Show I I GOVERNMENT PLAN TO OPEN RESERVES I i Indians Must Do Work Same Sanie I I as Others to Hold Title Title- to Lands ands PROJECTS UNDER WAY WI W H H. H Code Chief Engineer Goes to Nevada to Push Irrigation Work W. W II Codo chief C engineer of tho lie t Indian service has lias been in the tho city for the tho past Vast two days ays leaving last night on the tho Walker Overland Overhand for Cor the River reservation Nevada Mr M r. r Code Coil C i has general supervision of of- Irrigation CI I work on all western reservations with L office headquarters In Los LOH Angeles Calif When seen yesterday afternoon I by a a. representative of or The can Mr 4 Code Cotie gave e a brief synopsis 3 of what Is being accomplished under his supervision in iii the wa way of ot lion tion The Tho rapid opening up uli of or reservations reservations reserva resena throughout the West Vest said Mr Code Is causing a largo large amount of or o t Irrigation work vork to lo be performed by the In Indian lan hu bureau eau At present projects projects pro pru- are under undera a way In various western 1 states anI and territories which will In In- In volvo volve an at expenditure of several se mil null million million lion dollars and the annual appropriation lion tion now approximates one million 1 dollars Open Western Reserves It lt Is the policy of the government t tto to open the western reservations lIons t to settlement as rapidly as possible hence the cause for activity along alonS' Irrigation I 11 lines n 8 since previous to time the issuance of oC the proclamation b by the thc PIc President dent the tile Indians must receive their allotments allot allot- ments meats and work must be bo under wa way wal wayon t ton on the tho construction of canal s systems S I for the irrigation of oC their allotments It Is the Intention of at tho the government t tto to lo furnish each Indian with land ant anI and I water as far as practicable and then her I gradually throw him upon his own owl I reso resources ii When hen questioned as as to lo what wa was on the tho former cs ros- ros er this state Mr Ir Codo Code aid sak I that construction of or a comprehensive leE l e I E system stem of or Irrigation canals was was' being pushed as us rapidly as possible but that L the tho great need of or the tho Uintah country countr was railway facilities that few sections sections sec see ions of the West cst have so excellent t ta a water sup supply l but hut the difficulty o of I II access s makes mal settlement slow a at t present present- Will ili Do no Great Work OIli I Congress appropriated tot for or r irrigation work on tho time reservation reserva resena tion OO OO of which will wUl bo liO expended expended ex ex- durin during the present fiscal year rear Mr 11 Code Colle has been on omi the tho Fort FOIt Hall hal I reservation Idaho for fOl tho ho last ast tw two vo i weeks where the government will UI ex cx expend ex- ex Pond pend approximately on tho thi construction of oC an Irrigation system I and anti storage reservoir Approximately ir 30 acres of or Ian land I. I will be Irrl Irrigated irrigate atell I Ion on the lie reservation proper and Li acres o of ceded lands a adjacent to Po- Po cutello catello I |