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Show .. *i»l*»WMSj'') tot Owrh olsewhf Nile the lease reasonable probability, is that every man or woman who goes onto these lands and works In good faith will have the privilege of purchasing a tract'at the expiration of the lease period. The'lands will-cost considerable, sine, irrigation works are always expensive and ihe settler muBt foot the bill. But cash ««ttlemente. l^jJffigjBffillS 1 the 'land fs^KaitFTurc^asedrwiTrMrbe required. Meanwhlle> absolutely nothing In the day of. rental will be demanded other than suitable, rough .building of a permanent character, Which will become the property of the Indians If the settlers decide not to remain In "the Uintah country after the expiration of their leases. It is a proposition with only one side, and that in the Interest of the thrifty American former who Is not afraid to face temporary hardship, owing td the remote location of the land. White Rocks. Utah, headquarters of Capt., Chalmers "G. Hall, United States Indian agent in charge of the Uintah reservation, is 45 miles overland from Dragon on the east, and 120 miles from Price on the west. Those points are reached by the Denver and Rio Grand and the Colorado Midland railroads. A daily cross-country service is maintainei from Dragon to Whito Rocks. It will b< seen, therefore, that the chief and only dlf ficulty is the remoteness or the Uintal reservation' from an outside market.' Thip will be only temporary, however, since the railroads aro constructing lined as rapidly as possible. And they are paying as high as $6 a day for good teams along the line of construction. This of Itself Is a good inducement for a man who has a good team-the heavier the better-and would like to branch out Into a larger field. So far as a market U concerned, the official above quoted said that all the crops on the reservation would be disposed of at prices much higher than elsewhere. For te|W^^W«dW^^iVwilt^iiuire''v«"i6t of forage, ^•V^lSt'afirSftiul other "btua to maintain the irrigation force, to "say nothing of the railroad forces and the Indians who remain on the reservation. So a market is in sight on the ground. With no rent to pay a thrifty farmer should be ablo to save considerable money in a year or two and probably be in a positron to purchase hit-land outright at the expiration of the lease Meanwhile, he would have an opportunity to earn a good deal with his team-which by the way, he must have-working on the Irrigation plant. The government can not work a man longer than eight hours a day And right now from H to $5.50 a day is being paid for good teams, the exact amount depending on the weight of tho an Imals. The Indians wno show a disposi tlon to work along this line are paid from $3 to JS.50 a day for pony teams. White men, however, must have horses and none of them get less than $4 a day. Working only eight hours a day, many'men would find it possible to earn this money on thf side and cultivate .a good-sized nleco M land at the same time. , , All the lumber needeu for rough biilM*. is obtainable-on the reservaUoT T h e ^ d |
