Copied from Beneath Ben Lomond’s Peak: A History of Weber County, 1824-1900, pgs 263-265.

For many years the pioneer settlers of Ogden Valley had visitors during the spring and summer months. Hundreds of Indians, belonging to the Ute, Bannock, and Shoshone tribes, passed through the valley on their way to the hills beyond. Here they lingered for weeks at a time while they trapped animals for their pelts, hunted and fished and dried meat for their winter’s supply.

It was a sight not to be forgotten to see a parade of a large tribe of these red men pass through a pioneer village. All of the Indians rode horseback, single file or two abreast, and occasionally a trailer made of two shafts would be dragged along behind a pony with the owner’s scanty possessions. Often they would stop at the settlers’ homes to beg. However, they caused little trouble when passing through except for occasional thefts and threats. Nevertheless the white people felt ofttimes that their lives were in danger because of the threats made by the savages. But they finally came to learn that if they treated the Indians fairly they would not be harmed. Brigham Young’s Indian policy was again demonstrated to be correct. In the fall the bands of Indians again paraded through Ogden Valley on their return to the warmer regions for winter. Now they were heavily laden with their harvest — food supplies for the longer winter months ahead. They stopped long enough in the valley to augment their food supply with berries.

The settlers had their first experience with the Indians soon after Hunt and his associates arrived in Ogden Valley in the fall of 1860. Little Soldier and his band of natives were there. They claimed portions of the land in the valley. For the sake of peace the settlers found it wise to pay these natives an annual tax, and so a number of beeves, considerable flour, and vegetables were given to them each year.