Chief Walkara , born in 1810, was a Ute Indian chieftan, and one of the principal Indian chiefs when the Mormons first entered the area in 1848. Feared from California to New Mexico, he was a remarkably sly chief, daring horse thief, savage slave trader, furious enemy and admirable friend. He became a war chief unrivaled in his ability to lead his band with cunning, power and fierceness.
His name refers to yellow buckskin. Nicknamed the "Hawk of the Mountains" and "Napoleon of the Desert" he was an opportunist in the changing of the west. Without question, white and Indian alike, he was the West's greatest horse thief, stealing over 1000 horses on one raid alone.
The ill-fated "Walker War" began in July 1853 and lasted until May 1854. Every Mormon settlement was transformed into an armed fort. The final cost was upward of $200,000 and many lives. Peace was concluded after a mile-long peace train under Brigham Young met the aging warrior on Chicken Creek in Levan.
Walkara was buried in a seplechre of stone on the rugged eastern hillside above the little community of Meadow, Utah. His grave was located up Dry Canyon, the first canyon north of Corn Creek. On the day of his burial two of his squaws and two Paiute children were offered up as sacrifice. Besides his weapons, trinkets, presents, the two squaws and two girls, a young boy was fastened alive to the pedestal beside Walkara's body. (taken from a roadside marker in Meadow, Utah)
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