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Show WANTED ONE THOUSAND LIVE FARMERS IN BIG UINTAH BASIN Government Advertises 78,000 Acres of Indian Land For Sale ' or Lease Washington, April 1. Sovonty-eight Sovonty-eight thousand acres of excellent .farm lands in tho Uintah Basin now 'belonging to tbo Uintah Indians ot 'tho Uintah and Ouray agencies Is to bo sold or leased under tho direction ot tho commissioner ot Indian affairs. All of tbo land Is Irrigated, and it ,is expected to sell for f 10 to 30 nn aero. With threo years In which t to mako completo payment land not sold will bo leased at rentals varying from 25 cents to 1.50 an aero per annum. Senator Smoot suggested to tho commissioner ot Indian affairs several sever-al 'months ago that something should bo dono towardB tho development and occupancy of tnla land. Advertising niaiter bringing the attention of the public to tho Jnnds Is being prepared by tbo buroau of 'Indian affairs And wlllr'bp distributed throughout the west, Ono circular 1b headed, "Wanted "Want-ed ono thousand llvo farmers," |