Show Ute Indians Awarded Land Ute Indians in Utah won their third significant victory against the government Wednesday when the United States Court of Claims decided that the government must pay additional compensation for acres taken from their reservation in 1905 for a forest Earlier this year the I Indian Claims made I ruling favorable to khe in two cases involving other land taken from them in and Wednesday's concurred in by all five judges of the held that the Uintah and River Danes or Ute Indians were the exclusive owners of the Uintah Indian Reservation in approximately million acres of the choicest grazing land were into the Uintah National Forest by order of President Theodore Under the court's the Indians are entitled to recover plus interest on that amount at 5 from 1905 to ard at 4 from 1934 until finally President Ernest L. Wilkerson of Brigham Young head attorney far the explained that if payment was made it t based on a figure of about less whatever amount the court allow government to deduct money spent gratuitously for the benefit of the more detailed story will appear next |