Show NAVAJO RESERVATION TO i 4 BE SPEEDILY f Y DEVELOPED A PROMISING OIL COUNTRY Indian Office Will Issue Permit Permits Permits Per Per- mits mit to Those Who Wish to Locate Mineral l Claims There and nd Drill for Oil PROSPECTS ARE SAID TC BE OF THE HE BEST Seri Senator tor Reed Sm ot Discusses I Tariff on Silk With I es Jes of f Silk I Industry In- In j In-j n- n i of the Nation I EXPRESS HEARING HERIN HE RIN HERE I II From a a Staff Correspondent I Washington March 24 24 Through the efforts of Senator Sena Sena- tor Smoot a large tract trac of land forming a part of the I Navajo Indian reservation in southern Utah will be opened I to development under the mineral laws Jaws This land is I Isaid said to be a promising oilfield oil oilfield oilfield field and some good wells have been n struck upon it The settlers ha have va been anxious t to fo be e permitted to en enter er upon up n i I Jt eop 4 oil pil J cut ve veD D an to do doso i so because bec use se of the fact that though it was formerly a apart apart apart part of the public pu lc do domain it has been set aside by the secretary secretary sec sec- of the interior for the use of Piute Indians Senator Smoot took the matter matter mat mat- ter up with the department and the Indian commissioner commissioner commis commis- sione Leupp has informed him that the Indian office will vill issue permits for those who wish to locate mineral claims and drill for oil Tho The land nd J nd IB ts located In San Juan count county and md nd Is IB that part of tho the r reservation lion north of tho the Utah Arizona tute line lino and West est of tho the dividing dl ridge o between cen e valley and amI the Gypsum Gypsum Gypsum Gyp Gyp- sum ba ln Just Juat how tow valuable tho oil rJ rights right ht upon It are arc r Is not alot known but tho the I feol feel assured d that tho the prospects prospects prospects pros pros- are promising ln and In fact some of thom them have located claims upon this lane land Innocent of the tho fact that It has hn t bo bon botn n withdrawn from tho public do elo- main Indiana Slop Mop It The fact that the Indians hold It for grazing and 9 agricultural purposes will not bo ho permitted to Interfere with Its development e as oil territory Upon application to the commissioner of In- In U n affair ho will permits that will fm Rive the holders vested rights In inthe In the oil production of I the tte land The withdrawal of ot this land for tor the Use WI of the we Indians Indiana was done at ut the tho In Instance instance In- In stance tance of at Senator Smoot who In 1905 O ed a aletter to the Indian commissioner com corn missioner calling attention to the wretched condition of or tho the Kai Kal ab and Plute Indians In southern Utah and suggesting sUII ellIng that the tho government extend to them a homing hand They are aro small bands bandi of Indians both oth remnants of or the same rne tribe tho the Flutes Inspectors were detailed to Investigate In estl gate l tho condition of oC these people and tile lie result rE of It It wa was Congress appropriated ateI S for the tho purchase of ot land Jand sheep for tor tho the San Juan Junn and 10 Oo- Oo for the support and civilization cI or of the The secretary secretory of the Interior withdrew a n lar largo large e tract of land for the use ulle of these those Indians the mineral tights rights of which have now been opened 1 th the lk f of for tor the uso up Cun Continued fin n Three NAVAJO RESERVATION 1 SOON TO BE DEVELOPED Continued d oft 1111 Page PlO On One Senator Smoot tonight hold a conference con con- bronco ference with tho of ot time the silk manufacturers wih of ot tho country and discussed all tho the phases of or tho the silk Bilk sik industry In Industry In- In and nl the thrift tariff hutt schedules relating his duties du- du to sik silk Since Sinco entering upon lu- lu finance committee com corn member of tho tile ties as a tN Senator Smoot has been In dall dal daily attendance upon tho the sessions of ot the trie committee and very Important vr work In iii bill bUl has hns connection with tho the now new tariff been delegated to him Schedule of Here Tho ThIe schedUles that are aro of or particular Interest to Utah and the time entire country countr aro are heln being looked after acor by him and antI ho lie will exert his Influence to have them th hl fixed BO so fO that no rio Western Interests wIllS will 1 S Utter suffer Mrs Smoot and Mrs Sutherland to toIa today to- to day Ia attended the first tea ton given at nt the White ln House by iy Mrs airs Taft Tar The guests I Included the tho wives of oC senators and rep rep- re se V es es John V. V Coughlan and George o E. E Wooley of or Utah and antI William L L. Miller ller of or Minnesota have been appointed special cial ngoon agents ts In the tIme Held field service of tho the general land or office ce and assigned to Salt Halt Lal Lake e It was stated at the tho Interstate Commerce Com Com- wa merce commission offices today that tho the hearing to be held In Salt Sl Lake on 01 April Apri 3 will wil not bo be conducted b by on any member of the commission lon but b by Frank Lyon tin nn examiner who will 11 hoar hear evidence as to the complaints of the tho citizens of ot Boise Dolse Idaho against tho the rates from the tho East charged by tho the express companies It I Is alleged that all al tho the companies charge excessive and antl unreasonable rates on express matter maUer and antl the commission commission com corn mission has on fib 10 a formal complaint signed b by a number of or Idaho citizens After Mr lr Lyon Lon hears the evidence e he lie will wil Acor submit a n report to the tile commission commis sion slon who will wil consider the tho cases ana hear hicar arguments Senator Borah will wi make the argument for tor tho the citizens or of Idaho |