Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-04
INVESTIGATING UTAH SCHEME
Neah Boy Indian Lands Were
Known by Trusted Officials to
Be Almost Ready to Open.
They Are Located on Puget Sound and
Giving Out of Indian Allotnents
Had Been Completed

If the alleged movement in Utah to-
send 25O enjoyment onto government
timber land with the understanding
proving up on them had any actual
basis in fact, il concerns the Neah Bay
Indian lands, located in the farthermost
corner OF the state Of Washington,
where Puget Sound enters from the
ocean,
This information has been CLEANED
by the government detectives here, who
now believe that il the conspiracy to
defraud the government was genuine
1t was participated in by government
officials acquainted with this land and
engaged in a present purpose to open
IT,
TO OPEN FOR ENTRY.
The land is an old Indian reservation
known as the Neah Bay country and
it extends from the headlands of the
Pacific at the point where Puget Sound
comes inland down the coast for some
distance. Government agents have
been busy for the past six months max
Ing Indian allotments on this section.
Four days ago the reports were filed
in Washington showing that this work
was completed. All that now remains
10 do is TO issue a Sroclamation declar-
ing the land open for entry
WHO LEAKED.
Information concerning the compile
ton OF the work of making allotments
WAS confidential government infoilna-
ton. and had no proper way OF Leak
ing TO outside parties
Some OF the subscribers TO the Utah
proposition to exchange 5000 or $500 for
a tip as to when and where the gov
eminent would move IA the case. have
told the government detectives that 1t
was represented to them that govern
ment official on the inside would know
just when the proclamation would is-
sue, and that they would be notified
enough in advance to get good locations
before the rest of the applicants could
get to the land and find their bearings.
SUSPECTS SHADowED.
one result is already certain. The
government proclamation opening the
land will not issue. \ thorough inves-
tigation viii precede any further move
in that direction, and the detectives
already have the names of government
officials suspected of completely In the
conspiracy TO use government infor-
nation to private ends.
WHAT CAPT. HARE SAYS.
Capt Hare OF the local government
held agents. said today that his office
was still AT work on the matter and
was not ready 10 announce any results.
as the scheme had so many presidents
that We're pure bunko games that he
was still uncertain whether a deliberate
move was made against real govern
ment land, or only against prospective
entIymen. The names OF subscribers
in out OF town sections still continue 20
Voc received. with explanations that
they were told distinctly that they were
undertaking nothing Illegal. and were
trying only 20 honestly use up their
timber land rights,
UNCLE SAM Is POSTED.
The general government has been
given the complete details so far as
gathered and telegraphic instructions to
tho local officials may be received at
any time directing them how TO pro-
coed.
Capt. Hare explained that all the gov
eminent has TO prove TO make entry
mems claims Illegal. is 10 prove o pre-
vioua conference among them and q
united action TO take up land for other
purposes than their own uses, so that
the government could invalidate any IL
tie secured from entrymen rushed to tho
site on q special train, under previous
agreement,
To got to the Neah Bay lands II is
10 take. IA steamer from Seat
tie TO tho mouth OF Puget Sound.