Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-23
BIG RECLAMATION
SCHEME FOR U|MTAH
vcrnal Investors Taking Up n Huge
Acreage Under the Carey
Land Act.

II all goes we'll at the meeting OF the
state board of land commissioners this
afternoon. 2.35s5s acres of land I'm
Uintah county WIN be well on its way
toward segregation under the Carey
act Matters must be rushed for when
the federal government opened the
uintah Indian reservation in 1905 1t
was provided that all lands not appro-
priated at the end OF ave years should
be reported back to the government for
sale. the Ave years ends the nth OF
this month and before that time all
papers must be filed at the United
states land office at Vernal. Provided
the papers are In due form II Is likely
that permission will be granted by the
land board late this afternoon and
then the applicants can rush on to YER
nal.
The men behind this mammoth recla-
nation scheme are II. 5. Collett. Jo-
seph A. Mckee, H. ID. Nebeker and
President William H. Smart of Vernal.
They have associated themselves to-
gether in what IL known as the Utntah
Realty e. Investment company. which,
however. IL not corporation,
They propose to reclaim 22,254.1s
acres situated in Uintah county, part
OF the land. 7.140 acres. being within
the limits OF the former Indian reser-
walton This reservation was opened
by the federal government In 1905 to
homesteads and mining. but not to
any other form of entry. AT the last
session OF Congress the Utah senator's
succeeded in putting rider on the
Indian appropriation act OF April 4.
1910, extending the provisions OF the
Carey act To- desert lands included
within the Uintah Indian reservation
I'm this state and not Included In any
forest reservation. II was provided,
M Gtafa Titan should
pay i.25 per acre to the federal gov
eminent for all lands patented under
this provision, the money TO be expend-
ed for the use of the Indians.
The other 1900 acres included In the
piece which these Vernai investors de-
sire to reclaim lies within three cities,
namely. White Rocks. Vernal and Fort
Duchesne and is at the very edge OF
the old reservation itself.
Last spring the company asked the
state land board to secure a temporary
withdrawal OF these lands for the ben
eft of the company, according to the
act Of Congress OF March 10. 1910 gov
erning temporry Withdrawals under the
Carey act On June Q. 1910, the board
acted favorably On the request and nled
the proper papers at the Vernal u =
land office.
The act of Congress opening the res
ervation provided that all lands not ap-
propriated at the end Of Ave years
should be reported back to the federal
government and offered for sale to set
tiers Hence the regular application
for Carey act segregation must be hicd
at Vernal before Aug. 27,before the reg
lister reports to Washington.
II the project is approved by the fed
erai government. which Is probable
the lands embraced within the segre-
CATION will be withdrawn from other
disposition for a period of 10 years, dur
ing which time the federal government
will issue patents on such portions OF
the land as the state will cause to be
reclaimed by irrigation and settlement
The company will construct an irri-
CATION system and supply water TO the
farmers at a rate of probably $50 an
acre. This rate will, however. be de-
cided by the land board. The state
will allow entries OF not TO exceed 100
acres to each citizen who purchases
water rights from the company. The
state will charge 50 cents an acre for
ali land In the segregation outside OF
the reservation and si.75 per acre for
land In the reservation. or this N.15
i25 will be sent to the federal gov
eminent for the use OF the Indians as
previously mentioned