Show WATER RIGHTS 1 1 1 I 1 fats deputy united states district attorney and the state engineer visit reservation on irrigation matters W al mccrea Alc Crea assistant united states district attorney has returned to zion from the uintah indian reservation country where he had been called to represent the indians in four suits in the district cobit 1 hese actions inn alved the attempts of four companies to condemn rights of way across indian allotments mccrea says that the suits will bo be amicably settled at the next term of 0 court at white rocks a conic confer I 1 ence once of settlers was aas called before which the assistant district astorr y and State engineer tanner appeared this meeting had been called to explain the water right question to the white sel settlers tiers who have shown R disregard to the rights of the in dirand which through the government were obtained for the red men when the allotments were made the settlers were informed as to the I 1 legal egal insteps steps before they could perfect their rights and on other matters at dragon there is great excitement over the recent oil finds lubricating oil of a good quality Is running from the tunnel of the tunnel oil company and other wells had been found on the properties of the gilson asphaltum company several carloads of oil well machinery haa lias arrived and petroleum is looked for at depth mccrea bays that the indians are cultivating their allotments which run from eighty to one hundred bundred and sixty acres and are taking more and more to husbandry the government hl has as expended 10 in irrigating canals and dams for the benefit of the indians with a view to building up a prosperous prope prop roua erous farming district and and such a condition seems likely to follow the indian school at chite rocks was reported to have ninety scholars |