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Show INDIAN DEPREDATIONS 343 make a book, and he seemed to fear that my pur-pose was to complain against the Indians, so that they would have to leave their farms and go to the Keservation to live. I am hoping to gain their confidence, so that I shall be able to get more infor-mation about them. I have arranged to get some photographs of them.-" KANOSH KOOSHAHEM INDIANS BEAR DANCE. Peter Gottfredson. well know compiler of In-dian war history, gives the following account of a unique celebration recently held by the Kanosh and Koosharem Indians: The Kanosh Indians under Chief Andrew Hong-kub, and the Koosharem Indians under Chief Walker Ammon, celebrated a ten days " Bear Dance " re-union between Richfield and Elsinore, Sevier County from March 7th to 17th. The legend on which the bear dance is based is an old one. It refers to two Indians who went hunting in the mountains. While they were out a heavy storm came up and they got lost. In roaming around they ran upon a bear's den. The bear was away and the two Indians sought shelter in the cave. Being hungry, they helped themselves to the nuts and other provisions which bruin had stored up for the winter. " One Indian decided to remain in the den the rest of the winter, but the other found his way back to the village. The bear returned to her den and made friends witn the Indian who was there. " In the spring, when the snow was gone and the grass was getting green the Indians in the vil-lage went out in search of their brother who had |