Salt Lake Herald | 1901-12-01 | Page 2 | Myton is Headed Off

MYTON IS HEADED OFF I Leasing Proposition Will be beHeld beHeld beHeld Held Up Until it is in investigated Investigated The effort of the Uie people of oC UIRa county to prevent the tIM leasing of the mineral lands in the Indian Indi aa reservation re n and thus defer deter the opening of that part rt of the state to and mining j has already been productive of success j in lit so ao far z as u bringing the tile front from Washington that tin tile tease lease engi enci j neared by Agent A ent Myton byton and his hia as aa associates sedates lM eIa te will not Dot be approved ed before the matters involved are sic at least in investigated Yesterday Governor Wen Wells whose cooperation coo in the opposition op had been enlisted by the Uintah county people on Friday received Inca advices from Senator Kearns and Representative Sutherland Indicating that they are reedy ready rad to act net to defeat the leasing prop proposition tion Prom Senator Senater Kearns who was wu In New York the governor received the following message yesterday in reply to the tile executives telegram to him the day Before fore 1 I leave for Washington tonight I have wired department to hold bold Uintah matter until I arrive all aU pro 10 protests protests tests forwarded The telegram from Congressman Sutherland was wu as 8 follows I have already looked after arter mineral ml leaser lea matter No action w l be taken till papers pers are received I understand the situation perfectly By reason rea of or the fact tact that Governor Well Wails W has directed the written protests pro ts and ami the sworn statements of the Uintah county people relative to the manner IE In which the th consent conat of or the Indians Indiana was obtained be sent adut t direct t to representatives in Ih Washington the governor does daM do tot not expect Jo Is receive the documents which lc Stale Stab Senator Bennion Bennon Representative Billings cud and Postmaster Collett Indicated in th thir teeg would be TM ver ors pg aen n to h item tf 1 direct to Washington n was as ag made for tor the purpose of saving delay at what was I hollered believed to be a critical time