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Show A A . I i Li i ,, i -3- to a noticeable degree at sunset, a heavy frost and ice appeared at sunrise. The. valley is detached, is away off in the corner of the Reservation and can only be reached, from any habitable section (on the reservation) by a long, mountainous, barren, rocky and exceeding]y rough road;- some 70 miles,- by any practicable route. V/e found the Reservation traversed by numerous streams of pure, wholesome and rapidly flowing water, ample to irrigate all the land possible or practicable of irrigation, and to supply water for stock and domestic purposes; - the contro} of said streams being under one jurisdiction and directed to all parts of the Reservation. There has already been allotted in severalty, to Uncompuhflros, on this Reservation 44,057.54 acres of land, and 300 Uncompahgres (estimated) remain unallotted. On thorough inquiry and close personal observation, we are convinced that the number of Uintah and White River Indians,combined, now on the Reservation, would not exceed nine hundred and fifty. Respectfully submitted. Uintah Commission. (H) |