Show 444- - ' — —44—444 ) 1 a- Tribesmen Cling To Customs CORTEZ COLORADO - On US Highway 160 about eight miles cast of Cortez is a mountain of distinction called "Sleeping Ute Mountain" In the distant horizon in profile is the image of a sleeping Indian chief with arms folded across his chest Legend says that clouds come out of his pockets Today there are two great Indian Nations near Cortez the Utes and the Navajos Ute Indians in native costume still do many of their ancient tribal dances in cosbeautiful feather-decke- d tumes and ding to many of their old customs Colorado Utes The Ute Indians of Colorado originally came froth the big Shoshone Band of the west and formerly ranged a good deal of central and western portions of Colorado and the northeastern portions of Utah Originally the Utes were divided into about 15 different tribes and were generally friendly to the white settlers although there are some exceptions recorded including hostilities to the Pike's Peak miners In 1865 the Ute's ceded large tracts of land to the government Earlier in the dec a d e the government under the leadership of Kit Carson enlisted the help of the Utes and several other tribes in suppressing the Navajos Other tribes which assisted were the Orabais Pueblos and Zunis who along with the Utes hated the Navajos I President's Letter I For Sale: Vacation reTeat Ohe room All syeel elirsarior Fiber gloss insulation Louvered screened windows with drapes Wood-panellinterior Sleeps 2 hticlultt 2 childreriCloihes closet linen closet 5 storage cabinets plus paniTy Dina Ea icebox waiov supply 2 utility tables and reading lamps included Open for inspection at our Volkswagen showroom i i : Le in show you I A A the A through (11) ':(): Camper ed 17 a of someof the Ute tribes can be obtained from a letter signed by President Andrew Johnson March 18 1868 in Washington DC which reads: Weeminuche CapoteGrand Yampa River llintah bands Indians" ST L TRAWL WEST and : : ' - t -- " '''tc:1-:: I: A1- --- - i' '' 0 ' ' 8 i rT : C: :' ti: 't P '1 ( I i! -7- 1-3 : t ' - 1 o -- -- i iJ ' "To the Senate of the US "I herewith lay before the Senate for its constitutional action thereon a treaty made on the 2d day of March 1868 by and between NathaniK G Taylor Commissioner of Indian Affairs Alexander C Hunt governor and ex officio superintendent of Indian affairs of Colorado Territory and Kit Carson on the p Jrt of the United States and of )e representatives the Tabeguachee Muache ''1--- I i ' t 1-!- 4 - ! ' It17 61'1 !: ! (first paragraph) j Atk' P An idea of the names - - v 1 ::'"vismon--- r - ? r i Va ci SALT LAKE CITY SALT LAKE CITY OGDEN Volkswagen Intermountain Inc 2033 S Main St Strong Motor Co 679 S Main St Roy Strong Motors PROVO Chuck Peterson Motors 400 So University Ave— L H CEDAR CITY PRICE Jones Motor Co 380 So Main St Scarty's Sales (East of City) 1 2021 Washington Blvd ELKO & Service Aldershof Motors 237 W Commercial St f AUTHORIZED DEALER of Ute 19 4 |