Show In 1856 Shoshones lilferedo collie wintering at theElkhom Ranch in the southern part of iheval(ley r Native Continued pom page 17 The system included setting fire to the valley each year in an effort to get the grass up earlier in the spring The Indians m gnws tfwi at an dement in their diet and the grass itself was forage for their horses So when the government animals began chomping the grass they claimed for their own hones the Shoshones took action Tn payment for government use the Shoshones post a few animals" Heaton says referring to the Shoshone practice of poachingfrosting the government’s property The Mpnryra ending rtiwr ani lavw nH mi inm Viiuy Ky in 1856 Shoshones pilfered a few cattle wintering at the Elkhorn Ranch in the southern part of the valley In late winter of 1858 they requisitioned 1500 bushels of wheat left behind by Cache Valley set-tiers who had gone back to Salt Lake City during die Utah War again as pay ment for grass seed lost to Mormon cat- - rw Photo courtaay of U8U SpaeU OoSacSom Shoahonas camp on the Logan LDS Tabemade grounds at the turn of the century view them as a new source for subsis- tie But the settlers came back “The Mormons rather quickly took fence goods and over time began to include Mormon over and it became a major problem for the Shoshones” Heaton says handoutspaymentsAmtended cattle as life cycle In The number of settlers was threatening part of their their cultural existence and new survival other words they adapted their seasonal strategies forced them to look at Mormon settlers in a new light They began to See NATIVE on page 19 hunter-gather- The Sunshine Terrace Foundation Is 7£jiinm to proud some of serve Cache Oldest Valley's Citisens Page 18 er |