Show AGITATION ENTIRELY unnecessary thinks the carey act applyn applying to die lands of the reservation la Is a good thing vernal marvil march 3 1910 dew mr hillman the agitation over the future dir die do position of tho the lands of the former uintah indian reservation under the act of march 3rd ard 1905 Is it seems to me entirely unnecessary as is the action of the department in tho the milt mat ter cannot abrogate the homestead ho act but will simple permit the further right of purchasing basing the land under regulations of the department by cash entry I 1 am informed by the Commiss lonel of the general land office under date of february 18 1910 as aa follows you are further advised that no eju emulations lations are made for the dis position lon of such lands by public sale tal aunill L ditc time after the period tor for homestead has haa expired as it Is necessary to obtain from the local officers complete abstract ot of all tho the lands remaining of in order that proper deviations ray ra may Y be prescribed wide publicity will be given sale of these lands in due time the five years from the taking effect of this act after which the land mill be disposed of at a cash sale Is taken to mean five years from august 28 1905 the date on which this section of the act vas aas put into practical operation by virtue of the Pre president s proclamation of july 14 1905 and august 2 1905 prom from the abone aboe you will see that no action what whatever eier will be taken by the hon hem commissioner until aft august 28 1910 then the n an abstract ol of all the lands not talen taken will be ob talked from the vernal land office and then regulations will be pr prescribe escrib ed for the disposal of this land b by y ash entry As I 1 understand the matter people may still homestead these lands or they may be take by cash entry the applying the carey act t those these lands will mill not abrogate the homestead act or the cash purchase e act but simple make it possible to take lands under this act as aa ell now every citizen has hae a right to lands under tho the catey carey act A catl en who has taken land and ehaust ed liis life homestead and cash entry lights ma still take lands under th carey act so that instead of this mitigating the rights of the people it enlarges them to this extent A CITIZEN |