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Show I jHInimtts -to .Hmslk!Fs AIbi& UMsk Isstsirv I . jj I 1 Y CAIPTAII (D. G. MALL, U. S. -A., POPTM CAVALRY . ! II i v0 man who has planned to go to the : trinlah reservation when it opens under iccutive order next fall, should take Lflnltc steps in that direction until ho has full' studlC(1 tn0 conditions thoro and a taken Into consideration the many ,' fflcultlcs tho homcseckcr will be j ' obliged to surmount. 5 1 jt should not bo forgotten that the In- S : i,nq of tlio reservation havo first choice. - mi that, whllo thcro aro m;iny thou- ' S acres that can bo cultivated v Sihout much expense, the more valuable ' i ' Swill certainly be allotted to tho orlg- - ! Ki owners. After the Indians have, been ' LmnlK there will yet remain for set- 1 ; much land that can bo developed -1 ' irVn excellent homes within a short time. Thp CTeat majority of tlio land in the rcs-: rcs-: ?i " in itlon Is of such a character that the i msscsMoii of It can be nothing but dls- ' 5 Ointment to the average porson who - I fStcs locating thcro next fall. ; iTtahns and those of tho arid land dls- 1 I iHcts ot tho Great West, it is presumed. ' fairly well apprised of tho naturo of S ?he soil to bo found In the Uintah reser- i" Stlon Their Judgment of the posslblll- ' iie of'irr'galion, and especially tho draw- 'j ? w:k3 Incident to a possible shortage of '" rite- fortifies them in making a venture ( nidi as thousands will soon undergo. But th -lories of tho Uintah country have "' teen exaggerated that the average per- , 'i 1 pen. uufamiilar with the things necessary ' in tho development of tho arid lands, will i ro to the reservullon with an exalted 'idea of what is '.n fact the conditions !' Itte for this purpose that this article has been prepared. ' .7 Work Will Win There. I Tho man who Is willing io locate on "0? be reservation and work hard to assist -1 ' mure In building for him a homeslto " jjv well look forward to tho opening W ! IS't fall. All others should turn their I' 1 attention to other channels, for unless I' they do they shall be disappointed. I In order that all those who aro Inter- H wted may havo a thorough knowledge of the conditions on the reservation, a full , history of matters leading up to Congrcs-, Congrcs-, J tlonal action throwing open these Indian 1 ' lands Is recited t ' Tlies facts lmve been prepared with th greatest care and The Tribune Is able to vouch for their accuracy. They are ii 1 J the result of careful research and In- V7 qulry wltli persons thoroughly familiar 4 ; with Uip conditions thcro. Especially did - I Capt. C G. Wall of the Fifth cavalry, I now In charge of the reservation as act-'i act-'i , Ins Indian Agent, render valuable ns-" ns-" i lUtance. No man, perhaps, is so familiar - ! wltli the territory, with the possible re- 1 FOurceS of the reservation, and with y mny details necessary to a visit to tho X 1 reservation, as he. And like others who know of the drawbacks of the country, V as wc-JI as the advantages, Capt. Hall has v, ,' kindly assisted In presenting the follow- V leg valuable and Interesting Information: A. , "No one, having planned to avail hlm- !! Kit of the opportunities afforded by the ctn!ng of the reservation." said Capt. Hall recently, "should move to that vl-,! vl-,! cirtlty expecting to gain an entrance lc- forehand. And if he does come before the ojlening he should preparo to remain , bejDnil tho limits of tho reservation un-i un-i til the dale set for the opening. Hot the Only Place. ! "Tho public should also undersland that ; It is entirely wrong to assume thht throw-1 throw-1 Ing open this reservation to public settlement set-tlement will give them unlimited opportunity. oppor-tunity. Only bare land will be encountered encoun-tered and this may be eciualed in fertility fer-tility In many parts of the country. "The last Congress provided that the manner of the opening will be prescribed !)' the President. This will be nnnounced In ample time, as will the date. Tho date cannot be later than September, it may x sooner if tho necessary details havo ! been completed earlier " 11 Is well that a general explanation be rude touching this reservation. The res-; res-; (rvation was established by President ; Lincoln, October 3, 1SC1. Its area Is approximately ap-proximately 2'CX.M0 acres. The reserva-j reserva-j lion was originally supposed to contain 1 Uic drainage area of the Duchesne river, b'jtas a result of subsequent surveys this area was materially reduced, notably by i that section lying Immediately east of tho i northeast portion known as "Deep , Creek." By following the subjoined map i the reader will obtain a better undcr-I undcr-I ; elAndlng of the territory. A further reduction was made when the section known as the "Strip," con- J flaming about 7000 acres, lying almost duo , Aleast of the reseratIon, was excluded by Vi$, of Co!16rcsa, approved May 21.' 