| Show i I Questions and Answers Regarding Indian Lands Revised Up To Date By Albert H. H Kneale U. U S. S Indian Agent Ft Duchesne Utah 1 a- a aia J I J J ia 1 J I r I I I era tta I I I r I I tIt t f-t ftH It H I I I HF I I I I t Hoot r I I spa a I I I t I I I 1 T I I T R I I I Z I r I I fo 1 Q Where are arc these lands located A. A These lands are located In Uintah and Duchesne counties in Northeastern Utah 2 Q What Is the name of the Irrigation project A. A The project Is known as the Uintah Irrigation Ir Irrigation Irrigation Ir- Ir Project 3 Q Is It a Government Project or do private private private vate companies or private corporations or private private private vate Individuals have a hand In Its control A. A It Is a Government Project pure and simple 4 Q Is It H under the United States Reclamation Reclamation Reclamation mation Service A. A No It Is not under the United S1 States Reclamation Service It Is under the United States Indian Service Senke 5 6 Q How much land lies under your canals A. A About acres 6 Q Does It all lie He In one body A A. No It lies In several bodies We have acres In one body We have acres acres- In another body acres In another body acres In another body acres In another another another an an- other body acres In another and acres In another 7 Q Have you more than one main canal i A. A Yes We have several main canals 8 Q What are the names of your canals and what Is the carrying capacity of each A. A The Deep Creek Canal has a capacity of second feet Farm Creek Creck Canal 32 sec see ft Uintah Canal sec ft ct Whiterocks Canal 75 sec ft tt Indian Bench Canal 53 sec ft IT U. S S. S Dry Gulch Canal sec ft Lake Fork Canal sec ft My Myton ton Townsite Canal 82 sec ft Redcap Canal 11 0 sec ec ft Ft Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne Canal 15 sec ft ct Leland Canal 20 sea see ft Ouray School Canal 45 sec ft Henry Jim Canal 50 sec ft Gray Mountain Canal 67 sec ft Canal 13 sec ft Canal 11 sec ft Jasper Pike Canal 12 sec ft ft 9 Q Are these canals all alt In place and Is the water running through them A. A Yes 10 Q Is it a gravity system or a pumping system A. A It Is a gravity system 11 Q From what streams do you get your water A. A From the Whiterocks River the Uintah River the River and the Duchesne River i 12 Q Q What kind of ot a title have you to the water A. A We have a primary water filing 13 Q What ao flo you mean by a primary water filing A. A A person desiring to use water from anyone of these streams must first place a filing on the water with the State Engineer The man with the first filing has the first right Theman The Theman Theman man with the second filing has what is left lett after Number 1 gets his The man with the third fil filing In ing com comes comes s next etc By a primary filing I mean meana a first filing which gives the holder thereof the first right All AU other water users must stand hack back until the holder of the primary filings gets getsi his share 14 H. Q Is the purchaser or the renter required required requIred re re- re- re to go to the main lateral or canal and construct his own ditch r. r A. A No The Government places the wat water r ron on the tho land purchased or rented at the highest Irrigable point without cost to the tho purchaser or renter 15 16 Q How much water Is furnished A. A Water Is 15 furnished at the rate of one one second foot continuous flow now for every ery 70 acres under cultivation 16 lEi Q Does the water carry alkali A. A It does not 1 17 Q What does the water cost the purchaser er er but the maintenance tax x A. A Nothing I which usual usually y amounts to about jOe GOc per acre n per r. r year ear and must be paid whether he n uses es esth th the wat water r or not 18 Q What does the water cost a a r A. A Nothing 19 Q Q What kind of structures have you yon A. A Wooden structures 20 20 Q What did It cost coot to build the these ve e n J I tired and laterals lateral A. A Just a little less than one million dona dollars 21 Q Who paid for It A. A The United States Government 22 Q Is 18 there any or bond A. A No There Is no and no no bond 23 Q Do your canals carry water In tn the win win- tor time A. A They do not 2 24 4 Q What Is 18 the altitude A. A It ranges from to feet teet on the agricultural i lands 25 Q How tar far from railroad do these lands I lie A. A From 40 to 80 miles 26 Q What Is your nearest railroad point A. A Price Utah on the main line of the D. D St St. R R. G. G G Ry southeast of Salt Lake City Is about 78 miles from Myton and My Myton ton is in the heart of the Indian lands and there Is usually a goodroad good goodroad road from Price to My Myton ton An automobile has made dally daily trips over the road all winter 27 Q What are the freight raum A. A From Price to My Myton ton per pcr hundred pounds 28 23 Q What is the prospect for a railroad beIng being being be be- ing built A. A Two surveys have recently been completed com corn and the engineers In charge of the D. D T n n. n G. G Ry fly survey suncy advised me that at no point did the the gr grade de exceed 2 and assured me that the thero ro road d would certainly be built Both of these surveys eys run through the heart of the Indian lands The Tho prospects are very bright that a arpad read will soon be constructed These Those surveys survey both pass through My