Show Indians Holding Spring Ceremony Of Bear Dance Four Hundred Redskins Assembled Assembled Assembled As As- for Annual Affair Which Will Last Five Days VERNAL March 18 Four Four hundred hundred hundred hun hun- dred Indians from the Ouray- Ouray UInta Ouray-UInta reservation are assembled at Whiterocks where the annual spring ceremonial of the bear dance is being held The festivities festivities ties started on the morning of ot March 15 and will continue until of or March 20 The dance has its Us origin in the olden days das when winter habitually l lingered In Inthe inthe the lap of spring too long prevented prevent prevent- ed the ponies of the Indians from Irom feeding on succulent spring grasses until late in the season and andin In many other ways hampered the red men Then the medicine men originated originated originated the idea of ot the Great Spirit by holding this ceremonial ceremonial ceremonial cere cere- dance and persuading the gods to send a chInook to quickly melt the snows Most of the In IndIans Indians Indians In- In at Whiterocks are spectators but the selected few tew who are participating participating participating par par- In the dance ate are chosen by the leaders from the ranks of ot the most expert dancers One In Indian Indian Indian In- In dian visiting in Vernal Tuesday was asked why he did not attend the bear dance and he replied Dance not needed this year spring all nil winter Plenty new grass plenty plent water to grow more everything fine tine Take wife and boy to picture show and have fine tine time Next week plow and plant crop Maybe next year much snow and then dance will help |