In June of 1881, as the U.S. Army was preparing to remove most Utes from Colorado to Utah, a group of Utes and Paiutes got into a battle with white settlers from Colorado and Utah.

At first called the Little Castle Valley Fight, the two-day skirmish later became known as the Pinhook Draw Fight. But it remains a little-known episode in this region's history. The carbine above, held by the Moab Museum, may have been used in the battle. My column about the fight is linked below.
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