New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-15
THE UTE INDIAN RESERVATION.

AN IDEA OF THE LOCATION AND CHARACTER OF
THIS LAND GIVEN BY ONE WHO KNOWS.
TO the Editor OF The Trtbune.
SIR: This body of land is wholly within the
State Of Colorado Il is bounded the west by the
Territory OF Utah and the south by NewMexico, and
contains about II 900 900 area Ia about
large as oneha Of the great State OF ONO Presumably
within few tins reservation will public
domain, az the Indians thereon have signed an agree
ment with the United states binding themselves 10
render all claims thereto and the in short
time. Doubtless all OF this vast tract will be-
come subject TO the provisions Of the preempton.
mineral coa, town, travel and mill site laws now
in force. At least there is no reason why
citizens Of the United States should not in
good faith occupy and purchase these lands in accord
with the laws ABOVE mentioned and it ia reason
able TO conclude that our Government will make no
other OF this reservation.
The day seems to have passed any other dispo-
sal OF public domain for the benefit OF actual set
tiers thereon VIII be made except for the use of the
General Government ior military purposes, and prob
ably few parks About ouesixth Of this reservation Is
susceptible OF tlare and fully one-haf IS good graz
ing land considerable percentage OF the land tim
bered with pine cedar and fir All Of the cereals fruits
and vegetables waited In New-YOrk and the Western
states grown upon or in The vicinity Of THIS
reservation limited extent. but IN su ,Ient quaint
establish the foregoing representation. The toDo
graphical appearances not peculiar in this
as those parts OF country further West espec
ally along the Colorado River. where the plateaus
vast wastes where the eanons several hundred
feet deep and many hundreds OF miles long.
In the reservation under consideration the streams
have their sources the fields az elevations OF
from 900 $4,000 feet above level. and pass IL
southwestern direction through caons. gorses val
'evs giaJe~ broad beautiful parks eventually end
lug in TIE Pacific Ocean via the Colorado In these val
leys and parks he cultivation Of the lands awaits the
dough and mowng-machine or the Industrious farmer
Tlilage may be eessuuy prosecuted NJ AZ ngh an
elevation as 600 feet above sea eve! IN Colorado
though al tus elevation the slrer CoDs are
oats, grass tuInips, ana sometimes potatoes
lands IN TINS reservation are below an elevation OF
rect The mean elevation OF ths region cannot De
iven with certainty but doubtless much of IL area u
from 1000 TO 1000 feet above level, and part is
below height Live stock. especially cattle craze
parr the year and the wn0e Of the year al the lower
attitudes, although during some ~ the winters the
considerable part Of the tiage must be accompanied
with artificial wettng. or the irrigation or growing
nm and cnn.-ri5cr a nam dltcn whcb does net re-
qmre much s6u or expense, unies- the Oitch ne
the construcfion and operation are undertaken
br company ana the matter is regulated 10y
statute dis n fact about ogerf ulns e~e Is 100 c0Oado
even the branding and hering or catte ana tnese laws
/ are generally sirc,.y enforced with due regard 10
/ equity. Ranclers usually make money IN 90 oliuo
owing 20 tie for their products oy he miners
Many min lal claims have been located in ths region
with the most promising results. ana doubtless ior
many years the discoveries OF god. silver, and other
| mineral deposits, aud Goa, Will n- numerous and
valuable. several railroad comp1nit vel acquainted
| with tie economy OF this wonderful land ale pushing
their lines "a "a W. eIly dIrecuOa aad Two Of tAeu
Denver. South PARK ana P4cihc, ana IN Denver d
Isl0 O. aude Railroads., artd ~ n lie Vicinity.
AuOug the eYei-dOWlng streams on tLl7 reservation
are the Mix, YampO, White, Grand. Gunnlsln, Blue
Uncomyahgre Rio Miguel. Rio san Pedro. Rio Do
IOres RIO Juan, and hundreds OF tnelr lrluuL les
teemlug wish spcckcd and salmon trout ana ied4lAs
I'D go Of the choicest mountain game Along
lie valleys these 10 DE found the elYslau
fields oil Western pioneer farmer And agri ultural
lands when VIII oe SOLD at ~ % per acre boy me Unlicd
Ma II.lf Tier a. ~. a
thousand Ger cont advance. The country under COLI
sderatou directly the focus ~ the grand 60 uun
/ oil emle-fJon steadily moving west
ward, and cannot l1il specify ID
we'd 10 "a hgn state of cIviuZ ltlon. In TACT. at
mis- me directly me border of CHS res rv@tiou are
found ,eye ~ towns o. considerable sze. Among thtm
,re Olr.y Rico. GunoIsou. PItklu. Gothic ana Ruhy
Cltv.a nuin- centres. Oar pubic domain Is l|'ulF
cs4euiu-. Tn next gruolatou VIII mud dl.uciily III
.er-ne Land az present Government prc s. therefore,
fhe enicrpr-si1 miner, farmer and mechanic sHuuid
rcreuner tla3 30 - 10 iiHd region so Giver'cl
and % hc able TO acquire such homes Cold SILVER.
timber pa. u4es. tlaDle lands, pure water ana
.rcamD.ue rare Iaut lor people VI niue means who
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Dcarcr. COL, Aug. =. 1880