The daily sentinel., 1905-08-14
Grand Jnnction,s rntnIs-

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The registration for lands in the
Uintah reservation is at an end
Promptly at six O'Clock Saturday
evening the offices at Provo, Grand
Junction, Price and Vernal were clos
ed.
The total registration was 1861.
going considerably above the care
full estimates made during the last
few days by the people who kept in
close touch with the progress of the
registration.
The total for Prove exceeded that
of Grand Junction by 3.4T1. Over
5000 people registered at Provo dur
ing the last two days.
Saturday at Grand junction.
The total for Grand Junction for
Saturday was 1886. OF this num-
Der l,O25 registered during the fore
noon. During the closing hour OF
the registration there was hardly
anything doing at the auditorium
Only one or two people registered
during the last twenty minutes
Promptly at six O'Clock the door
keeper closed the big doors. No one
had come to Grand Junction with the
intention of registering was disap-
pointed. All who waited until the
last day to register were easily and
quickly waited upon by the clerks
There was no rush at any time dur
ing the afternoon.
The Grand Junction office during
the eleven days registered 1887
people. A daily average of over l.
800. The biggest day was Wednes
day. August ninth, with total OF
2,237 The poorest days work was
that of Tuesday, August eighth with
total of 726.
Quite a number of old soldiers liv-
ing in the east were disappointed as
Il result of getting their papers in
too late or as a result of some error
in making out the proper papers.
Registered 5000 in Two Days.
At Provo Friday 2.5O5 people were
registered. exceeding the total for
that day in Grand Junction by about
I.1OO. Saturday. the last day. was
the biggest day at the Provo office
On every train during the morning
hundreds of people arrived. The
doors of the registration office were
opened before eight O'Clock and dur
ing the forenoon about 2,10O people
registered, 1.600 of these register
ed before nine O'Clock. There was q
rush about eleven o'clock and then
afternoon only n few hundred people
registered and at six O'Clock, the
time of closing, there was not an
applicant for registration around the
office.
saturday. the last day, witnessed
a registration of 2.5S7 people at the
Provo office. on three days the reg
istration at that place exceeded 2
600 There was steady Increase
from the fifth day until the close.
The Salt Lake Herald warmly
commends the people of Provo for
| the manner in which the registration
was conducted. There was but lit
! lie disorder in the city during the
period. prices were not raised in any
| line of business and every homeseek-
er found ample and comfortable ac-
commodations. High tribute is also
paid to the Provo clerical force.
At Price and Vernal.
During the eleven days 1886 peo-
ple registered at Price. On Satur-
iav me last day, the total was 143-
| Those registering on Saturday were
mainly miners and railroad men.
At Vernal the total registration to'
the eleven days was 1,S16, exceeding
the total at Price by $40.
The big drawing for homes in the
I-Irintah will be conducted under the
personal supervision of Land Com,
missioner Richards at Provo and viii
begin on Tuesday. August seven
teenth. upon the completion OF whlch
The drawing OF the great uintah lnd-
ian reservation will have passed IN
to history. There will be much anN,
iety among the thousands of men ana
women who have taken chances IN
the game until the final result is
known. ..... T.,
Thousands Of people will pour in,
TO Provo this week TO be present a.
the drawing, and the Utah city WI
have bigger crowds this week thal
she has had at any time during tn'
registration period. Many peo2pl'
are going from Grand Junction
scores of strangers who came to mn
citv to register nave already pushe'
on to Provo.
The Clerks Left Today.
To-day at noon the clerks who nae
charge of the local Office left the clll
for Provo. where they will assist Il
the drawing. The gentlemen Wer'
busv nil the forenoon making ou
their reports, and closing up lne al
fairs of the Grand Junction ONCE.
They took with them on thelr ue