The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-13

Law.
Ouray Indian Agency. Utah (Uncom-
pahgre Ute Agency. via Fort Du-
ehesne and Price, Utah, Aug. 11.-Not
for years, H. for the past 16 years. at
least. has there been such discussions
among the Uncompahgre Ute Indians
as that which has recently arisen from
the intention OF the United States gov
eminent. under a recent act Of con-
gress to allot to the Uncompahgres
lands in severaity, and after this much
nav be accomplished. the remaining
portion OF what is known as the I'm
= compahgre reservation is to be thrown
wide open FOR settlement to those who
may be inclined 10 settle thereon under
the United States land laws.
This provis sion OF the last congress
applies only to the agricultural lands,
so called. The immense mineral lands
on this Indian reservation have been
held back until the next congress dis
poses Of one of the most perpleXing
questions which has arisen in the de-
bates of congress since the rebellion of
1861.
IeYr more than two months past there
has been friction after friction as to
what definition the representatives of
the gov ~nment, upon the part of the
Indian bursau at Washington, and the
Indian himself, put upon the recent act
of congress. There is no further need
of disgusting the fact. which TO every
body who has the privilege of being
upon the immense Uncompahgre and
UsntGh Ute reservations, (anc to saw
the least the United States military at
ar .
fact) that the Uncompahgrg UteS are
actually in an excited frame OF mind.
which they are trying their best not TO
make evident, as TO What is TO become
Of them IL the near future.
The chief OF the UncomDah gres,
Shaveneau, is the brother of Ourav.
who died in 1850. Shavenau is peace
ably inclined Indian. 1t was but re-
Gently that he was made acquainted
with the provisions Of the recent act of
congress, which act had such vital
connection with the tribe of which he
is the supreme chief. and no time. was
lost TO tell his tribe the import of the
act. and its CONCENTRATIONS. Shavenau
is a good Indian. in this wild. desc
late country. away from civilization.
this definition to an Indian means
s,reaI deal Here is the United States
military POST OF Fort Duchesne. watch
fully guarding, night and day. every
move upon the reservation on the part
of the Utss. should they show any
sign of revolt.
WITH BROKEN HEARTS
The Utes are well aware of the fact
that an outbreak at this or any other
time would result in their humiliation,
and they are today quietly submitting
with broken hearts 10 the edict of the
Great Father" at Washington as 20
their future. These Uneompahgre Utes
~.a11r rr.~
tribe of Indians in the United States.
They came into Utah 16 long years ago
from what IS known as the now beauti-
ful and thrifty Uncompahgre valley of
Colorado. Sixteen years ago this sum-
rner the so called Ute Indian commits
sioners with the assistance of the
United States troops. under the COM
lnand of the late General Mackenzie.
removed these Indians into Utah.
These Indians were brought upon the
now so called Utah In
dian reservation against their viii.
This can best be verified by the follow
ing. which was submitted to congress
in a report Of Colonel Randlett, the
acting Indian agent dated March 1,
1897.
.aThe situation showed hat these
Indians had been grossly Wronged by
the commissioners who hao removed
of 1880: that instead OF locating them
on Grand river in Colorado and in
Utah. as they had been instructed, they
forced them far beyond that vicinity,
10 the junction of the Green and White
rivers in Utah: that although they had
been intrusted with hundreds OF thou I
sands of dollars provided by congress 1
for locating these Indians on agricul- /
tural lands. furnishing them with /
v-houses 10 live in, ard providing them I
with implements of hUsbandry, ETC., /
not a single Indian did they tocate on !
agricultural land, not a single habit /
able house did they have constructed, /
and nothing reme ined in 1885, to show /
what taese commissioners had ac- /
complished beyond the getting Of these /
Indians out of Colorado and dumping
them IN a locality which has proven an /
arid waste in summer with deathly |
rigid climate in winter, where, without !
sufficient shelter the scanty clothing /
and measre rationS furnished by the /
deDartmeEs. have been inadequate to /
nrevellt want and starvation, reducing /
their number 10 nearly one half of
what Il was when they were brought I
from Colorado"
ALLOTMENT PROPOSITION.
within the past few days the Asso-
Glazed Press correspondent conversed I
z--ith sx-Eudge Peter Baum, of the law T
firm of Baum & Braffett of Price, j
I7tah. upon the allotment proposition /
enacted by the last congress to these /
TTncanpahgre Indians. The recent de- I
cision by the United States department I
of justice that the Uncompahgre Utes !
were TO be allotted lands in severalty. 4
agricultural and grazing lands, has /
created wide spread discussion here /
abouts, n fact ali over the state Of /
TTtah. 1t is an absolute iInpossibility," j
said Judge Baum, for the United [
ant ha
act of congress, te carry out the pro-
visions Of that act There is not on
The Encompahgre reservation. where
these allotments are proposed to be
made such lands as were intended
they should have, viz: agricultural and
grazing lands. 10 exceed u acres per
s.a3ita for the reason that the lands
are not unor this reservation. as most |