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Show ! Leader of White River Utes Dies At Reservation Home Sapaneis Cuch, 90, traditional j leader of the White River band of Utes, died Tuesday at 6:30 a. m. at his home near White-rocks. White-rocks. His death was attributed to causes incident to age. Mr. Cuch was a prominent figure among Utah Indians. He traveled several times to Washington, Wash-ington, D. C, to represent the White Rivers, and was a friend of the Uintahs and Uncompag-res, Uncompag-res, who often sought his judgment judg-ment on various tribal matters. Mr. Cuch served his people for 13 years as judge of the court of Indian offenses, and 1 while an Indian policeman years ago, lost the sight of one eye when attacked by a prisoner. He recently retired from the tribal council. He was a small boy when he and his family, together with several hundred other Indians, moved out of Colorado, following follow-ing the Meeker massacre. They settled on theUintah-Ouray reservation res-ervation in 1879. The Cuches and their friends lived contentedly content-edly until 1904, when parts of their land were given over to the whites and, in' protest, Sa-naneis Sa-naneis Cuch and several hundred hun-dred others roamed through Wyoming and the Dakotas for four years, before finally returning return-ing to their Utah homes. Surviving him are five sons: Chauncey. Eli, Jakie, Dan and Russell Cuch. The latter, a former U. S. Marine, is now vice chairman of the tribal business busi-ness committee. Mrs. Cuch died in 1941. . Funeral services are tentative-' tentative-' ly scheduled for Thursday at h;s Viome. Burial will be in the family cemetery. |