Show Uintah Ouray Indians Mourn Death of Chief I Beloved Leader Brought End nd to Bloody Raids of in Colorado VERNAL April 26 Special Special Special- There is no me merrymaking on the Ouray Indian reservation and even the little UttIe children are subdued in their play for all au the tribes are in mourning William Wash 70 peacemaker and well wen loved chieftain has gone to the theland theland theland land of the Great Spirit Nor are his people e alone in their r for the white settlers have long long remembered how he brought about the tho confederation of southern southern south south- ern era Utes and White River Indians and thus put an end to the bloody raids raid of ot the Colorado re red l men on outlying set set- Chief Wash Vash lay down Sunday and over his head he drew the or ornamental ornamental ornamental or- or multicolored blanket which he wore with so much dignity dignity dignity dig dig- when he be traveled to Washington Wash Yash ington to lay before White Father the grievances of his tribesmen The wailing walling of or the women women wo- wo men bore the news flaws of his death to the farthest tepee NOT HEREDITARY CHIEF William WilHam Wash was no hereditary chieftain He rose to leadership through sheer force of character and influence for good He was the foremost livestock man among the Indians of the Uintah basin and one of the most industrious of farmers For many eras yeras he was wa an employs of the government govern govern- ment mont and it was with extreme regret that he was released from the service at his own o request to follow his occupation From the date of ot the establishment of the reservation until the hour of his death the successive superintendents superintendents of the agency relied on Chief Wash Yash to aid them in preserving preserving pre pro serving harmony and smoothness in enforcing the regulations regulations' governing governing gov gov the Indians and the white people with whom they came in contact From the inception of the Uintah Uintah Uin Uin- tah tab basin industrial convention to the day of his demise he was a member of the Indian committee of the organization This committee is in charge of all Indian activities ties lies at the unique annual sessions and without them the assembly would lose much of its picturesque attractiveness SAW DANCE IN MARCH The delegation of the Uintah- Uintah Ouray Indians of or which he was chairman on the trip to Washington Washing Washing- ton to visit the president met with full success largely due to the eloquence eloquence eloquence elo elo- elo- elo quence of Chief Wash Vash when he be appeared appeared ap ap- ap before the president This is the last time I I shall see seethe seethe seethe the dance of my people said tho the chief sadly as an he observed the closing closing clos cbs ing of ot the bear dance last March Marchat at Ouray His widow two sons and five grandchildren survive sUf him I |