Black Hawk - Ute Indian Chief

Ute Chief Black Hawk died near Spring Lake on September 27, 1870, and his tribe buried him in a nearby ravine. Brigham Young had called him "the most formidable foe amongst the Redman" encountered by the pioneers in many years, a judgment shaped by Black Hawk's role in Utah's worst Indian war. That conflict began at Manti in Sanpete County in April 1865 and was regarded as officially closed in 1867, although scattered Indian raids continued into the summer of 1868. By the time the Indians were finally brought to terms three years after the war began, 51 settlers had been killed, 25 settlements in 5 counties had been abandoned, more than 4700 men of the Territorial Militia had been called into service, and the expenses of the war exceeded one and one half million dollars.

Spring Lake, Utah · United States