The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-06

funds of the Crow Indians have been ex-
pended during the year upon the lrriga-
ton system The head gate of the great
Big Horn ditch Is practically completed
and a ditch on Pryor Creek has been con-
structed, which viii water from 500 TO
/ geo acres
'-l-he construction of this irrigation
sysxen. which has been in progress dur
ing the past eight years, has resulted in
great Improvement and aaVancement
among the indians aside from providing
one OF the best systems In the country.
The money, which belongs to the Grows.
has been paid out. for the most part. To
the indians themselves, and this money
they expended much more 5udiclousiy
than that which they receive as annuity
psy ments and which comes 20 them WITH
out labor or effort on their part.
The ditch heretofore constructed on
the Wind River reservation has proved to
be practically worthless Plans for new
irrigation system are in course OF prepar-
alton. which will be capable of irrigsting
a sufficient quantity of land for the use
OF all the Indians on the reservation
Fort Hall to Be Opened Soon.
THE Fort Hall agreement, concluded
with a commission Feb 3 lS9S was rati-
fed by congress at its last session. The
INDIANS ceded 10000 acres Tor $500 .0lss-
$4,000 TO be used for a new school plant
ana the balance to be paid I'm ten an
nuai installments, Hrst one TO b. $4,000,
S25.ea9 Indians residing on the ceded LANDS
having the option OF taking aIlOtments
or lands they have lived upon or i'm
proved or upon the reservation. The in-
prOVementS abandoned by those who re-
move to the reservation are to be aD-
praised and sold for not less than a.
instaliment OF gI080o6 Is now being made.
and the work of allottius and appraisinB
IS in progress
Utah-Arizona Survey.
In regard TO the survey OF the Utah
Arizona boundary it Is stated.
~ the act OF congress approved june
civil expenses of she government for the
hscai year ending June 50, 1901, there was
appropriated:
For the ascertainment. survey. mark
ing and permanent establishment OF the
Dcunc-.S- Inc between the state of Utan
and the territory OF Arizona, being that
poruon OF the parallel Of tntrty-scven
degrees of north latitude lying between
the thirty-secOnd and thirty-seventh de
greeS OF longitude west from Washington,
an estimated distance of ~ miles in
Cluulng the expense of an examination of
tAA survey OF the Held. the rate OF COM
Dsnsat-Gn per mile to the surveyor to be
hXed by the secretary OF the interior, The
same TO include the cost Of the DFepara-
ton OF the pats ana neid notes OF the
survey in trlDlcate, $3.50
with view TO carry out the pTOVl-
siOns or this act, the commissioner of tie
general land Office was called upon to
er method OF establishing said boundary
line, and, acting upon the suggestions
made by MIN. which were to nave the line
asJr0nOIllcaLy determined ana marked Oy
iron and stone monuments at m1te Inter
Vais with six astronomical monuments,
and approving his recommendation OF q
surveyor for this purpose, I authorized
Inn TO contract with Howard B. Carpen-
ter OF California to execute the survey
The contract was accordingly awarded 10
MI Carpenter, and IL Is expected tnaI me
survey will be proceeded with at the
earliest pra cticable date
81 the terms OF The contract the sur
veyOr is allowed SO per mile tor survey
ing and marking the line, including al
field expenses, and the preparation OF the
p-otS anu i-0io - az "a - 49, :
Vey is to be completed al returns therSo-
made to the general land Office on or be-
fore April /, 1902. ~
LAUNDERING in the Reserves.
In discussing the forest reserves, under
the head OF Conservative Lum0erIns,"
the report says.
During the past year much attention
has been CIV en- 10 the question Oh putting
into operation system Tor harvesting
and marketing timber on the reserves IA
ACCORDANCE with the needs OF the local
population, coupled with provisions Ior
reproduction OF the crop ana maintenance
0i proper Forest conditions.
-"rhe task is one OIL great proportions,
involving much preliminary work OF 2
careful nature, growing OUT OIL the Idcl
that heretofore the numbering system
!
/ largely TO take regardiessly whatever was
nee0ed, Tree OF cost, leaving an almost
c--t---7 wake of fire TO mark ths course
and hoods TO follow later AS prenm-
mary step in the matter instructions
We're issued TO each o. the forest super
inIeudents 10 make a careful study OF tnf
subject or conservative numbering as APP
DlCaDIe 10 the particular reserves unoel
his charge, and thereafter submit com
prehenslNe reports in regard 20 each re-
s--v-. showing what he deems The Desl
methods 10 be pursued IN connection VIII
harvesting the timber therein They were
also directed to make further study ahC
report upon the closely related subject OF
/ reloreStauon and to cooperate Win tnt
/ work Oh the agricultural department u
its administration OF this branch or TOT
estry. Future experience in the manage
menI OF the forestry service may inoicAt'
the adVisa bility of the transfer OF the Su
! perVisiOn OF All pubic forests TO the sec
rotary OF agriculture.
National parks are recommended dDOu
Wind cave, South Dakota, Sh0shpn'
/ Fails. Idaho. the PetTined Forest of Arl
4 IONA and the cliff-dweueTs' ruins in New
/ Mexico.