Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-24
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ing lands along Duchesne river, taken
\ IN connection with the good facilities
for grazing in the principal valleys
ana on the mountain slopes makes this
tract Of land one OF the most valuable
potentially IN the future prosperity Of
Utah, The country Is now held for
the use OF comparatively few Indians,
hut the time Is not far distant when
these must be settled upon definite al
lolments and the remaining lands util-
ICED for the growing needs Of a white
population.
AT the present time Duchesne river
and It's tributaries carry large volumes
Of water through the year. only a
small portion being utilized, the re-
malnder running 10 waste. Within re-
cent years efforts have been made by
various persons and corporations to
obtain permission to divert this water
from the reservation TO adjacent arid
lands, These efforts have led to inves-
legations as TO the amount OF water
available, some reports stating that
there is more than enough to water
the Indian lands, and others alleging
that II an attempt Is made TO bring all
the irrigable lands on the reservation
under cultivation there will be a short
age Of water, To gather final and thor
oughly reliable information on these
points MIR Cyrus G. Babb has been
and Is still making careful examlna-
lions on the ground A number of sta
lions have been established where reg
ular measurements are being made 10
determine the amount OF water I'm the
various streams.
A large proportion OF the Uintah In
dams are now settled on lands irrigated
from Uintah river on the bench land
between Fort Duchesne and the White
Rocks agency and west Of the Ouray
school. their lands being watered by
several canals drawing from Ulntah
river Mr. Newell states that the best
method for the irrigation Of the Uintah
area Is by the enlargement Of the
present canal system. Increasing the
carrying capacity Of canal No. would
enable II to supply sufficient water TO
the mesa west OF Uintah river.
There Is an area covering $500 acres
Just east OF the reserya ton, in what
Is known as the Strip, which It Is pos
slble TO irrigate. East Of the Ouray
school is a large tract OF agricultural
land bounded on the west by the res
eryation boundary and on the east by
Green river being in the form Of
triangle. and comprising 9l.200 acres, A
canal could be constructed at a mod
crate cost sufficient to reclaim this en-
tire tract.
LAKE CREEK LANDS
There has been more or less discus
sion regarding the feasibility Of the
diversion of the waters Of the Lake
creek 10 irrigate lands adjoining Uintah
river on the west and Il has been de-
termlned TO investigate further as to
the possibilities Of this stream for lrri-
cation. The Lake creek agricultural
area is divided into four portions. The
first comprises $4,000 acres Of bench
land extending from the junction Of the
two forks southwark about fourteen
miles, when Il broadens out into the
second division or 1900 acres. drain
ing into Dry Gulch creek. The third
area Is the mesa between the latter
and Duchesne river and contains $500
acres The fourth section. comprising
an area of 5000 acres, Is west OF the
lower course OF Lake creek, IN a trl-
angular strip Immediately north Of Du-
chesne river
1T Is believed to be safe TO assume
that there will be sufficient water in
Lake creek at the forks to lrrgate
10000 acres during dry seasons" said
Mr., Newell, lie suggests the COnstruc-
ton Of a canal heading below the forks
Of the creek which, when II attalns the
head top OF the mesa could be divided
one branch extending southwark and
the other TO run easterly, He does not
consider II feasible TO irrigate the third
section, the mesa north Of Duchesne
river, owing TO the insulilcenCy OF wa
ter supply and the excessive cost OF the
necessary canal A canal to divert wa
ter into the fourth section could be
built at a moderate cost
INDIAN ALLOTMENTs.
Concluding, Mr. Newell says that
there is water enough In the rivers Of
the Uintah reservation to supply $4,000
acres, and during ordinary seasons
there win more likely be sufficient for
$4,000 acres
After computing the amount OF land
that will eventually be allotted to the
iuNldUos vi li' hdNlS Oh luflN acres 10
each person. Mr. Newell concludes that
there viii be l7l00 acres above the
future needs Of the Indians that will be
left for white settlers. He believes the
best interests Of all would be served II
the Indians are given allotments In
compact form rather than 10 have them
scattered with white settlers mixed In.
He thinks that the unallotted lands
should receive some OF the water from
I'intah and White Rocks creeks. as
they Will be naturally tributary to n.
The same Is true OF lands adjoining
the reservation, but not now part OF
IT, In his opinion the area not included
in the reservation is much better for
agricultural purposes than the lands
within the reservation
The department will eventually be
called upon 10 decide whether the In.
dams are entitled TO all the water OF
Uintah and White Rocks rivers or
whether they are merely entitled to
such water as they can economically
uEe. II the former Is held. the Indians
win be enabled to sell their water 20
adjoining settlers. otherwise the sur
plus water OF these streams viii be-
given away 10 white settlers.