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Show State EngineerOkeys Engineer EngineerOkeys EngineerOkeys Okeys UteWater Ute UteWater UteWater Water FilingTlie FilingTile Filing Tlie TIle state of Utah asserted full fulluthority fullauthority fulllutliorlty \uthority uthority authority ' \ over o"Yer oYer " Lhw too the appro < . prfJP.t1on prfJPt1on appsprlptlon appsprlptlonand appropriationand prfJP.t1onand and use of water on the th * Ulntah UJntah Uintah and andOuray andGutsy andOuray Ouray Gutsy Indian reservation last week weekwhen weekwhen weekwhen when State St.ate . Engineer T H Hum Humpherys Humpherys Humpherys pherys approved over vigorous pro proteSts proteats protetta teSts teats of Indian servic service * represenla represents represenlatlves representstlves representafives tlves two applications appUcatioI1'll appUcatioI1ll . ' for appro appro- appropriaUons appropriations appropriations - - priations priaUons of or wa water rising on Indian IndianI Indianlands Indianlands IndianlandsApproval I lands anets anetsApproval landsApproval Approval was granted gre.nted grented . of an ap application ap- ap appllcat10n application . - - plication pllcat10n by the Whltrocks Whiterocks Whtterocks * Irrigatlon Iniga Irriga Inigatlon Irrigatins tlon tins company for appropriation of10 of 10 second feet of water from theWhiterocks the theWhiterockB theWhiterocks WhiterockB Whiterocks river and of an ap- ap - application ap-I ap I apIpl1catIon ap application - plication pl1catIon filed ftled flied by the th * Neola . TownWater Town TownWater Wa.ter Water . association assoc1a.tion assoc1ation . for appropriation appropriationof appropriationor TownI or of one second foot of water from fromtwo fromtwo fromtwo two unnamd unnamed * spring springs . * . . 0 o C G C . . . Wright Indian agent con contended contended contended tended the United States as trusteefor trustee trusteetor trusteefor tor for the Indians Indiana has exclusive juris Juris- Jurisdiction Juris- Juris Jurisdiction jurisdiction - - diction over appropriation . and e.nd end con control control control trol of water within boundaries of ofthe ofthe ofthe the reservation reservaUon Any ad adverse adrer verse * * rul rub ruling rubing rulIng ing by the state ste.te stete . engineer would beappealed beappealed be beappetded appetded appealed to the courts oourta , , he h * saidAction saidAction said saidAction Action of the state slate engineer Was Wasbased wasbased wasbased based on an opinion op1n1on of the th * lItate state lItateattorney stateattorney statattorney * attorney general In which it wasruled was wasruled wasruled ruled th the * stat state * has baa the wune same ad-nun ad nun ad- ad administrative administrative - ministrative Islrative control of waters with with- within within within - in the Boundaries of the reserva- reserva ramrva- ramrva reservation ramrvation r erra-tlon erra tlon - tion as aa over any water within the theooWlda.rtes theboundaries thboundaries * ooWlda.rtes ooWldartes boundaries . of the th * stateWater stateWater state stateWater Water appropriated approprtated by the theWhiterocks theWhiterocke thWhiterocks * Whiterocks Whiterocke company will win wibb be b * used usedfor usedfor u * dfor for Irrigation of 6483 * 4s3 acna a.crea acrea acres . of land landin landin landIn in the vicinity vtcln1ty of Whiterocks Whlterocks and andLa.point andIs.point andLapolnt andLapolntThe La.point Lapoint Is.point Ispoint . . La.pointThe Is.pointThe The one second cond foot loot approprta.ted approprtated appropriated . appropriatedby approprta.tedby by the Neda Neola Town company baa has baabeen hasbeen hasbeen been used by the applicants appliclLntB for formany formany formany many years yee.rs yeers . for domestic and mun mum mun1clpaJ mumiclpa munIclpaJ 1clpaJ iclpa ] purposes the overflow be beiug being bIng * iug ing utilized utUlzed for Irrigation of f gar gardens gardens gardens dens and lawruAdditional lawnsAdditional lawns lawru lawnsAdditional