"University of Utah publications in the American West ; v. 29." Presents a collection of animal and human tales from the prereservation era of the Ute Indians of the American West.

A troubled Indian boy goes to live with an elderly rancher whose caring ways help the boy become a man.

Clyde Barr, the drifter with lethal skills, is alone again, wandering the highways of the American West in search of something to believe in. As summer turns to autumn, he trades his car for a horse and heads for the mountains, planning to clear his head and regain his edge with some hunting. But when he runs across an elderly sick man-- a Ute Indian from a nearby reservation-- Clyde's dream of solitude is quickly dashed. On the reservation, Clyde...

When twelve-year-old Huber Hill inherits a mysterious box from his grandfather with a gold coin and a treasure map, he decides to finish the hunt his grandfather started, seeking a treasure guarded for centuries by Ute Indians and a Spanish conquistador's spirit.

A loud ping over the intercom awoke Huber from his fitful siesta. The fasten seat belt sign illuminated overhead. Still half asleep Huber buckled himself in. He scanned the rows ahead and behind him before a sickening realization hit him. Everyone was gone. The plane was empty.

This book tells the story of the Ute Tribe in the Uintah Basin.