Item Detail
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26588
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English
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Murder and Mapping in "The Land of Death," Part II : The Military Cantonment in Monticello
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Utah Historical Quarterly
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Fall 2013
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81
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no. 4
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Utah Historical Society
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368-385
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The article discusses the establishment of a U.S. military cantonment in Monticello, Utah, following a series of violent events in southeastern Utah involving white settlers and Navajo Indians. It also discusses mapping efforts by U.S. Army lieutenant colonel N.W. Osborne and first lieutenant R.R. Stevens in southeastern Utah, the significance of a Ute Indian Mancos Jim, also known as "Winchester," and a mission undertaken by U.S. Army second lieutenant C.G. Morton.