Myton ton and through h the heart of the tho Indian lands 29 Q How now far are arc your lands from the nearest near near- towns est R A. A Practically none nono of ot our lands lie more than eight or ten miles mUes distant from good towns Towne townsand an and many of ot them lie He much nearer Some lie He within a n half halt mile I 30 Q Have you banking facilities A. A Yes There Is a bank at Roosevelt one oneat oneat oneat at Myton one ono at Duchesne and two In Vernal 31 Q Have nave you school facilities A A. Yes A good system of ot public schools the Myton Academy at Myton the Duchesne County High School at Roosevelt the Uintah Academy and the WIllcox Academy at Vernal all giving high school advantages The district schools are found In all parts of ot the Indian lands 32 Q Have you church facilities A. A Yes The Latter-day Latter Saints the Episcopalians Epis Epis- and Presby Presby- tho the Congregationalists tc 33 Q How are your roads ff fk t The main thoroughfares are traveled b by automobiles throughout the year and are ordinarily ordinarily ordin ordin- I arlly fair sometimes good 34 Q What kind of mail mall service do you have A A. A We Wo have two dally daily services one from the west coming by way of Helper One from froIn r L. L the east coming by way of or Mack Colorado thence over the Uintah Ry to Watson Utah and thence by the Uintah Ry fly automobile stage 35 Q Is there an opening for a good newspaper news news- paper for a good business or are there professional professional professional pro pro- openings A. A These are questions we are unable to answer Consult the various banks or Commercial Commercial Commercial Com Com- mercial clubs 36 Q Is the land sagebrush or otherwise A. A About 50 0 of or It Is covered with sage and about 50 0 of ot It is covered with rabbit brush greasewood clover sage and similar growths 37 Q Is your land A. A Possibly 5 50 0 of these theM lands show alkali The remaining 95 show no alkali 38 Q What title have you to th these e lands A A. The little rests In the United States Government Government Gov GOT 39 Q What title does the purchaser get A. A He gets a Fee Simple Patent issued by bythe bythe bythe the United States General Land Office and signed signed signed sign sign- ed by the President of the United States 40 Q What does It cost per her acre to take these raw lands and prepare them for seed A. A Wo We have prepared te teas s of or thousands of or acres of ot these lands for tor seed at an average cost coat of ot 6 per acre 41 Q Is the land level or rolling A. A The agricultural lands are level levet The rest of ot the country is rolling or broken 42 Q Does the Government control all an of the good agricultural lands of the Uintah basin A. A No A very small percentage of It only about 16 of It but these Indian lands were carefully selected elected before anything was was- opened to whites 43 Q Is It a mountainous country A A. We are In sight of the mountains the Uintah Range lies ties north of us and It Is about 40 miles to the top of the range 44 H. Q Q What crops are best adapted A A. Grains of all an sorts including corn roots hay In fact all crops that can be produced In a temperate climate I have picked ripe strawberries strawberries strawberries straw straw- berries from the vines at Randlett In November 45 Q Does alfalfa do well wen and how many cuttings per year and what does It yield A A. Alfalfa does docs well welt We cut usually three cuttings per season with a total yield of about 4 tons per acre 46 48 Q What kinds of ot fruits are grown there A A. Apples peaches pears apricots cherries cherries cher cher- ries rias grapes rapes and the small fruits 47 Q What are work horses worth 1 A. A Young sound Bound stuff weighing from 1200 to 1400 pounds each are worth from to 37 per span 48 Q Are there good milk cows there and what are they worth A. A Yes We have Jerseys HolsteIns and Durhams and they are worth from 75 78 up 49 Q What are range cattle worth A. A We just bought head at 85 each all with calf by their side 50 Q Are groceries higher there than elsewhere else else- whore where A. A There Is a very little difference between prices here and In Jn Salt Lake Lake- City or Denver 51 Q How deep Is 15 the soil soli A. A It varies In different parts parte of the country country coun cone try from a few inches to Iii Iff or 20 feet Is it bottom land or mesa A. A About h half tt and half 53 Q IB Is it rocky A A. In some parts there are considerable cobble ston stones In some ome parts there are areno M cobble cob ble stones stone no grave gravel 54 5 Q What Is the nature of or the soil son A. A It va varies le In different parts from a 1 light candy loam to a heavy clay day All AU ta tastes taste tes can ean be pleased 55 Q Is there much leveling necessary A. A Very tittle little C Q I J Is there much clearing nere necessary necessary r A. A Very Vcr little tittle 57 Q If It n a person perron has n used ed his homestead ri right ht doe does It ft ma male make e difference A. A Not In the least 1 rS Q 1 Mu Must t n a reside re on the land he e ee e 7 A A. A No 59 O O. AT Arc any nv Improvements required A A. A The ThA Government requires no Improvements Improve improve- ments but it is ie necessary neres arv from the view point of or the tile purchaser tha thai h hp make beneficial use