1SSS. f !Tnls section was sot asldo presumably to ; Ftnnlt of tho development of a large dc-! dc-! Posit of gllsonlte lying therein. ! Treaty With the Utes. ; In an agreement of June 35, 1SS0. tho Uto Indians ceded and sold to tho -Uriltofl". blatw all of their reservation In Colo-ratio, Colo-ratio, except such lands as might be necessary nec-essary to locate their bands. The agree-n agree-n meat entered into by them and the Gov-. Gov-. "nment provided that tho Uncompahgre . Ue3 settle on land on Grand river, near n mouth of tho Gunnison river; or upon lands in Utah Territory In case sufficient ndB at this place could not be found iherqfor. The AVhlto River Utes were to a'Jp on lands In Utah Terrltorv. "Relent land was not found In Colo-7 Colo-7 It?0 t0T lhc "Uncompahgrcs, and by exec-uve exec-uve order of January 5, 3S32, a roserve m ."Wished for them lp Utah, to ' Til . ?,nte theV wro removed, and tho ' ,:torI July 25. 1SS2. declared all tho lands i T?niV.0,0Ift, occupied by them and the i "Pve niver Utea to bo publio land of thft United States. By act of May 27. 1902, provision was . touio that tho Secretary of the Interior. tk ,e consent thereto of a majorltv 0f U tv?,imal?1ad,,lt Indiana of the Uintah and V eVIU ? ?,v.er trito2s of Uto Indians, to be 1 ln.nl ?lncd as soon as Practicable by an - '""nector cause to be alloted to each head ' whui fam,'J! acres of agricultural lands. ?riwi "' 1)0 "Tlgated. Tho agreement ' fnno , Uuu tllcso allotments to bo ' dVtle J?.rlor 10 October 3. 3.9D3, on which ' rifr,nn lho unallotcd land within said ' I mal" restored to tho public do- j ;' Wliy There Was Delay, i Illri'5lJ,n3 ,ovcrslght, no appropriation 1 " of MPr,yldt'd. ,n tllla act for the purpose ' tho .in. 11 oul- ,ind on May 2S. 3M2, f t of ir'tmP-?t callc'J 0,1 tnc Commlsslon-i Commlsslon-i 2 !a" Affalia for an estimate, wlth- ' m-niV1 ,, H'?. cosL ot mnklne ullot- iSmIa m" .th, Uintah reservation. und I oraM ,that Commissioner of the Gen-Bk Gen-Bk , ' fnrniit n" mco had been called upon to aS ' ve. n estlmute tor the cost of sur- ' -A rcport T-'aa made by tho Commlsslon- MrmnMla,.ain M1 on the same date estimating es-timating that the cost of making allot-?l?" allot-?l?" 8n.0" the Uintah reservation would Vnt 10 J12'-. An acf. Julv 3. making appropriations to supplv dell-clcnclcs. dell-clcnclcs. etc , for the fiscal year 3502, dl-?,Jns dl-?,Jns thc Secretary of the Interior to h llyy Um&le to be made and ,b,m .Ued t0 Congi-ess at thc beginning begin-ning of Its next session, for tho survev thoCUliu"h rescrvatlons' Including During tho next session of Congress thcro was appropriated 5175.000 to do the necessary surveying and otherwise carrying carry-ing out the purposes of so much of thc act of May 27. 3902. as provided for the allotment of Indians on Walker River reservation in Nevada, the Uintah and 1 ,1 t0 m?cF, Ui.cs 1X UlaI)- and also thc 1,J,V !U,S 01 11,0 Spokane reservation. This net also directed that the Secretary send an Inspector to obtain the consent Sf l. ,u'ntah Indians for allotment, as directed by net of May 27,. 3M2, and falling fall-ing to obtain such consent to causo said Indians to bo alloted without their consent. con-sent. Time Was Therefore Extended. It extended the time for opening the unalloled lands to public entrv to October Octo-ber 1 3004. As a result of the report made by the Secretary of tho Interior lo tho Commlttco on Indian Affairs. Immcdlato steps wcro taken to enrry out thc provisions provi-sions of the act of March 3, 1903; and, accordingly, ac-cordingly, contrncts to do the necessary surveying wero let. As soon as it was possible to com-. com-. necessary routine in connection with letting these contracts, surveyors wero placed in the field and the work of surveying carried forward with all possible possi-ble expedition.. - .TllP Inspector sent by the department to tho Uintah reservation to obtain the" consent- of the Indians to open thc reservation, reserva-tion, failed in his attempt .to gain their consent; and,, accordingly, tho department proceeded as provided for by law to mako arrangements for the opening without their consent. On January 23 1KM. a letter was sent by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to the department calling attention to tho law, as it then stood, relative to tho Uintah Uin-tah reservation, and staled that it would seem to bo necessary to make allotment to tho Indians thereon before October 3, 1901. Inasmuch as only a small portion of the surveying work had been completed com-pleted and as no allotments