The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-08
HOTEL GOSSIP.

I'VE spent $1,000 irrigating the lands of
the Uintah reservation this past summer,
said Cofond H. P. Myton, Uintah In
dian agent, at the Knutsford last night.
The crop of wheat and oats has profted
by the irrigation of previous years SO
much that this year we reaped three
times the average harvest. The general
condition of the Uintah Indians is better
than that of any other tribe in the land.
They have 600 deposited in banks
and invested in government bonds, draw
ing interest at and per cent There is
more water on the Uintah reservation
than in all the rest of Utah, and what
we don't use ourselves we are willing
irrigating purposes. There are vast and
valuable timber lands of white and yell
Tow pine out there. and I have just re-
ceiyed consent from the Indian chiefs
body who wishes to buy it. OF course no
contracts can be made until l hear from
Washington. 1 have written the autheri-
tessthere and expect to hear from them
shortly. The Indians will lease any
reasonable amount of land for revenue,
but on no condition will they sell the
title to it. In regard to holding title to
the land the Uintahs are better protected
from outside aggression than any other
tribe. Brigham Young framed their
treaty and it is justly claimed that they
have the most comprehensive and in
vulnerable Indian treaty in existence to-
day."
Baron Rudolph Braemer of Naples, who
has been visiting in town for the past
week. expressed some of his views con-
corning the Dreyfus case yesterday.
The proposition made by Labor to
Emperor William and King Humbert
show plainly how apparently hopeless of
acquittal the counsel for the defense is,
and to what extremties they s,,; are being
King Humbert will consent to their gov
eminent being represented by the men
sent for because the request was not
other governments 1t was made more
as a personal request to the rulers of
Italy and Germany from M. Labori and
should the petition be granted the
French government could not under the
circumstances, be held responsible for
their safety; and whatever statements
they might make would be purposely
misconstrued as mouthing the sentiments
and opinions of the emperor and King
Humbert. l think that the decision of
the courtmartial in the Dreyfus matter
has already been determined upon, and
he will not be acquitted no matter how
much more testimony is uttered in his
behalf"
Sergeant Henry Williams, formerly Of
the Sixteenth United States infantry,
stationed at Fort Douglas from 1891 to
1885,, is "a guest at the Kenyon. Sergeant
campaign and was severely wounded dur
ing the charge up San Juan Hill. He is
now attached to the Sixth United States
cavalry, as leader of the band. and is
on his way to the Presedio at San Fran
CISCO, where his regiment is stationed
preparatory to crossing to Manila TINS
fall The sergeant is very popular in
Salt Lake and is engaged to be married
to one of the city'S most attractive
daughters, hence his stop over: He will
leave town Monday for San Francisco,
and stated yesterday that he would eat
his Thanksgiving turkey in the Philip
pines.
G. F. Neuber, we'll known merchant
of Rock Springs. Wyo., is at the Grand
Pacific.
Alton Dickerman of Colorado Springs,
a prominent mining expert and engineer,
arrived in town from California last
evening and put up at the Knutsford.
fornia and New Mexico, Mr.. Dickerman
said: 1.-THE gold and copper mines in
both states are doing thriving business.
More ore is being taken out. and more
tunnels and drifts worked than ever be-
fore. consequently the industries are are
every dollar expended in developing
them. There is no longer any danger to
prospectors in New Mexico from on
slaughts by the Moqui Indians; they are
oilieted and will remain passive ana
harmless to anybody that does not en-
croach on their natural rights.
G. F. Chapman, a stock dealer of
Evanston, Wyo., is at the Grand PACING.
J. n. Mease of Fort Duchesne is at
the Kenyon.