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Show C.A.S. I. W.Cl.PJ-.-: s3 'A'-.•' A DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. !A WASHINGTON. /KtP tftff.3, ,A A .:-.- .., / / f 1 *>"' SEP 28 19 '? '' / .1 Attorney's contract. '.:. ., . ; •A 'r'' ' lo - A1' ;• a':> ./ a "•';• • WP® /y/y- y^yyy-F,yyyy.y:yyy:y ,,-*;,/: f/'A7^ / :-!'VV- ,^:° Aig;;}.n,v:aiyAV,''' -Y*, -'•: OB- /•V/^'7.: -,A.YgY:Y^' v : y y F A A W - ^ J a B - -.. ySfMj^ 1 r '•", ' • ,'aa "V -''0. A <•'; :: vOg'-' - , .'. ,< •• . ..y • - V* L'U^tyy lion.. Frank. Pierce and kr_ C. C. Clener^tS:, *"; ".COa ;t;m/y- A. A' ""'"A r-A-A ^P^-^^IOT^^1?1 1 <== ^ ; ; B^A"' -!; A-g-Union Trust. Building'^Aa,-. -A C\Vi\ U' A;" 1^'' H « ^' :A'A-;-'7a '•-;AA7A-.'-A*' , y . A-,; a_?-J^-^T*TTT-5S3?-giA^i| yf'V7,Y - A.'AY.'.;. Los Angeles, California.. A. ' •* 77 •.>#>> A.'' =TaA| «\ i rk' ' ' A , A YY . ' .":=' , ...•-"• -AA.-, y,,r M /'A "7* V 37: )•' '' ' yy -\ r I' - Gentlemen: Ay1 ', '•••.11 fo ar>": 'TO.--) ! ' •' >',','. , • -i "vj >-* i 1 .A -'g,7 g\ The Department hi'i^c JJr-__^d_«rg:.d your letter of. yy -*JB*~ 33' a A:! '•"; July 13, 1911,.requesting permission to contract with the A'. " %, ;•; ; '-'ty : y 3 . ' Uintah and 'Shite Kiver Utes for the prosecution of a claim,'--'- . A, o yg;A ;- '• A Y '-' '-" " t y against the United States for the value of lands (about one -•'•..-• --~A •••• • • • yy -5-- million acres) included in a national forest. ' yy A TAB policy of the Department, is to refuse the-7 a A'Ay A : ' V -','.- J"-* -y'.-",'' ,y;. V7 granting of such roq_uests except in those cases where the ' -g.gA ' ' ••' [:''•'f<.:i: Congress has enacted a law submitting the claim of the ::In-*"A: .'73A ' -- - •',.. - .-.By-' - Ay.'-A-'.-y'-.v,'1,-*, .dians to some tribunal for; adjudication. '7. 7-'A..YY-gyAoAgy y,: -..^, A--> A • < A Ovvg- .-y.y. oYiY^;'1 A. •• Y o u suggest that.-'this-case- is similar, to the- case •• --g- IkA * A'VUA- y' yy::yfVr'Vy> tf- ' :''-'iyy-' A,.:,'-.•,., ••• A •• A3-7U B.^V'--- ofYthe; Confederated Bands ofi Utes against the' United'-States.Ay-BAyf^ A v "a ' o .:•:•>.-AA-y ga-.' -A. a-y- 4-,-.. -.±.:;:.a . •'• * ByVY.- ....-•• M for.'lOBS of lands-to •UihtalwfaheBt;';-resefrea in Colorado ,3 v y 'g.' - "; • -y ,gAY,. • A ^ : ^ A , ! ^ y ^ g ' ^ g , ^ y ; ; - y . . ...A-.. . _ _ y, . recently:/.;,decided'by the Court of Claims. If the Indians • o. " . * ' of the /Uintah.'' Indian ReBenrationhaTe any claims againsft. yAY, •• .AT. f'.'-i'-'Y- -.. I' - , • .,,.', •;,; , ,. . a,' - • I a - . ; 3 .i ' '' VfB'il„4-l- -I <•-! j.' ';'f '-..' tha. Unitec ;, ' -- i--!-' -; Si yh * A','- '..g.l. _d States for lands included. in.ati^-*tlonal f o r e st , - -oy.''.- ••y-yy Ak|''A. ^'. a3;",3g.gyy a A /.v'-V'-'- ' >•: :A''-.A':'^y A.!;Ay;A>.,v7- - A ^ A . -Y,:ky..- . - g ; . . ^ 3 /.'.*«'Y.'"»'.', ':.• -.''V'Y..-. , •:',V. v,0 A-.- " -"'-"i . . ' ' / •":'.-;-•- v.'^t-j;.- /'; voYY'ia-; .g:; A :' :'' '.g-avY ;. gAyry-.:, \-yy- •'•:".. :y-.a'V/^iUl- 0h : .\'"\/yy YY'Aky^'Y " ' B T - A Y V A - A A : • A' *:' .-'AgA'? |
