Show columbus 0 july 24 in a letter to colonel W L curry state bidner of soldiers claims regard lne the opening to settlement ot tha indian reservation commissioner W A richards oe the general land office at washington gays from such information as this office possesses in relation to theao lands it h my opinion that the best 0 the lands have been taken for indian allotments and indian grazing lands and that all but a small of tha land that will be opened wiliba vc to be irrigated in order to cultivate it and all homestead entry inen will have to pay per acre at the time they mako their final proof which money koes to the indians I 1 make this statement to you in order that soldiers who are coln out to register may not be disappointed if they do not succeed in obtaining desirable lands |