Show THE UTES THE article written from moab to the rocky mountain news in regard to the treaty with the colorado utes and their contemplated tem plated removal into the southern part of this territory has drawn out a reply which is published in the same paper of course the writer wants the indians removed that their reservation maybe may be thrown open to white settlement and that ranchers in the neighborhood may be relieved of the annoyance and possible danger of close association with the uncertain red skins but he like the author of the first communication which has been copied into this paper writes from purely selfish grounds and not from motives of general public policy this is very natural but will not do for a guide in the determination of a public question if the people near the present ute reservation will be benefited by the removal of the reds it looks pretty clear to a man on an elnine eminence overlooking both lo locations catlow that it will be of some detriment to the settlers near the proposed place of removal so the ranchers and farmers on this side of the utah line are as much opposed to the project as those on the other side in colorado are urgent in its favor the reply says the only settlers affected are am a few mormon families about bluff city and monticello not probably ro bably exceeding forty in all wey they are am all squatter shaving no vested rights in the land the treaty proposes a liberal compensation to them for their improvements and they are satisfied with the treaty they are anxious to remove from their present location to the rich and well watered lands of the present reservation in colorado at least I 1 am so informed by their bishop who most zealously assisted in the making of the treaty and who is one of the firmest advocates of its ratification the difficulty in this part of the matter is that the treaty does not propose a liberal compensation to the mormon J settlers but less than half what would be a thir fair consideration they axe are not anxious to remove from their present location f but are willing to do so if anything like justice is done to remunerate them for the consequent loss of breaking up their homes and leaving their tilled lands As to where they will go that is a different matter but it is doubtful if they will want to go into colorado it is to be hoped that the friends of the treaty whether in colorado or in washington will use their influence to secure a proper compensation to the settlers who if it is ratified will have to vacate the farms and gardens they have redeemed from the desert and make new homes in some part of the jhb country out of close proximity to the utes whom the Color adans are so desirous of dumping into unresisting and afflicted utah |