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Show Tfiuraday, July 13, 1372 The Ute Bulletin 4 Tribal Besonrces Officer glarffies Seal Mine Industry By Rex Curry In 1931 the United States made payment . Mr. UNDER CONTROVERSY Is the strip mining In the Red Creek area. Recent newspaper articles Indicated this lease was for 8,000 acres, but In reality, the lease covers only 200 acres. Terms of the lease and other coal lands In the Tabby Mountain, Red Creek and Currant Creek areas are clarified by Resources Officer Rex Curry in the accompanying article. Fourth of July dinners Listed Rio do Oro Mining Company, a Salt Lake City based corporation, with a working agreement with Red Creek Corporation, announced a huge coal mining operation would be started in the very near future in the Red Creek area. areas. This announcement was met with an Claims attorneys for the Ute Indian reaction from the State land Immediate Tribe filed a claim docket No. 47568 who Division stated they had obtained the claiming just compensation for classified of the land from the U. S. N ff' surface coal lands and for the surface rights Forest the State of Utah alm for tional which had not been paid for in 1931. to be regulated needed development any Because of the difficulty in determining state The law. State under land Division in the value of these lands and the delays Salt a in called lake City of Ute meeting the determining just compensation, to the matter, Interested discuss of parties in that lieu Indian Tribe requested money time Genwhich at the assistant Attorney and minerals the lands payment, that the eral State the Utah of for State to representing the tribe. returned be Land Division, indicated permission must The firm of Wllkenson, Cragun and Barker, acting on behalf of the Ute Indian be obtained from the state to begin mining and for any channel changes that may be Tribe together with John S. Boyden, tribal general counsel, submitted a bill into undertaken in Red Creek. Attorney Francis C. land, attorney for the company, the Congress for the return of these lands. Indicated they were filing a plan of operaThe U. S. Forest Service evidently speawith the U. S. Geological Survey tion king with a "forked tongue," testified that should suffice for the plan as he which of the retention of the surface rights these contended adthe state had obtained title to to the proper lands was necessary the of the land subject to the surface forest national of ministration the program which had been in existence for leases most the of traded but the later in area, many years. land to the State of Utah. On June 6, 1972, Rio de Oro advised The bill in Congress was changed to return only the mineral rights in these U. S. Department of Interior Geological Survey that mining operations had ceased lands and so under P. L. 717-8- 4 Coat the Red Creek Mine pending the subngress dated April 14, 1956 some 36,223 acres of mineral rights underlying forest mittal and approval of a plan and stripping lands were returned to the Ute Indian Tribe of the area which at present covers some subject to any prior existing rights for five acres. Also a plan for restoration valid leases, locations or other claims and reseeding the area was announced, which were outstanding at the effective in the areas where there is any stripping. The company also indicated they would give date of the action. notice on any resumption of One of the outstanding leases which had a three-da- y on the mine. work of Land Bureau made Managebeen by the ment was lease No. 051511 dated May 12, 1941 in favor of Heber T. Hall, Roosevelt, Utah. Recent newspaper releases indicated this lease was for 8,000 acres but in reality, the lease covers only 200 acres of land in sections 26 and 27, T. 1 S., R. : MEN'S FAST -- FANCY: 1st place $300, I TINYTOTS (Boys): 1st place 315, FerRobert Cody, Iroquois, Los Angeles, Calif. guson Funmaker, Winnebago, Wisconsin 2nd place Aukaboo 3200, Dells, Wisconsin. 2nd place 310, Cleve- Williams, Pawnee, Okla. 3rd place, $100, Gideon land Murray, Northern Ute, Ft. Duchesne, Utah. 3rd place 35, Tony Taylor, Bison, Cheyenne-Siou- x, Sayre, Okla. Ute. Brigham City. Utah. Northern MEN'S SLOW - STRAIGHT 1st place, TINY TOTS (Boys); 1st place 315, RoShoshone-Bannock, 3150, Jimmy Dann, Northern Cheyenne, Ashberta Bemmet, Fort Hall, Idaho. 2nd place 375, Clif2nd place 310, Rena ford Duncan, Northern Ute, Whlterocks, land, Montana. Bison, Utah. 3rd place 350, Albert Poowegup Sayre, Okla. 3rd place 35, Lucinda Northern Ute, Whlterocks, Utah. haw-nee Bison, 1st place 3100, LADIES' BUCKSKIN: Savre Okla Beulah Kent, Southern Ute, Ignacio, HANDGAME TOURNAMENT: 1st place, Colo. 2nd place 375, Amy Tiger, St. George, Utah. 2nd place, Browning, Tulsa, Okla. 3rd place 350, Montana. 3rd place , Randlett, Utah. Tommie Greene, Sac and Fox, Pawnee, PARADE: 1st place, American Le Okla. gion Auxilary Unit 126, Ft. Duchesne, LADIES' CLOTH: 1st place 375, Gloria Utah. 2nd place, Wlndrlver Singers, Shlprock, N.M., 2nd King, Navajo-Klow- a, Arapaho, Wyo.; 3rd place, White River place 350, Nnna Angel, Shoshone-Bannoc- k, Whlterocks, Utah; 4th place, Ft. Duchesne, Utah. 3rd place 325, Jen- Singers, Frank Coby, Fort Hall, Ida. Special recognifer Beecher, Ute, Mountain Ute, Towaoc, nition, Ute Alcoholism Program, Ft. DuColo. Utah. 3 BOYS' yrs.) 1st place 350, Otis chesne, DRUM GROUPS; 1st place , Montana Tulsa, Okla. Murray, Montana. 