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Show 26. April 3, 1905, to allot the Uintah and bhito Biver Tribes. TkL a Commission consisted of Br. li, B. Code,. Chief Bnginoor, U. 3. Indian Service; Captain C. B. Bail, 5th U. S. Cay., Acting Indian Ago at, and Br. Charles 3. Carter of Vernal, Utah. Tha Commission ooamieroed work at once, as pursuant to the Act of Barch 3, 1905, tho Uintah Beaervation waa to be thrown open tc settJLameut. not later than September 1, 1905. A total of 103,266 acraa waa allotted by thia Ccm-icdsaion in a period of loaa than two men tha, aa the Commission complatel Its work, and tha allotments were approval July 13, 1905. In making the allotments aa attempt waa mado by the Commission to retain for the Indians the boat lands of the BeBerva*Ion, both fraa an agricultural and irrigable atand-pcint. 2hs prsforsnee of the Indians aa to the place of residence waa olsso respected as far aa practicable. Tha endeavor to reserve tha most fertile loads required the a election of a number of isolated tracts along the several streams. Thia had ma serious disadvantage, as it required tha construction on each stream of two or mora nearly parallel oamla, which acted in effect as laterals, tha stream channels filling ths place of a main carol* or fid \) |