Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-06-05 | Page 13 | Huge Sum May be Paid Indians for Coal Land

HUGE KUGE SUM MAY MAYBE MAYBE BE PAID INDIANS INmAN FOR GOAl COAL lAND Federal Official Here to toMake toMake Make Investigation of Withdrawals Indians on the Ouray UIntah-Ouray reservation res res- res in eastern Utah may be paid hundreds of ot thousands of ot dollars as ascom com compensation for coal lands in east east- em n Wasatch county from the Indian reservation and made part of the national forest more than 20 years ears ago The announcement was made by John D. D Northrop assistant chief of the conservation branch of the United United Unit Unit- ed States survey suneY with headquarters headquarter In in Washington D. D C. C who arrived In Salt Lake Frida Friday Under a recent act of congress an examination and classification of acres of land on the forest has been ordered to de determine what sort of ot settlement should be made with ith the Indians Mr Northrop stat stated d. d Preliminary surveys of ot former Indian Indian Indian In In- dian lands shows that they contain In the neighborhood of or one billion tons of coal he said Mr Northrop will leave within the next few days to make his headquarters 1 at Fruitland Utah while he is conducting investigations His work must be c completed by August 30 The findings will be turned over to the secretary of ot Interior who will In turn present them to the federal court of ol claims S. S