| Show ilni REPORT i DT secretary of them As laxy had and not xou the tile I 1 lat I 1 indian di a n appropriation bill conta ineda alneda provis provision ion directing tho the secretary of 0 the interior to investigate and report on tho the of certain indian reservations among which were the uintah oud and ouray in utah the inspector having thia this matter in charge has made hie his report which la Is quite full and extensive he has the following to say concerning tho the uintah this reservation Is occupied by the uintah and white river utes who own it the uncompahgre utes have a right by an agreement to take allot ments bentson on thie this reservation providing they pay for the same these andl ana nus lease about goow acres for which they get grass money paid semiannually semi annually this grass money with some interest money gives them an annuity of about 10 40 per capita therease there Ther eare are only about indian houses moat most of those were built by the government they have much more land under irrigation than they they aro are generally oo no pro gre gres salve sive lazy opposed to schools and will never advance either in ch civilization aliza or self support until tho the ration system la Is abolished and they are forced boern to e ra living by their own labor these lands should be surveyed and subdivided sub divided and also bo be allotted the indians indiana will not take allotments or dispose of any surplus land so longus long as they can draw money from grass and other leases and government rations there xa is a lease with the kaven raven mining company to work minerals orala on a royalty so far the in diara hove havo cotten gotten nothing out of the there Is abundance of coal te elat asphaltum and mineral wax copper and gold have also been reported but none has ever been mined |
