Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-26

INTERIOR lOL more IMAM htl acres 10 one
person Proceeds from this sale shall
be applied as provided In the act Of
May q, 1902,
LOCAL OPINION,
In view Of the complications that
have arisen and the obstacles, legal and
Illegal that have been thrown I'm the
way Of the opening OF the reservation,
It Is the belief OF many Of the local
persons who have given careful thought
to the great question that the measure
introduced by Senator SmoOt Is prob
ably the best possible solution of a
nightly vexed question at this par
tlCular time There was some talk this
morning OF having the legislative meme
orial, introduced yesterday by Hope
Of Juab, as chronicled I'm another part
OF the Deseret News, amended so as to
conform to Senator Shoots congress
siona bill IL is thought that this may
be done before the memorial is for
warded to the proper authorities at
Washington.
EXCLUDES TIMBER LANDS,
As the Herald special says. yesterday
was Shoots busy day i'm the senate as
he introduced other prospective meas
ures, a digest Of which follows;
Senator Smoot today introduced Il
hill setting apart about 100000 acres Of
mountainous timber lands IN Untah
indian reserve. Mineral lands within
this proposed addition 20 the forest re-
serve shall be subject 10 entry under
the Mining laws; In fact this entire adj
dition is to be subject TO all laws gov
erning forest reservations All mer-
charitable timber I'm this proposed add
ditiOn TO the forest res serve Is 10 be sold
to the highest bidders under the direc-
ton Of the bureau Of forestry, the first
sale to take place within one year ana
thereafter annually for 10 consecutive
years. The secretary Of the interior
shall fix the minimum price for the
various kinds OF timber sold, Prior TO
these sales they shall be advertised
In all the leading cities OF the west.
Bids may be submitted for individual
tracts or for groups Of laids not eN-
ceeding 80 sections I'm area IN one bid.
At any time before the last sale local
land officers may sell not to exceed
100 900 feet Of lumber within this reserve
to any one settler, without competitive
bidding, the price to be governed by
prices offered at the annual sales.
The secretary Of the interior Is given
authority to lease to the purchaser of
any timber, not more than 20 acres OF
land for mill purposes at an annual
rental TO be fixed by the secretary, for
a term not over Ave years Timber dis
posed OF at any sale shall be cut and
removed within five years and no tract
shall be cut over more than once iu
IS years. Each purchaser Of timber
shall make am agreement 90 remove
the timber ana wood on each tract cov-
cred by the purchase under regulations
Of the secretary Of the interior and
shall, when practicable. employ Indian
labor I'm cutting, handling and manufac-
turing timber,
No timber shall be removed from the
reserve until duly sealed and measured
and marked and paid for at the local
land office.
There shall be- set apart for private
and exclusive use OF the Umtah In
diaus, small tract Ut this timber land,
which shall be maintained as per-
manent source OF timber for their bonc-
IT. There shall also be set aside q l60-
acre tract OF coal land ON Farm creek
for the exclusive use Of the Indians
INDIAN RIGHTS BILL.
Senator smoot also introduced % bin
that Whenever land TO which