Marshall Sprague

In 1879 a small band of Ute Indians went wild in the Colorado Rockies and ambushed a force of soldiers, murdered their Indian agent and his employees, and took three women hostage. This was the Massacre at White River, and its consequences included the removal of the Ute tribe to barren lands, while the western slope of Colorado was opened to white settlement.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, lies at the foot of Pikes Peak at 6,000 feet above sea level. This is its history, from the early days as a health mecca and supply post for the gold mines of Cripple Creek to its present role as a military and defense center for the entire region.

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Colorado Collection

In Colorado, in 1979, a complex of troubles between red men and white erupted in sudden violence -- murder, pillage, rape, and the "UteWar". Here is the dramatic story of those terrible days.