Show Believes in The Uinta B Basin Sin 1 Denver Post Tells of the Best Country on Earth The Uintah irrigation project project project pro pro- built h by the L h United q cd States State government go for the Indians of the l Uintah tribe on their reservation reservation res res- in Northeastern Utah just across the state line linc from Routt Rutt count county Colorado will soon he be completed bringing acres of productive product c land under ditch When the government threw pen to entry about two-thirds two of the Uintah reservation about five years ago it allotted the remaining third to the Indians As additional compensation for forthe forthe forthe the loss of the thc greater g portion of their land the government r also ilso promised to irrigate the section allotted to the thc Indians The Indians to whom the theland land has las been allotted are not permitted to sell but upon their death the heirs may sell If an I owner dies without heirs the government go auctions off his I land and and 2100 2 00 acres of Indian Indianland Indianland land of this character are arc about to be bc advertised and sold by the government at this time The country from Vernal Utah etah west through h the reservation has long long- been known as among the richest in the West Test awaiting awaiting await await- in ing only increased rail facilities to make its fruit grain rain alfalfa and potatoes available in many markets a Private enterprise following the lead of time the government o t has built several projects which bring the total irrigated acreage acreage acre acre- age up to including including- the work of the Indian service and andI I 1 H H. C. C Means leans federal irrigation agent predicts that acres will have pe been brought under ditch at the expiration of five fhe years The rhe country is being rapidly settled and the government is making important important import import- ant improvements within the the I reservation There are three i towns on the reservation and amid anda a new steel bridge has just been built across the Duchesne river at Dener Myton Denver Post o. o |