Show OPENED FOB on the faist of the dicent month Se cretai teller addressed a to the commissioners of the gen cial land office opening to settlement lands in dakota which have hero been held in deserve as an indian on lands are known as the turtle mountain indian lands lying north and best of devils lake in 1880 these lands were ordered to be withheld aiom settlement in yiew of tho alleged rights of the turtle mountain band of pembina indians iho secretary docs not lecog nise the claim as well founded and yet ho that if upon careful examination of the facts that such claims do exist ahat compensation be made to the indians ten million acice of rich wheat land is thus opened to settlers and the fall of comes around several thousand acres will be occupied by a progressive and people there are man millions of fertile lands still occupied by the uncouth savage which if opened up foi settlement would find thousand of energetic win to men anxious to lake up the lands now roamed overa a class of people who never can settle down to honest toil secretary tellei ha done for what ought to and if possible sheild bo dono for rutih abo resen abiona on our eastek n holders are fertile and as iiri for tillable purpose aa any hinds in dakota in ashleys Ash leys fork near tho speak in beims of pr use of the soil where they arc located and tell us that the la ado occupied by the indians aie much aelier and bertei adapted for and gracing than those occupied bv the settlers all that the people of utah want is a show to obtain lands now occupy pd by the indians ought to b opened for settlement all eastern folks look utah as legai da settle meet and the vacant lands will poon bo tikon up by the tide of emigration bliku 3 following into our in a stream to make a territory prosper and grow numerous inducements aio offered to iho people seeking lionne liot ne sofai cal resources are cone confined ined no ite or can better i t or greated advantages As far as oui unoccupied land goes we am equally as fortunate dmd in advance when markets are taken in consideration destructive cyclones and tornadoes torna doss are comparative to this country and the settler cannot fid a more healthful quiet 5 home than tile valleys of utah give us our dues in lands and this will produce moie minerals grain fruits and vegetables than any other territory or state containing the same area of tillable land SERGEANT MASON who attempted to kill guitrau instill confined in the albany A hoide of petitions has been sent into washington prating tor liis pardon but the authorities are determined that ho shall suffer the benalt of his crimp if mason had practiced practised elass ball shooting a little before he attempted to take the assassins life he might feel as though he was serving for some cause we venture that he will be a better shot before he tries tint game again |