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	Chief Ouray: Southern Ute Indian Tribe
		Chief Ouray of the Tabeguache band led the Southern Ute Tribe during the mid 1800's - a time of great social and political change, a time when a proud people were uprooted and forced to accept resettlement.
		Ouray, perhaps one of the greatest chiefs of the Uncompahgre band of Utes, was born in Taos, New Mexico, in 1833.
		Ouray is noted mostly for his unwavering friendship for the whites with whom he always kept faith and whose interests he protected even on trying occasions.
	www.southern-ute.nsn.us /history/ouray.html (467 words)

	Chief Ouray
		Chief Ouray was a chief of the Ute Indians.
		Chief Ouray was so shrewd that the government wasn't able to confuse him about land boundaries for the land the Utes were to receive in western Colorado.
		Chief Ouray, who was to remain head chief at request from government officials, in agreement with other chiefs, accepted the U.S. Government's offer to become part of the establishment.
	www.roshanart.com /newpage2.htm (266 words)

	Chief Ouray
		Although Ouray, the prominent chief for whom the new reservation was named, died before the forced relocation, he had spent his life negotiating with government officials and trying to assure a peaceful existence for his people.
		When the government appealed to Ouray for help, the influential chief intervened and secured the release of the hostages and even welcomed them into his home while the situation was defused.
		In 1880 Ouray traveled for the last time to Washington where he signed a treaty providing for the removal of the White River Utes as well as his own Uncompahgre band from Colorado to the Uintah and newly created Ouray reservations in Utah.
	historytogo.utah.gov /people/chiefouray.html (527 words)

	Chief Ouray of the Uncompagre Ute's.
		Ouray, "The Arrow," was born in 1833, "the year the stars fell." (Meteors from the constellation Leo were especially heavy in that year; thus it was called "the year the stars fell.") Ouray's father was a Uncompahgre Ute and his mother a Jicarilla Apache, thought to be from an area that is now Arizona.
		Ouray was not raised by his parents but by a Spanish family in Taos, New Mexico.
		At the age of 17, Ouray became Chief of the Uncompahgre Tribe.
	www.fortunecity.com /victorian/rothko/140/ute.html (757 words)

	Ouray, Ute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		The Ute chief Ouray (Arrow) was born in Taos, New Mexico 1820.
		When his father died in 1860 Ouray became a chief of the Tabeguache tribe, and as he was a good friend of Kit Carson he signed a peace treaty with the United States the 7th of October 1863.
		Ouray now negotiated with the United States governement about piece, and as a result the Ute people were moved from Colorado and placed on a Reservation in Utah.
	hem.passagen.se /native/Ouray.htm (287 words)

	Ouray - Colorado Ghost Town
		Ouray is one of those mining towns of long ago that refused to become a ghost town.
		As was true with other mining towns in the area, it owed its existence to Utes Indian chief Ouray who stood between the whites and the Ute warriors.
		For over 100 years, Ouray has been known as the "Switzerland of America." Founded in 1876, the town enjoyed a building boom in the 1880s and '90s and most of the buildings are still standing.
	www.ghosttowns.com /states/co/ouray.html (138 words)

	san juan triangle - ouray
		In 1876 the town of Ouray, formerly known as Uncompahgre City, was incorporated with a population of 400.
		Ouray soon became one of the most elegant mining towns in the San Juans.
		Dave Day, editor of the Ouray paper, commenting on the popularity of "masked balls" in Silverton said, "the average Silverton woman never appears half so attractive as when masked...The majority of them are so dumpy they have to stand on a chair to scratch their backs".
	ellensplace.net /hcg_f10b.html (491 words)

