Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-07
EVERYTHING IN GOOD SHAPE.
ludIun Aiotmcn,s Now ~ he Hands
Of Secretary Hitchcock Tor
Approval
THREE PLACES OF REGISTRATION

Especial 10 the "NcvaD

N'N''l W. w wv tN'NNI
Washington y, Go July Nv \.
Richards, commissioner general OF the
land once, returned IA Washington
today Jlor am abson0o Of some nix
Nooks, most Of which time he spent on
ht ranch near RovluF Wyo
Nh Richards WAS summoned to Port
lpnd TO testify IN the case uglinet Sem
olor Mitchell, but his testimony VAS
not needed About the nrst matter
which WIN ouglgo the attention " Cone
missioner Richards win be getting Inc
preliminary arrangements completed IN
order that the lIntlh indian roservls
ton may be thrown open az the TINE
sDt by act Of Congress, sept 8,
INDIANS LANDS LET
rho Indian bureau has completed IN
lcltlug uf lands 9ot u'ldo for ne M
dams ana the report on those allot'
WDntH ~ now IN the hands ~ NotN,
Hitchcock Tor approval II ~ now oN.
l,clnd that an multoR VIII ho IN shlr1
~ enable the president to lgluc his
proclamation this month opening thN
rprowutloh aud registrations may bc
commenced Aux ID.
PLACES or REGIsrRArlON
This Is the program now bclng map-
ped out Thugo win hp no. least lhrcn
places Of registration United states
land offices ~ Nomtl and probably at
PRICE Ond llcbpI an I'M ltuh, the latter
iNO towns being ON The railroad, colo.
rdu rltacns hive potItIoucd to dorlg-
nOtu Grand Junction aN q point for lcg.
islraiion, but no definite action has boon
| tukon,
TOWNS SET ASIDE,
Three towns hove bcm sct aside with
| m the reservation, one having already
| been numod Michael No designation
| has yet been given the other two, Tho
| laudr win be held ~ il,9t IN acre and
| the general plan adopted by the general
land once when the Rosebud country
was opened 10 year ago, VIII be followed,
This pruii dcs for registration ana
drawing afterwards Tor selections IN.
der "a recent decision Of the acting com.
missioner ul the land office The WAto
Of Utah VIII not receive any school
lands within the territory ~ be- opened.
you can got no better authority on
llnlnh matters than Mr. Richardg'
said surveyor Gonrml T., n Andor.
son Of Utah when shown the above
dlgnaich this morning ~ think that
The substance Of the dispatch gives tho
correct version Of what VIII occur IN
The opening of the roserNation' hu
continued although he matter In ono
with which This office has nothing lp
do, We were at work on surveys for
several years, and this work is come
plotpd with the exception ~ few
corrections IN the survey work, Tho
corrections arc not Important but they
have 10 be mudu tO secure a com.
plctc aud correct record, force of
siS deputies IN now out IN the field NJ.
tending to this work. ana We expect
"A nnnl report In Che near future,
THE MAN ~ CHARGE,
Tho man who Is IN charge Of mo
opening Of the lnluh reservation.
and Who win supervise the governs
mont clerks IN their work M Edward y,
Lmcpn, now un inspector Of the gcnor-
M land office, ana formerly chief olork
Of this Office. ! am well acquainted
with Mr. l,lnocn ana I know him uF "A
reliable and oNcollcnly Informed OH.
rlll | can guarantee that under hia
charge the work VIII be- done proper.
~. and mat what land there is 10 dis
tribute VIII be purliOuod out IN man.
nor perfectly satisfactory to all rcn.
,ounblc mem Men who 80 out thoro
expecting Ia md q picnic VIII discover
themselves very much mistaken
"Mr linoon h now on the ground NJ
Nrrnnl where he has been since TIA
early part Of this month He was In
chlrRo Of the opening 0f the Rosebud
reservation ma has been connected
with the opening OF several other RoN.
orumont rogoryUtidus'