An old rock fort stands at the foot of Baldy Mountain. The Government land is split into two parts by the sparkling La Plata River. Rock buildings house a part of Fort Lewis College, but when Corporal Tom Bailey rode into this land, the Ute Indians were supposed to be its sole owners.
Betrayed by the White-eyes in Washington, Bluecoats came to protect gold and silver miners. Rough men dug rich ore from mines located in steep canyon hovered over by snow-covered peaks. Not only were the friendly Utes losing their mountains, but these soldiers intended to drive the Utes into Utah's badlands. Desperate, the Utes decided to fight for their sagebrush reservation on Alkali
In this land D.H. Wilkerson would bring his family to settle.
An old rock fort stands at the foot of Baldy Mountain. The Government land is split into two parts by the sparkling La Plata River. Rock buildings house a part of Fort Lewis College, but when Corporal Tom Bailey rode into this land, the Ute Indians were supposed to be its sole owners.
Betrayed by the White-eyes in Washington, Bluecoats came to protect gold and silver miners. Rough men dug rich ore from mines located in steep canyon hovered over by snow-covered peaks. Not only were the friendly Utes losing their mountains, but these soldiers intended to drive the Utes into Utah's badlands. Desperate, the Utes decided to fight for their sagebrush reservation on Alkali
In this land D.H. Wilkerson would bring his family to settle.