Show FT E TO BE ABANDONED I 1 transmit herewith for the records of your office copies of executive order no approved may 17 1921 whereby the lands comprising the military reler reservation of fort duehesne duchesne utah being no longer needed tor for military purposes are P placed laced under the full jurisdiction and control of 0 the department of the interior unless otherwise provided by law such lands will be disposed I 1 of under the act of july 51 5 1884 23 stat the proceeds of 0 the sale after deducting cost of appraisement and other expense connected with the sale to be credited to the benefit of the indians you will make no disposition of the land or any part thereof until otherwise advised A bill was introduced in the ati congress S granting to the state ot of utah the fort duehesne reservation er for its use as a branch agricultural college and in the e vent event said bill becomes a law you will be further advised P D K PARROTT acting assistant commissioner A bill has been introduced in congress granting to the state of utah the reservation to be used as a branch agricultural college the bill Is now pending the ft duchesne military reservation was established about 1884 until the year 1911 U S soldiers were stationed there the buildings now standing some going to deay cot hundreds of 0 thousands of dollars since soldiers were taken away the post has been occupied by the indian department |