Show IS IT A ROBBERY From recent Washington dispatches it appears that the scheme to turn over the vast fields of asphaltum and the deposits of precious metals on the Uintah reservation reserva-tion by lease to a private company is likely to receive support from the Interior Department That must be because some undue inflooence has been brought to bear or the full particulars relating to thematter have not been pressed upon the attention of the Secretary It has been already published that the special agent who inquired into the business had been captured by the gentleman who was negotiating for the lease Be that as it may it is very likely that this gigantic scheme will succeed and eastern capitalists make a magnificent grab of Utah mineral lands unless something some-thing is done very quickly to prevent it Our Delegate and the Secretary ought to be communicated with by telegraph and such steps taken as will secure a full and fair inquiry into the whole proceedings before this deal is consummated The following communication In support sup-port of the article in yesterdays HERALD is worthy the attention of the Governor and the public as it looks very much as if the territory was to be plundered instead in-stead of enriched by the leasing of those lands To the Editor of THE HERALD Will you kindly allow me space to argue ar-gue the proposed lease of all mineral lands on the Uintah reservation to a syndicate syn-dicate as outlined by Major Robert Waugn and nH C S in Sundays Tribune The major after speaking of bis meritorious public services creditable record and complete vindication vin-dication kindly informs the public that he has succeeded in the project of leasing 675000 acres of the finest grazing lands in the world for the benefit of these Utes He is silent as to whether it was in anyway any-way beneficial to him He further stat sIn s-In pursuance to the same policy I allowed Mr W A Perry of Denver to effect a lease of mineral lands on both these reservation with the Indians subject sub-ject to approval by the Indian bureau The terms of this lease bind the parties in a bond of 100 000 to prosecute the work of mining these minerals to their utmost subject at all times to termination of lease by the Secretary of the Interior if the terms are not lived up to thus insuring a continuous continu-ous development of these vast deposits of asphaltum and elaterite bnilding up a grand business right in our very midst ringing outside capital to ourvery doors causing others to invest and better than all bringing about the building of the longed for road to Salt Lake city Mark what I say There is no other centre from which may radiate an influence that can ever throw off the incubusof Mormonism Mor-monism Every man who holds these views should be an enthusiast for the development de-velopment of the asphaltum resources of this valley by advocating the leasing of the lands of these Indians There in no reason for opposing it except such as are suggested by interested parties for mercenary mer-cenary motives There is absolutely the entire future of this great territory depending de-pending upon the success of the lease etcFrom From the stress laid upon that last assertion as-sertion one would infer that if Perry 8 Co dont get a lease the country in question ques-tion would sinic and the future oi the territory be eternally blighted It is ever thus when a steal or subsidy or a gift from the government is asked for The parties borrow the cheek of one of the governments long eared crosses then exhaust all ingenuity to show the immense im-mense benefit to be derived by everyone else Their charity in that particular is inexhaustible Their modesty forbids the slightest allusion to the true inwardness 01 their scheme Let us for a moment sum up the modesty of the request The Uintah and Uncompaghre reservations cover in an irregular shape about one hundred miles squaro lying in Uintah Wasatch and Summit counties coun-ties It is a paradise for water grass timber fish game and I aside from the its wealth in asphaltum deposits is known to be rich in lead silver copper and gold It is believed by prospectors acquainted with the mineral min-eral resources of those reservation to be the equal of any gold country in the territory ter-ritory or anywhere else and It is highly probable that Mr Perry Co think so to Just think of a syndicate getting a lease for a term of years on a hundred miles square from the government a hundred miles of the richest mineral country in the world to the exclusion of everybody elsel If the government will give her citizens an eaual show at minerals on that reservation reser-vation under the act of May 101872 to promote the development oi the mining resources of the United States a most wise law a law under which all of our mines have been since located and which have developed into tho grandest system oi mining known the incentive to development hold out alike to all the benefits will accrue to Salt Lake city and the entire territory and the railroads more speedily than if the stupendous privileges which rightfully belong to the people were placed in the hands of Perry Co or any company The people acquainted ac-quainted with the situation do not want the feet of a favored corporation placed upon their necks They want the reservation reser-vation opened to each and every person alike In accord with the spirit of Ireland equal rights The people should lose no time in op t c 1 poiing ihia engrmous steal Jf that 1 country is n dup on a basis of equal rights would agree with Major Waugh as to the sslbiIiticB that may radiate fropi so grand centre The people of SaltLake cityand the entire territory do not comprehend the importance of protecting i pro-tecting that section from the grasp of those schemers II The great finajiclal social political I and religious questions which are disturbing disturb-ing the country shouldnot be permitted I to blind the citizens or cause them to neglect neg-lect the protection of this important corner cor-ner of commonwealth Democrat and Republican Gentile and Mormon should alike work fox the opanmg oj the Uintah and Uncomphagre reservations in such a manner affto give every citizen the same rights thor enjoy anywhere else on the public dohrain As there Is but little time to lose we call the attention of Governor West and Delegate Rawlins to this impudent impu-dent attempt to swipe all this > wealth into the pockets of a syndicate composed of people who never lived in or loved fair Utah The burden of H C SS letter seems to be that the St Louis company was trying to have a strip cut off of the reservation which was of no value except for the asnhaltuin and which they were trying to work not barring any one else He also made a kick at Bert Seaboldt for having lot of cowboys or prospectors ready in case itwas cut off to locate claims for his company I wish to say for Mr Seaboldt that he has been avery I a-very enterprising and industrious superintendent super-intendent and the town of Price is greatly indebted to him and his company for the dollars they have brought to that delectable delect-able village Price is destined to receive vastly more benefit from the opening of the reservation to all than to a syndicate AVe cannot see where Price would be the gainer by shutting out Seaboldts folks and taking in Perrys The attempt of the Perry company to monopolize the asphaltum business is of course to make money Their love for or interest in the Indian as well as all who assist in the scheme may be safely doubted on general principles The allusion bv H C S to Mr Sauls bury as an old true trusty of Hoke Smiths is something of an alarmer but it is to be hoped that the great interior in-terior man will examine into this thing thoroughly and not permit this great wrong to be perpetrated upon the people peo-ple of Utah If he does he ought to make them put up a plenty PROSPECTOR |