The daily sentinel., 1905-07-17
GRAND JUNCTION Wins OUT
President Roosevelt DesignateS This
City as One of the Registration Points
For Opening of Uintah Reservation.
Thousands of People Coming Here

IllUuSdiluS vi fGUpie CUlllllly IICTe
GRAND JUNCTION \ REGISTRATION
FOR THE OPENING OF THE GREAT UINTAH INDIAN REssET
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. A PROCLAMATION SIGNED
LATE SATURDAY EVENING PROVIDING FOR THE OPENING
LoTTED LANDS IN THE RESERVATION, DESIGNATED
CITY AS ONE OF THE FOUR POINTS OF REGISTRATION.
WORKED FAITHFULLY TO SECURE a REGISTRATION OF
tIGE , FOR .,i THIS CITY HAVE HAD THEIR AnoRs BouNI
ENTIRE POPULATION or THE CITY AND VALLEY.
WITH THE REGISTRATION OFFICE IN GRAND JUNCTION
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS PEOPLE WILL. FLOCK TO
THIS CITY DURING THE TWELVE DAYS REGIsTRA
THE CITY is DNIEAsURABIE. is ESTIMATED
GRAND JUNCTION
EVIDENTLY PROCLAMATION PRESIDENT
WAS HELD UP FOR DAY OR TWO UNTIL MIR. GEORGE
HUNT, THE INSPECTOR OF SPECIAL AGENTS FOR
ERAL LAND OFFICE COULD VISIT GRAND JUNCTION,
MIR HUNTS REPORT, MADE BY WIRE MUST SETTLED
THE NATTER OF MAKING GRAND JUNCTION a REGIsTRi
THE ANNOUNCEMENT THE PROVISIONS PRESIDENT
RoosEvELTs PROCLAMATION WERE RECEIVED
YESTERDAY MORNING MIR
HUNTING, DENVER. a BULLETIN NINIED-
lately PLACED IN THE WINDOW OF THE SENTINEL OF
FICE AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE READ WITH DELIGHT
THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF GRAND FUNCTIONS VICTORY DUR
YESTERDAY TODAY, THE SELECTION
CITY AS REGISTRATION POINT HAS BEEN THE PRINCIPAL
THEME OF CONVERSATION ON THE STREET AND IN THE
BUSINESS HOUSES
PROCLAMATION PROVIDES OFFICES
OPENED AT vERNAI4 PRICE AND PROVO, UTAH, AND
GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO, WHERE PROSPECTIVE SET
on TIEsply ArGrsT T. Until O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING
ON SATURDAY AUGUST ~ THE OFFICE BEING OPEN NINE
IN ALL PROBABILITY AUDITORIUM
AS THE PLACE OF REGISTRY IN THIS CITY. IN
sPECToR HUNT VISITED THE AUDITORIUM WHILE HERE,
AND STATED THAT THE BUILDING WOULD BE a SPLENDID
PLACE FOR REGISTRATION.
reserved prior August 2s for military,
mineral lands be dis
posed of under existing c to
The reservation contains 25ooo acres but the above reerv"-
ons only
of desirable homestead entries all
which will have to irrigated if used for agriculture.
obtain registration each applicant must show himself duly
qualified application be made only blank form
provided make
homestead Office
matters of description identity protect applicant
and he against attempted mpersonation
Registration through the mails by
of honorab discharged soldiers and sailors
their applications and due proofs of their qu"i-
their selection having duly
ecuted power Of attorney on pnN Tor "' PROVIDED "S 'e COM
missioner
will be allowed register than
orr in any other than his true name
applicant who shows himself qualified will be registered
and gwen M m h d but on, for the burmese Of enabling
him. later the lands which he
will he permitted to settle any of the lands
and for sixty afterwnrd but
applicants will be allowed to make homestead settle
ments.
The sixty following the
enng registered will be permitted make home
determined public drawing to be held at
Provo commencing Thursday August H. and
continuing as long as is necessary
The drawing conducted under the supervision of COM
miee of persons whose integrity Is s"ch as 10 ihe ~
of its fairness who will be appointed by
the secretary Of the interior .
time registration each applicant make out card which must
be signed giving such description of him will
enable local. officers to thereafter identify him
will be placed in plain sealed envelope with no
dstinpuishabe beyond
into the registration complete the envelopes
together at the place Of he drawing and turned
will conduct the drawing in
provision being that it shall
opportunity Such
envelope he and the enclosed card given
a number showing the order in which it was drawn
Notice Of each applicant and
, number will be posted each day and each
of ne which he
his mailed address given when
he registered
commencing % the applications of those
inclusive, be the
land office at will be considered in their
The applications of those draw
,,r,bers ~ ncu the
o on IaIIo of
application when his number is
until the close of that day
abandoned his
right to
the land remaining undsposcd of may
der homestead law
to establish townse within the
a, onv time before Il application
r. , Land Office affected and fully
oath propety of founding
,ce These applications considered by commits
] Of be general and he believes the public in
WILL the approval of the
- of described lands home