| Show with Officials meet Governor on Indian claims Uintah Basin officials met with Gov Scott M M. Matheson Monday to emphasize the seriousness of 01 local governments governments' governments governments' governments governments' govern govern- ments' ments legal battle over off off- reservation jurisdiction with the Ute Tribal Council on the Uintah and Ouray reservation The Indians' Indians claims in federal co court rt of th their regulatory taxing and licensing authority over lands outside the present reservation is of statewide impact the officials told Gov Matheson Rep Glade R R R- Vernal said there was as some fear bloodshed may result from the deep division between Caucasian and Indian residents of the area THE TilE TRIBE says it has a aright aright aright right to enforce its own Law and Order Code over non Indians in inthe inthe inthe the territory of the original reservation stretching reservation stretching from east of Heber City to west of Vernal Roosevelt Mayor Hollis Hullinger said the Indians were paid for that land when the reservation was reduced in jn size decades decad s ago and the Caucasians feel feci there is no nolon lon longer er any Indian right to the theland theland theland land or control over it in any way The officials told Gov Matheson that with US U.S. government support the tribe has the resources to challenge state state- and county authority while the county hasn't the budget to meet all legal tests Indefinitely Gov Matheson who said he has already spent much time studying the problem assured the officials that our best resources are being put on the case The Attorney Generals General's Office Office Office Of Of- fice has retained attorney Richard Dewsnup to handle the several federal challenges brought by the Indians and hell he'll work with A Assistant Atty Ally Generals H. H Wright Volker and Dallin Jensen Mr Jensen said three cases are either awaiting briefs or setting for trial Sen Robert F F.- F. Clyde R-Heber R City said The most urgent problem is to convince the rest of Utah that tha t this is not just their problem but but |
