Gunnison news-champion., 1911-04-07
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ls.s5. lss hscsase . ts~sewr II -.saep
smaas tae ssEsss ~aa @ss~ advanced
class 81 Aexesa sh~~puura saa be-
csase fs..sl.-E ~,sh sLsx ~ays and
's.1ssa io -scs~ see AVsal-h IAN
s.age t.essiy Whss e.Shaeea
yess- II age he Jasa~d . ssna 4 | ss~
saaer abe ,ssaierss.ap u be isal.er.
ssesaea a. sssihsssa~ss Cosorsao
~ss h~sss.se a fsii -ss40sa Isassa.
The hnsss.sd he edscsssssn b. SlssxsnS
amaas fE,enass srsbss. ksntlns ana
h-hIng s.a 0.cs..ss.sisy kshisns the
hereditary eaea.ss~ II k.~ people,
the Comscses. kssssa. Cheveaaes.
Ssesx aud Arspshsee.
La ls5s he selected - Usie Tsise-
9s.che us.seies whar nsms ~ss
ChsF@ta The ~as very ssseer,ls de-
voted 10 her and 500 uss born ~
them-s very br.1tt Isssts boz A
hsntsne party .naes ske command
1T osray wss at eae ssnse locsied
near the presesi sste II Posi- lspson.
t~esty hive asIies nortA Of l,enser
The camp was ssrpss~sa BY band
ct k'e~ss who esptsssd she boy.
then abo.i three ysess odd This
was source Of deep sarrow ever
after b. the great chief end his wlie
ior tbev never recovered hsnl--IB fact
they newer heard II hlm sftsrwsrd
The boy NAV stsll be Iivlng. bot
there Is so doubt that he was trained
10 forget his parents. II he Is hvIne
he has without doubt heard ,ii Osray
and Chipeta
The great chief daring the pro-
eress Of the councils always listened
with profound atteaI,oa and then
would arise with dLsnity and
strength and with great eloqsenoe
expose their fsllscies until they were
ready 10 blush with shame. la their
last eoupell, ia regard 10 boundary
lines, satisfactory settlement was
made by increasing their annuities
and paying Oursy . pension Of
: go annually Nit Carson and
Oursy were intimate frleads
In stature Ouray wss like the
Ctes-generslly short. He stood
i've feet seven incher in ksight lie
became portly as he advsscsd in age
His head was unusually large and
we'll shaped and HE fsaAsres were
regular. lie was diGsiGed and
pleasing in conversions and took
great pleasure in coavsssing with
Intelligent aud refined white men,
whose respect he comusnded, and Of
broad and intelligent visss. The
only time we ever sac him was in
the fall Of 1879 whom ws went cit
General Adams 70 the Los Pines
asescy 10 Fes,eive The we@ea thss
ned ssrvivsd The kssker masnacse
aud hed IL not bssa for the kisaly
osSoss of Chief Osssy on thss s1ssa-
sous occasion We wosld not Aave
been alive today to recite the cipcam-
stances OF scribble the story.
When IN command his word IVES
law. On one occasion when the in
coming settlers were crowdinH spoa
the frontier resions he and Kit Car
con averted general war by Aiplo,
macy. Although one OF the savaaes
of North America he could have
taught the cssr and kings Of the ess,
much to their interest and 70 the
happiness of their subjects. Bs IVES
a model in habits for he never sssd
tobacco, sbhorrsd whiskey, tool but
a sup of wine in company Wien IL
Yves offered and then only as . ussster
Of courtesy to his friends. He never
swore nor used obscene or VULGAR
language. He was firm believer
in the Christian religion and two
years before his death united with
the Methodist church He realised
that resistance would result in the
extinction of his people He died in
1881 from Bright's disease, death
being hastened by the malpractice Of
his medicine men. Thus passed. =
real Indian, who richly deserves the
grateful consideration of the people
of Colorado.