Show I Utes accept proposal for final claim of US Members of the Ute Tribe accepted a proposal to settle Claim from the U. S. Government for after offsets which are for services which are owed to the THE CLAIM IS a general accounting claim of the Confederated Bands of the Utes against the government for claims that could not be litigated in the other Ute For this reason this should be the last claim the Utes will receive from the reported Francis Chairman of the Tribal Business The Uncompahgre and White-river bands of the Northern Utes were the recipients of claim and of the total amount the Northern Utes will receive 60 percent and the Southern Utes and Ute Mountain Utes of Ignacio and Colorado will receive 40 CLARON C. claims attorney of D. C a member of the firm of Cragun and who has acted as counsel for the was hi Fort Duchesne Monday to present the proposal to the Utes at a general council He had already visited the Ute Mountain Utes and was to meet with the Southern Utes Tuesday at The original amount of the settlement was before the offsets which the government takes for services given to the |