	Indian Education - USOE
		Ouray’s birthdate is recognized as November 13, 1833 and birthplace somewhere in the Abiquiue-Taos area.
		Ouray requested that she accompany him to meetings and sit with him at council meetings at a time when it was not usual for women to attend these meetings.
		After Chief Ouray’s death in 1880, Chipeta was told by the government that she was not allowed to own property and all her livestock, land and home were sold or given to white settlers.
	www.schools.utah.gov /curr/indianed/teacher/lessons/Leaders/Ouray.htm (1251 words)

	About Ouray River Park Townhomes, Colorado lodging
		Ouray is located in southwest Colorado on US Highway 550, approximately 80 miles north of Durango and 35 miles south of Montrose.
		The 24 mile portion of Highway 550 between Ouray and Silverton is called "The Million Dollar Highway." This stretch of road is a part of the "San Juan Skyway," which is one of the most scenic mountains drives in the United States.
		Chief Ouray was a famous leader and spokesman for the Ute people.
	www.ouraytownhomes.com /about.html (316 words)

	America's Byways: San Juan Skyway
		Chief Ouray, who had always believed that the Utes could accommodate the intrusion of the white people, died in 1880.
		Chief Ouray was leader of the Tabeguache Band of the Ute Tribe in the mid-1800s.
		Chief Ouray’s legacy is found in his deep love for his people and his ever-present concern for their welfare.
	www.rmpbs.org /byways/sjs__utes.html (478 words)

	History and Culture in Pagosa Springs, Colorado (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Chief Ouray, the Ute name meaning "Arrow", had dealt with the white men for years.
		In return Ouray and his people were guaranteed that "no one would pass over the remaining Ute land." An exception added to the agreement was that roads and railways would be authorized on the Ute land.
		Today, Ouray, Chief of the Ute Mountain Indians, is immortalized by a southern Colorado town, a mountain, parks, and memorial gardens.
	pagosa.com /history_ouray.htm (750 words)

	San Juan Silver Stage Online - Ouray, Colorado
		Ouray county boasts hundreds of jeep trails—most are four-wheel drive—through the old mining country, hiking, biking and driving trails past wildflowers, waterfalls and forests teaming with wildlife.
		Ranging in elevation from seven to 14 thousand-plus feet, Ouray County is a land of steep gorges, towering peaks and tumbling waterfalls.
		Ouray County is located on Highway 550, approximately 70 miles north of Durango, 46 miles south of Montrose, 70 miles south of Grand Junction and 47 auto miles east of Telluride.
	www.silverstage.net /ouray.htm (778 words)

	Beaumont History
		Leading citizens of Ouray knew that if the smaller mines were to be developed and Ouray County was to rival the mining production of other Colorado Counties, investors must see for themselves the great mineral wealth in the San Juan Mountains.
		Ouray forefathers knew the soon to arrive railroad would open the opportunities for investors and tourists to arrive in great numbers.
		Ouray's "pink elephant" for the last three decades now has new owners and new promise that it will be restored to its former grandeur.
	www.high-peak.com /BmtHist.htm (1099 words)

	Fort Tours \| Southwest Colorado Historical Markers
		Ouray, or the "Arrow," was born in 1833 near Taos, New Mexico, of a Jicarilla Apache father and a Tabaguache Ute mother.
		When Ouray died in 1880, Chipeta was forced to leave the farm and take up life with other Tabeguache Utes on the bleak reservation lands of eastern Utah, where she died in 1924.
		This Ouray and Chipeta filled with chairs, iron beds, silverware and china, a piano, and they even hired a Hispanic servant, who answered the ring of a silver bell and drove a fancy carriage.
	www.forttours.com /pages/hmswco.asp (3809 words)

	Things To Learn From The Life and Crimes of Alferd Packer
		Chief Ouray tells the men not to brave the winter, for the snows are deep and the climate harsh.
		Chief Ouray advised the group to stay with him along lower elevations and predicted dire consequences.
		In 1883 Packer was brought to trial at Lake City, Colorado, and Nutter was the prosecution's chief witness during the trial of "Alfred Packer the Man-Eater" whose notoriety spread throughout the West.
	www.spscriptorium.com /Treats/Cannibalfacts.htm (5397 words)

