Josie Bassett—Jensen’s Remarkable Woman Rancher

D. Robert Carter History Blazer, December 1996 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, lovable 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 …