Show TO B bt UPENDED EXPENDED industry among natives to he be encouraged by liberal inducements whites may lease lands the salt lake herald republic can said the following of the uintah reservation in their issue of february 14 uintah 1915 program approximately is to be expended for improvement pro of uintah indian lands and water development this year industrious indians to be liberally encouraged sales of land commencing april 5 and each imonti during 1915 special inducements to be offered to leasing I 1 settlers on indian lands r A season of unprecedented ac g tivi ties on indian reservations in t eastern utah under the direction t of the government is promised H for 1915 according to A H kneal superintendent of the uintah and ouray agencies an extensive program designed to benefit the indians on the land and prospective white settlers has been mapped out involving an outlay for various improvements of approximately 5 industry on the part jbf of t indians s is is T to 0 be encouraged t ind and liberal allowances as rewards for industrious cultivation of lards lands and improvements that they will be made as inducements t to promote a higher state of efficiency among the natives the seasons activities will be carried out under supervision of a superintendent kneal assisted ibyle by W E endicott of fort duchesne hugh owens of randlett john farrell of bluebell frank davis of whiterocks george ellott eliott of myton indian farmers and na william stark of ouray mechanical ech anical constructor the improvement work is divided into five districts namely ite rocks fort duchesne myton n randlett and altonah alzonah Al tonah mr kneal predicts a heavy in ux of home seekers in view of ie W governments liberality mr seal deal gives some interesting lata ta on the uintah lands as fol aws the present improvement mid nd was created by 1 appropriation ona basis of SOO 00 per capita not including the imbur sible fund which for india indians ohof are willing 0 improve kneir own allott ment d amounts tb approximately i then in addition to ese ej sums contemplated in the V end iture already provided for ere will be derived from the e of sixty five pieces of land raging erasing eighty acres each out ut all of wh ich will e expended in development of ter and making land improve fT ethere here are at present 1164 dialls 8 entitled to a per capita of so derived e originally from affe e sale gala of lands purchased by 1 1 t e government from the indians 1 0 L colorado 7 I 1 0 ot T 0 m 9 encourage see industry among I 1 the indian formers the department established the reimburse ble bla fund which is loaned proportionately tiona tion tely to each indian who has I 1 cultivated his allotment and principally for the purpose of purchasing farm equipment and horses this loan is required to be paid back by the indians considerable latti tude however is allowed in the matter of bur great opportunities will be offered to white settle settlers rs to lease indian lands the reclamation service 0 of f the indian department will extend the irrigation laterals literals late rals to all indian allotments and when this is completed some of the best indian agricultural lands will be offered for lease on application to the superintendent heretofore no money has been allowed losses lesses but this is not the case this year as losses lesses will be allowed 5 to 10 dollars per acre according to conditions for cultivation of land and making makin g necessary improvements the term of lease is for five years and at the expiration of the lease the lessee has the preference over the highest bidder who bids for forai a release re lease after appraisement pral of the improved lands the terms of release re lease give excellent encouragement to the settler tile the lands to be leased include tracts from forty to sixty acres and sometimes even more the lessee to enjoy all of the land productivity provided in the fourth and fifth years he be required to reimburse the department for the actual money advanced at the outset of cultivation the settler will enjoy many special privileges leges buchas such as permission to take timber posts and other material from the indian forest reserves the department often builds houses for the more thrifty settlers and every consider consideration aVion is given those who are faithful in their efforts to fo improve these valuable lands generally all privileges granted the indians are accorded the lessees lessels les sees as for instance lumber is furnished them at the very lowest cost and the privilege of grazing is being contemplated as an inducement to stock raising the sales of the valuable indian lands which are sold for the purpose of other allotment improvements and for subsistence that will take place this year will be I 1 held at F fort ort duche duchesne ane commencing april 6 and continuing during the season at monthly intervals these sales will be made to the highest bidder and sealed scaled bids will be received by the superintendent erin at any time prior to the commencing of the sale any would be purchaser or lessee will find the indian farmer at their service to locate and direct them over the land and explain terms and renditions under which they will occupy by lease or purchase these valuable all allotments ot |