Show land And Water In The Uintah Basin J Indian Lands in Duchesne County Important Data Shows Relative to Values of Taxed And Non Taxed Non Taxed Lan Lands ds Not Including Forest Reserves And Other Reserves bata Data below was compiled by At- At toney R. R G. G Porter and Victor C. C Billings of Duchesne Attorney Porter likely reducing the salient facts to this short statement of facts and figures These two Duchesne men went to Washington with their good wives by auto and likewise likewise like like- wise to appear before the senate committee on lands Our representative representative Don B. B Colton helped in securing this presentation of data wh which ch of of course was brought out in much more detail by these three gentlemen It is worthy of publication in fact it itis itis itis is imperative that we should publish publish publish pub pub- lish it In glancing over these figures remember that they do not in include include include in- in clude forests reservoir sites withdrawn withdrawn withdrawn with with- drawn areas for proposed reclamation reclamation reclamation rec rec- projects and the vast acreage held by the government because it has oil shale possibly oil oil and more immediately determined determined determined ined and valuable hydro Therefore we must remember that this t Involves only the lands we now assess assess and their values as compared with Indian lands which we may not assess Acreage given as approximate for our county is for lands including in inCluding including in- in the Indians Indian's which may mayor or might be assessed That is is the privately owned ned lands One main object of this testimony testimony testimony mony is to show how the farmer who pays taxes water assessments assessments assess assess- ments etc may not compete with these tribal lands because they are nearly all farmed by white people But government schools and amI a d all civilization imposes demands demands demands de de- dei de- i mands that this Indian wealth I much of it held as it were inc in- in c shall bear a fair share of the cost of government Duchesne and Uintah counties both struggle along with this same big problem and we wish we had the same same table of facts and figures for Uintah county Duchesne Count County Total approximate acreage Duchesne Coun County ty w Acreage now assessed assessed assessed as as- for taxation Acres Total acreage Indian lands Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- chesne county Lands now taxed plus Indian Lands Percentage n of Indian lands to lands now taxed 45 D I Total assessed Valuation Valuation tion Duchesne County County County Coun Coun- ty 1931 Indian Lands Tribal Grazing and Timber Reserve acres at Trust Allotments acres at 2500 Indian personal P property estimated by Agency Total valuation Indian property not taxed Percentage of Indian valuation to assessed valuation of Duchesne coun county ty 4 42 42 0 2 o Total tax levy Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne county 1931 mills Tax income lost to Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne County by reason reason reason rea rea- son of Indian property not taxed based on 1931 levy S |