Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-18
Official Motif Of that Created In
ulutah Received From
Washington,
OFFICE IS LOCATED AT VERNAL
Conditions GOVERNING the Opening
OF the Reservation Set Forth
In Circular

Commissioner Richards Of the general
land ONCE has iesuel the following no.
tee W the establishment Of the Cinlah
land d,strlc, In this state and the loca'
ton Of the land office thereof at Nclnol,
IN Ulnlah county;
"Nllico IL hereby glyon that IN uc'
cordance with The provisions Of the act
Of Congress, entitled, AN act TO provide
for a land district IN Wumtch, Oinlah
ana carbon counties IN the STATE "
Utah, 10 be known M tho GInlah lana
district and for other purposes op'
proved March 3, 1905, which provides
that raid land district shall include all
that PORTION ot the state oi wan m
cluded within the present boundaries
of l'lntnh ana carbon counties, ana
also within the boundaries OF that part
of the Nmtnh indian reservation when
Hes within the present boundaries ~
Wngatch county, ana authorizes lhN
president Of the United states 10 dca'
ignnto the place within SAID dWtlCl
whore the land once SHAH De located,
the president of the United states ny
executive order OF May !, 1905, ordered
that the land olllco OF the Intan lonl
district be located at Nornal IN tho
county Of Umtah,
"ln pursuance OF said executive order
the ,and ONCE Of the un,nh land dis
trlcl win be opened for the transaction
OF business nt Nornnl. llnlah county,
state of Utah, ON July l, 1903
"Giycn under my hand AT me cliy OF
Washington, District OF Columbia, THIS
ninth day Of May, A. u, 1900
OPENING or RESERVATION,
Tho commissioner has also issued tho
following. relative 20 tho opening
IN reply 10 your letter requesting IN
formation relative to the proposed op-
ening OF the ulntOh Indian reservation
I'm the state Of Utah, ] have 70 advise
YOU that by the act ~ March ., WOO,
Opubllc-No, gl2), the time for opening
said reservation was extended 10 nc
IL, day OF September, 1908 unless tho
prosldtnt ghnli determine that the same
may be opened at an earlier date, ana
! that the manner NJ opening the Same
| shall be 0s follows,
THAT the unallottod lands excepting
| such tracts ~ may haze been set ASIDE
! az "A national forest reserve ana suoN
! mineral lands az were disposed OF by
! the act of May ~, 1902 C32 stat, 263)
shall be disposed of under the genera
| provisions OF the homestead and inc
| tONuNto laws Of the United states
and ehnll be opened 10 settlement ant
entry Wy the proclamation Of the presl'
dent, which proclamation ehnll pre
scribe the manner IN when THESE lnnd
may be settled upon, occupied, ana ON
tered by the persons entitled 10 max
entry thereof, ana no person shall b
permlltod 20 gottlo upon, occupy or on
ter me said lands except as prcscrlbo'
I'M said proclamation unlil after IN
expiration OF go days from the TIM
when the same are thereby opened Il
scttlomont ana entry $1,000.
II Ia further provided that the right
Of honorably discharged Union soldier
and nhllore of the CNll war, The SpanlW
war and the Philippine resurrection
az defined ana described IN section
1904 ana 1905, Revised Statuicg y
amended by tho act Of March !, 1901
Rhall not be abridged. ana mat all lhnd
opened 20 settlement and entry Onde
this oct remaining undlsposed OF Y
the expiration of Ave years from IN
taking effect Of said act shall be- sol
and DISPOSED OF for cash undor RUE
and regulations 10 be prescribed by IN
secretary Of the interior not moro ina
Gao acres 70 any one person.
IN addition % payment on the usnN
fees end commissions, parties maxim
homestead entities for these lands, ar
required by said act OF May ~ 1909
nay therefor at the rate Of S2b pe
acre, when instructions relative I
the openlng of these lands 10 settlomen
and ontry shall be issued 20 the locl
ofllcors, due notice thereof VIII be give
70 the public through the prets,