could be made before tho completion and acceptance of mild surveys. It will be readily understood how imperative was il further postponement. postpone-ment. Several Extensions Directed. As a result Congress, by act of April 21, 1501. extended the tlmo for the opening of the reservation to March 30, 3905, and appropriated J5000 to enable the Secretary of the Interior to do the necessary surveying sur-veying arid otherwise carry out tho purpose pur-pose of so much'of the act of May 27, 3902, as provided for tho allotment to the Indians. In-dians. The survey of the reservation was not completed until late In the fall of 3KH, after which It became necessary for the surveys to bo examined and filed with tho General land office or approval and necessary nec-essary office work In connection therewith. there-with. On January 31, 1905, tho Commissioner Commis-sioner of thu Genera! land office advised tho Commissioner of Indian Affalr.t that the townshjp subdivislonal surveys of tho Uintah reservation, which wcro made necessary nec-essary by act of Congress .providing for the opening of the reservation for entry, had been completed In the field and tho allotments to Indians could bo undertaken whenever practicable for the Indian office of-fice to proceed with the same. He however, how-ever, stated that certain corrections of lines and courses might yet bo required of a deputy survejor, but It was assumed that allotments could be affected without waiting for these corrections from tho triplicate plats of these surveys, which had boon forwarded by tho Surveyor-General of Utah Winters Very Severe. Owing to the severity of the winter at all times, and especially during the past season, actual allotting work in tho Hold would not havo been possible during tho winter months, even If plats for tho surveys sur-veys had been at hand. Actual work In the field could only be possible from about March 1. A3 a result the matter was again brought to tho attention of Congress, Con-gress, showing how clearly It was impossible im-possible to complete tho necessary work of alloting to the Uintah and White River Indians, as provided by law, before March 30,. 3105, and, accordingly, a provision was Inserted in tho Indian appropriation bill for tho fiscal year 1906, postponing the opening of tho Uintah reservation until September 1, 190-1 Description of Reservation. A3 has boon stated, thc reservation contains, con-tains, the drainage area of thc Duchesne river. Itwould bo well, however, to take up tho .various districts and deecrlbo them separately. Tho whole of tho reservation is naturally divided Into sections, each being be-ing the drainage area, of its several rivers and streams, the largest of which is that of the Duchesne river. This is tho largest stream and, as is to be supposed, this section contains moro irrlcnblc nrablo land than any other. All other districts arc but valleys wnicn merge inio mo vn-chesno vn-chesno vallcv. hut each of which may bo considered nearly. If not entirely, alone. The Duchesne river runs In a general southeasterly direction, having its source In tho extremo northwest limit of tho reservation, res-ervation, there being two forks at tho head of tho stream It empties into Green river at tho extremo southeastern ox-tromltv ox-tromltv of tho reservation, thereby running run-ning through the greatest possible area within .the limits of tho reserve. From the junction of the two forks of the river to lis confluence with Green river, this stream runs through a valley which !s most fcrtllo throughout its entlro ox-tent, ox-tent, and in which agricultural possibilities possibili-ties aro almost unlimited. Tho valley varies In width. In Its upper course, from one to thrco miles, nnd In its lower courso from two to ten or moro miles. Throughout Through-out Its enllro length practically all tho lnnd contiguous to Its banks Is possiblo of irrigation. Plenty of Water Available. Tho Duchcsno river furnishes at all times of tho year adequato supply of water wa-ter to Irrigate all of Irs arable land, nnd were It not for thc question, now under consideration, of diverting some of its water wa-ter to Irrigate other sections within tho limits of the reservation, there would bo a possibility of carrying some of thy surplus sur-plus water across tho Wacutch range into Utah valley, where It would undoubtedly bo most acceptable. Tho drainage area of tho Lpper Duchesne Du-chesne river: that portion lying abovo its Junction with tho Strawberry river. If In excess of 100,000 acres, but of this vast amount of territory perhaps only from 20 000 to 25,000 acres could be considered as nrablo land. All of the remainder of this district Is hilly and mountainous and suitable suit-able chicflv for