When author Reed had this account published in 1893 the coercion of the American Indian to retire the restricted reservations had just been completed. The cultural shock of the transition to this new life style - still no troublesome to the tribes - had just begun. And it had begun later for the Utes than for most of the original nations. Consequently, ancient traditions were still much remembered and aboriginal means of living still much in use, and both figure prominently in this early article. This material first appeared in The Californian Illustrated Magazine for 1893, and the illustrations accompanied the original article. So far as we know, the writing has never before been reprinted, and thus we are hopeful that its reissue now will help all to appreciate the heritage of the American Indian better, and in particular this small but interesting tribe of Southern ute people who were lucky enough to have resided in one of the most magnificent spots of the American continent.