| Show A OF CHIEF OURAY DIES AGED 84 following from the grand I 1 sentinel chronicles the of chipeta chapeta aged widow of ouray ute indian leader i vas was well known throughout region pet the queen of the ute in widow of chef ouray the I 1 falln st indian statesmen that ever I 1 in colorado died saturday g at her h rT home on creek in the uintah section ih according to word received M e correspondent of the sentinel t e passing of chipeta chapeta aril recall intercoms inter coms events of history nn action echon with pioneer life in colorado peta accompanied by her bro S met lie mccook cook arid by other i of her tribe A visited sited grand cn a on an in average of about i owr ear they were last here in ciler r 1923 A year ago the I 1 ys indian woman almost blind I 1 cataracts of the eye eyet under I 1 cope a operation ration at the hospital I 1 city however she was very at ent to get back hot home ne and I 1 not accept the treatment that probably have permanently roi nd her e eve abight sight ary 1 rhone one one of the pio elti zens a as well as one of the er of the city cf of grand june probably knew chineta chipeta and her i letter than any man now ta in grand junction he knew mr air rhone stated to tinel this morning that the at eat that chipeta chapeta was a of great age was true she ie e youngest of chief in 1882 when the min moved ored from this see the reservation ovation tion chipeta chapeta was 42 2 years of age ace and was an ely 0 attractive indian woman obray was a great deal older b ta in mr t te th time of her death chi about 81 84 years of age she amir learn the english lan ape e preferred to true tt ideals and indian custom customs b at all times exceedingly to the white people like husband who died than an thirty years ago she had ere e belief in the greatness and enship cf of the white man wa had no children ifer bro coola Coo ok lc succeeded aurdy as of 01 the uncompahgre utes and 1 after the move was mae made to nation tion mccook waa was made of the federated v tribes of ran this position tion he was defew ew years ago chief auray atchie and mccook are the rid out most the story to of the ute an fn n this quartet only chief bow 8 avies he is about bricf f age lieu at one time owned num flocks la of sheep and herds of but t it is it eaid asid that in her do de 1 jr rs he the lost most of her ohe she had a comfortable bitter creek which Is a R section and lived ho holding ldina alway always the I 1 love ove of 14 and nd the respect act of the she he w was as a fine ne woman woma n lif ile a wl was Is a C to the 4 t b 0 memory of at indian inn who in her bunz girlhood took her as hi his squaw the passing of chapeta closes another ot her interesting chapter in the picturesque tur esque history of the old nest est chief ouray really died from a broken heart over the treatment ac corded him and his people by the white people to this day it ie is still a mystery rn ater as to jut jutt where 1114 hi death occurred and niso there are conflicting theories theore a no at t to the loca tion of his burial place lace 1 it was ai a i his wish that the 1 hite I te people not julow where he was wan bened and it is aid zaid that only a few of his closest indian tribesmen knew the secret of his bunal burial place today the only li anine inc man knowing this secret is chief mccook that chipta knew where the il lustrous ute leader was buried there can be no doubt but she would never discuss the matter the report has ha alway always been beon that was butted bv b his hm people on the summit of one of the peaks of the san juan range it would be a mot fitting fitt tribute from the race which chief oura so often befriended if his bunal place were known and if chipeta chapeta could be laid at his side ind 0 over er the spot a suitable ind permanent monument erected by the white people es as a R bastin even though belated memo rial nal io jo these preat iradian wh o lives were a so closely entwined wit with h the tie history of western colordo color do |