	Colorado State Capitol
		Chief Ouray - At age seventeen Ouray, "The Arrow", became Chief of the Uncompahgre Tribe of the Ute Nation, a nation that desperately needed a diplomatic leader.
		The multi-lingual Chief Ouray visited with President Grant, and in 1868 signed over the tribes' ancestral claims to the San Luis Valley in order to preserve further encroachment onto Indian lands in the San Juans.
		President Hayes never lost his respect for Chief Ouray, describing him in 1880 as the "most intelligent man I've ever conversed with." In a time of change, strife, and challenge Chief Ouray was honored by both Ute and non-Indian people.
	www.colorado.gov /dpa/doit/archives/cap/rotunda.htm (1735 words)

	Ouray
		The City of Ouray is nine blocks long and six blocks wide and surrounded on all sides by 12,000 to 13,000 foot mountains.
		A remarkable two-thirds of Ouray’s original Victorian structures, both private and commercial, are still occupied and have been lovingly restored to their original splendor.
		Ouray, the County Seat of Ouray County, is located in the Uncompahgre National Forest.
	www.guidebookamerica.com /gb/co/ouray (1097 words)

	Ouray, Colorado-Cabins, Lodging, Camping
		OURAY is a quiet little community wedged tightly into a portion of the Uncompahgre River Valley.
		Named for a Ute chief, Chief Ouray was responsible for keeping peace between the Europeans and Native Americans in the southwest region of Colorado.
		A newspaper once published "Ouray is to jeepers what Oahu is to surfers." The four wheeling roads often follow sheer drops and cut into cliffs, and the scenery is some of the best.
	www.coloradodirectory.com /ouray (861 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Ouray was chief of the Utes, a nomadic and warlike tribe from Colorado.
		As a young man Ouray was a cunning and dangerous warrior, but his career shifted as he came to realize that white settlements in his tribe's territory was inevitable.
		Ouray stressed conciliation over warfare, and his diplomatic and political skills avoided armed conflicts between the Utes and the settlers for decades.
	www.csulb.edu /~aisstudy/nae/chapter_3/001_002_3.17.txt (110 words)

	Utes
		The last of the great Ute chiefs, Chief Ouray, knew that the whites outnumbered his people, so around 1870 he traveled to Washington D. to try to arrange a treaty to stop the relocation of his tribe.
		She became confidant and advisor to Chief Ouray, who was fluent in many languages, including English and Spanish, and who was considered by the U. government to be “Chief of all Utes”.
		In 1880, the year Ouray passed away, respect for Chipeta as a diplomat had grown so much that when she would accompany Ouray to Washington, she was considered a “member of the delegation” in her own right, and not just the wife of Chief Ouray.
	www.ghostdepot.com /rg/history/utes.htm (819 words)

	Alvin H. Franzmeier - Chief Ouray, American Indian Diplomat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		This, in turn, led to the establishment of Tribal Councils in 1934 and the Restoration Act that led to the return of over 222,000 acres to the Southern Utes, the Indians native to the area of Colorado where we have our second home.
		I'd like to share a little background on Ouray, an Indian Chief whose name was given to an important mining center deep in the Colorado mountains.
		Nevertheless, Ouray always tried to negotiate peace with the white man, but was usually frustrated in those attempts.
	www.alfranzmeier.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=206 (508 words)

	Topical stamps - Gunmen and Great Chiefs of the American West
		My Gunmen and Great (Indian) Chiefs series of artistamps began as a personal project for two reasons: I wanted to add a few wall hangings to our home and office depicting those outlaws and fierce fighters of the American old west who had otherwise been passed by through the normal selection processes of the USPS.
		Seemingly because the gunmen and/or great Chiefs were not well known enough to the general public; their places in history were too bloody; or, because these particular gunfighters and Indian Chiefs didn't bow down to bureaucratic desires of their day.
		The owner of a small cache of these counter checks is also a collector of Chief Ouray memorabilia and brought them to us to reproduce the image.
	wcp-nm.com /artistamps/the_stamps/gunmen (933 words)

