The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-05
fSneciaI 70 The HeraId.l

BY the Government
Especial TO The HeraId.)
Washington, D. C., sept. 4.--The in
struations Issued 10y the Commissioner
of INDIAN affairs TO the U>Go.npaAgre
commissioners have been presented 10
Eheal, and they ara ROW ready 10 pro-
coed Ut once to the Uintah and Ouray
agencies in Utah. for the purpose tn5if-
Gated The Instructions state that prior
TO 1880 the Unconpahgre Indians were
located on a reservation in Colorado
and had. until within a few years Of
that time. been known as the Tabe-
guache band OF UtA Tna3ans.
The act Of June Is, 1880, ratified an
agreement submitted TO the coafeder-
afed band Of Ute Indians in Colorado
ANA contained the following stlpula-
TONS:
THE Uncompahgre Utes agree TO
remove to and settle upon agricultural
lands ON Grand river. near the month
of the GunnfS0n river in Colorado. if
q sufficient quantity OF agricultural
lana shall he found there; if not, then
upon such cGhe@ ruoccupJed agriculture a!
lands as may be 1ound in that vicinity
and in the terTitC~y Of Utah
The act of congress provided that me
proceeds of the lands in Colorado, cedea
under the agreement. should be first
sscu56y aDn4i51 10 Toimbuusing the
United States for an sums naid Out or
set apart for the benefit of c1aes % In
SSAns. and .hen 20 be applied in pay
llr~'-i- So f-c IarG,5 TAT Sl25 Ter lc~.-l.
iril,
OF their reservation in pursuance OF the
agreement
REMOVED TO UTAH.
In a rspsrt iited N0y. 81. 1881. Messss.
Russell. Mears ami MOrI.s. of Inc Ute
cOmmassica stated ,Jha,- they had eN-
aFnsnSd the Gl0e,1 river -i-z'sryas-on ami
found it Unsuitable Tor Ms Insllaas fer
AK = 7rGelal cr grazing -uTpGEel. They
therefC-c- SeleSae1 for the Uncomulh-
gre,s uIa l1r4s. n rha valley of the.
Green river for distance Of ten niles
down and IS miles up from IS junction
Wi'l The White. and ti1e ianGii N the
valley Of the Maite ItVer from is
juAclpn With the Green, as far cll.:-
as the boundary firse between U:-A and
Colorado; and also all LANDS along the
DuChe5ne river from it's junction with
tine Green IN to z VGLnt eirht miles
above thu moUt'h of TIA Uintah Iiver
tt =se laS5s were defined BY an ex-
ecutiVe order issued Jan. s 1852. No
q 'tsnTt was mace % aAlCt C7e Indians
lands in seVeu3lty, pIolaabl because
the Indians were nct reglrl I as suf-
feiently adYarlesd IN civi zaticn.
THE ACT OF 'g4
Under the act OF Aug. Ii. 1894. The
president Was authorized to 1ppCir. a
commission oc three psrs0rs to al!ot
5n seYe1AH.r 10 the Urocnoa h<res
WITHIN their newer reservation. agricU,-
tUral and grazing laD9ss aCC-CClug TO
the agreement Of 1880. II also provided
that-wi2h the consent Of the commits
sion-any adult Indian might select
less QUANTITY of iaad if more detrable
on account of location This provision
of VlIe act purpoTts to be quoted from
the agreement wlth fAe Er'S:ans." says
The commissioner. but ! do not firfi it
1e1erfi1.' The act of 1894 al17 rro-
VidG1 thzt the Indians sihculd rag 81 %
per acre Tor said lands from tlte furd
in tlfe United States treasury Ysa lied
from the - Of their lands in Co.
rado. as provided by their contract
with thu gOVeTnmert-.
The act also required Nae ccnmis-
sioners, as soon as practicable after
thor appointment. 10 IcrGrt TO the sec
rotary OF the Inferior what portions of
The reservation vera unSuited or would
not be REQUIRED for allotment. and
these portions were 10 be restored 10
the public dl1'lsa- 1.1e commissioners
T r7f Z mn m action WIS
ever taken, and no lands in the reser-
Il ,t'tref'.
The commission WAS unable 70 Dre-
vail uDon the Indians TO take 2llot-
mentS, IDstulV On 2olc-cE'- Of uha pro-
vision OF the Jaw requiring them 10 Pay
Tor The iaacfs that might be a4C-ed.
THE T,ATyFcT NAC~7,0fr,>--r
The PROVISIONS g uhe act of 1897 rel
at4Ne te 'Ae OneompahSre reservation
are next fecited by the Commissioners.
as toAOWs;
The secretary OF The interior is di-
reeoed TO a'l5t agricutural lands in
ssn.''1 NV, W lo e4le o3 I'M, 'st Gs IN
tton in the state of Utah. said allCt-
nents 70 be upon me Unccnpaihgye
ana ..t' s'A ressI.Na,:sets' or elsewhere
IN said state. And all the lands Of
said uncompahgre ressrVaciCn rot
Heretofore allotted in saV9ralty 10 said
Une9npahgre Utes, snail, en- and ate;