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Show yi jtend- Contracts 44026-1912 £W M W DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES INDIAN SERVICE Uintah & Ouray Agonoy, Ft. Duchesne, Utah. jDK Auguut 18 71913. OonniDEionor of Indian Affairs, •3- ' 7/ashinpton, D. C. • i 'A' • • •-'•. A < 'Sir: ' _ '•' Receipt is acknowledged of Offioe lettor undatod ;(l_ind-Contraots 44025-1912) inquiring what action had boon Ttnken in regard to tho inquiry of Tecumseh II. Murray relative w *c. - . 0- Y-;-*bo hio rights as a member of tho Uintah Band of Indians and • W -y . " A Preferring to Office letter,of May 0, 1912, | Tho files of this agency have boon oonsulted and ohow '/A' . *X; •that upon receipt of Offioe lotter of May 0, 1912, a, lottor 7 , . f'.' >as written to Mr. Murray by Mr. 0. C. Early thon inj ohnrge oof thiB reservation, outlining his rights an a member of the Aabovo mentioned tribo. Lator the oomplaint regarding trespass on thin allotment and tho proposed cuit to rocover damage on 3oame was oallod to my attention and on July 12, 1912, I wrote 3'the Assistant U. S. Attorney, Mr. VJm. 11. MoCroa of Salt Lake YCity, Utah, outlining to him tho norits Of the COBO ,as urged yby Mr. Murray and asking for an opinion as to whothor or not •. ",y .iouit should bo instituted in tho state court. Undor dato of F- • ; t ?f July 16 a roply waa received from tho district attorney to |the offeot that ponding action by tho Circuit CourtTof Appoalo upon casco then undor consideration ho was unable to. givo a oo . °o i |