain in the bleak Uintah Basin. They continued to return to Corn Creek. There they attempted to survive by growing crops, gathering seeds and roots, hunting, and begging from surrounding Mormon communities. The Mormons eventually baptized many of this group. Kanosh was a leader of the Pah Vant People. He was involved in several negotiations with the intruders, including the 1865 Treaty and the 1872 trip to Washington, D.C. He and many of his followers joined the Mormon Church. They remained at Corn Creek, refusing to move to the Uintah Reservation. (Photograph from the Utah State Historical Society) |