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Show 750,000 750000 , Acres to Be BeReserved BeReserved BeiReservedJbr Reserved for IndiansAbout Indians IndiansAbout About Half of This Area is Loc Loc- Located Located Located - ated in Northern Grand Coun- Coun County County Coun-iy Coun iy - ty , on Hill and Willow WiUow Creeks CreeksAs As a . result of a conference held last lastWednesday lastWednesday lastWednesday Wednesday at Vernal between repre repre- representatives repre- repre representatives representatives - - sentatives of the Indian department departmentand departmentand departmentand and resident stockmen , . an agreement agreementwas was made whereby 1 > the be Indian land landwithorawal landwithorawal landwithdrawal withorawal : in Umtah Unitah and Grand coi coun coun- counties counties s- s sties - ties made several y sears ears will be modified modifiedto , , to topermit - permit -permit the bulk of the range lands landsto landsto landsto to be administered under the Taylor Taylorgrazing Taylorgrazing Taylorgrazing grazing act . An area of ot about 750 750000acres 000 000acres 000acres acres half halt ' of It located in Unitah Unitahcounty Unitahcounty Unltahcounty county and the remainder In Grand Grandwi11 Grandwill Grandwill wi11 will be retained for the exclusive e"Ccluslve eCcluslve " use useof useof useof of th the ( " Indians The Grand county countylands countylands countylands lands affected lie he along the head of ofHill ofHill ofHill Hill and Willow creeks in the Book BookCliffs BookCliffs Bookcuffs Cliffs districtThe districtThe district districtThe The following article from last lastweek's lastweek's lastweek's lastweeks week's weeks ' Vernal Express tells of the con con- conference conference conference - I conI ference and of ot the agreement consum- consum consum'I consummatd consum-matd consum matd - ' matd between Indian bureau officials officialsand officialsand officialsand 'I I 'Imatd and the resident stockmenAt stockmen * . At a grazing meeting held in Veni Vern- Vern VernI Vernal Venial - - I al Wednesday morning , called for the theI thepurpose thepurpose I purpose of ot forming an agreement . , be- be beI between between be between - I tween the stocknu stockmen stockman > J1 of this area . and andthe andthe andthe the Indian department regarding the theUncompahgre theUncompahgre theUncompahgre Uncompahgre Indian land withdrawn withdrawal withdrawala I Ia a temporary agreement with local localstockmen localstockmen localstockmen stockmen was drawn upThe upThe up upThe The Indian department officials offlc19.ls offlc19ls . ag- ag agrrod agreed ag agreed - - reed rrod to permit the adminlstra11on.und adminlstra11onund administrationund- administrationund administrationunder adminlstration . , und-er und er - . er the Taylor grazing ac act , , of grazinglands grazlntr grazing grazlntrlands grazing-lands grazing lands - lands within the large withdrawal withdrawalwith , v.ith vith with . the exception of ot about four hundrdd hund- hund hundrOd hund-rod hund rod - rOd rdd thousand acres lying east of Greenriver Green Green-river Green river . - rlver river and south of at White river . _ This Thisngrtement Thisagreement Thisagriement ngrtement agreement will continue until untU the first firstsof ; . : of off December 1936 , unless In the mean mean- meantime meantime meantime - time ; ( y bill being drafted for the set- set setting setting set setting - - ting aside aMde of ot the smaller area as a . re- re reservation reservation re reservation - - servation , . passes congress . . This proposedl proposOC proposed ) bill will also aIso carry nn an nnappropriation anappropriation anappropriation appropriation for the purchase of pn- pn pri- pri pnva.tely privately pn-vately pn vately - va.tely vately . owned awned lands Inncb within the roposed ropooed reposed ropooedreservation reposedreservation : reservation , , , mostly JOOGtly on HUl H1U Hill creek Creek.Should CreekShould . Sho\1Id Sho 1Id Should \ tho the b1U bills bllKfalI 1111 fall ! to pass Congress Congressbefore Congressbefore Congressbefore before December I 1 , 1936 , then the ad- ad adCOntfnue adContinued ad-continued ad continued - ( COntfnue Continued < ! j on Tart last lass peee pere page ) > 750,000 750000 150,000 150000 ACRES ACRESContinued I , , _ ( Continued from first page ) _ l lministration n ministration nistratIon of the entire , area passes passesback passesback passesback back to the Indian dcpartment department dcpartmentAttending departmentAttending departmentAttending meeting were werc J MStcwart MStewart M Attending jhe the ; Stcwart Stewart , chief of land division , Indian Indiandepartment Indiandepartment department , 'Washington Washington ' , DC D C , Ro Robert . bert Marshall , dIrector oC of forcstry forestry , In 1n 1ndtan dian dlan dtan department dcpartment , M W Radcliffe , wio.agent wioagent field fieldagent fieldagent . agent , . Indian IndHm dcpal department tment , , Alberquer Albcrquer Alberqucr-quc Alberqucr quc - . quc que , N M , R R Irwin , assistant assistantrange assistantrange assistantrange . , Indian dcpartment department departmentSalt , supervisoi supervlSOI range Salt Lake , L W Page , supermtendent superintendent supermtendentI superintendentUnitah superintendentUnitah I Du Duchesne Du-chesne Du chesne - . Agency , Fort I Unitah and snd Ouray I chesne ; D Falc Falcks Falcke , , ) . - grazing g-aztng g aztng diV1Slon division division.Washington divisionWashington . , Washmgton Washington DC D C ; : J E Weston Westongrazing , Lake Cit City Citf f . division dh'lSlon dhlSlon ' , Salt grazmg grazing County Attorney Hugh W colton coltonsecretary Coltonsecretary Coltonsecretary dls- dls dis- dis district dlstlict dis-tiict dis tiict - secretary of the Vernal Grazing Mr Col Colton Colton Colton the meeting tlict trict , conducted cC'nducted cCnducted ' ton explained explamed the purpose of the gath gatti-ering gatti ering - . 