The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-07-27
CAMP
To the
FRONT
The Reservation Opened
OUR FUTURE ASSURED.
OUR TITLES PERFECTED.

The Ute Reservation bill has final.
ly passed and the people of Ruby
camp are happy. A stranger in our
camp on the evening the news was re-
ceived, might have thought that they
had all gone crazy. The shooting Of
anvils, guns and rockets and the light
ing of bon fires on the hills, proclaim
ed the news that our rich mines were
no longer Indian possessions, but that
our titles here we're by tthls bill per-
fected, ,,and were to ldate Iback to the
time our claims were first located, and
that the rights ofproperty holders
we're in all respects to be..the same as
if the land had never. been on the
Reservation. This bill of Senator
Hills, not only perfects all our titles,
but opens the whole Reservation to
settlem:nt!i--a tractss of lard which
contains about 10000 square miles,
more than the area of both Massachu
setts and New Jersey. Not only gold
and silver mines are known to be
within its limits, ,,,but it'contains sew
eral thousand square miles Of the fin
est anthracite and bituminous coal,
besides lron:..of the finest quality in
large quantities. The passage Of this
bill will ado greatly to the wealth Of
the whole State, but probably no local
ity will be so much benefited by 1t as
Ruby Camp. Our mining property,
the richest in the country, will now
have a market value, the wary capi-
talists can no longer object to our
titles. The miners are already en-
couraged to work their properties and
the demand for more miners is already
greater than it has been heretofore,
and many more can now find employ
ment in or camp.
But in the midst OF our rejoicing
we must not forget to give, credit to
whom credit is due. Senator, Hill
framed this bill, which gives general
satisfaction, he procured its passage
through the Senate April '4th, last. 1t
might have passed the House soon
after, if proper efforts had been made,
but the bill remained on the Speakers
desk, unacted upon until July 22nd,
when, without amendment and appar-
emily without opposition, l;passed the
House. Senator Hill did not lose his
interest in the bill afterit left the Sen
ate, but, Eabored with many Of the
members Of the House in order to
secure its passage.Nx His work in our
behalf has resulted in adding untold
millions to the wealth of this county
and..State and has brought prosperity
and happiness to thousands of its. in
habitants. Below we'give a correct
copy of the bill as it passed both
Houses:
BE it enacted by the--senate and
House of Representatives of the Unit
ed States of America in Congress as
sembled,
SEC. 1. That all of that portion OF
the Ute Indian Reservation in the
State Of Colorado, lately occupied by
the, Uncompahgre and White River
Utes be, and the same is hereby, de-
clared to bepublic land Of the United
States, andisubject to disposal from
and..after the passage Of this act, in
accordance with the! provisions and
under the restrictions and Limitations
Of section three of the act of Congress
approved June fifteenth, eighteen hun.
dred and eighty, chapter two hundred
and twenty-three, except as herein.
after provided, under regulations to
be prescribed blythe Secretary of the
Interior in accordance with the pro.
visions Of this act.
Sec. z. That the Secretary of the
Interior shall, at the earliest practica.
bic day, ascertain and establish the
line between the land mentioned in
section one of this act and that now
or lately occupied by the Southern
Utes in said State; and for that pur.
pose there is hereby appropriated,
out of any money in the Treasury o.
the United States not otherwise ap.
preprixed, the sum Of FIVE hundred
dollars.