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Show Land - 422 government has given them provisions but no money for the lands the Utes sold to the United States twenty years ago. The Southern Utes resolve to hire attorneys to sue the government for the money due them. Attached is a statement of certification from David Day, Indian Agent, that the minutes as transcribed are accurate. FRCD/ RG 75 Sept. 26, 1898 Southern Utes, Colorado Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs The commissioner reports that patents for allotments have not been issued, nor has the surplus land been opened to settlement. He also reports on efforts to secure irrigation water for the " diminished reserve" where the Indians who refused allotment reside. S. S. # 3757/ p. 73 1899 Statutes at Large, Vol. XXXI December, 1899 to March, 1901 Various statutes involving the Confederated Bands of Utes and specifically the Southern Utes. These include appropriations for supplies and agency employee wages. Also, included in Executive Proclamation No. 2, which defines lands allotted to those Utes who chose land in severalty, defines lands reserved for those who did not choose allotment, and returns remaining land to the public domain. Statutes at Large Apr. 13, 1899 Proclamation No. 2 Indian Legislation Proclamation by William McKinley which provided for the allotment of lands to the Southern Ute Indians and the opening of the remainder of land to settlement. Description given of the lands affected by this proclamation. S. S. # 41Jan. p. 543- 550 |