Show land exchange proposed for uta ut6 ut indians A longtime long time disagree disagre disagreement ement be b tween indians and white stock men w was as in the process of a peaceable settlement when representatives of the ute indian tribe from uintah and ouray reservations met with state and fed federal eral officials in salt lake city to discuss land transfers transfer 4 proposed was a transfer of 34000 acres of state owned land inside the reservation to the indian service in exchange for the same acreage outside the reservation according to john S boyden counsel for the indians negotiations toward a settlement have been underway since 1948 the plan provides for the federal government to turn over to the state land outside the indian area the land currently Is controlled by the bureau of land management the next step will r involve ma mapping ping of areas proposed for exchange I 1 and appraisals of land involved the apropo propo proposed sed exchange wo would uld improve the overall over all economy in live livestock stock production in utah and simplify im p lafy lify land management problems lems for all al concerned mr boyden said VVVWVUWAW |