National Republican., 1880-03-08
THE UTE NRGOTI4TIoNS.
A Formal Agreement Signod by the Con-
tractinE Parties,

A Formal Agreement Signod by the Con-
tracing Parties.
The negotiations with tho Utes were con-
cluded OH Saturday. The formal agreement
signed by the chiefs and head mon of the Ute
nation, fifteen in number, and by the Secre.
tary of the Interior, provides in the first para
graph, on the part of the Indians, that they
viii! procure the surrender to tho United
States for trial, and punishment, If found
guilty, of those molnbors OF their nation not
vet in the custody of the Government
who were implicated in tho murder OF
Agent Mceker and his employees, and In
case they do not themselves succeed
in apprehending the parties presumably
guilty, they will not in any manner obstruct
but faithfully aid any officers of the United
States directed TO arrest the Indians charged
with the crime.
The second paragraph promises the cessiOn
to tho United States of all the territory of the
present Uto reservation in Colorado, one
quarter section (l6O acros) of agricultural
land, and a like quantity of grazing land to
each head of the family, and ono half this
quantity to each single person being set apart
for tho settlement of the Indians. Tho
Southern Utes agrco 10 remove to, and settle
upon, tho uuoccuped agricultural lands
on the La Platte river, in Colorado
and New Mexico, or In that vicinity.
The Uncompahgres go to Grand river,
near the mouth of the GunnSon, in Colo.
rado Tho White River Utes will take up.
lands on the Uintah reservation in Utah.
The Indians are TO select their own allotmouts
of lands in these locations Provision is made
for roads and highways lawfully established.
This agreement is entered into by the Uto
chiefs, who promise TO obtain the consent of
their people TO the cessiOn Of their reservation,
AS above upon the following express condi-
LiOns.
First--The Government to survey and pat
eut to the Indians in seyeralty tho lands
reserved for them, giving iee'simplo title TO
each Indian, so soon as the necessary laws are
passed by Congress, this title TO remain in
aionablc, aud tho lands not taxable for twen'
ty'nvo years.
SeCond-That, so soon as the consent Of the
several tribes Of tho Ute nation shall have
been obtained to this agreement tho aunuities
heretofore provided for by Congress, amount.
ing at this time to $4,000, will be paid to
the Indians in cash. and AS much moro will be
added rs Congress shall appropriate This an
nuity Is to be paid in cash at the request OF
the Indians, ths President having discretion
10 nay il IN cash or stock, wagons and agri.
cultural implements, etc. The latter are to
be furnished the Indians rs now provided
elsewhere sufficient for their reasonable wants,
also such saw and grist mills as may be neGcs.
sary to enable them to commence farming
operations AS soon as their settlement Is ef.
fected. commissioner Is 10 DO appointed 10
superntend their settlements and to attend to
the carrying out of this agreement, aud the
money appropriated by Congress for this pur-
pose shall bo appropriated as follows: One
third to those who settle on the La Platte
river, one.hnlf to those on Grand river and
ono.sixth 10 those going 10 tho Uintah rescrya.
tion.
Third-In addition, as pay for their lands,
the Utes are to receive AN annuity of $4,000
to be distributed among them per capita, and
their present annuity of $4,000 is to be cou-
tinuod The support OF the Utes until they
can be selfsupporting and tho education Of
their children are provided for.
The Secretary says that this is the first timo
a settlement of Indians has been mado without
assigning to them formal reservation in tho
old way. Instead of that these Indians will
be settled. to all mtents and purposes like
other pepplc. Tho Ute chiefs arc all confident
that the agreouient will be ratified by their
people.