Show U neutered Land LandIs Is To Be Sold Department Will Authorize Another Sale of Lands on the Former Fermer omen Uinta a Indian Reservation Through the efforts of L. L N. N Shanks many other citizens of the Reservation and the Record the unsold and Reservation lands will be offered for sale at public auction While the date of the sale has not be been fixed it will viII probably probably probably ably take place some time during the early part of September The foregoing is confirmed in a dispatch h from Washington to the Republican Herald-Republican under date of June 1 11 11 L The dispatch follows Washington D D. C. C June 11 Upon Upon recommendation 1 of Senator Smoot the t commissioner commis commis- commissioner of the general land office office office of of- fice has authorized another public public public pub pub- lic sale of the remaining lands within the former Uintah Indian reservation At the sale in Provo in 1910 conducted by C Colonel lonel George Gcorge E. E I Hair air more than thau acres of this land was sold at atan atan atan an average price of probably per acre The lowest price paid was 50 cents and the highest about 7 At the time the sale was held the acreage oil orl the reservation of ed land was approximately approximate acres and there would remain remain remain re re- re- re main after deducting about acres Most of this is fit only for razing grazing lan land though h here ane and there can b be found tracts of excellent a agricultural agricultural agri agri- ri- ri cultural land It was thought at it the time of the Provo sale that there was no good land at atall atall atall all but within five fi miles of Myton a large tract was bought I for fifty fifty c cents nt's per acre which today could not be touched for I less than 10 Down on Leland Leland Leland Le- Le land bench a 11 h half lf see section tiCU was wa purchased in one body by T. T 1 W. W ODonnell O'Donnell for something like 4 per per acre and recently it brought 10 C. C W. W Evelsizer secured land on th the L Leland land bench for fifty cents for which he e is offered 10 Many other instances could be cited Ny Myton ton is already ady in the fore fore- ground round asking asking- that the sale be beheld beheld held here Telegrams rams h b e e been heen een sent to Senator Smoot from rom the Commercial club requesting requesting re- re questing that this town be the point of sale It would be an advertisement for the town and nd the he Uinta basin as well The worst objection offered is the lack nek of transport transportation tion facilities but that could be remedied largely if everybody would get tog tog-eth together r. r With a comparatively comparative- comparative ly y small expenditure the Price road could be he put into a automobile automo- automo bile lile condition and aud in September Septem Septem- ber her the weather would be ideal I for such travel Already the service of the Uintah railway as ns far for n as Ft Duchesne Duehesne is good especially at this time of theand the year ear at and the Colton road ought t to be fit for automobiles with a little effort There is no no real good reason why this sale should not take place in iii the basin The prospective prospective pros pro purchaser ought to h haV an opportunity of se seeing in fi the theland l lland land and if the sale is held here he lie could come on 11 in advance and take a look for himself The commercial bodies business business busi- busi ness less men farm farmers rs and in fact all who are interested in the growth growt l of this country should get busy and and see to it that Hlat the sale is l held eld on ou this reservation in in Ny Myton ton if can cau swing it here if not somewhere somewhere some some- where when else in the Uinta basin Go 0 |