| Show SECRETARY IS AFRAID OF JOBBERY in all probability nothing will be dono done until after congress meets next winter looking securing an agreement ca anith ith tho the uintah indians Ind lune whereby they will agresto agree to take al at portions of their K senn scina tion lands and consent to tho tile disposal of tho the surp surplus liis for their be benella nellt tho the fallu fallaro roof of congress at tit tho the last session to provide for a suney of the reservation Is the tile direct c cause k of 0 this delay secretary hitchcock now hae ila authority to proceed etli alth with the indiana indians but tho the deportment department announces from timo time to timo time that there Is no special gent agent a tillable which iq 1 it mere excuse as thero are a several men available who have been available for several weeks but who are being assigned to other work from timo to time secretary hitchcock Is afraid that soine some I 1 job will be put up if an agreement la Is had so far in advance of the timo time whon when allotments can actually be made and hence holds out obstinately ilie best advices that lia avo ve yet been received are to tho the effect that many anit tAll ih indians aro disinclined to accept allot allotments monts this being true it will take some little time tithe to com coul plate preliminary it looks us as it a survey would be completed v with ith f funds it ads to be appropriated at tho tile next session of congress before 11 hane been concluded it Is now nov almost certain nothing will be done this summer or kill fall |
