| Show THAT PROPOSED INDIAN REMOVAL THE treaty with the States government government under which th the Southern Utes hold hoM their ir lands in Colorado provides that those lands shall not be taken from them with with- without without without out the consent of two-thirds two of the adult lt males of the tribe In Nov Nov- November November November ember 1888 nearly all the adult males signed the th treaty providing for their th ir removal from Colorado to San Juan County Utah and on Nov 13 1880 a telegram t legram from rom the Secretary of the Interior withdrew from settlement the th public lands in that county U Under th the these e circumstances the w white b te settle already there could mak make no improvements upon their claims ms except at the risk of losing the value of them and In quence se- se sequence quence for over a year matters have been in a condition of painful suspense among them and no pro pro- progress progress progress gress whatever in the way of im- im improving improving im improving proving their holdings has bas has been made For ten years a few few white settlers have occupied portions of that re- re region region re region gion and the risks risks- risks hardships and toll they have hage endured d in the effort to establish civilization there are re almost incredible dibe The Indians are eager er to leave th their ir present nt home and possess the new reservation promised them Their present r reservation r small Is-small is small and completely surrounded by the farms and graz- graz grazing grazing grassing ing lands occupied by the whites whereas the reservation in San Juan County proposed to be given themis them themis themis is three times as large and in many manyI I respects is better bet r adapted to them and their wants The Tl-te government cannot cannot lawfully j or justly cede c de the proposed new reservation to the Indians Indiana without compensating the white settlers for their improvements but the settlers might be evicted peremptorily and the matter of their compensation hang in the form of claims to be handed down from father son toson to son in- in indefinitely indefinitely in indefinitely definitely That they may get their pay promptly in C case se they are com com- compelled compelled compelled to remove the settlers hJ ha-e ha ve put the pric price on th their ir improvements at a figure which they believe would be low lost enough to meet the exactions of soy any commission which Congress might send to examine and appraise them The delay in consummating the I k J f y business one way w y or the other is havi having ng a bad effect in many ways wayt The U Utes have been worse tempered r than ever before have spent their y time timet in i n idleness and gambling toan tot to toan an t ra an extent which has bas made their food supplies short and have bave preyed upon the settlers stock instead of hunting game They have loitered around alOU around nd the ranches and settlements whites making themselves both a nuisance and a menace ex- ex peeking ug to come Into possession posse iOD of the c country In I II portions of Colorado adjacent f f to the present reservation there the v 0 moval of the Utes s is demanded with f extraordinary vehemence vt he enCe It Is ii the the hour Laree paramount question o 0 Large sums Bums of money have been contributed to accomplish it t The Colorado delegation d legation are strongly committed to it and a strong strong lobby will work work-in work in Washington Washington Washing- Washing Washington ton to effect t it In the effort to re- re retain retain re retain r tain th their ir homes or obtain comm comnien- comnien commensurate n- n su te compensation for tor their sur- sur sur-ren sur renter ter ier the settlers are opposed by heavy odds |