'ering ering ' ering and introduced superintendentPage Superintendent SuperintendentPage Page PageMi Mi Page said the Unltahnd Unitah Unltah wd \nd nd and " \ Omay Ouiay OmayIndians OuiayIndians OuiayIndians Indians were a fl fixed " < ed part of the Uni Unitah . tah Basin and . would v.ould vould have to be prc- prc pro- pro prctectcd protected pro protected - - tected tectcd in their thclr rights 01 or their thCIr supportv.ould supportwould support | would v.ould vould . revel revolt revcIt t back to the state He said saidthat saidthat saidthat that of the two million mtlUon acres embracedin embracedm embraced m in the Uncompahgre1thdrawnl Uncompahgre \ withdrawal \\1thdrawnl 1thdrawnl , , the theIndians theIndians theIndians Indians arc are willing to let go of all thisarea thiS thisarea . area but 750 750000 000 acres and but half of ofthIS ofthis ofthis thIS is in the southern part of Umtah Unitah UmtahI Unitahcounty Unitahcounty county COUl1t , the remalndei remaindel remainder in Grand coun county . I , ty Mr Page introduced intrcduced Mr Ete\\art Ete art Etesart EtesartWho EteartI Eteartv.ho Eteviartwho \ \ I v.ho vho Who . explained the proposed bill bJll and andthe andthe andthe the mtere interest < ; t the Indian department departmenthad had in the formation fcrmatIon of the additIon additionto to the reservationMr reservationMr reservation reservationMr Mr Colton explained explamed to the vLsihng visiting vLsihngotIlcials visitingofficials visitingofficials otIlcials officials that the stockmen \ would ould l1ke like l1kesomething likesomething likesomething something definite so they could cculci make makepermanent makepermanent I Ipermanent permanent plans for the future He Hepointed Hepointed i ipomted pomted pointed out that with wIt1-t wIt1 t - the temxorary temporary temxorary13greement temporaryiagreemenl temporaryagreement ; 13greement iagreemenl the Indian department departmentI departmentmIght departmentmight departmentmight mIght at any time they desire order orderthe orderthe orderthe the theh1te , white \h1te h1te \ stockmen to vacate the therange therange therange I range He said the release cl cf ! the lar large largearea largearea e elarea larea area cf grazing grazmg land , withdrawn by bythe bythe bythe the order crder of 1882 and made effectIve effectivein 111 In 1933ould 1933 , \ would \\ould ould could \ be of oC great benefit to tothe tothe tothe the , white \ hite stockmen and not a loss to tothe tothe tothe the Indians ; : that they could still sUll have haveample haveample haveample ample grazing grazmg land 1and , in m the ; smaller crnaller area areain areain areain in the southern scuthem part of the countyIn countyIn county , In the bill to come rome before Congress Congressthe Congressthe Congressthe the mineral rights of the land o 0 be m- m in- in mcluded included in included - cluded m the reservation ad addition 1tion WIll WIllbe willbe willbe be reserved to the state or the pre present present present sent owners All privately priv.ately . cwned owned lands landssill landswill sill \ \ 111 be purchased from their owners ownersand ownersand ownersand and a trade made for all State lands landsThis landsThis landsThis This area centers about Hill H1ll creek In Inthe Inthe Inthe the proposed reservation there will be beno beno b&no bno & no Indian allotments or Indian In31an home heme- heme home- hemeteads homesteads homesteads - - steads teads Privately owned o\1/ned o 1 ned \ / lands on Willow Wil Willow . low cicek cleek creek which are dependent on ongrazing ongrazing ongrazing grazing areas of Hill H111 creek , will be in- in included in included . - cluded for purchase in m the provisions provisionsof of the bill , should shculd the owners desne to tosell tosell tosell sell to the governmentThose government governmentTho Tho"e Thoe Those Tho " e atending atendmg the meeting from fromUnitah fromUnitah fromUnitah Unitah Basin ' were 'Were J 0 Hcopes HcopesVhlterocks Hcopes.Whiterocks HcopesWhiterocks . , \Vhlterocks Vhlterocks Whiterccks \ J 'S S ' . S Dickson Meeker MeekerColo , Colo , Pauline Hazelbush Haze1bush Hazel Lu Lu- Luster Luster . - ster , Alva L Hatch Willow Creek , Ve- Ve Veone Veone Ve-one Ve one - - one Taylor , Marvm Marvin Broome , Doris DorisBrcome DorisBrcome DorisBrcome Brcome Leo L-eo L eo - Wilde , , W V R Hazelbush HazelbushC , . C A Meadows Meacc\\s Meacc s Meadcss : ! \ Golden Hatch Abe AbeI AbeHatch AbeHatch AbeHatch I Hatch Gilbeit GllbeIt Gilbert Wilde Wl1de , A M Myrup MyrupOuray , , Ouray , Hazel Wardle . , Austin wardle Wardle.Watson WardleWatson . , Wat Watson on Thompson , Wilk Willow Wllbw w Ore Creel Cree CreeHenry , I Henry Harris Si E J Delhi Deihl Dean DeanSeeley DeanSeeley DeanSeeley Seeley , Robert Robel Robeit t Bennet , Ft Duchesne DuchesneDorothy , Dorothy Wilcox Wilco " Caries Carles Carlcs Wucox Wilcox , Green GreenRiver GreenRiver GreenRiver River , Earl Leech Harry Brown , Watson Wat Watson . son , Oran Omn Curry Mt Home , , H L All All'red Allred ' . ' . red and Jesse Allen , Roosevelt |