The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1914-02-21
CLAIMS WHOLE
RESERVATION
FAKE DEEDS AND SALES OF
COLORADO RIVER INDIAN RE
SERVE AGAIN BOBS INTO THE
LIMELIGHT.

While in the act OF trying 10 Sell d
big slice of the Colorado River In
dian reservation, has again bobbed
into print and notoriety. Just about
this time of year for the past four
years the old canard of the sale OF
the reservation by Indians holding
tribal rights bobs up. The Los Ange-
papers fall for the old story every
spring and come out in big head
lines to the effect that the govern
ment may not own the thousands OF
acres of rich agricultural land locat-
ed in the Parker valley.
In the past The Post has publish
various versions of the story. The
matter has been investigated by the
government, and there isn't any dan
ger of any further investigation from
that source, for it has been fully de-
termined that Connelly's claim is
pure fake. Even the famous eX-Sen-
ator Lorimer of Illinois was at one
time slipped a deed for $4,000 acres
of this land by some CRATER. An
other man living at Salt Lake also
bought $4,000 acres, and it was some
time later that these parties discover
ed that the deeds were worthless,
and that title has always remained
in the government since the first
presidential proclamation setting the
land aside as an Indian reservation.
When the matter first came up the
original deed dated back before the
civil war, and this instrument en-
deavOred to purport that the Indians
at that time disposed of the land.
The deed mentioned the reserva-
ton, it's metes and bounds, all of
which were incorrect. AS a matter
of fatf the land at that time was
not an Indian reservation at ALL The
latest dope in connection with Con-
nelly's claim is taken from the Los
Angeles Examiner, dated, last Sat
urday, and is as follows:
Zone of the most remarkable in
vestigations ever undertaken by Fed
eral authorities here began yester-
day when United States District At
torney SchOonover was advised of an
attempt to dispose by deed of 100,-
600 acres of land in the Colorado In
dian reservation. The value of the
land is estimated as high as $4,000
900.
If certain documents purporting
to be on record in the recorders Of
flee at Yuma county arc bona fide, the
government will be confronted with
the problem of clearing title to. about
half the area comprising the reser-
vation.
THE investigation involves tribal
transactions dating back to the six
ties and was launched to ascertain,
among other things, whether the gov
eminent really owns the reservation.
'The alleged conveyance of 100000
acres OF rich river bottom land, boun-
ded on the west by the Colorado riv-
er and on the east by a high range
of mountains, was called to the atten-
tion of the Federal authorities yes
terday by Fred l.. Ingerham, county
attorney of Yuma County, Ariz. In
graham had been asked for advice by
the recorder Of Yuma County when
c. L. Hinman, a Los Angeles realty
operator, requested certified copy
of a deed in behalf of a client who
claims to own the large tract.
while Assistant United States
Attorney Archibald, who is in charge
of the investigation, believes the gov
ernment's title is in no way affect
ed, it appears that the Indians them
selves, regardless of the reservation
by the government of the lands oc-
cupied by them, attempted to dispose
of the 100000 acre tract and the
land was handed down from one per-
son to another until now it is claim
ed by Robert Connolly, 1898 West
Eighth street, this city. His attempt
to dispose of it through the Hinman
Company revealed the tribal transfer
a half century ago.
"An abstract, which was submit
ted to the United States Attorney,
tells of a ceremony participated in
by certain Indian chieftan in 1883,
Moses Abromet, Jr., son
Of an adopted chief came into pos
session of the tract
''Abromet's father, born in France,
came to Arizona and settled on the
Colorado reservation. He became a
favorite of the Indians and finally
was adopted as their chief. In re-
cognition of his newly acquired power