Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-01-24 | Page 7 | Know Utah

KNOW UTAH il J By ALBERT v P. P PHILIPS There rc are aro about 12 1200 Indians on th the Din Uintah tan and Ouray Indian reservation which was created by ex executive executive ex- ex order October 3 1861 Area of the original reservation cannot be stated says Superintendent Tidwell but the order limits ts the reservation with the crests of or orthe the mountains surrounding the valley of the Uintah which also includes the entire river system a 9 o u s Under tinder the act of May 24 1888 1883 there was wac restored to the public domain the land lying cast of range 2 cast Salt Lake meridian to the tho eastern castern boundary of the tha reservation wl which ch was vas probably the Green river Then the act of June 4 4 1898 provided for the cession of all lands lauds comprised in the reservation to the United States except lands retained as Indian allotments This act also provided for the allotting of lands to the Uintah and White river Ute Indians and such of the Uncompahgre band of Ute tiLe Indians who had not obtained allotments elsewhere S 0 0 e CA Contained In the present reservation are acres which have been cla- cla classified as follows Forest acres opened to homesteads acres to 2100 acres mining claims 2140 acres Indian Indian In Indian In- In dian allotments allotment acres under reclamation 60 acres and grazing reserve for the Indians acres e eThe The Indian population of the reservation Is about 1200 divided among Uintah Uncompahgre and Whiteriver White Whiteriver river bands of Utes and of this number which does not materially increase or decrease from year to year continues Superintendent we we have 75 farm farm- ers school chool children an 5 engaged In the livestock livestock live live- stock Industry 1 Except in few ca cases s which are aro e. e exceptional I. the Indians nave have adopted the ways of ot the white man and his industrial industria activities are carried earned on in the same manner as os his white brothers He is b a lover of sport and in seeking entertainment he like other Americans will not hesitate to take an active part in all American games of skill and horse racing dancIng dancing ing and anti like entertainments S The Uintah boarding school adds the superIntendent dent was established in Whiterocks prior to 1905 and has been in continuous operation since that time The enrollment of Indian children will total around who will attend during a nine months' months term the school not differing in methods from Irom other boarding schools for the benefit of at white children who aro arc instructed r along academic n c and industrial lines thies e 1