- a variation of Paiute.
Piute
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Piute County Commissioner Darin Bushman says they have been working on getting the signs out on the road since they began a restoration project on Cassidy’s cabin.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2018
Since the search began, nearby schools and roads have been closed and forest land and trails in the Piute Mountains shut off.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2015
As a child, Reid fell in love with Piute Springs, the site of an old cavalry fort in California that he remembers as a place with lily pads and gushing water.
From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2015
It stands on the north wall of Piute Canyon: a big gray pyramid, reaching 13,204 feet above sea level.
From Slate • Oct. 22, 2014
I have one brother left in the world, Fay Mullen, and he is out in Piute Pass in the Rockies grubbing for gold.
From The Black Wolf Pack by Beard, Daniel Carter
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