Additional 111 Ul ill leeUngs teel1ngs leebings betweenNeola between betweenNeola betweenNeola Neola residents and Indians offlla.Ls offllaLs om of omtaL oflabs ( { taL labs . . were re reported to the state enKli en englt engir glt gir M-r M r t'f'r tfr eer ' - by a delegation headed byLloeid by byLlOIJel byLionel LlOIJel Lionel Jensen Neola business manMr manMr man manMr Mr Jensen Jen.en Jenen . said Indian mclals officials officialsha officialsh mclalsha ha 1 f raised ra.1se ra1se 1 . < the payment made by byI bythe bythf I the hf ' 1,0'1 101 town loan , ' . n for tor the prh privilege prisilege lIege of cross cross1ng crosslog crossIng 1ng log a 1\ 1 \ 140 , 40 acre tract of Indian land landwit landwilt landwttt wit wilt I tl tI tt f e ' to11ater town to\\11 to 11 ' \ \ wa-ter wa ter \\ater ater water - pipe line rrom froth frothti rromtIp fromtt tIp ti c a rlRln&l rlRlnl riginal rl1 < 1naJ & price of $20 20 $ to $45 45 $ a aear } ear e-ar e ar - earIlic earI11e earuse Ilic I11e use payment pa\ment pa ment \ of ot this amount isexacted Is Isf"X1H'ted Isrxflcted f"X1H'ted fX1Hted exacted " ' he sajd sald said under Wlder thrpattl threattl thr\at thr at threat { ' \ . tl a at t unless paJd paid the pipe l line 1e w1ll will w1llbe willbe willbe be torn up Mr Jenst Jensen > 11 . said .aid aid the thet'J theet theci t'J tJ et ' lire tiTe tire 40 a R rr rp re tract of land Tf'ntffi Tfntffi rented rfntMlf Tf'ntffif rentedt ' f t $30 30 $10 10 $ ni fiJ at i all nl4 nl4Fie } Fie 11 e ( ' I ( Ipc Ipe I PI ' 1 I lie ne 11 ( ' was ' \ a " Installed installt'd installtd ' s sFT e\ e sea ef seaer ' ; \ FT f T er > 1 I ars ar " ago by the town to 'I\ 'I I 'I1th ' \ \\1th 1th with withtl withtl ' \ 1thtl tl 1 J t f a fi WPA project At thatt thatI that I t 1 I claimed 'I I ( ' aimed Indian omclal-sK omclal sK officlaJsg offlciaLsg officlaJs offlciaLs - g i t \ l . i.s is i.snt tsent . < -nt nt - nl to , laying tlupipe thf tlu- tlu the - pipe pipeill pipeHi 111 ill 11 II Hin Ihn tiara tt trrritor larch-or larch or > rr1tol - " ) ) > and b ' ( t-St t St tSttl Kttl - t ttll tl tll t ( I ( { r < { t $ 0 'K/ 'K K ' > 'Kam ' * 0 / mil am ually uallyMr uaU uall > } \ Mr \fr fr H ft B i { t ! 1 pn 1'1 11 en ' > , < . said .aId aId the th ? In In-lla In lla ila Ha - Hau u " e 0 ( ' ' 111 I'll Ill lal T r s < ; theitatp tlip the / Btfttp /itatp itatp state Is withi witht with i t \ til th rlt\ rlt rib rltt rltto \ to di tribute trlbutR witert wtert watert w\ter w ter water ' \ t i I jt It 1 j I t i r when wlwn n hltf hlt hlts hires ' -s s - < ; wterI IUP are IUPf aree n.rpr nrpr . f e ' 1 ! - ' \ i \ rt d \ will alll 111 not accrpt accept r IIg IIC il II ils s g C . f i t I p e pInt tnt tat PI et gli giJ gir err N'r Nr ear ' ai al ar d Utaht Utnh Ulah Utah t . ' " . In 111 dpallnglIh cicallni dpallng dealing \\lIh lIh With ' \ lth v.at.eor vat.eor vateor aater . wateri aaterI . I \ I ll Il ! i the Ule \ervatlOJ ervatlOJ NervatlOJ reservation ervatlOJA ervatlOJI reservationA N ' < \ rc ei-vatloi ei vatloi eivatloiA - A uril cell \I I \ . f'1I f1I ' v \ al , } ! Ie ' ich h ass ' \ iu a . " , drilled r1l1Ni re'pn repn recently recentlyn ( ' tl } J n } U t1 ti resers re reservation < ; pn allon atlon without a p'r pr per pern p'rII ( ' II n t fr in the stat state engineer and andI andt I t Ii 1I dla ( lla ha labor rather than ana an ana ana a ihorizcd thort7f'd thort7fd thoriaed , ' driller lir1l1pr both In violatl v10la viola v10latl violatI tl tI n of the Utah undergTiound undergJJund undergstmd ) water wa watel water tel ter " la la\\ la la's las laof ' ' \ ' of 1933 is expected to furniAli fur furnigh furnish nigh nish a t.es tes test . t tease t case cas * for estabUs establishing establishingstate establishingstAte 1ng 1ngstate state and fed federal right r1&hts r1hts rights & * in appro- appro approprlatron appro-pn appro pn pro- pro - propnatIDn - pnatIDn prlatron tion and use of . water wa.ter on reser reset reservatJons resetvaUons reaerv vatJons vaUons Uons . , I I I | |