The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-08-09


evidence of tobacco or cigarettes,
few babies were carried on the bah.
board on the mothers backs, and {
few in arms or toddling about, as !
trying to decide whether 1t was pre-
ferable to be with father or mother
Some of the women wore blanket
and some the garb of the paleface
few wearing hats like their white
sisters.
Scattered about the fence row.
were saddle horses, ponies without
saddles, good buggies, old buggie'
that teetered as they moved, farm
wagons, buckboards, automobile
and Fords.
Some White Leaders
In the company were some Of the
representatives Of the government
and the white people of the ranks
including William Bonner, the
Indian agent; Charles A. Engle, the
supervising engineer for reclamation
in three states; Joseph Bfstline
president of the Greater FIT. Hall IT.
rigation association; w. p. Havenor
one Of its engineers; c. Ben Ross,
mayor of Pocatello and member OF
the association; A. j. Cannon, Col.
Ingersol and some members of the
families of the gentlemen named.
MIR. Dubois Speech
Il feel like addressing you as old
friends. l suppose you have all
heard that the great white father is
dead. Mr.. Harding passed away in
San Francisco few days ago. Under
our present system of government
the next chief, the vice president,
MIR. Coolidge, is now your great
white father. The new white father
at Washington will be your friend
as all your great white fathers have
been and will be. There will be no
particular change in the organization
of our government, owning to the
death of President Harding. Mr..
Bonner, your superintendent, will
continue to be your superintendent,
and Mr.. Engle, who is in charge Of
the irrigation on your reservation,
will continue in this capacity. These
two gentlemen are of very great i'm
portance to you Indians. In them
you have true friends who are always
working to your interests. l have
seen Mr.. Bonner here on the reser-
walton and in Washington and know
that he always has at heart your best
interests and in him you can place
the utmost confidence and reliance.
81 want to talk to you about things
which concern your material inter-
ests. Two or three years ago the
greater Fort Hall project was or
ganized by the white people in your
Your first project had run
down; your bitches were not carry
ing the water sufficiently and it was
necessary to rehabilitate and enlarge
this wonderful irrigation project,
which you Indians own. We organ
lied, went to Washington and re-
ceived an, appropriation of $3.50, 900
to be spent on your reservation. Mr..
Engle was made engineer in charge
and l wish to say to everyone in this
that he has the con-
idence of those in Washington and
S a most excellent and splendid en-
,ineer and his heart is in his work. !
Il am not going to take up the
whole afternoon but will say that
enough has already been accom-
)lished when the money already ap-
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water all of the lands between here |
O you Indians approximately
100000. Only $4,000 acres of
our lands are now being watered.
With what has already been done,
$1,000 acres of your lands lying
nder the present project will be put
nder water, an addition of 10000
0 $4,000 acres of Indian lands.
here is ample water supply for the
resent coded lands and these 49,
90 acres of Indian lands with much
Tater to spare In this work we have
ad the constant encouragement and
clip of Superintendent Bonner, not
My here, but in Washington. There
as been some controversy in regard
, the water of Gray's lake, which '
elongs to the government. The
uigg irrigation company filed "a J
aim on the Grays lake water on {
lie ground that the government was I
OF making beneficial use of this t
ater l think Quigg represents {
,me farmers on Willow creek. Pro- {
sion had already been made, how S
yer, when the Gray's lake water was I
1T in our reservoir to take care of q
lie farmers on Willow creek, who '
i'd decreed water rights. A SUI d
Gent amount of water is to be re- l
rived for them. The government, y
am quite sure from the information t
hich l have, has protected all its l.
gifts in the Gray's lake water, and v
the present time is continuing its n
ork preparatory to turning the t.
ater of Gray's lake into the reser- t
'ir. The case is pending in the c
urts, but will be decided, l have n
cry assurance, in favor of the gov Il
nment. Now this means to you g
UGH more than it does to anyone e.
Sc and will be of more advantage e
you than you have any idea of. a
all likelihood these beautiful a.
ads in Buckskin valley and other s,
dian lands besides will be put Ell
der irrigation. With the addi- Y,
nal water which the government a.
s already acquired and is asquir- a,
3 under the greater Fort Hall pro- /
It, it is confidently expected that tt
Ids belonging to the white men G,
ntiguous to these Indian lands will W
10 be brought under irrigation. Ell
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