now that was one tuff chic - Josie Bassett Morris

this lady was something else, we checked out her homestead today and it was really quite amazing.. this link will give you a quick glimpse into her very colorful life:

Josie Morris

Josie Bassett stands out as one of the most colorful characters in Uintah County's colorful past. She was a unique blend: a sweet, generous, loveable white-haired lady who occasionally rustled cattle, poached deer, and brewed bootleg whiskey to survive and help family and friends. For 50 years she lived alone in a cabin without plumbing, telephone, or electricity deep within what is now Dinosaur National Monument. Content among her flowers, gardens, orchards, cattle herds, and assorted domestic animals, she became a fascinating minor character in the pageant of the West.

here are some pics from what is left of her little corner of the world and the small box canyon that she used for cattle...she was tried in court twice for cattle rustleing, but never convicted ;-)

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