grazing purposes. Tho elevation of this upper valley of tho Duchesne Du-chesne river Is from 0000 to 7000 feet- Tho main and most important tributary of the Duchosrie river In Its upper course Is Strawberry creek, Joining Duchesne r'lvor at a point nbout midway in itn courso through tho reservation. Tho Strawbcrrv creek drains what, Is known as the Strawbcrrv valley, and this stream has Itn courso like thoDuehesno river. In tho mountains of the Wasatch range lying a' distance of about thirty onllcs from Ilcbcr CItv;. Ulah.' Thcro aro two princl- , ffhp N if rf a ' ' T"0'"TAie. J MAP OF THE UINTAH INDIAN RESERVATION AND SURROUNDING REGIONS. pal forks and these have their Junction at tho head of Strawberry valley. Too Cold for Farming. This stream has a drainage area of more than 2CO.000 acres, about SO.000 of which Is comprised in the Strawberry valley proper, the remainder being hills and mountains Tho enllro section Is only 1 suitable for grazing, owing to tho extremo altitude, which Is abovo 7600 feot. In tho summer the appearance of tho country Is very beautiful, being covered with a luxuriant growth of grass, but In the winter the weather is very severe and snow falls to several feet In depth. Current and Red creek are valuable tributaries trib-utaries of Strawberry creek and How Into this stream from a northerly direction, their general course being southeast and eosL Tho country through which theso streams. How Is generally mountainous and there Is practically no agricultural land along their tyinlcs. Practically no trees-of any importance mark tho course of the Strawberry crook, but along the shores of Currant and Red croeks can bo found luxuriant growths of cottonwood. cedars and scrub oak. all of which will afford excellent material for tho construction construc-tion of fences and corrals. Lying at tho head of' Strawberry creek and Duchcsno river will bo found quite a considerable quantity of fine plno timber, which will also bo very valuable tor building material. mater-ial. The lands lying along Lower Duchesne river aro quite fertile and easy of Irrigation, Irri-gation, and such portions as may not be allotted to Indians would afford sites for excellent farms. There are also In this section crowths of cottonwood sufficient for construction of fences and corrale, but no timber for building purposes is found unless cottonwood logs bo used for that purpose Only a Water Supply. At thc lower entrance of tho Upper Duchesne Du-chesne valloy. Rock crock, which Is a conslderab' stream, empties into the Duchcsno Du-chcsno rl , but owing to the fact that practically no lrrlgablo agricultural land is found along the ba-nks of this stream, it bears no special importanco in this article, ar-ticle, except as to tho water It furnishes the Duchesne river, which might be utilized util-ized In thc future. About twenty miles cast of Rock creek Lake creek emerges from thc very highest high-est of thc Uintah mountains and empties into the Duchcsno Just "above a point known as "Duchesno bridge." This point Is situated on tho Price-vernal road, and Is and will likely always bo an important impor-tant point on. the reservation'. Between Rock creek and Lake creek lies a large expanse of almost lovel country. coun-try. The characttr of the soil,, is excellent. excel-lent. , If an Irrigation project were carried out to take the waters from Rock creek and divert them onto this bnch land, many thousand acres of fine farms could be established. The cost of construction of such a project, however,' would be considerable. con-siderable. Resources of Uintah Valleys. Having considered tho Duchesne river and its drainage area, tho next lmpor- tant stream Is the Uintah river, with its li Ibutarle.M. It is in this district that most of iho Indians will, In all probability, probabil-ity, receive their allotments. This stream, with Its tributaries, has a drainage area l of more than 100,000 acres, and, were ovcry acre good, arable land, there would he I more than sufficient for all Indians, with a great deal to spare. However, the fact that many tracts of land are rendered worthless, either by being cut up by ravines ra-vines and washes or by being covered with a rocky formation, much of this area will be unavailable for agricultural purposes. There will remain, however, after all ln-dicns ln-dicns aro allotted, many acres of land which will undoubtedly be tuken up by Incoming settlers. Tho Uintah river rises, as do all its tributaries, trib-utaries, In tho remote altitudes of tho Uintah Uin-tah range, and flows in a southeasterly diitiction through Its own canyon for a distance of about fifteen miles, until It emerges into tho open country known as the Uintah valley The Whlto Rocks river, tho principal