Show U u. u S Si 8 INDIANS INCREASING Records Show Population of Redmon on Reservations Growing Crowing The Indian population in the United United United Unit Unit- ed States is increasing and records show more Red men on the government government govern govern- ment roll now than a few years ago aeo according to Herbert V. V Clotts of Denver assistant director of ot irrigation irrigation irrigation tion United States Indian service The Indians are not leaving the reservation as os readily as they used to Mr Clotts ClaUs reports The last figures figures fig fig- ures issued by the government show that there are Indians in the United States under government jurisdiction jurisdiction jurisdiction ju ju- ju- ju and about 1613 in Utah An investigation now is being carded carrIed carried car car- ried ded on in the Uintah reservation at ata ata a cost of oC for an nn additional water wa wa- wa tel ter supply and better drainage facilities facilities ties Mr Clotts CloUs announced He said that about will be spent for operation and maintenance of the Uintah reservation in 1932 and an additional will be expended on the other U. U Utah h reservations He said the government is spending about this year for work on the Flathead reservation near MIssoula Missoula Missoula Mis- Mis soula Mont and the Yakima in Washington Construction work on the Flathead consisting of or an irrigation irrigation irrigation gation system including the building of ot the lower Crow reservoir raising raising raising rais rais- ing the thc Pueblo dam and various transmission transmission transmission trans trans- mission lines will cost and work on the Yakima will cost he said Mr Clotts arrived here Friday to confer with L L. M. M Holt supervising engineer of ot district No 2 Indian ser ser- vice vicc He will return to Denver Saturday Sat Sat- urda I |