of or M Me his water to 1919 CO 60 Q What do you yon mean by hy beneficial use se A A. A No person perron can ean a title to water until he ma makes eos some true tle Jj e of or it The Government Go tells ell you VOl with these l lands nd a 4 filing and anda a carrying capacity In to the Government canals and the Government t will the water on the theland theland land Jand you buy hur at the hicho t Irrigable point but you vou mii must t make use of tho the water by producing some kind of a crop 61 Q Is there any timber In the country A A. A Yes The foothills of or the Uintah Ranee RaT are covered with pine pino fir and cedars This timber Umber timber tim Um- ber is located from one or two miles to fifteen miles from the agricultural ur la lands or twenty s ul 62 Q Are there an any sawmills in m the me country A. A Yes Many 63 Q Q What h la building material worth A. A Undressed lumber Is worth at the mills 1600 per M M. 64 Q Are brick manufactured locally A. A Yes 65 Q Is 19 there good building sand A. A Yea Yee 66 Q Is there thero plenty of cedar for tor fence tence posts A. A Yes 67 Q How lIow about fuel A. A There Thero Is an abundance of or both wood and coal and ancl plenty coal oal mines Coal ConI at the mines Is worth from to per ton 63 Q Q How about water for domestic purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses A. A In some parts Irrigation water is used In some parts artesian wells wella have been secured at depths of from 50 to feet In some Bome parts du dug wells have been secured at depths of ot from 10 to feet 69 Q Is farm produce shipped to the outside markets A. A No Nothing but dressed poultry lucerne lucerna seed clover seed eed honey and things of ot a similar nature 70 Q How aro are the local markets A. A Excellent 71 Q Are cattle and sheep driven Into the country for winter feeding A. A Yes 72 Q Does this effect the price of farm produce produce produce pro pro- duce A. A Yes It tends to keep the prices up 73 Q Is this land subject to taxation A. A Not until after the Fee Simple Patent has been Issued 74 Q When must must a purchaser begin to pay taxes A. A When he has made mado his final payments and ani has secured his full title v 75 Q Q How are arc taxes A. A There Is an excellent raw acre 80 tract lying Iring about three miles east of Ft Duchesne It Is not nat Indian lan land The taxes on It last year I U y were 2044 76 Q How many days do you have haTe each season A. A on an average 77 Q How many days of of sunshine do you average each season A. A on on an average 78 Q What Is your annual rain rainfall tall A. A From six to nine Inches 79 Q How long are your winters and what months A A. Three months December January Ja lUary and February 80 Q Do you have haye much snow A. A Not as a rule yet we have plenty for l 81 Q How deep did the snow get this past winter A. A Eight inches 82 Q Q When docs does the spring open up A. A In early March People began to plow as early as February 26 this past season 83 Q How cold do does It get In winter A. A As low as 15 below 84 Q Q How hot does It get et In summer A A. As high as 93 above 85 Q Does the wind Ind blow A A. In tho the winter no In the spring we have occasional winds In the summer no wind and in the fa fall 11 no wind 86 Q How now many people In the Uintah Basin today A A. A About souls 87 Q How many of these are Indians A. A About 1150 88 Q What nationality are most of your settlers settlers set set- A A. Americans 89 Q Ho How can a man get Iet In there A A. A There are three rout routes most In use fa fat a Mack Colo Coto on the main line of the D D. R. R G. G Ry 18 13 miles west we t of Grand Junction from Mack Colo to Ft Duchesne Utah the fare Is 9 50 the first 75 miles mites being over the narrow e Uintah Ry Ryr and the last 83 63 miles over the Uintah automobile sta stage e line tine Trains leave Mack about 8 8 00 00 a a. a m m. Stage reaches reache Ft Duch Duchesne ne about 6 00 6 00 p p. m. m dinner at Watson MO h hl Helper Utah on the main line tine of or the D D. R. R G Gr Ry about six hours southeast of Salt Lake City From Helper Helner we have dally daily stage to all aU parts of the country Train leaves Salt Lake about 4 45 4 45 p p. p m m. m and arrives at Helper about 11 ii p p. p m m. state stace leaves Helper about a. a m. m and reaches Ft Duchesne about p. p m m. fare one war av fc cl c Price Is about 10 miles southeast of or Helper on the main line tine of ot the D. D R. R G G. Automobile stage leaves Price every a a. a m. m about 7 reaches Myton 1 In about 8 8 hours honTS fare rare My Myton ton Is In the heart of ot the Indian lands 90 Q Can a man drive an automobile In there now A A. Yes Bv By y any anyone one of several routes 9 91 t. t Q Q Will Wilt you select a piece of land for me meT A. A No You must select your own land or ot have It selected by a friend or by someone not connected d with the Government 92 Q Q Are there any grazing lands In the c country A A. Yen Y Ye The Indians own acres of grazing land In the foothills of the Uintah Range and above these lands on the Uintah Range ties lies the National Forest s 93 Q Is there any open range A. A No 94 Q How can a man get cattle on the Indian grazing lands A. A By means of a lease on Indian agricultural agricultural agricultural tural lands We will witt lease tease you this |
