Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-01-11

daes"Vp .,orn Utah, particularly :"
people ., rlntah county Is the de' 81,
ani a00u' ,0ot is being made on lhe
mined ', .o,,ain gentlemen to lease ,a Inv ~
nh o. '' ,,,lon OF the reservation "
H'h'. v who are anxious to make a TOR ,n.
Fri''s wy =, 4 at the expense oil 'ie
tune ou' .o Il the legitimate white set
1 p,,' q that locality .,.oo vii, sue.
As w., a a doubtful question, !.
GO W, temporarily side tracked a,
hi 's,D through the efforts Oh
v','a"' ,snresentatlyes In consresS'
au' ,,,o me matter VIII be thorough,
Nal'. ,gsatea. Already an arouSeu
soye thrown q powerful search
| "A, upon It much to the oe,'' ,n ,Dno a.
1..,. who have figured IN "ha'
..o,r. to be a deep laid pan , 10 ~
,,,b ls against the best inter
v ., those most directly concerned nD,.o
~ ,ooolo Of the entire state nave
/ their attention turned TOWARDS asa
\, KIN rteh by the controversy tha'
h arisen over the attempted .S leasing sn.
- y .r,s,al lands. which under the res
c ,iI act are supposed to belong 1.s. 70
:, indians. All have become convinced
~, something Is radically wrong on
@o,s IN the immediate vicinity how
r.slise the full significance OF the
| u nat has been made, and what IS
..,,ompIatlon. An exposure Of the
4, apnot do otherwise than result IN
ea for the public.
MAJOR MYToN CHARGED
,-sne those who are gravely
/ AIMED by the people Of Uintah county
j. Major H. p. Myton, Indian agent at
| vae Rocks Mr. Myton recently went
a Washington on an important visit
Ms return to Utah he told the
News that he did not go to the ma
oss capital for the purpose Of adyo-
soag the lease Of the mineral lands
On the reservation, as was openly
,s,rel Many Of the best citizens OF
rhsh declare most positively lhat
Men have information to the
Nnnry. The major contended
MAI Ms conferences at Washington
-.re Of a friendly character to all
Interested. He declares that he made
nm statement Of the situation before
M indian commissioner and Senator'S
RaWlns and Keains and Representa-
tNe sutherland He also affirmed that
me- secretary OF the Interior had as
urel him that one mile square Of the
lln,ah reservation would be leased 20
the Florence Mining company Three
weeks before the council was called In
I Washington, Myton said he received a
letter from the department. Notifying
hin That authority had been given the
/ Florence Mining company to treat
with he Indians OF the Uintah reserNa-
lion ghsreupon he says he Immediately
called local council and explained
that some white men would come and
tea VITA them for the use Of the
hnl This meeting was held and the
! thIn Is made by Myton that three
hundred Indians were present and that
/ they ratified the terms Of the lease with
The company The correctness OF this
\ t2m as TO the number Of Indians, has
received a trlghtful fracture from the
citizens who investigated It.
ASORT OF STATES EVIDENCE,
Mlhe time Major Myton was In this
tly he was specifically asked by a
Deserei News representative what the
source Of opposition in Washington
Tls-Bhere II came from. The major
1 Promptly replied that J, II. Mease was
BEHIND IL That statement caused q
iacr When Mr. Mease saw II he
baked and declared that only q part Of
he truth had been told, and that he
now proposed to tell the rest. That IL
lQB Ulan's senator's and representative
nave been placed In possession Of in
Donation that exposes the whole pro-
lsl and that Is how the Deserct News
Enabled to publish In detail some Of
W ell'tale correspondence that has
CEN carried on between interested par
va 'of several years past, In the lam
tlage Of prominent official, st makes
nlsa'y good reading at this time and
w. cause some gentleman to wonder
Nasfe they are going to get of before
ns hhg is through with"
ne details leading up to the expos
vs WI. also furnish interesting news.
Nle time ago Representative Suther-
nha secured permission Of the secretary
y ns Interior to have United States
Commissioner Pack at Vernal go Oh to
Y. reservation and ascertain the SEN
a.W o. the Indians regarding the
saN with which the names Of
Ny'ah, Trims and Henderson
. Al had been associated,
las lease contemplated giving those
'.Ilng i the right TO locate tract
HOund one mile square and to have
wv Years m which 10 do Il, The Sec
, ~, Of the interior did not grant all
Wy was desired In the matter. But
y rl. W. agree to wait for aiTldavlts which
ppte' o. obtained by Commissioner
i,.@ " was learned that on the 9Th
r ,,s, secretary Hitchcock would In all
ss,,VsO,lV reach a conclusion whether
r,' ag' ne would ratify the lease. Com
i ,oss yi Pack got many afidavits
WI, auulaps who were opposed TO the
nj, proposition Owing to the fact
Ina my many Of the Indians had been
10 hsils!u1lced against him, and made
Sa 0sleVe that he was not friendly no
SIRED. q" many alhdaVits as de-
'oAE MORE MYToN MYTHS.
,s n Inls connection It is worth mating
hon ' wl Agent Myton had returned
pses Washington before Commissioner
h nm, AUS enabled to see the Indians.
been r1o ,',ein that a lease had already
nl,so suaae and that Mormon com,
nal 10 ~, was coming over from Yer
Ws,SS,, steal their talk" and send II 10
sS5 '1 ,h4ion In order to damare u tbe 70
Indians ro vause at the capital. The
hen p M, now 10. eoncede that he advised
he i IDsI. the latter arrived he fo SuMi
I've. a anS 81. sullea and uncomm,,p pu@u
alt 10 e'd '., Ehlle / was not very sIm.
pss ON, lalE TO hem when tSs ,, u';,,.
tt 10 yo y, sisht. i was next 10 Impo SSJ'
d va! s,l anything out Of ~, ,''r ,cs ~
hsn. i present or close ep.,rb n y, %os IN
sIss3 o lae aaldauts whIe,. ya \, 10 o. pc
'' l,n he ioIl o,arl 1 TO rW,asnngton
a,s S, ,. by the cltze5ps O'n os , previous
had '''0n to Congressman sp nh u.
| \ M Ss,d The 1, council Of Indian. o.n.,
hsS mayor Nyton was 'a not qeD called
hura.wefe In attendano. Vulrty Indians