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

were TO be robbed by the Mormons and
that the best thing for them to do was
to sign this lease,
Several Of the Indians positively
swear that when Major Myton
brought the matter to a termination In
the form Of vote that only three
TO Ave OF the council raised their hands
In voting for the lease That when he
asked them to sign papers which he
had fixed up they all fled out,
Commissioner Pack and tho two in
terpreters who went with him, secured
this information definitely and positive
ly together with affdayits heretofore
referred to, and on their return COM
piled them into compact form to be
submitted to the interior department,
CITIZENS AROUSED
by this time the citizens Of Yernai
and the surrounding country were
thoroughly aroused at what had taken
place and at once concluded TO vigOr-
ously oppose Major Alyton and hls
methods and to fight first, last and all
the time against any attemptat mineral
or any other leasing on the
reservation. They favor the
opening of the reservation
after there has been fair allotment
Of lands and settlement by the govern
ment to the Indians. Conspicuous
among the men who have taken Il
promlnet part in exposing the queer
work that has been INDUCED In are
Senator Harden Bennlon Il. s. Collett,
Commissioner Pack and others.
TELL.TALE CORRESPONDENCE.
The procuring OF correspondence in
.tsbtnb af "a
former Indian commission figures as an
active letter writer Is of great value
at this time, Major Myton was a
member of this commission. appointed
with a view to allottng land In sever
atty to the Indians. Copies of this
correspondence have been sent TO Sem
ator Rawlns and Representative Suth-
erland while Senator Kearns viii also
receive a copy thereof without delay.
These letters disclose the secret that
has been so long kept and show plain"
~ that queer work, indeed has been
INDUCED in.
The facts are that the presence Of a
gold mine on the reservation has been
strong inducement, II via be re-
membered that samples Of gold ore
from the reservation were obtained
long ago and held by DR. Hathenbruck
Of Provo, This was as far back as
1897. II is alleged that Myton and
Harper saw the samples, and that
while still on the Indian commission
and that while drawing sal
aries from the government they
associated themselves together
for doing precisely what the CORE
spondence dlscloses II is also openly
charged that Myton had more than his
salary in view when he got his APP
pointment, and that II was Harper
whom he went to Denver to see preyi-
GUS to the taking Of the Indians to
Washington In December last. After
Major Mytons homecoming and his
"blg talk" to the Salt Lake newspapers,
and the appearance of his interview In
the Deseret News regarding Mr. Mease,
former post trader at Duchesne, MIR
r. s. Colett Of Vernal showed Mr.
Mease that Interview and ihere was
trouble forthwith. 1t was then as pre-
yiously stated In this article, that Mr.
Mease declared that only part Of the
truth had been told and that he would
tell the rest. As result correspond
ence enough to iii special edition OF
a big newspaper, fell into the hands or
committee OF citizens. From me
batch thus obtained the letters when
follow are selected. The story Ia that
S. NJ, Miller who figured IN the survey
az the Cncompahgre reservation, Com
missioner John McAndrews, Interpreter
M Ouray. and Mease were TO work AT
this end OF the line while Harper ct al
ala business at the Washington end
Timms ct al were strongly after lease
at that time and have been ever since
MAY GO TO PRESIDENT.
Eastern Utah citizens are so indig.
nant that they may carry their appeal
to President Roosevelt himself, The
resolution introduced by Senator
Kearns has only temporarily disposed
OF the matter, 1t is necessary to get
Il out OF the-way permanently, and II
Congress does not do so the President
will be asked to intercede.
Altogether the controversy Is one OF
unusual interest and Importance ana
the people OF Utah will find profitable
reading in the correspondence when
follows II will be observed that II
covers long period Of years, and that
the present leasing scheme has been
in contemplation all the time.
HARPER TO MILLER.
Washington d. c., March 5, 1899, Mr..
s. NJ. Miller Denver Colo, Dear SIR
Since last writing you we have had an
other visit from Judge Thoman who to-
gether with his associates. made every
effort to force us to agree to a COM
bine with the same organization re-
ferred 10 In our last viz, the Western
or Chicago & Milwaukee and the East
ern or New York organizations He
vent 70 New Jersey and incorporated
a company for S2OOOOOO, then proposed
that division be made as follows .
per cent to be used by him In such q
way as he may deem best; 80 per cent
70 remain In the treasury for future use
and the balance, or so per cent TO be
divided equally among the three or
ganizations--2O per cent each
1t was the unanimous opinion OF our
friends we ought not to consider this
Tor a moment, believing az we do that
we have far better chances than any
, or all Of the others at the other END
, Of the line, and equally or better chance
here TO win out Independent OF other
interests.
IT, during your negotiations with the
Indians there appears to you TO be
, great danger for us and there Is a
| Prospect tnOt we ChHHOt Opttlu aug
lease at once unless we combine with
some one else then advise w at once
by telegraph telling us where the dan
ger lies.
Several applications have been made
, Tor permits TO go to the reservation to
/ secure a mineral lease. We are going
! u act upon a suggestion made us today
by one whose suggestions In such a
natter are entitled 10 great respect,
rot to wait for any permit, but to 60
. right straight ahead and use all our
efforts az once to secure lease. All
+ the applications now on file Will be held
up for the present and no permits VIII
! be issued ! will write letter to Myton
2 telling him that you are coming, and
that al the suggestion OF the proper
authority no permit Is necessary,
q Were permits issued 10 all who have
! applied you would probably find sew
. eral persons on the grounds with you
tfying to get the lease.
J In that event you would nave 10 pro-
: coed boldly but cautiously and keep a
close watch on what the others are do.
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