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Show Three Ufe Tribes Number About 3,000 Feople It is estiIGNACIO, Colo. mated that there are about 1,759 Noithern Ute Indians on the Umtah-Ourareservation m Utah The Southein Utes tube numbers about 550, and the Ute Mountain Tribe, with headquarters at Colo., numbers appioximate-l- y 625 people. Included in the Ute Mountain tribe are the Allen Canyon Utes, about 125 in number, who live near Blanding, Utah. Each of the three tribes has its own tribal government, and each of the tribes now is getting experience in managing its own affairs. All are looking forward to the time when the wardship of the federal government will be ended. The 550 Southern Utes of today are descendants of two of the early bands, the Mouathe and the Capote. Original home of the Mouache was the Front Range of the Rockies, from the point where Denver now stands southward to the Cimarron country. The Capote lived in the San Luis Valley. Through the treaty of 1868 the Ute bands, with Chief Ouray as their leader, agreed to remain west of the Rockies. The Mouache and Capote then settled eventually in the San Juan Basin, for the most part in the river valley of what is now La Plata county. Their the Weemmuche band, cousins, same general lived in the in about area. The Weeminuche 1895 moved westward, and now are the Ute Mountain tribe of Towaoc. The Mouache and Capote finally merged to become one tribe under the leadership of Chief Buckskin Charley. After the Weeminuche moved to Towaoc, the Southern Ute reservation consisted of a strip of land on the southern border of Colorado, 15 miles wide and 72 miles long, in Archuleta, La Plata and Montezuma counties. After the Indian families had been allotted farms, the reservation was opened to white homesteaders and much of the best land was taken up by The Southern Utes still hold, however, about 309,000 acres of land. About 7,000 acres is under irrigation, and water is available for another 7,000 acres of irrigable y c, WAR WHOOPS FOR WATER The Navajo Tribal Council is shown planning their war dance, held Jan. 24 at Window Rock, Ariz.. to dramatize their support for the Upper Colorado River Storage Project. Since 125,000 acres of Navajo land W'ill be irrigated under the plan, the tribe went on the warpath to help get the water storage bill through this session of Congress. It failed to pass the last session. Rileys Service 4&.6WheelDrive Government Equipment and Parts Delta, Colorado Idea! Help-Ur-S- elf Laundry Harold J. Motz, Owner - Extractors Steam Dryers 16 Maytags Delta, Colo. Floyd J. land which is to be subjugated in the next few joais, The i enervation has more than 25,000 acres of merchantable timber and the rest is grazing land Of the total, 298,-00- 0 acres is consuleied oil and gas land, and much of this is under lease. There is alteady some pioduction of natuial gas. Hinton Auto Electric Complete Line of Automotne Parts 173 E. First Delta Colorado Delta House - 35 Rooms All With Telephone 233 Main Colorado Delta Pure Food Grocery A. R. Meyer Son & In Business Since 1915 Delta, Colo. BAKER MOTOR CO. Ford Sales & Service Delta, Colorado ROONEY CHEVROLET Harding SNOW, BY THE TON, is pushed off Archuleta County roads by bulldozers in an almost futile effort to keep the roads open through the winter. The white stuff is one big reason why no uranium prospecting can possibly be done in the Pagosa Springs area until spring. Real Estate & Insurance Farms City Property Business Opportunities jbt femvinftal Tran$p 9rts flam Delta, Colo. VCA Reports Huge Pifcheblende Deposil of the Vanadium Corporation of America have reported the largest pitchblende showing in place of any mine in Utah Officials GRAY'S STATIONERY at their Marysvale property. They cautioned, however, that mining costs in the Marysvale district are Your House of Gifts 320 Main St. Delta, Colo. Company exceptionally high vice president D. W. Viles, expressing belief the VCA Marysvale operation will be one of the largest producers in the country, stated the VCA has spent a huge sum developing the mine to its present stage. The property included the Pratt Seegmiller claims, the first urathe nium discovery claims in Marysvale district. VCA has been developing the mine for four years, and is now woikmg some ore at a vertical depth of 750 feet. A three compartment shaft has been completed, its bottom level connecting with a 2, COO ft. crosscut. The crosscut is to be utilized A. R. Garrett BROKER Real Estate - Insurance Farm & Ranch Loans Delta, Colorado Craig Is Wool Center CRAIG, Colo. Craig is the larpoint for wool in the United States. Over 3,000,-00- 0 pounds is clipped here annually. A local warehouse is capable of storing 2,000,000 pounds. More People Buy Chevrolets Than Any Other Car gest rail shipping Phone 38 Box Norwood, Colorado J ,r. m ri or "vsPs Jrv ;a . tv f ? I, 0 VI , m-iP- J fu - few) i h i Sg Kt I it X Gas Electrical Installation Conti acting iuj-- Tf? At x 3 3 -- $ v ' J x 1: 4lf 4 4k VALLEY GAS and ELECTRIC Phone North Avenue 1316 815 Grand Junction, Colo. Norge Dealer Residential, ' Industrial, Charles L Res. Phone TV Sales Commercial Wiring Green 0332-J- ' 5 ' The curriculum of Mesa College is designed to meet the needs of the students of the area which it serves. It contains courses in arts and sciences that are the same as those offered during the first two years at the senior colleges and universities of the state, and also offers many specialized courses to meet local needs and demands. It is flexible so that continuous revision is possible. A curriculum committee of the faculty reviews suggestions for revision and makes recommendations for changes that it considers desirable. Courses are added or dropped according to the charging needs of the clientele of the college and to the social and industrial development of the community. For Further Information Write the Registrar MESA COLLEGE Grand Junction, Colo. PWMWjJ 57 |
