Carlos Pitts
Disputed Passage on the Uncompahgre, 1852 / Image in public domain
Image in public domain. Originally published in “Uncle Dick Wootton”, 1890
Early in the fall of 1867, a large band of Moache Nuche showed up at Uncle Dick Wootton’s home immediately north of the summit of Raton Pass. Much to his surprise, one among them had been with the Tabeguache Nuche during the confrontation between head man Uncotash and Uncle Dick on the banks of the Uncompahgre River in 1852.
Reminiscing on the days of yore, “the chief with whom I had this talk” ave…