	Ouray, Colorado
		The town was incorporated in 2 October 1876, Ouray was named after Chief Ouray of the Utes, a Native American tribe.
		By 1877 Ouray had grown to over 1,000 in population and was named county seat of the newly formed Ouray County on 8 March 1877.
		The Beaumont Hotel, Ouray City Hall, Ouray County Courthouse, St. Elmo Hotel, St. Joseph's Miners' Hospital (currently housing the Ouray County Historical Society and Museum), Western Hotel, and Wright's Opera House are all on the National Register of Historic Places.
	www.westernmininghistory.com /towns/colorado/ouray (256 words)

	Welcome to the Granby Chamber of Commerce
		But, the wise old chief advised that this wasn't a good idea by pointing out that they were too few in number to put up a fight.
		Once, Chief Ouray, afflicted by a severe case of rheumatism, made the trip riding on a litter slung between two horses.
		The Utes, who's chief bore the name Colorow, were described as cordial and quite curious in regard to the newcomers.
	www.granbychamber.com /legends.html (484 words)

	The Silverton Railroad - A Short History
		The toll road to Ouray, that Mears had built earlier, was used for the roadbed of the new line.
		A connection to Ouray, and the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad were planned, and also a connection to Lake City.
		The above routes were never completed (the connection with Ouray was only stopped by the silver panic in 1893), but then most railroads of the time were never completed to their planned destinations.
	www.narrowgauge.org /ncmap/excur2_silverton_railroad_history.html (3839 words)

	Ouray Lodging
		Ouray’s majestic peaks, cascading waterfalls, natural hot springs, the famous Million Dollar Highway, Ouray Ice Park, and its reputation for being the Jeep Capital of the World are a few of the reasons people find there way to this place rich in culture and history.
		In 1873, the famous Ute Chief, Ouray, reluctantly signed a government treaty releasing the Ute’s treasured San Juan Mountains to encroaching settlers.
		Chief Ouray was instrumental in keeping the peace between the Ute Indians and the many settlers.
	www.ouraylodging.com /about-ouray.asp (405 words)

	Chipeta Sun Lodge & Spa
		Chipeta originally became famous as Ute Chief Ouray’s wife, and she was a trusted confidant and a beautiful, faithful companion.
		Chipeta was often a silent presence when Ouray met with the other Ute Chiefs, and after his death many Utes still sought her opinion, welcomed her presence at important meetings, and even recommended her to represent them as a delegate to lobby the United States Congress.
		During part of this time she was ignored, forgotten, and even cheated by the whites, although immediately after Ouray’s death many suitors had courted her and men wrote poetry about her.
	www.chipeta.com /chipeta (273 words)

	GORP - The Alpine Loop Back Country Byway - Points of Interest
		Chief Ouray, Rose's Cabin, Capitol City, Alferd Packer, Stony Pass, Animas Forks -- All are names from the past; and all are part of the history of the San Juan Mountains.
		OURAY -- is named for Chief Ouray of the Ute Tribe, who was known as the"peacemaker" for restraining the Utes from attacking early day miners.
		A treaty was worked out with Chief Ouray in 1874 that allowed the United States to buy back the mineral-rich San Juans from the Utes.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/activity/byway/co_alpi2.htm (2443 words)

	molliehistory
		Ouray the arrow was born in 1833, his father was an Uncomprahgre Ute and his mother a Jicarilla Apache.
		Chief Ouray was instrumental in keeping his Uncomprahgre Utes quiet.
		Chief OURAY died the year before the move and stayed in the shining mountains as he said he would.
	home.comcast.net /~wb0con/molliehistory.htm (1223 words)

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