tributary, rises at a point about ten miles eust of the source of tho Uintah river niid Hows, likewise In a southeasterly direction direc-tion through its own canyon for a dis-tanco dis-tanco of from twelve to fifteen miles, thence through tho open country for a distance of about fifteen miles, where it unites with tho Uintah river, the two thfn forming one stream known as the Uintah river, which Hows Into the Duchesne Du-chesne river Just below tho Indian boarding board-ing school at Randlett, Utah. Water Must Be Conserved. Of nil the districts of tho reservation, this one is the most poorly watered, consideration con-sideration being had with regard to tho number of acres of land possible to be irrigated. ir-rigated. Of the 100.000 acres possible of Irrigation, data obtalne from measurements measure-ments from tho waters .f these streams throughout ths ear show that there is sufficient water for about 100,000 acres, provided all water be conserved and nono lost, by being allowed to run off at other seasons than tho Irrigation season. This plan would necessitate the waters of both streams being impounded In their separate canyons, a project which would, of course. Incur an expcndlturo of considerable consid-erable money. Any person settling in this drainage area would, of necessity havo to consider ho.v and where he would obtain water Tho Uintah rlvor has two small tribu-tnrles, tribu-tnrles, known as Pole creek and Farm creek.-which are Insignificant in size and aro worthy of no special consideration. Farm creek has along its banks a small area of arable and Irrigable land, which will contain sites for several farms, all of which will, In all ' probability, bo allotted al-lotted to Indians. Climate Generally Agreable. Tho general climate of the reservation throughout Is very salubrious and' pleasant- During tho summer months no section sec-tion of tho country Is known whero one can experience moro pleasdnt temperature. tempera-ture. Tho atmosphere Is at all times dry ai.d exceedingly delightful. During tho winter tho tcmporaturo frequently fre-quently becomes frigid and quite extremo, foiling at times. In somo portions of tho reccrvatlon. to 40 or GO degrees below zero; but usually these temperatures last but a few days, It might bo stated that in this very dry cllmato such low temperatures aro not nearly so unpleasant as they would be in a moist and damp atmosphere. Very few rains aro had and in conscqucnco irrigation ir-rigation Ib tm absolute necessity on all ls.nd Except In the mountain districts nnd In tho Strawberry valley tho snow- fall throughout the reservation is very small. Many Mineral Deposits. Tho Uintah reservation Is particularly rich In deposits of hydro-enrbons, and valuably deposits of these minerals have been located in different localities. They all, however, seem to be confined to a belt traversing tho reservation In an easterly east-erly and westerly direction, the vein3 themselves having generally a northwesterly north-westerly and southeasterly direction This mineral belt extends across the Uintah resen'atlon nnd into tho limits of tho old Uncompahgre reservation ns far as the Colorado State line; and many valuable claims are now being worked In that district dis-trict by the St. Louis Gllsonltc-Asphaltum company. Those hydro-carbons arc found In thc form of gllsonlte, olatcrlte, wurtzellte, ozocerite, petroleum deposits and coal; but besides coal, so far, gllsonlte' and elaterlte seem to be tho most Important Coal deposits for the most part seem to bo limited In location to tho northeast portion of the reservation; and, In fact, aro found off the reservation In tho vicinity vi-cinity of Vernal. Utah. That deposits of other minerals exist Is yet to bo proven. There Is no doubt that such minerals are to be found, but as to their ultimate commercial values only future development develop-ment will show. From the geographical formation of the country all such minerals miner-als should lie along tho foothills and In thc mountains of the western part of tho Uintah range, extending to that section of mining country In and around Park City, Utah, Raven Company Has Cinch. An Incoming prospector, after the opening op-ening of the reservation, should certainly certain-ly bo careful not to stake all on becoming becom-ing rich from his findings on tho reservation, reserva-tion, although development is possiblo to such an extent as to show that minerals do exist In moro or less large quantities. Tho following Is an extract from an act of Congress, approved May 27, 1902 And provided further, that nothlnc herein contained shnll Impair the rlxhls of any mineral min-eral lenue which has been npproved by tho Secretary of tho Interior, or any permit heretofore