2nd place, 2nd place 330, Kenny Good Eagle, Ponca-Osag-e, singers, Ashland, 9 W., USBM. Windriver Singers, Arapaho, Wyo., 3rd Fairfax, Okla. 3rd place 320, Towaoc Singers, Towaoc, Colo. place, Marty Pinnecoose, Southern Ute, Ignacio, DOOR PRIZE WINNERS: July 2, Shawl, Colo. Roseline Brock, Randlett, Utah, and Joe 3 GIRLS' yrs.) 1st place 335, Arthur, Wyo. July 3, transistor Arapaho, Rena Wolfblack,Nothern Cheyenne, AshLeGrande Coby, Ft Hall, radio, Ida., land, Montana. 2nd place 325, Emeline and Pendleton Katherine Curry, blanket, Natchees, Northern Ute, Randlett, Utah. Ignacio, Colo. July 4, Case of oil, 3rd place (tie) 38, Bernle Shoyo, ShoNatallne Ft. The fourth successful rabies clinic was Santio, Duchesne, Utah, and shone, Ft. Washakie, Wyo., and Diane Pendleton Dale Dr. conducted in mid-Juin the Slade, blanket, Ouray, Warm Warm Springs, Ute, Miller, of Whlterocks, Richardson, Fort Du- Utah. ties Springs Ore. chesne, Randlett, Avalon and Ouray. A total of 285 dogs and cats were immunised this year, hi 1971, 330 were immunized; 1970, 295; and 1969, 319 making a total of 1,229 animals vaccinated in four years. This year 40 ani- mals were surrendered to the Uintah Rabies Control Officer for County of disposal. Participating in the policy-makiCharles Wells, Public Health Service University of Utah Indian Social Work Unit is its Advisory program Director, wishes to thank all those who participated in the clinic as well as Board member, Adelbert Tapoof. His appointment was recommended by those who brought animals to be immunized which made the clinic a success. Irene Cuch of the Tribal Business Committee and confirmed by Dan Edwards, Associate Professor of Social, U of U RENOVATION A REALITY Graduate School of Social Work. . I Cheyenne-Sioux-Cherok- ee, -S- Yuchi-Delawa- re, (7-1- Iowa-Otoe-Pon- ca, Fourth Rabies Clinic Immunizes 285 Animals (7-1- ne Tapoof Named to University of Utah Advisory Board for Indian Social Work Program ng newly-appoint- ed The Advisory Board sets the guidelines and policies for the Social Work program sowhich recruites Indians interested in their junior year, cial work and beginning involves them in counseling workshops Adelbert Tapoof Advisory Board Member Congratulations to . . . Cheryle Pawwlnnee who was elected city auditor at the 26th session of Girls State in Cedar City. She also served on the platform committee. Cheryle, daughter of Clarice Ignacio, Ouray, was sponsored by the Uintah and Ouray American Legion Auxiliary Unit 126. during the summers. Utes presently working through the program are Shirley Reed, Gwen Majodo, Helen Wash and Cathy Chegup. Twelve Indians are presently working towards masters degrees in social work at the U of U, according to Professor Edwards. Tapoof has been working with the Ute Tribe Alcoholism Program as counselor for a year and half. He is married to Marjorie Ankerpont, they have one child and make their home in Richardsons subdivision, Fort Duchesne. . Hall subsequently assigned the lease to Red Creek Coal Corporation who is the present lessees of record. to the Ute Indian Tribe for lands taken as national forests some 25 years after the taking, subject to the provision that payment was not made for some 36,223 acres of lands within the national forest which were classified as coal lands in the Tabby Mountain, Red Creek and Currant Creek (Continued from Page 3) homes to be built in Randlett and Ouray with construction to begin in fiscal year 1973. Approval also has been made on 10 homes for the elderly as well as 30 low-rehomes to be built at Fort Duchesne. Low rent homes will be rented for approximately 360 to 390 per month, the advantage being all up keep will be done by the housing malntalnence personnel. Mutual-hel- p homes are kept up by the homeowner Renovation is a reality. In dollars and cents the reality amounts to three million dollars. Standard housing for the Ute people is no longer just talk and a nt f pile o papers. IHS Doctor, Bentist Complete Tours of Duty here A tour of duty as commissioned officers with Indian Health Service has ended for Dr. James Allen and Dr. Terry Ortman. Dr. Allen has gone into private practwo-ye- ar tice in the Stringham Clinic, Vernal. His tour ended June 27. Replacing Dr. Allen will be Dr. Jed Morrison of Salt Lake City who is beginning his tenure with the commissioned corps of IHS. Dr. Morrison reported to duty July 6. Dr. Ortman, who served as IHS dentist, is remaining with the service and will head up the dental program at Whiteriver, Ariz., on the Fort Apache Reservation. Coming from Massachusetts to fill the dental post is Dr. Lawrence Cutler who also is beginning his tendure with IHS. Dr. Cutler will be on duty on July 14. Isabell Large Exchanges Vows With Lester Chapoose In ceremonies Friday evening, June 16, Isabell Gardner Large became the bride of Lester Chapoose. The Rev. John Blake read wedding vows at the Ute Indian Baptist Church, Alterra. Attending the bride were her sister, Mrs. Richard Curry, and Mrs. Roland Starr . The brides brother, Williard Gardner, and Alvin Longhair attended the bridegroom. The newlyweds greeted friends at a reception in Gusher following the ceremony. Mrs. Chapoose is the medical records clerk at the Indian Health Clinic, Roosevelt . Lester is an accounting specialist in the Ute Tribal accounting office. j |
