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Show .in the interior, a raised concrete bench runs about the tepee with the ei~ht sides. in the center of tho lowered rortion riooa the concrete tile or bowl from which the olear, cold'wator bubbloa. on fro rear .vail of tho intorior will be alaceu an inscription in white cement. Inlaid with tho io.-re.ad: .; r ,f / r if yy fy f r ,7 f yy / f ,f •,- y / y -.- y y y i ft D. A. dr ;/• A in memo ry of y 7f CURA*, -y j Cnief of the Utaa, ff y and hia wife, j if ' Chipeta f? f . . , i^24 7? ifiyFyyyyyyrxTflyryyityifO^lrrff The bowl, from which the spring flows, ia 16 inches In diameter on the inaida and two foot on the outside. The edse i3 finished in white cement to resemble porcelain. In first preparing the spring, excavation wa3 made about the spring and all surfaoo and aeep water piped and tiled eff so there ia absolutely no danger of contamination of the pure wator of the spring by surface or aeep waters. The spring was excavatea for more than six feet in depth below a two foot benoh of nardpan thru which it i3 Impossible for 3eep water to filter, i^very effort waa made to keep the spring water pure" and intact ard to provide for drainage of 3urf3ce water. > The- spring water ia usually cold and clear and contains, according to analysis, lime and magnesia. The spriiiz flows auch a heavy volume of wator that it was not necessary to utilise all of it in the spring in tha tepee. Tne memorial Is strong and substantial, OOO pounds of steel being usod to reinforce the concrete. The emblems of the sun, et-jrle, oren flap3 and the inscription tablet are inlaid with colored cement and are works of art. while the tepee Idea waa that of Mr3. contor, rar. .yocdruff has Oarried the idea out beautifully and enlarged upon it 3omewhat.. His designs are original and clever. i'he worxinrr out o. the whole ia mo3t striking and fascinating, and i3 indeed -something really new in the idea of memorials., The D. A. R. ia entitled to much credit for ita work In thus me mora lining ona of the historic and sentimental landmarks of the valley- Chiaf Curay waa a. 3-ood friend of tho whites <md he lived for many years near this 3p_ring and it was the aonroo of his domontio writer suLoly. .-'or years it remained neglected and overgrown with brush aid inhabited by insocta and reptiles. foday one scarcely knows the place. fRi brush has been removed and the whole place leveled up and upon tho site has sprung this inspiring memorial, typical of the Utes and characteristic of thoir historic ideal3 and ideal3. The publio appreciates tha efforts of those who have made possible this timely appreciation of the sentiment attached to such an historic 3pring. |