Show Indian Lies Naked to Winds I Serving Sentence of Death I A Assistant I tant United States Attorney W. W M. M McCrea returned Friday night from froni lom Vernal where he lie argued ant and amid submitted a a. demurrer in the case casu of Uintah River Irrigation company companS vs S Clara Van Yun and other Indian The fhe case caso Is one where whore tho the irrigation com company nn seeks to condemn rl right ht of oC ways was for fOl oi I its canals canal over o several He In Indian In- In Wan dian allotments Judge Booth sustained sus sus- time the demurrer Mr MiS McCrea also spent three days dayson 0 on the tIme old Uintah reservation the guest of oC Captain C. C G. G Hall in going over o several se Irrigation disturbances between the tho Indians Il These he hc reports re reports re- re ports are satisfactorily sat settled t Time The Indians are mo slow v. he Ime said r IT In taking up ull the time ails Is als of h husbandry 1 and farming farm arm arm- lug ing lit but a stead steady advance all Is he being ma made o ii In this line hue lue and anti mau nan many who havo u ha worked have ha already ranches Thu Tho Indian school at White Whit 00 Rocks Hocks has an aim enrollment of or 75 and the time youngsters young young- oun are alc taking much interest t in ill their work worl The people of oC Vernal are much ex excited ox- ox cited cIeli over o the the- prospect of or tho time Moffat load oat which whelm is 8 general generally believed will wi run lun at least leaM within ten term miles micH to time the th south of or tho tue town The year nr has tS been a prosperous ono for crops ant and with wih etu careful usage enough h hater water rater can be c 8 saved to irrigate a n much larger tract of or territory than titan la Is at present watered ed While at Vernal Mr lr McCrea was shown time the crazy one cue time the Indian who for or twenty years has lies lain without clothing or shelter sheler of nn any kind eating nothing but the crudest kind hind of food and speaking to none He lie le Is seldom seen on his imis feet cot and Is known leonn to have hU remained In tho the s spot as lon long as us the oldest l white people can Call remember The rime Indians themselves refuse to tell el his history and none go near lear save s c his brother r. r The rhe accepted stor story is that at ono one time 1110 the tho man was convicted con com b by his own people of or mur murder er and thu ho death cath sentence imposed In order to save sae sa his life he ime a agreed tolay to tolay lay naked nalce on the thu ground for fOl or a period of years cars This was granted and ho he started Stalled his self inflicted punishment which at last mustering mastering his mind ho hc still tl observes though long louf past the thelme time hue of ills his sentence His ills sJ skin n has become no so o hald hardened nell ant and tough from roni long exposure that it I now resembles that thal of ot a a. wild wid beast beast and amid the picture isa Isa is isa a mo t startling one omie I enjoyed the trip lp rip raId ald Mr Ir Mc- Mc Ic- Ic Crea but am lm glad to b be back Salt Luke Lake looks o goOd to me inc |