Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-03
OFFICIAL Announcement That There Is
Sufficient Water for All Farm
ing Land.
REGISTRATION UP TO NOON
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Especial to the "NeWs.O
Provo, Aug, S,--Provo has regained
almost normal conditions as regards
population. The strangers that are
here white numbering several hundred,
snd probably over thousand, do not
make any perceptiblo difference In the
number of people noticeable on the
streets. The registration yesterday was
SIS making a total for the two days OF
s56s The rush Is over, at least tenn
porarlly. ard the notaries public who
improvised Offices on the sidewalk
end the large number Of refreshment
stand proprletors who opened business
Monday and Tuesday are now having
on easy time Of II, There are enough
strangers e keep the hotels and res
iaurants and saloons doing a good
business, but there are no large crowds,
il is expected, however, that there
WIN yet be days Of heavy registration
before the time for registering expires
on thA 18th The railroad companies
NIll run excursions from distant points
on or about the eighth and many
people are waiting to take advantage of
the low rates.
Some Of those who have registered
tre going on the reservation to inspect
The land. and be ready to make their
selections II they draw. Only those
who nave registered are permitted to
80 on he reservation, so II viii not be
safe TO take the family along unless
oil have registered When that matter
was brought to the attention OF Com
missioner Richards for the purpose OF
getting his views on the question, he
read the portion of the presidents
PROCLAMATION which prohibits all per-
sons except those registered from en-
ierns the reservation. but said he did
not know what course Captain Hall
would take in regard to the teamster,
II person who is registered hires a
man with team TO drive him on the
reservation The safe way, however, is
Tor only those who have registered 10
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HOW TO GET PATENTS.
Several people. some OF them coming
rom distance for the purpose OF
they VIII have 20 go onto the land Sc
ltcled by them and live there, and
make Improvements, Tor at least IL
months before they can get a patent
from the government. They thought
lhey could draw section of land, and
dispose OF their right or the land, for
Whatever price they and the expected
purchaser could agree upon, and that
hey IN that way might make a little
easy money one prominent citizen
mates that he believes a hundred peo-
ple nave come to him and expressed
hat idea. asking for Information in
me matter When he told them this
lolid not be done they were disap-
pointed and said they did not want
any OF It, and did not register.
PLENTY OF WATER.
There has been conal Ierabi2 discus
noIl va regard 10 waite, sor irrigation on
ne lands to be taken, and fears have
peen expressed that the filings of APP
RTopratlons OF large water righ's BY
~ Measc and others would leave the
ettots AZ the mercy Of the water COM
pahles or individuals, who have applied
I n9sc large quantities of water. For
' purpose Of presenting information
inc prospective settler on this I'M
oIihnt matter, Commissioner Richards
lld state Engineer Tanner have been
WrrVeWed Without going into eX-
tNqed detail II can be stated that there
sufficient water for all the farming
Ald on the reservation, and that those
mo secure lands under the drawing
teo nave no fears that they will not
4ble To get water for their lands,
uVlaed they use due diligence In A.
w on water for this purpose with the
ele engineer after they have selected
nelr land, 80 that their claims can
ne UP aud be passed upon before
We appropriations OF those seeking 10
,ptain tho right to large quantities OF
Ehtet are approved Then " they want
JON any Of the large appropriations
constructing canals they own por-
pon Of the water which will be con-
ll,ted to the land through those canals
no can make arrangements that viii
mutually satisfactory and probably
mutually profitable, because II will. In
ost cases, be necessary 10 construct
We canals Ia irrlgate the land. n
wty 10 not want 10 do this, they can
ianBe with the large approprlators Ia
nam me water from them, and waive
protest, but the SAT way would seem
% to secure the right 10 the water
VI Whatever area Of land they want
Uusate. az better terms can prob
WY Be made In this way with the pros
cuFe Irrigation companies. or they
construct their own canals and
sl'ey the water on their land. But In
great majority of cases II will he
Plachcahle 10 construct individual
"nat' and more expensive whore prac-