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Show 137 taken by the Service to insure the cultivation of the Indian land, that the indinu would be in grave danger of losing their wat fir-rights when proof of henefioial use of wat ear waa to be made, Ths loss of the Indian water-right a would rot only make the Land worthless, but would also render valueless the extensive system constructed for its irrigation. The Indiana are not as yet skilled fowifra, though there are a few exceptions, and they wara not sufficient numerically to insure the cultiv*vfcion of tho entire area.. Efforts to lease tha land -under ordinary oonditions proving unsuccessful, tha Su p<>r inteiident of the Beser-vation, who iad charge of tho leasing problem, was authorised to lease tha land under e;coeptionaHy attractiw? conditions. Conditions of the Leaso: - These oonditicns are set forth in Indian Offioe letter, "Bd-Ird.. 17336-1914", dated iiarch 16, 1915, which reads as f ollowa: Br. albert H. Areola, Supt. Uintah & Ouray Gohool. Ay Dear Br. Bnoalar fne receipt is aoknowlodged of your latter dated Pebruary 1, 1915, transmitting 3 in una of loasos to oover the loaning of allotted lands under your Jurisdiction, for terms of five years, as follows: 1. Pirst year, no cash consideration; oocond your 50 oenta por acre, third, fourth and fifth years, $1.00 per acre; lessee to fence, claar, plow and level during first year all of 137 .......... |