Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-07
PUSHING THINGS
ON RESERVATION.
Homest,adcrS Meet and Take Steps
To Secure the Necessary
Water Rights,
FOUR DISTRICTS ARE CREATED
settlers Will Incorporate aEd Proceed
To Have Surveys Made and
Ditchss Opened Up.
ern-ial Corresnondence.

sueaial Correspondence.
yernal Utah. Nov. 3-The general
mass meeting Of Uintah reservation
settlers which was held at the court
house yesterday proved to be O large
and enthusiastic gathering Represen-
auva citizens from nearly every section
Of the reservation were present.
About 400 locations We're represented
by the owners IN person or by proxy.
The locating companies, and the Land
Holders Protective Association" so
had representatives present at the
meeting
The objects Of the meeting were the
formation of plans for uniting the
efforts OF all the homes-eaders on the
reservation in securing their wa en-
rights. and taking preliminary ste.s
M organizing the irrigation compan os
90 construct and operate the necessary
canals which are TO supply water for
the reservation
IRRIGATION DISTRICTS.
Hyrum Baird Of Ogden was elected
EIaIIIlNIlt II ~ as hNNlNlaNl ~ AIhlIlt AAt
reservation into the following districts.
The Blue Bench, which is to draw
us water from Rock Creek The
benches south OF Myton which are 10
draw their waters from the Duchesue
and strawberry rivers The Leland
Flats which are to draw their wafer
from the Duchesne river at a point
rear Myton. The lands between Lake
Fork and the Uintah rivers, incl of 6
The Dry Gulch district, are TO draw
their waters from the Lake Fork, Du-
chesue and Uintah rivers.
10 was recommended that the land
holders In the above named districts
unite In forming their various irrigation
companies. The following resolution
passed unanimously;
THAT II be the sense OF this meet
ing that In Incorporating the various
irrigation companies on the reservation
Oh water filings made by homesteaders
or made for them by their agents dur
lug the year 1905. be considered equal
80 point of time in regard TO water
rights,
FILINGS IN GOOD FAITH.
The committee OF the Land Holders
Protective association reported that an
the locating companies that have filed
on water nave hOllt ~ Au 5Onu
faith, and for the benefit of
ed themselves as ready and willing
TO assign all their filings TO the various
irrigation companies as soon as the
companies were duly organized and
ready 10 receive the assignment
The following communication was
read;
United States Indian Service, Uintah
and Ouray Agency, White Rocks
Utah, oct IS, 1905:
Mcssrs. r, S. Collett aNd Ward r.
Pack, Vernal Utah Gentlemen-Re-
farring further 20 your letter OF the 5th
inst, relative to the possibility Of
cooperating with the department with
the view Of enabling the settlers to help
construct canals and obtain water
through Indian bitches, l will say that
] am In perfect accord with any pan
that may be devised by which the water
IN the rivers Of the Uintah reservation
may be economically used; and to this
effect II is believed that a meeting
should be called OF all the settlers to
consider the matter at an early date
The state engineer, Mr., Tanner, will
be at the agency early in November on
business connected with The water
question; and It Is suggested that the
meeting Of settlers be held az this
agency nj this time, / suggest the
agency In order that my presence may
be assured, as otherwise / might not
be ABIDE to be present, owing TO the de-
Mands Of my office.
II might possibly be well 90 call
preliminary meeting before hand for the
purpose Of arranging prelimin0ries, etc,
and Co order that prompt action may be
had at the time OF the meeting proper,
j realize that the settlers, especially
in this vicinity win have 10 depend
upon such bitches as may be construct
ed by the government, and / think the
department would not ask1nce at any
plan by which any surplus water
might be furnished them. provided II
did not interfere with the water rights
of the Indians.
OF course any plan which might be
devised ns result OF the meeting
would not be effective until 1t was prop
Crly approved by the department,
Very respectfully,
(Slned) G. e.. HALL,
captain Fifth Cavalry, Acting Indian
Agent,
COMMITTEE NAMED.