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Show ro.MMlSSKlNKXS __r^_j. HA \ M.I.N DiMr-iuTV P. l ,l II i JOH-I H'JW.LL DtsroirT i4i,,*HCH j H. P. STEEL DISTRICT NH^HIH 2 IT) Office of Board or County Commissioners Montrose County, Colorado AA U0 KRMJLAR MKETINGS Fiasr M o N o J t \n A3 . ,,k^"i:it:'lr;%\ ,^A-i"^AA,. fF RSCElVfiO ^\yy „, VJM_, -r- [* .DEG-2 9 i924 ^ Q£ G 2 9-S24 ' ^ Dr. Hubert Work Secretary of the Interior, Washington, D. C AA- .-vraa;o i FO 2) yy •^yyy Montrose, Colo., r.pr 2^ th 19 24 i'F. '^-2 ' A l\ -Ias-a* -" ^ p23 __ i 'X3 33 My Dear Doctor. Knowing the interest you have taken in the Indians, I v/ant to take a little of your time to present a matter which 1 think is going to be of benefit to ths Indians and also is going to benefi" The Daughters of the American Revolu the land where the spring is located, from which Ch get their water. They have erected a cement tepee, tion secured ipeta used to a picture of which I enclose you. When -Stjs McCook, who is Chipeta's brother One or two here, as a ould ce well r the whi ts by having her buried at a place that will be attractive. was here, he was very very much plsased with this. educated Indians have gone out of their way to come matter of sentiment. Chipeta is now dead, and it 7/ perpetuate her memory for what she and Ouray did fo peopl to Mr. Gross from Port DuChesne, Utah wa3 here Sunday. He said he came hers because McCook had expressed a wish that buried by the house she used to live in when thi3 TJ Reservation. Unfortunately, the ladies were unable property on which the house was located, and the pa the property,built over this house. But Mr. Gross with the Daughters of the American Revolution to br and I have arranged with Senator Tobin to introduce legislature to appropriate a sum to erect a monumen D. A. R's svill arrange funds to supply the base for Chipeta be as an Indian to buy the rty who owns has arranged ing the body here, a bill in the t. The the monument; > '* f • * ->' F 3fk A FF •y \ j .y x. Ay ., ' ' • " . , " \ commi ttee, ar.d see if f i v e a c rep aaa k e a lit because I According "the a terms be faund o it an of tie do to ha f t old los Finos collars, g us take th _give four ' st at or In looking up t •was though appro pria t _grounu adj park. We not believe McCook, the d obliterat he bones. Agency, an O xJ } the people out and mpv five inters t advi his matt sabls to ion could not acent_ could that y we n t sd ths Sut d then who ha e it u s ting .to-thus.. erect a Ouray ' .a to his fa ce o f we coulij we coul ve bui1t p in thi Indian r er with Mr. Gross and a take the matter up -with you be mad: to secure about 3Pr I ng . "ahat HObid Tet-us tablet to the memory of Ouray, body will ever be found, burial place a year ago, and the cliff and nothing could get Ouray's house from the d,probably for a few hundred over Chipeta's house, let 3 little park. That would e I i c s . • <•'. '73 |