here-tofore Issued by tho direction of tho Secretary of tho Interior to ncKOtlato with mid Indians for a mineral lease, but nny porson or company com-pany liavlne no obtained such approved mineral min-eral lenoo or permit on said reservation, pending pend-ing such time and up to thirty days boforo said lands aro rentorcd to tho public domain as aforesaid, Bhall have In lieu of nuch Icaso or permit preferential right to locate under tho mining leoFO not to exceed 6t0 acres of contiguous nilnoral land, except tho Jt.iven Minim:' compnnj, which may In lieu of Its) Itasse locate 100 mtnlni: claims of tho charac-terof charac-terof mineral mentioned In Itn lease. Allotments Already Made. Tho Uncompahgre Indians havo been allptcd on tho portion of thc reservation lying along tho lower Duchesne river, and practically two-thirds of the arablo land thereon from Its confluence with the Green river up to Its junction with Straw-berry Straw-berry creek will, therefore, bo exompt from public entry at the opening of the reservation. lulure allotment to tho Indians of tho Uintah and Whlto River bands will be confined chletly to tho dralnago area t-f tho Uintah and Whltcrocks rivers, and thoso allotments will lako about 50,000 acres of land. Somo exceptions will be made In maklnc these allotments where Indians have made Improvements on land and, ns a consequence, a few allotments will probably bo located in tho valley of tho Upper Duchesne river, and a few along tho valley of lower Lako creek. In all allotments to be made In tho future elghtv acres will bo allowed each Indian who Is tho head of a family, and forty acres to each other Indian. How to Get Thcro. Thc nearest railroad point to , the agency, and consequently tho reservation, la Dragon Utah, about eighty-two miles awav. being the present terminal of the lllnt'nh railroad, which railroad has Its Junction with the Denvor & lilo Grande railway at Mack Station. Colo. It Is contemplated con-templated that this railroad will extend In the early future to Vernal. Utah, qnd Fort Duchesne. Utah, at which time very convenient means of ingress to thc reservation reser-vation will be had. Most of tho travel to the reservation at present Is made via Price. Utah, over tho Price-Fort Duchcsno wagon road, and this road will always bo important Price. Utah, Is a distance of 110 miles from tho ngencv at Whltorocks, and affords possl-hlv possl-hlv oiio of tho most Important points for the consideration of Incoming settlers from which to tako their depnrturo for tho reservation after tho opening Thoro Is also a trail leading to tho agency from Colton. Utah, which Is practically prac-tically the same distance as Price, but this rond cannot ut presont bo us id by tho public as It Is not a public road. It Is further Impassable In tho winter, owing to tho heavy fall of snow usually experienced experi-enced In lho mountains. A well graded and substantial road leads Into tho reservation from lleber City. Ulah, which, although not a public road nt presont. will, after the opening, fnr-nli'h fnr-nli'h an excellent i-ond for .seniors who Intend In-tend to como through by wagon and doubtlessly tho majority of all such parties coming from tho vicinity of Salt Lake City, Provo and Park City will ho-lcct.thls ho-lcct.thls road,' Tho trip from Salt Lake City to .White- rocks can be made In approximately six days and from Hcber City to Whltcrocks In three days. An Indian trail extends from the head of the upper Duchesne valley val-ley along tho western fork via Camas to lleber City and Park City. This trail, however, is only passable at present" for raddle and pack animals. The railroad faro from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Price,. Utah. Is about $5,0, and tho stage fare from Price, Ulah, to Fort Duchesne, Utah, Is $10. Tho fare from Salt Lako City to Hcber City is Insignificant. Insignifi-cant. Entrance From Colorado. An Ingress -to the reservation can be had via Vernal, Utah, from Rangley and Meeker, Colo,, and will afford an Im- portant route by which settlers coming 1 I from that Stato may enter tho rcscrva- I I tlon. I The public should bear in mind that ,o j 1 long as the reservation is unopened, no ' j R one Is authorized to enter therein, and r.o ; permit will bo authorized for such en- 1 trance except on business connected with ; j I the department. I By bearing this fact in mind, which Is 1 tho law, many persons will doubtless save I . themselves great Inconvenience. JfB Commenting on this. Capt Hall rccont- ; It Jy said: "The, opening sljould be fair for II all, and In "order to mako it sb, discrlmi- ', Iff' nation cannot bo mado to a fow to permit ; lw them to arrlvo on lho sccno prior to the III dato for tho opening." iff |