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' ' Death TakesUmcaSam Takes TakesUpca Takeslea Upca lea > / Sam , Oldest Oidest hest Indian IndianTribeaman Tribeaman Tribesman Believed BelievedOver BelievedOver Over 100 Year Years Old OldBuried OldBuried Burled Buried With GiftsUnca Gifts GiftsUnca Unca Sun Sam Utah s oldest Indiandied Indian Indiandied Indlardl died < ed at t his home In WhiteToc Whiterocls WhiteroclsThe WhiterockjThe The exact afe age of Unca Sam to 15 is not notdefinitely nodefinitely definitely known , , . but accordint according to tothe tothe tthe the Indian agency he was wea morethan more morethan morthan than 100 years old-f old f old-some some old OUle - - come of thtribesmen the thetribesmen thetribesmen tribesmen claimed he h * had seen aeen aeenmore seeitnor " ' ' " " more * than 125 "summers summers 'summers ' " Unca Sam a "Whit Whit White " * River Ute Utecame Utecame Ut Utcam < cam came * to Utah when his bis tribe wasbanished wabanished was wasbanished banished from Colorado in 1881 1881after 1881after 1UaftT after the uprULit UprlBLlg uprisLtg at Meeker He Hehad Hhad Hehad had remained on the Ulntah Uintah Ou On Ouray Onray Ouray ray reservation since that time and andhas andties amha has ties * been known for his quiet and andpeaceful ampeaceful pt ' peaceful .ceful ceful . UfeUnca lifeUnca life Ufe lifeUnca Unca Sam spoke only the thf " ute utelanguage Utelanguage Utlanrua language e and said sald very little UtUe 10 so 10tlothing sonothing ' s.Tiothlne sTiothlne . tlothing nothing Is known of his family oearly or orearly orearly early environmentHE environment environmentHe He ' was typical of the old Indians Indiansof Indiansof Indianof of the reservation reserva.tion . who live llve c10sely closely closelywithin c10selywithIn closel ; within the confines of their own ownpeople ownpeople owlixwple people and seldom associate with withthe withthe witthe ] the whites Unca 8am Sam had made madehis madehis madhis his home ' at Whiterocks Whlterocks for anum anumbt a num numher number bt > her r of } years ear'l earl ears ' and his hie ; brown and andwlahered andwithered n nwithered < withered wlahered face was a familiar famUlar sightuntil slyhuntil sight sightIInt1l IInt1l until recently rt'CenUy rtCenUy ' when UIne lllneM illness S ' > and old oldage oldage olare ( age kept him bedfast bedfa'lt bedfalt bedfa'ltIn bedfastIn bedfastIn ' In accordance with Indian cus ens enstom custorn tom and tradition gift lifts gifts ' ! were burled bur burIl'd burled Il'd Ild led ' In the coffin with Unca Sam mm < In Ir\ Ir IrIs \ 1 Is 10) 10 ) Kra\e Kra e gra\t gra t grave \ ' were placed his saddll saddle saddlebridle saddlebridle ' bridle blankets and all personal personalpo.csesslons personalpossessions personapossessions po.cse-sslons po.csesslons po.cse pocse sslons possessions . ; - His horse was tied lied near nea : 1 h Is I ' ! crave gra"t grat grave " ' and shotf shotfled shot shotRed f > Red fled d Ro < - Rock -k k Rok the wife of Unci Uncft Unes clIm Sam clImriled Samdied ; Sumriled riled died 11\ 11 ' several 11'ral ' \ 'ral ral { ' years year " aco ago In White Whiterock Whiteroeks Whiterocks WhiterocksUnca rock roeks ' ! roeksUnca Unca Sam S m was a familiar famUlar fitun figure ( ( nthI n the ' ; streets etreet'l etreetl ' of Vernal For man many manysears mani\ears mani ears " sears \ ears he lias hM has marl made ! . " regular v \ visit'to visitto Islte lslts lsltsto ; ' ; to Ashle Ashlei Ashley } Valley where he hI ' used u'led uled ' to tosay tsay ( ' say , > ay lived ' ! some Oml " of his best friend friends friendsAt friendsAt ' ! At the home horne of Orson Hall Han liMieser In InMae'lt'r inMasser Mae'lt'r Maeltr Masser ' ' t ( the he venerable centenarian centenarianwas centenarlar\va-s centenarlar va s 'as as was " ' \ - always alway'l alwayl ' welcome and frequently frequentlymade frequentlymade frequentlimade made a vL'Iitlth visit vL'Iit vLIit ' with \\lth lth wlth \ Mr HaIlhen Hall HaIl hull \ when \\hen hen in inthis Irthis thts this vidnityUnca vicinityUnca vicinity vidnity vicinityUnca Unca Sam was wa . ' ! a Rood good hOr horseman horsemanand horsemarand < > eman emanand and thoutht thought nothing of ridingtwenty riding ridingtwenty ridingtwenty twenty or thirty miles mllt's mllts ' $ > } day da , after afterhe afterhe aftcilie he had passed the century markIt markIt mark markIt It Is understood under'ltood underltood ' that Unca Sanfifured Sam Samfigured Samfigured figured In one of the early day dayIndian dayIndian daiIndian Indian treaties treallee ; with the gmern govern gmernment government lovernment , ment - - ! Hall FuneralThursday FuneralThursday Funeral FuneralThursday ThursdayFuneral Thursday Funeral service services * for Robert H HHall HHall HHall Hall 99 88 were wer held at the th Vernal VernalFirst VernalFirst VemalFirst First ward chapel Thursday after ater after- afternoon afternoon ! - noon of last wek week at 1 I oclock o 0 clock en- en ender un under - der the direction of President H if HB ifB HB I B Calder Mr Hall died Oct 17that 17th 17that 17that at the home of his ht.s hts . son LorenzoHall LorenzoHallSpeaker Lorenzo LorenzoHall I Hall HallSpeakers " I Speaker Speakers * a at t the services were wereWilliam wereWilliam . William H Siddoway 8iddoway and ArchieJohnson Archie ArchieJohnson ArchilJohnson ' Johnson with concluding remarka remarkaI remarks remarkaby remarksby remarksby I by President Calder who for many manyyears manyveers manyyears years veers was bishop b1.8hop b18hop . over nitt First ward wardwhere wardwhere wardwhere where Mr Hall resided The open open- openIng open-Inr open Inr - - . Ing prayer wax was by E . . J Longhur Longhurst LonghurstAnd Longhurstand < "nd nd And " the benediction by Oeorf Oeorge * ASlaugh A ABIaugh ASlaush ASlaushA BIaugh Slaugh SlaughA A mixed quarttt quartet Quar t sang * an Come ComeCome ComeCome ComeCome Come Ye Salnta Saints ( Saint * and Oh 011 MyFather My MyFather MyFather Father A tenor solo 'The The ' Th * EyeMath Eye EyeHath EyeHath Hath Math Not Seen Been was sunr sung bv by Frank FrankJ FrankI J Kennard and a duet ' Bong Song of ofHope otHope Hope ' by Mr Mrs Mr * Mae Ma * Calder and andMrs andMr Mrs Lucllle LucUle Lucille Calder The quartet quartetIncluded quartetIncluded Included Mrs Mr * Mac Mae Calder Mrs Mra MrsLucUle MraLucille MrLucllle * LucUle Lucille Calder Mrs Mr8 Ernest Cnld- Cnld Cald- Cald CnldI Cnldwell Caldwell Cald-well Cald well - I well Mrs Olen Lambert Mr Kennard Ken- Ken Kennard Ken Kennard - nard Oeorie Oeorge George Hemstalk accom accom- ac accompanied accompanied < , .om- .om .ompanied . - panied by Mrs Mr * Mable StaggInterment StaggIntennent Staf Stagg StafInterment ( Interment Intennent was In the Vernal Vernalcemetery Vernalcemetery Vernalcemetery cemetery under the th < direction ofthe of ofthe ofthe the Swain r\inerl r inerl Funeral \ * Home with withPres withPres withPres Pres Calder dedicating the gn n ve ye |