| Show HIE UTI biamino GIVEN oil THE THREE MILL MILLIONS IgNS confederated bunch in utah and colorado doing well washington D C may 27 the judgment for three million dollars rendered this week in the court of claims against the government in favor of the confederated bands band of ute indians the outcome of claims for certain lands in utah and colo the account between the united states and indians indian involving the proceeds of the sale of about acres of lands lying within the boundaries of the reservation the judgment has feally adjusted also various expenditures made on behalf of the indians extending over a period of more than thirty years by the judgment the payment of immunities which the indians have been receiving from the united states aggregating five hundred thousand dollars a year ce ceased ased the trust fund for such ann annuities cities returned to the treasury and the indians hereafter will receive only the interest on the money actually awarded by the court claims the claims of the ten trib tribes es ag gr eating more than sixteen million dollars were reduced by the judgment to in consideration of which the government becomes the absolute owner of about acres of valuable agricultural imber timber and coal lands in colorado |
