The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-13
Senator RawlinS Secures Relief For
Northeastern Utah Settlers.
INDIAN STREAMS OPEN
SENATE PASSES HIS AMEND
MENT TO INDIAN BILL.
Senator shoup Secures the Ratifca-
ton of the Fort Hall Treaty-Vast
Tract of Idaho Land to Be Coded
By the Indians - Terms of the
Treaty.
fspecial Correspondence.l


Washington. D. c.. Feb. 9.-The Indian
appropriation bill, as passed by the SEN
ate, contains a number of amendments of
interest to the people of Utah and Idaho
The most important new legislation per-
tains to the Uintah and Fort Hall reser-
vations Senator Rawlins secured the
adoption of an amendment opening the
waters of the streams in the Uintah Ieser-
walton to appropriation for useful pur-
poses according to the laws of the United
States and the local laws and customs
of the state of Utah either on or off said
reservation subject at all times to the
paramount right of the Indians on said
reservation to so much OF the waters as
may have been or may hereafter be
needed by them for agricultural and cult
nary purposes; and the right is hereby
granted for the construction and main
tenance of all necessary dams, bitches
and canals on or through said reservation
for the purpose of diverting and appro-
priating said waters as aforesaid. The
secretary of the interior is authorized TO
prescribe such rules and regulations as
he may deem necessary TO secure to the
Indians the quantity of water needed by
them for domestic and agricultural pur-
poses.
FORT HALL AGREEMENT.
Senator shoup finally succeeded in get
ting the agreement with the Indians on
the Fort Hall reservation incorporated in
the bill. He also secured an aDpropria
ton of $ll5 $50 for making Il cash pay
ment Of $4,000 to the Indians by the
list Of June and $4,000 for a new school
plant. The agreement with the Indians
es now confirmed by legislation is as FOL
lows: -....---....
First-The Indians cede all that portion
of the reservation east and south of the
following lines: Commencing at a point
in the south boundary of the Fort Hall
Indian reservation. being the southwest
corner of township south. range "a east
of the Boise meridian. thence running
due north on the range line between town.
ships 33 and east TO a point two miles
north of the township line between town
ships and south, thence due east to the
range lire between ranges 30 and SO east.
thence south said range line four
miles, thence due east to the east bound
airy line of the reservation; from this
point the east and south boundaries of
the said reservation as it now exists to the
point of beginning, namely. the south
west corner of township south, range
"a east ..-......
Second-The United States agrees to ex-
pend for the Indians S6O0OO0, as follows:
Seventy-five thousand dollars in the cree
ton of a modern school plant for the In
dams, at q point near the present agency
to be selected by the secretary of the in
terror, and the surplus remaining, if any,
of the above $4,000 10 be expended by the
secretary of the interior for the educa-
tional needs of the Indians. One hun
pro rata. share and share alike. TO each
man. woman and child belonging to and
actually residing on said reservation,
within three months after the ratification
of the treaty Each year for eight years
the United States viii pay the Indians
$50, GEO and the ninth year 10000. Inc de-
ferred payments shall bear interest at the
rate of 1 per cent per annum. SAID inter
est to be placed annually to the credit
of the Indians and be expended for their
benefit by the secretary of the Interior at
,r.1, &c q
direct None of the money due to the
Indians shall be subject to the payment
of any claims judgments or demands
against the Indians for damages or depre-
dations claimed to have been committed
prior to the signing of the agreement.
Third-Where any Indians nave taken
lands and made homes on the reservation
and are now occupying and cultlVatlnS
the same. under the sixth section OF the
Fort Bridger treaty. they shall not be re-
moved therefrom without their consent,
and they may receive allotmentS on the
land they now occupy; but in case they
prefer to remove. they may select lana
elsewhere on that portion of the reserva-
ton not ceded and not occupied by any
other Indians; and should they decide not
to move their improvements, then the
same shall be appraised under direction OF
the secretary of the interior ana SOFA Tor
their benefit, at a sum not less than the
appraisal. and the cash proceeds shall be
paid to the Indians whose improvements
shall be sold.
lands remain part of the public domain,
Indians belonging to the aforementioned
tribes, and living on the reduced reserva-
ton shall have the right, without any
charge therefor to cut timber for their
own use but not for sale, and to pasture
their livestock on said public lands. and
to hunt thereon and to fish in the streams
thereof.
Fifth-For the purpose of segregating
the ceded lands from the diminished res
ervation. the new boundary lines shall
be properly surveyed and permanently
marked in a plain and substantial man
ner. by prominent and durable monu-
ments, the cost TO be paid by the United
States.
Sixth-The existing provisions of all for
mer treaties with the Indians not incon-
sistent with the provisions of the new
agreement are continued in force and
effect; and all provisions inconsistent are
repealed.
Seventh-The existing main travelled
roads leading from McCammon to Black
foot and from McCammon to American
Falls are declared public highways.
Eighth-The water from streams on that
portion of the reservation now sold which
is necessary for irrigating on land ac-
tually cultivated and in use shall be re-
served for the Indians as long as they
remain where they now live.
If you have cataTrh, don't daily with
local remedies, but purify and enrich
your blood with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
W. IT