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Show ..y?p ;MP iftif ,1 4 . 55 r r a ;a bridge. They were convicted and found guilty of theft. While being held in the basement of the sheriff's home, one of them grabbed a gun and both escaped. The two fled to the Blanding courthouse grounds where Posey and a group of his I followers anxiously awaited the outcome of the trial. The combined bundi fled town I with the sheriff and a quickly assembled posse pursuing in automobiles. By this point; settlers were out of patience. Posey, in particular, was a sore point. For years, local and regional newspapers had reported that he was guilty of crimes I ranging from killing his own brother to personally shooting Joe Aiken, the one victim attempt at a preemptive strike in 1915. In McPherson's words; j of the settler's I "Posey was such a colorful character that his threats, cajoling, and antics often ' ill-fat- ed . 't v f brought a strong reaction to what would normally have been forgotten." ' r ,: AS i-- i $3$j ) 3 m uit' 3 ended the Posey War. Sort of. Fanciful stories began to emerge; once again encouraged by the press, that Posey had been killed in a flash flood, or that he had died of natural causes. Some of his friends believed he had succumbed to poisoned flour. But today most historians believe that he died from blood poisoning caused by his gunshot wound. Because rumors persisted that Posey was, in fact; still alive and possibly planning revenge, Marshal J. Kay Ward asked to be shown Posey's body. A few Utes led him to the site and Ward satisfied himself that the corpse was indisputably Posey. He reinterred Posey's body and attempted to disguise the site, but his attempts to quell the controversy were unsuccessful Posey was dug up at least twice more by men who wanted to be photographed with his body. (A truly horrifying photo of Posey's corpse surrounded by a group of cowboys is in the possession of the Utah State Historical Society.) Sadly, from the Native American perspective not much good came from this conflict Although the persistent publicity generated by the Posey War led to public recognition of the problems of Ute and Piute Indians in the Four Comers area, the solution offered by the Department of the Interior was less than satisfactory. These groups of Indians were forced to surrender their traditional nomadic existence and settle on approximately 8,000 acres of land in Cottonwood and Allen canyon drainages in San Juan County. Meanwhile; their children were forced to submit to short haircuts fashions before being sent to the Indian School at Towaoc, and Colorado. About the only positive result so far as the Allen Canyon Indians were concerned was that the "Posey War" ended the period of armed conflicts between the indigenous peoples and the newcomers in San Juan County. Euro-Americ- vf v-- 'W b :W.V.V.WM,aW,M'Vi,MViW.'A'6,.m'M,VVlVMU'WjWVi an so-call- OOQ From the Land Writing iilill LU fflTT WI01R1K1SIHI01PJ 13,14,15 Capitol Reef National Park September and editor of Catalyst magazine, Francois Camoin, professor with Grata dafong, Posey Batangar publisher writing at the University of Utah, Carol Houck Smith, vice president and editor at W.W. Norton and Company and Nancy Stauffer Cahoon, president of Nancy Stauffer and Associates, Boston and New York, for a writing workshop in Capitol Reef National Paris. Well explore writing as a way to discover ourselves and our relationship to the landscape within this enchanting red rock setting. Whether you are a beginning writer, or a gnarly old veteran, this workshop is for you. Joincreative 6 his aptors So began the Posey War. Local newspapers reported that the county commissioners had written the governor requesting a plane equipped with machine guns; San Juan County Sheriff William Oliver authorized his troop of volunteer deputies to "shoot everything that looks like an Indian"; and some particularly incensed Blanding residents threatened that "this was going to be a fight to the i I Mi". a a li M 11 T M OAB Friday, Sept. 6th, 7 p.m. laroaauTHM re Ciam Ciana O R R E Y Saturday, Sept. 7TH, 7 p.m. ana Mara Tne Entimm lasmuTi Sg West Mai captives. poorly-dothe- d Meanwhile, other Ute and Paiute people fled for Navajo Mountain. Where half a century before this rugged area south of the Colorado River had held refuge for Hoskannini and his hand of Navajos when they were being pursued by Kit Carson and the US. Army, by the 1920s the improvement of transportation routes and a growing population proved that even this geographically, isolated area wasn't sufficient to provide refuge. As they fled, Posey and a few of his followers skirmished with their pursuers but were quickly subdued. Wounded in the hip during the gun battle; Posey was forced to watch as his people were returned to confinement in Blanding. He perished within a month. There were no white casualties. And so m Canyon History of Glen ill I ThE Unknown finish." As was often the case; innocents bore much of the brunt of the conflict A large group of bewildered Native Americans were held in the basement of the Blanding elementary school. 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