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In 1875, the
first permanent home for the Northwestern Shoshone was a site
near Corinne, Utah. Forced to give up their nomadic lifestyle,
the Northwestern Shoshone started learning how to farm, under
the guidance of George Washington Hill. There were more than two
hundred Indians in camp, with more coming each day. This aroused
much apprehension on the part of the people of Corinne who thought
the two [Mormons and Shoshone] would unite, in any difficulty
which might take place with the Gentiles [non-Mormon people of
Corinne].
The people of Corinne made a complaint to the U.S. Army and in
the late summer of 1875, the Shoshone near Corinne were ordered
by the U.S. Army to move onto reservations. Many white citizens
of Corinne, however, were fearful of a Mormon-Indian alliance,
and after wild rumors were started, they called for army protection.
The threat of another attack by the army forced the Shoshones
to leave the area, abandoning their planted farms and ready to
harvest crops.
After their expulsion from their farms by the military, some of
the Shoshone moved a few miles north to Elwood, Utah. Others continued
to travel farther north to the Fort Hall reservation. Some returned
to the Cache Valley to wander in areas they had previously called
home. |
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