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Show Indian Rese Reservation rvation Spends SpendsHalf SpendsHalf ' Half HalfMillion Million in UintahBasir UintahBasin UintabBasin UintahBasirBy UintabBasinBy I By C C Wrtght Wrlcbt Wright , Superintendent 8 B rinten eB ( . I IThe The Uintah Ulnt h and Ouray Luray Indian Indiar Indianrrwefvatlon Indiarrcervatlon Indlreservation rrwefvatlon rcervatlon . , In ht Ulntah Uintah and Du- Du Duchesne Duchesne Du-chesnc Du chesnc - - - I IndianI chesne counties now comprise compr1se3 comprises * ap- ap approximately approximately ap approximately - - proximately 400 400000 000 acres of land land,274000 land274000 , , 274000 274 000 of this lies on the south south- southern southern southern - - . ern flunk fllmk flank ot of o1 the Ulnta Uinta Utnta mounta1n8 mountains mountainsand mountalniand : and is officially known as a * the Uin- Uin Uinta Uinta Uin.ta Uinta - . . ta Indian Orazing Grazing reserve The Thei Theremaining Th ThtFmnlnlne < i tFmnlnlne If'mRlning IfmRlning remaining ' portion of the land isscattered 18 is 18scattered liscattered scattered throughout the old res- res reservation reservation res reservation - - ervation area . with the exceptionof exceJtionof exceJtion exception ; ) of between 30 30000 000 and 40 40000 000 acre acres acreswhich acreswhich ; 1 which lies in the old Uncompah-gr Uncompah gr Uncompahgre Uncompah- Uncompah Uncompahgre - - - gre area are . south , of the th 'Whit Whit White ' * river riverSome riverSome riverSome Some 30000 30 000 acres of this th15 latter area areahas areahas archas * ' has recently been purchased from fromI fromnonIndian fromnon-Indian fromnon Indian I non-Indian non Indian - owners In the HID ElU ElUcreek HUlcreek , creek country About 6 or 7 home homeranches homeranches hornranches * ranches were Included In these thesepurchases thesepurchases thesepurchases purchases upon which eleven home home- homele"5 homelecs homeless - less le"5 le5 lecs " Indian famines fammes have estab estab- estab118hOO estab- estab established established - - lished 118hOO themselves during the last lastyear lastyear lastyear year and in spite spit * of an unusual unusualrtrouth unusualdrouth unusualrtrouth rtrouth drouth and almost total lack of ir- ir irrigation Irrigation Ir Irrigation - rigation water during the latter latterpart latterpart latterpart part of the seaaon season very vt'ry vtry ' satisfac satisfac- satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory - - tory crops consisting principally principallyof of alfalfa hay and alfalfa seed seedhve seedhave seedhive h\ve h ve have ' \ been produced on these places placesbv placesby placetbv bv by the In IndiansIn Indians IndiansIn ian5 ian5In In addition to this land area areamentioned areamentioned areamentioned mentioned there Is also approXl approxi approXlm'ltelv approxim approxirmtelv m'ltelv mltelv m ' itely 218000 216 2 It 000 acres of so calledceded calledceded called calledceded ceded land In the old reservaon reservaon reserva- reserva reservaon - - on are arpH areR " which has since 1937 1937been 1937been 1B37been been under the administration of oftI oftl oftl tI tl e a agency office at Fort Duchesne DuchesneSupervises DuchesneS-upervfaes DuchesneS upervfaes I 5-upervlst-s 5 upervlst s Supervises ' - - - Other Reservations ReservationsI ReservationsIn ResTT&ti ResTTti & n I In July J 1839 1939 939 there was also alsoadded alsoadded alsoadded added to the jurisdiction of the theagency theagency I agency office at Fort Duchesne all allof allof allof of the Indian reservations In the thestate thestate thestate state of Utah except the < ; small mall onee1r oneear one onecir cir e1r ear C ( oshute or BkuU Skull SkuU Valley Utah Utahand Utahand Utahand and a very small portion of the theNaajo theNavaio theNa\ theNa theNalo Naajo Navaio \ , lo reservation resl'rvation reslrvation ' In the southeast southeast"onier southeastonier 'o"ner oner o'ner " ' ' ' " of the stateThe