The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-23
LANDS TO BE
OPENED SOON
ReaIlOtment Has Been Made by
Indian Agent Caldwell.
TEN DOLLARS AN ACRE ASKED
FOR THE BEST TRACTS SUSCEP-
TIBLE OF IRRIGATION.


Fort Hall Agency, ROssfOTk. Ida.
March 22.-Acting under recent anu
further instructions from the commits
siOner of Indian affairs a reallotment
Of lands occupied by Indians on the
coded portion Of this reservation, and
who have elected TO remain there, has
been made by United States Indian
Agent A F. Caldwell. and the sched-
ules of aHotments and appraisements.
as they now stand, have been for
warded to the Indian department
Agent Caldwell has used every effort
to expedite the reallotments, every one
of which has been made in strict ac-
cOrdance with his instructions and the
law.
Under the decision of the assistant
attorney general for the interior de-
partment, and the instructions of the
commissioner Of Indian affairs dated
Feb. 10, 1902 the quantity of land al
lOtted is somewhat less than under the
original allotment. the latter having
been made under the general allotment
act, which gave eighty acres to each
member of a family. while the law I'M
der which the reallotment was made
limits the quantity of land which any
head of family may hold to $40 acres
regardless Of the number of members
in his family.
Only seventy-nine persons have tax
en- land under the reallOtment. each re-
ceiving eighty acres. except in a few
cases where a less quantity was allOt-
ted, making the total of all allOtments
slightly less than $500 acres. Much
good farming land remains to be sold
under the treaty and samples of good
mineral-b bearing rock, purportng TO
have been found on the ceded land,
have been shown by Indians,
improvements Appraised.
The improvements owned by twenty
three Indians on the ceded land have
been appraised, the values ranging
from $64 to $50. a1d aggregating S..
65l.50. These Improvements viii be sold,
for not less than the appraised value,
to the highest bidder, who shall have
thirty days after the sale for prefer
ence right of entry of the land on
which the Improvements are situated,
not to exceed $50 acres. Much of this
land IS valuable, Deing wei Watered
by natural streams. and on account of
the preference right of entry it is
thought the Improvement will bring
good prices.
There is now nothing 70 further de-
lay the opening of the ceded part of
the reservation and as soon as the
schedule of allotments can be PASSED
upon by the commissioner of Indian af-
fairs and the commissioner of the gen
eral land Office. which will take but d
short time. proclamation offering the
lands for sale may be expected.
Some of the provisions of the law au-
thorizing the disposal Of these lands
may be Of interest and are as follows:
The homestead tOwn-site. stone and
timber and mining laws apply here
except as to prices. The price for land
lying under the canal or the Idaho
Canal company and susceptible Of irri-
g ton therefrOm is SO per acre. All
land within FIVE miles of the boundary
line Of POcatello. except that which is
mineral bearing. will be sold at public
auction for not less than $40 per acre.
Mineral lands within the fve-miles
limit viii be disposed of under the
mineral land laws of the United States
except as to price which is fixed at
$40 per acre Agricultural and grazing
lands, not included in the above
classes, are priced al $3.50 and 81 p
per acre. respectively. Sections Is and
36 in each township are reserved for
common school purposes and shall be
subject to the laws Of Idaho For all
classes of lands one-fifth of the pur-
chase price must be paid at the time
of entry and foUr-ffths on making
final proof. No person. except honor
ably discharged Union soldiers and
sailors, may purchase more than $50
acres Of land Of any class or classes.
More land will be cultivated bv the
Indians Of this reservation during the
coming season than ever before. They
are beginning to realize that TO live
they must work and many of them
have selected land for farming Dur
poses. While the land selected has not
been allotted to them they are allowed
10 claim II and when the diminished
reservation comes to be allotted each
Indian will receive an allotment that
viii include the land he has cultivated
Peter J. johnson. blacksmith. and
Harry Hutchinson. apprentice. have
resigned their positions. to take effect
or the 3lst instant, and Hubert Tetobv
and Paul BannOck. Indians. have been
appointed to fill the places to be va
Gated.