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Show w B BJ Ba BM % i iJ iIi J , Ii a ! . M " dt dtP l ( i P dta ! ' Ft fFt R : . Duchesne . > : . I-listoric I listoric il-listork il listork illistorkUnthh - HistoricUmtah - a " Uintah Unthh iBasin Basin Landmark Fort Duchesne , a green gre n oasis oaslS oasts on onthe onthe onthe the banks of the Umtah Ulntah Uintah river about aboutonemile aboutonemile aboutone-mile aboutone mile one-mile one mile - south of highway 40 , Is oneof oneof one oneof of the historic landmarks in Ulntah Uintah UlntahBasin UintahBasin UmtahBasin Basin history . In 1880 much of the theland theland theland land in eastern eastetn Utah was set apart apartas apartas as a reservation for the Ute trIbe trIbeof tribeof tribeof of Indians including the Umtahs UIntahs . , the theUncompahgres theUncompahgres theUncompahgres Uncompahgres and the Whlt White Riv Rive-IS Rive IS RiveISwho Riveiswho - is iswho who were sent here after their ban ban- banishment banishment . - is ishment 1lnent from Colorado The Fort W8.3 W83 wa- wa W8.3establIshed waestablished wa-aestablished wa aestablished . . - - establIshed by the government In in1887 1887 when several companies of Unit UnAt- UnAt Unt- Unt UnAted Unted United , - ed States Infantry stationed at atFort atFort atFort Fort Fred Steele m In Wyoming came cameInto cameinto cameinto Into this area to p otect white peo- peo people p peo people o- o opIe - ple pIe After a brief stop at Fort FortBrIdger FortBridger FortBndger BrIdger the troops arrived on the thebanks thebanks thebanks banks of the Umtah Ulntdh Uintah liver llver about four fouro'clock fouro'clock fouroclock 0 o'clock oclock ' clock in the afternoon of a warnn wanm warnnJuly wanmJuly warmJuly July day in 1887 and were shortly shortlyconfronted shortlyconfronted shortlyconfronted confronted by about 700 ' hostile 'i1ostIle i1ostIle In- In Indians In Indians . - dians . The first act of the new a a- a arivals a-nvals a nvals " . - . nvals rivals was to throw out a pIcket pIcketbne picketline picketline bne line , and the remainder of the troops troopsstarted troopsstarted troopsstarted started to dig tienches benches trenches The so'dters sodters so'dtersremaine sodtersremainel soldiersremainc-1 soldiersremainc 1 ' ! remaine- remaine remaine1 remainel - - 1 in the trenches for three threeweel threeweeks threeweeks weel weeks s , short of ammunition and p 0- 0 o- o 0VISIOns ovisions o-visions o visions - - VISIOns , but poc-s2ssm poc s2ssm po potass - s2ss mo na ; pluck P'1d P1d and P'1dcourage andcourage pndcourage ' courage , they t'i1ey ti1ey ' were ab'e abe ' to bluff the theIndians theIndians theIndians Indians and withstood their attacks attacksuntIl attacksuntil attacksuntil untIl re-mforcements re mforcements re-Inforcements Inforcements - arrived frOIll from frOIllFort fromFort fromFort Fort WashaklVyomp1g Washaki Washakl , \ Wyoming \Vyomp1g Vyomp1g These con- con consIsted consisted con consisted - sisted of two companies companleG of colored coloredcavalry coloredcavalry coloredcavalry cavalry and they had with them themplenty themplenty themplenty plenty of ammunition , : ) .supplies supplies upphes . and andtwo andtwo andtwo two light field cannonsIt cannonsIt cannons cannonsIt It is easy to imagine JomagIne the relIef relIefand reliefana reliefand and ana gratitude whicn WhICl1 prevailed p"evaled pevaled p'evailed pevailed ' " ! at atFort atFort atFort Fort Duchesne that nIghtThe nightThe night nightThe The days that followed moresup more more- - sup- sup supplIes supplies sup supplies - plies were brought broufht { from Fort Bndg BrIdg- BrIdg BrIdger Bridg- Bridg Bndger - - er , , and the soldiers made mad(3 mad3 ( their tents warm and comfortable for the win winr winrter winter . built.diverting builtdiverting ter In t the 1.e 1e . spring a canal was built . , diverting war water from the Uintah riv riv- river river river - er plantedlawn , and a large garden Was planted , lawn was sown and numerous numerQus ttunlerpus shs-detrees shs detrees hE\ hE hEe hEtrees ht : . - \ . e etrees trees set .set . out oqt oyt . . The tumult a"d ad a'id aid a " ' d chaos pf Qf of the early hIstory earlyhistory of the Fort have little Uttle bear- bear bearing bear bearing - . peacefullittle peacefulh ing on the present quiet , peaceful h little ttle community , built around a agreat agreat agreat great gianttrees park pant and sheltered sbeltEred by giant trees The spacious spaclOU $ lawns offthe of ot off the theFort theFort theFort Fort Duchesne campus are well-k'ept well k'ept kept well-kept wellk'eptand wellkeptand well-keptand well keptand - ; ' , and form an ati ideal playground . , Golf Golfis IS a popular pastime pastime- pastimeat - at Fort Du- Du Duchesne Duchesne Du Duchesne - - chesne and well-shaded well shaded - asohaH asnha1t asphalt ten ten- tennIs tennis tennis - nis courts provide recreation for fot foi ' the theagency theagency theagency agency emp'oyees empoyees en1p1oyees ' . Many I improvements nprOVements have been beenmade beenmade beenmade made at Fort Duchesne in recent recentyears recentyears "ears ears years } " including a beautiful betlutiful new In- In Indian Indian In Indian - dian hospital on the hill overlooking overlookingthe the Fort . . It is constructed constrocted of native nativestone nativestone nativestone stone equippedhospitals and is one of t the le best equipped hospItals in the State of Utah . Sev Sev- Several Several Several - eral very modern modem , comfortable resi- resi residences resi resl residences - . dences have been completed , a new newvater newwater newwater \vater vater water \ system has been instated instal'ed instaled ' ' and andfunds andfunds andfunds funds have now been reen allocated for forthe forthe forthe the co"ctructIon coctructIon conctruction con " tyuction of a new agency of- of offIce office of office - fice building . The Indian department 1epartment adwi-istra- adwi istra adiri-istra- adiri adwiistratlO71 adiriistrattori adrri-istra-tion adrri istra tion - - tlO71 ttori offices . , Mie the agricultural exten exten- extenlOn extension extension - < : ; sion lOn and grazln grazing divisions divJ.slons divJslons . are housed housedin In the tre agency building and Indians Indiansfrom Indiansfrom Indiansfrom from all over the t'i1e ti1e ' reservation reservatIOTl come comehere comehere comehere here to transact traru-act traru act - business and take takeca takeca takeca-e takeca e ca cae -e e - e of their affairs . 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