stateThe state stateThe The work of stateI the reservation is isorganized isorganized Isorganized I organized organizedIi ul Ii aL ! . the present time into in- in into in into - to the following divisions divlsion.s divlsions . Forest- Forest Forest1 Foresty rorest-ly rorest ly - - 1 } y CCC ED Irrigation Land Ex- Ex Extension Extension Ex Extension - tension education health roads roadsonstruction roadsonetruction roadsonttructlon onstruction onetruction and general adminis adtninis- adtninis adminis- adtninistration administration administration - tration trationThe The forestry department super super- supervises supervises supervises - vises and la is responsible for tor the theproper theproper theproper proper administration of not only onlythe onlythe onlythe the small area of timber lands on onthe onthe onthe the reservation but all of the grazing gnu- gnu graz- graz gnuing graz-ing graz ing - - ing lands as well During the th pres prEJI- prEJI pres- prEJIent present present - ent year these Indian lands have havefurnished havefurnished havefurnished furnished grazing lor for approximate- approximate approxtmate- approxtmate - lv Iv ' 3000 head of Indian llvestoc livestock livestockr livestockard r land al.d ald ard ) . } approximately 8000 000 head of ofI ofwhtte.owned ofwhite o : white white-owned white owned whtte.owned whtteowned - . owned stock 'lbe lbe The Th ' general generalpolJey generalpolicy genera . I policy polJey of Issuing permit permits * tor for nun non- non nun- nonIndian nunIndian - - . Indian stock took is to give prctercn'ni prctercnni pretereneto preferenceto preterene preference ' : ' , to those who own rang ranges range ; adiacem adjacent adjacentor I adjacentI or near the Indian lands land . ! and who whoare whoare ( ' are local residents of ot the reserva.i reservai re.servaI re.serva- re.serva reserva- reserva re.servation reservation . - . tlon tion areaCCCID area areaoccm areaOCC-ID areaOCC ID I occ-m occ m CCC-ID CCC ID - Improves ImprovesGrazln ImprovesGrarln I reve.Grazing reveGrazing . Grazln Grarln = ' AreaThe Area . The CCC-ID CCC ID - are engtged engaged In mak- mak making makIng nmk.ine nmkine - . ing improvments improvements principally upon uponIndian uponIndian uporIndian Indian crazing grazing lands as well as asfurnishing asfurnishing ! furnishing employment and recre recre- recreation recre- recre recreatlon recreation - - ation atlon for the otherwise otherw1se unemploy unemploy- unemployed - - ed Indians Indla.ns Indlans . They construct bridg bridg- bridg- bridg bridges bridges - - es develop springs and reservu1rsInstall reservoirs reservu1rs rcssrvuirsInstall , install radio stations control noX- noX noXious noxlous nox noxious - ious lous weeds build buUd tru truck k trails do doriprap doriprap d driprap < rip-rap rip rap - and cribbing work for flood floodcontrol floodcontrol floodcontrol control and protection on rttera rtteraand rh rheriand era eraand and streams engage In tn fire fir BUp- BUp sup- sup BUpI suppresslon sup.I supI - . I presslon pression construct boundary fences fencesand fencesand fencciand and drift fences build buUd tat.tle tattle cattle tat.tleguards cattleguards caitliguards . guards revegetate certain areas on onthe onthe ox ; the range build garages ware ware- warehouses warehouses - houses quarters telephone lines linesetc , I Ihouses ete etc One of the most useful struc- struc structures $ struc structures truc - tures completed by this thb orgattlza- orgattlza organiza- organiza organization orgattlzaUon organlza-i organlza i orgattlzaI - - tlon Uon tion during the year Is the brldge bridge brldgeacross bridgeacross brtdgiI I across White river near OurayThousands Ouray OurayThousands OurayThousands Thousands of sheep and cattle cattlecross cattlecross cattlicross cross this bridge every year togeth togetir togcth.er togcther . . er with considerable automotive automotiveI automotivetraffic automotivetraffic automotlvitraffic I Ier traffic as well I I $355.000 355.000 355000 $355,000 $355 355 $ . , 00 Income IncomeFrom IncomeFrom Inc fFrom From Watered Wa.tered . LandsThe LanJs Lands LanJsThe ! The irrigation division dlvWon of the theI therf'E'rvation thereservation therf'ervatlon therfervatlon I rf'E'rvation rfErvation reservation " ' ' ' delivers water to some som 5(1 51 56 ( 000 acres of Irrigated 1rrlgated land Ap- Ap Approximate Approximate Ap Approximate - - proximate Income from this land landduring landduring landduring during the present year was $335000 $335- $335 335 $335000 $335-000 $335 335 000 $ - 000 Many cooperative undertakings undertak undertak- undertakIngs undertakings - ings are Involved in th the operation operationof operationi i of the Indian Irrigation Project Projecti ProjectIndependent ProjectIndependent i Independent white-owned white owned - - - Irriga Iniga- Iniga irriga- InigaII irrigation Irrigation - - II IItion tion systems use part of the government gov- gov govternment gov government - ernment ternment canals cana ) exchfenf exchange excha water waterwith waterwith waterwith ' ; with the government project 'ross ross cross crossthe 'rossthe ( ' crossthe the government canals and ditches ditchesand ditchesand ditchesand and permit similar stmUar crossing cross1ng in the thei theother theother theother i other direction , etc etcI etcWith etcWith etc I With modem equipment acquir acquir- acquirI acquired acquired acquired - - I ed within the last year two by byI bythe bythe bythe I the irrrlsraUon 1rrrigation irrrigatlon division some 60 60mlles 60miles COmiles mlles miles of canals have been clean cleaned cleanedeach clean-deach clean deach - each month during the last lut Irriga trrt.ga- trrt.ga Irriga- . - trrt.gation Irrigation Irrigation - i trrt.gai tion season Significant SIgn1.ft.cant SIgn1ft.cant SIgn1ftcant . . Investiga tnvestiga- tnvestiga investiga- tnvestigaI tnvestigatlons investigations Investigations - - tions tlons are also aJso going on to find findways findways findways I ways and means by which flood nOOd water watery tera . . . ' can W hd sWreg4yttlaCUeh hdsWreg4yttlaCUeh 1 e . . toyed l < , .ln ln . - w ! ; 'J J ' 'Jmore I more ni < x adeqqat adequate'supply adequatesupply ' . ' "f f " tor or : Y rlow varieilandt . > e eaper'attve ! l lan .1n 1n . to In thus thusUWts'ettvatirto the utnte innt UWts'ettvatirto UWtsettvatirto , "Pb Pb " ' ' cq ; ' ' baiilri'itrtd'se'operaUv baiilriitrtdseoperaUv QperaUve aper'attve aperattve ' * en nterprtws a aftt ftt ate f 1 etnr betng einr ,1I.j 1I.j 1Ij . , ' : ( ivestlgated . I ,1I.jI riat8a.te riat8ate vestlgated ! . from troQ t lfl tU t4U timer timerto * < " -to to - tq zO , Grosby Grosbywhich tlio . _ .i\ .i . \ .ibY bY bYtwbfeh 1 twbfeh which which.Wtoueastaf whichWtoueastaf . vartoi * 3 stattl .ta ta . lAUd Nid an ( < fedei fadert fedem fedemla . . t tlagericIes 'latencies latencies lo1es lagericIes ' la ) m niltht- niltht nilthtdewopfderirabi 1iht ht ( - ctClve.LOprd ctClveLOprd deve1op dewopfderirabi . des1le des1lestorage $ le ; . , ttorar .atorap atorap storage or other other oU1er . . , . ' # jrlrgatlon Jtb'pt1o Jtbpt1o drgatlorR pw pro pro- pro pro3I . - ' : ii1- ii1 } jeot . 1/ 1 1It"t , 3I / It"t Itt " t\ t \ t'i 4i r rpurebred 'i i ' J ? > \ , ii1n - ' " lterefordf lterefordfck : . purebred " ' n XIerefrJ Jlentonc a ftieek ck V Thai 'Xbe Xbe The ' extension f ' F P ' , , o of l ' ; 'threservation threservation ' th . rtaenraUon reservation faomewh con4 conducts cta r ; , " actlvJt1eI actlvkiep actlvkiepaomewhat actlvltlesomewhat , f . aomewh aomewhat t . imtlair alDiU aimllAlr r t tbuthe t < rth ' " ttae * l > actlvltll acUvttt th1 $ of a . CO\U\t1 CO U t1 county \ 8II1CU1t agiIculttt ' tq .tent tent a . > tent's tents . ' t cfr cfrflee . ' flee Th The UVQtock livestock 1Muatr7 lridtatry ustry le"es- le"es lees le"especlalty ! " 'peclaUy peclaUy ' ea- ea - eaPI'Cta - PI'Cta PICta peclalty 7 ' emp emphaalaed empbMllzed 00 on the rc 1 Ser- Ser ServaUcm rser rservatton * er - > . vatton vaUcm vatiolX : . by bJ ' , the tb.6 tb6 . extension extension lenJ eo service Kerne.DurinsE KerneDurinsE * , . October octqber . CO GO head 1iea4 or ot e ecentral hl h.class hclass . cJ trld _ purebred Hereford JteretOl'tt JteretOltt t ' bul bu11a bull * r"brought rbrought 'II II ! ' " " rougt1 centralIto Ito Itod Into U\ U \ Ureaervatlon the reservation reaervatlon fcentral central centra't centrat ' 11taJ : ) , tn h ana ootora Colorado d o 'L L 'Lbulls ' 'I"b Ib ao ' " aobuUa TL - ? bulla buUa bulls replace ' . f tliSsUar Iirltar , U ' nunAeri nttmberc t1 bu { ' ot of ofolder otolder ololder older animals'j animalsj aDttne.1s\ti aDttne.1sti aDttne.1s aDttne1s ti an1mals . ; \ ; ' tl , which 'Wbleb Wbleb ' , , pvex vrere re GoldAnother 8014 Gold 8014A soldAnother Other Another A a tencoun ' ; encouragtoir encauragtng ct1vtt activity activitywhich swtlvltywhich which shows ahQ\'lS ahQ 'lS lS ehQWs \ ' up tip this thts the jear , .year year . ta In C In cpmt corn'parlson'to cornparlsonto " ' parJaon"tQ parJaontQ parlson"to parlsonto " " ' last lut , year ear 14 1 ! . $ the Income Incomefrom Incomefrom incoxufrom from salable aalablei , Ind.It\n-o Ind.Itno Ind.It IndIt n o . \ ( Indian-owned Indian owned adieu-owned adieu - atack stock stock.Last stockLast . . . Lastfyear st year rear the t total ta1"pubUc ta1pubUc " "public public pubUc " tales sale sales " of ofIndtan ofIndian olIndian Indtan Indian cattle amounted amounf.ed amounfed . to a . Uttlo little Uttloo littleoe1 Uttl Uttlover < o over o-e1 o e1 , - ' sd < K.OOO KOOO .000 000 coo . . This 't'h1s th1s TWa ' year y ar the thf ) public JubUc JubUcsaJ publicsales ) publicales saJ sales ales s of Indian Tndiat catt1 cattle , , mostly JnosUy ste steers steeramounted * . , amQUllted amrnmted to more than 110,000 110000 < ' 16,000 16000 r,000.Iften r000.Iften r000Iften , . . IncUan kndfan S Shoot clieel , . " .I I . , "l l " ; . . . h dq as1e * the thO . educa- educa educational * - . I IThe tional tional1alon division IMsion \1alon 1alon \ 14 is 1 * at pt t Whitemekss . miterocks Wb1ten miterockscombination ) Q . . A Acowbtnt1cm Acombination /combination combination / ] cowbtnt1cm combination cowbtnt1cmptd $ . Endtan -ptd ptd - Indian an , boarding boagding bo rdln an4 and an4day andday ancday day to.jtal ' $ school Choat Is II ld con4uc conducted d . . W-h W h With - a at . to.j toj to- to total to.tal total . - . tal enrollment enroWnerlt nroUme t of ' 801 201 )1 1 ( ) students tudents gtUdente $ . , . Th1a This Th1aenrollment Thisenrollment Thlienrollment enrollment has Increased mcreased Indreased from Th1aI DO 90 DOin 90In Xin I in 1S30 1930 to 201 at t the present t1n\ t1n \ t1nlAvery time tinnA $ . . A very splendid splendkt addition addltl J1 to the theschool theschool thischool lAvery school has h .s s Jibs . just been een completedtht3 completed completedthl complctecthia . thl tht3 $ : month it U ta b Is a . . cCptral t ( sentral ntri\l ntri l \ 1i iiea tie at . ting . . lug Ing plant , at at8 t -8 8 'h h * - ' cost of I'Pprox1mate IPprox1mate approxlmate ' approximately . , ly $ $65000 65000 $ 5000 It Xt will w1U replaceCthe replaCIPth replaceothe use useof useof uaof . of some 30 90 or 4Q coal stoves atoves . . . A high-class high class hlgh-c1a.ss hlghc1a.ss hlgh c1a.ss c1ass - . purebred ptttebred Hobteln Holatetn Hobtelndairy Holatetndairy Holsteudairy dairy herd is operated at the IioChoQl aehoot IioChoQland aehootand schooand and also a splendid In ' grade de Here-- Here Here- Hereford Hereford Hewford - - ford beef herds herd is 1s used for demon demon- demono demonstration demonostratlon demonstration - stration stratlon teaching The beef beet herd herdenterprise henenterprise . enterprise has only been under way wayduring wayduring wa ; during the last year and end . a half halfEmphasb halfEmphasis halfemphasis Emphasb Emphasis in the Indian SChool SChoolcurriculum schoolcurriculum schoocurriculum curriculum at Whlterock Whiteroob Whiterooks Is I * |