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Show R.R.6940 Land- Contracts .• 63809-1911 • B J H Attorneys' contract. '/'A-A'4o't>3> -yi.7'3Y'A '•','/A Hie Honorable ' ,v A - /'.'AY • , i fly .-.• The ' • 3 .' Ay. y ' AAA' ' ', Agg:a ' . . • ' ' ' , , •' , i . " • ' . ' , , AA-:''fOB . . 0 A • i. .'• \. •'• ',:•- AgA/, > •; ••'/*, 1 r.»**. A ,'ML Secretary of:the Interii S£ fl .r .'A' -8 /a// ?*«a X3 Sir: '7.v 'yA'AAA A k ' " I have the hohor to acknowledge receipt, lay Departmental reference of July 22, 1911 for "report and return'1, of a communication dated July 13 from Messrs. -O . .A -^CAY Frank Pierce and Courtland C. Clements, in -which tht£r ' *SA""A/ express the opinion that the Uintah and vJhite River Utes in Utah have a good cause of action against tho United States for the lose of their lands included within the Uintah national Forest. They believe that the case is similar to thatoof the Confederated Band of Utes who A : -,.. ...,.-, • • A..3yoy. .-7 '-.'• A A A : :-".ra.;,,- y ? , -: 3o '••$•;*$*% •were/recently .'given a: Judgment'against the United StatesYA .•.;...''• •..yy A;y-'-.... y- '• yf'tyy'"'-' '•'•' "•''' tF'*''' '' '• F(,'-g'• '•""••'": 7 3-7 A for the -landa;in Colorado which were included within'the^ •;;':'-,•' 'yy'y-:k 'y"<. !F ! ' '; yy:y FF National. Forest.y-.They request permission to contract ,; with theutntah;and White River . Utes for the prosecu-sion of their-claim at a compensation notr exceeding ten 7 7 ;.y" '• '"• o A A-AO, a A A , . Aoygg 'Ri; \ • 'o'A'Y f g'Ty per.cent of the amount'recovered."". ' 7 (y~A A' .A/.k'YyA g'Ao a.-'Y '•" ' yy fly ''t'^ f\fiv •'. YY'YA •-'. '• A A'YA; A."••• .'a ,. . • • ;-:YB'y' |