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Show Water - 717 NA/ RG75/ 28726- 3 3761 Sept. 15, 1896 Southern Utes in Colorado Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs The commissioner reports oh the allotment of land. 371 allotments, covering 72,811.15 acres, have been made. Agent Day reports the need for improved irrigation for the allotted land and requests money for that purpose. S. S. # 3490/ p. 94- 95 Sept. 22, 1896 Day, David F., Agent, So. Ute Agency Letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs Asks for authority to spend $ 53 2 to pay for ditches around Navajo Springs to protect the agency from washouts during floods and for irrigation. NA/ RG75/ 3 6918 1897 Southern Utes in Colorado Indian Legislation Passed During the First Session of the 55th Congress The secretary of the interior is directed to confer with owners of the Montezuma Canal Company for the purchase of rights to irrigation water for a portion of the Southern Ute Indian reservation. S. S. # 3641/ p. 399 1897 Statutes at Large March, 1897 to March 1899 Various statutes that relate to the Confederate Bands of Ute Indians or more specifically the Southern Ute Indians. These include appropriations for supplies, agency employee wages, and water rights. Statutes at Large |
