Show correspondence MR alit I 1 soo see you are taking part in the reservation lease deaso and I 1 thought it might cp be advisable to throw a stone in your pathway that you mig might 1 at take taho a tumble before you dar damage naggo the cause if the deaso goes through uintah co has the brightest future of any spot on oil the western slope it ends tho indian question just what wo havo been woi king for and ends end s 11 it forever Is it reason reasonable reasonably ablo to suppose that if this company op and developed dev elopes theae mines for ten years that at tho expiration of said time timothe property will fall back to the indians 7 NO NEVER this moans means the signing away of all their mineral lands it gives to the company the lago of prospecting for gold silver etc and next summer wo we will see hundreds of prospectors searching through tho the mountains for precious metals and to protect these men against tho the indians who will be very sic sick lc of their bar bargan 19 an it will bo be necessary to station at least a i ament of troops at ft fit duchesne it ib also means that in less than six months you will soo see tho dirt flying froni from a c 1 l rail railroad road grade that will penetrate pene our beautiful beau valley to move the oro that will bein be mined ined in uintah co it is a qua guarantee rantee that the indians will be given their land in severalty severally and the agricultural portion of the reservation loft left will be open to public settlement I 1 admit the agreement made and signed by the aborigines was a very clever piece of work on the part of mr air perry but as long as aa tho the red man is kept in idleness and insured this for the i balance of his life 1 cant see that he has any kick col comeing neing again there is some of our boys that hold bold claims that I 1 would liko like to see sea realize a benefit from but it is the capital involved will keep ice p the ground tied up just as long as they have a ghost of a show to hoi i it it is no benefit to the gon gen oral public to light fight capital from our country simply to benefit a few and to keep it tied up for years to come as it has been in the pas basu look at the question fair and take into consideration the general welfare of our county and I 1 am satisfied wo will all join in giving it our hoarty hearty support forever wish them success for the millions they will bring among us E W D |