Roosevelt Standard | 1951-12-20 | Page 23 | CHRISTMAS EDITION, Ute Tribe Receives per Capita Pay of $1000 Each

Ute Tribe Receives Per Capita Pay Of $1060 Each There were a lot of happy, excited faces throughout the Ute Indian Reservation Wednesday, Wednes-day, October 24, as the government govern-ment passed out some $b00,000 a lot of wampum in any language lan-guage to some 1678 Indians. The no - strings - attached per capita payment was the first to be released from the $32,000,-000 $32,000,-000 judgment awarded the Indians In-dians by the U. S. Government one year ago. The checks, ranging from the maximum of $1000 to an average aver-age of $300 per Indian were delivered de-livered by Tribal officials at Fort Duchesne, Whiterocks, My-ton, My-ton, Randlett and Ouray. Roosevelt was the hub of activity ac-tivity for the newly rich Indians. The majority of the Utes knew very decidedly what they were shopping for, and that appeared to be cars and furniture. The first day, Roosevelt car dealers sold aproximately 50 cars to the Redmen, eleven of them beins brand new models in the middle-price range. Most Indians paid cash for their purchases. pur-chases. It is the belief of tribal officials of-ficials that the Utes used their money very wisely and that with continued guidance, they will, in a few years, be able to man-! man-! age their own affairs very well. Lambert and Ranger Hirsch both have more deer on their districts dis-tricts than the winter range will support. It is hoped that the either-sex deer lay initiated in 1951 will help to balance the game herds and their winter forage supply.- f - During 1952, a heavy timber harvest is anticipated due to the increased demand for the timber products of the Ashley National Forest. Barring all-out war, hunter and fisherman use is expected to increase. Ther will be little change in livestock live-stock use, although it is expect ed that permittees will generally general-ly fill their permits to capacity to increase meat and wool pro duction and to take advantage of the generally favorable livestock live-stock prices. Our 1952 program will be aimed at using the forest to its fullest capacity consistent with continued productivity.