Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-22
Ute Indian Delegation Perfectly
Satisfied With Secy. Hitch.
cocks Assurance.
GIVEN FIFTEEN DOLLARS EACH.
This Greatly Pleased Them-"But
You Must Not Go into Bar Rooms
Or Low Dives"
fsnecinl 10 the ..NeMs.ol

Washington, d. c., March 22.--The a.
nal conference between the Utah In
dams and the officials Of the govern
ment. respecting the opening Of tho
UIntah reservation was pulled off to-
day with secy, Hitchcock. The con-
ference resulted In love feast and the
pipe OF peace being smoked. The IN
dams withdrew from the august pres
enoe OF the secretary Of the interior
satisfied that the rights OF the Indians
would be protected by the general gov
eminent
Possibly as much as any one thing
conducive 10 the general air OF salts
faction which showed on the faces of
the red men was the announcement
made by Secy. Hitchcock that he had
approved the order giving each OF the
If indians Included In the delegation
Of Uintah White river and Uncoin-
phagre Utes $l5 spending money. There
We're loud grunts OF pleasure over this
statement. but you must not go In
barr0oms or low dives" said the Sec
rotary. you have conducted your
selves with much decorum since you
have been I'm Washington, aud | hope
this spending money viii not be your
undoing." This was sanscrit to the In
dlans, but II sounded good, and loud
"Ifghsr went round the circle. As
result OF the conference II was agreed
that the Uncomphagre Indians who had
been allotted bad lands should be per-
mtted 10 take new allotments on Uin-
tab lands.
The Uncomphagres told a remarkable
story to the secretary, which he could
hardly credit, that allotments had
been made by agents Of the govern
ment TO these Indians, which existed
only on paper. that tho Indians had
never seen the lands allotted 10 them
and had no knowledge Of the lands as
signed them until the matter had been
brought 10 their attention by a former
agent OF Uintah reservation, Capt w.
A. Mercer now at Carlisle. Capt Mer-
Ger, I'm his last report from the Uintah
agency, recommended that the Uncom-
pahgres who We're allotted absolutely
barren lands be permitted TO take In
lieu thereof lands IN the Uintah coun-
try, and this recommendation VIII BE-
strictly carried out.
There are a number OF very Import
ant matters TO be decided upon before
lands I'm the Uintah reservation VIII
be turned over TO the general land Office
for opening. The law provides that the
president shall set aside forest re-
servatlon I'm addition TO the reserve
now existing in Ulntah reservation.
This must be done before allotments
are made. Then again each Indian
Is given so acres OF irrigable land, wife
and children receiving 40 acres. For
the purpose OF setting aside these lands
Inspector Code irrigation engineer Of
the indian service, has been ordered
TO Washington TO meet Capt Hall, who
win remain here until Codes arrival
code left salt Lake city yesterday.
Reservoir sites win also have to be ex-
empted, and the geological survey was
called up today TO make "A report on
this matter. The wood lands for the
use Of the Indians win have to be set
apart and these win be taken care OF
hy the forestry division OF the agrlcul-
tural department All these things
must be done before the president is
sues his proclamation, opening the
Uintah reservation TO settlement. Secy
Hitchcock said today that the interior
department would have all these mat
tiers adjusted by July !, and allot-
ments made, 80 that the land office
could go ahead and promulgote regua"
tlons governing the opening which viii
be on the lottery plan.
The Ute Indians leave for Carlisle
tomorrow under the direction OF a sub
agent TO visit their old agent, Capt
w. A, Mercer,