Show uncompahgre commission HOWELL P r ONE OF THE MEMBERS HERE HEBE others will arrive next ket week instructions lunder which the commissioners ners will Allot Lands howell P r myton toll one ot of tho the three uncompahgre indian commissioners arrived yesterday from garden carden city X kan ft n w with aill its ills family and will proceed to carry out tile the instructions s 0 ot f the 0 o t ln secretary ot of the interior lie li lias a s in vitel janics james jeffreys of caroden camden terin 1 and rosa ros guffin of 0 kansas city ho BIO the two at other h a r me mamber abers ot of the commission to meet him here on september ith mr jeffreys Is the chairman find and disbursing officer of 0 tho the commission they must complete their labors by april ot of next year and judging fram tho the instructions issued from 1 the office ot of indian Af Affa falia ii tho the three g gentlemen v will III havo have a busy time alleta allotting lands to aborigines mr awon does not expect tile the indians to lo take lake kindly to the off lelal choice ot of their homes nor to the stipulation that they inest pay 15 per aero acre tor for the land but tile price will not have to bo be paid lit in cash as the government eram e tit la Is somewhat ot of a a debtor to the on it a former res reservation lea deal in ado it when hen the iho ules agreed to set settle t ae on grand graild river near the mouth of 0 the gunnison Cunn lion at that time un ln sinned signed the agreement but lit in a I 1 leport port ot of russell wears and McA lorils the ground selected was ivas raid to be unsuitable e for or tho the Ind indian lanti far 0 o r agil cultural and biaz ing purposes then tho the lands near the junction 0 it the white and Du duchene chesno rivet reveis a vi with ith the green river were selected but no attempt was made to allot th ahr lands landi in severalty severally th the act of 0 august 13 15 provided f tor 0 r tile the appointment ot of a commission t to 0 allot the lands but thy the commission wits was unable to prevail upon the indians to accept the allotment tho the act ut of juno june 7 under which the present commissioners were appointed pr provides 0 that all the lands landa not allotted in severalty severally to the tha uncompahgre utes shall on and after the first day ot of april 1808 1898 he open tor for settlement PLANT PLAN OF till ALLOTMENT Bless rs jeffreys myton and guden are instructed by indian commissioner J jones ones to proceed to the uintah and ouray agency utah as soon as possible their first duty wll mill be to assemble the lit in council and explain the necessity that exists tor for them to take at allotments at on once it they desire to retain any of 0 their lands IN within ith deedre the he reservation as aa otherwise they will bo be open to settlement on april 31 next the are arc requested to explain that the indian onico office endeavored deavo red to secure a waiver ot of the for pacing biting for the lands but congress refused to remit it therefore there Is no alternative it if the consent of any of them Js Is received the allotment will III proceed as follows fallous to each head ot of a family acres ot of agricultural find and not exceeding acres of grazing gracing lands and to each other single pelson pel son 80 acres ot of agricultural and not exceeding SO 80 acres ot of grazing crazing lands any adult may select a less quantity ot of land it if more des desirable ir on account of location but the section ot of the instructions recommending that the indians be advised to select not more than 40 acres of 0 agricultural select land Is stricken out heads ot of families will mill bo be allowed to select their lands tor for themselves and their nil minors nors and tile indian agen agent t will make the selections lor for the orphans the allotments should be a distinctly balked says the instructions and each ot of sufficient clent ago should be shown the bound boundaries tries ot of his land the subdivisions ot of each agricultural allotment should be i contiguous as far as practicable but detached tracts may bo be taken to secure a proper portion ot of wood and water privileges and each indian should be allowed to select his land and so as to retain improvements already mode maae in ili all cases indian women have been marr married led to indian huab hu ands and have had children by the them in and halo haie been divorce d according to t the he indian custom the another should bo be allowed 06 to select land for her minor children not under tho the charge of the father it ft competent to do so married women ate aie not entitled to allot merits nt ants the instructions continue that allotments should first be mado made upon the uncompahgre reservation as designated on the map and then upon that portion ot of the uintah reservation upon which the are located and C elsewhere on oil the uintah reservation as they may select |