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Show L-27G9-2 3 without field examination whether or •'..: ,.. ,..,.' not tho land involvod in thio application containo any ouch depooits. Reports ••',,.;'. ..•" have also boon rocoived of indications . of oil and gas in this region. Except :/' for tho deposits referred to above, thio area io boliovod to bo barren of all mincraln. V , , I-.. • On December 27, 1911, 44 saleo wore returned to the Supervisor in chargo of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation for tho rcaoon that all tho papers were ^ not forwarded v.ith the applications. to Bell. He was dirooted to report vðer in h.tu opinion tho interooto , of the Indians require the approval of tlieoo sales ,o. /, notwithstanding th3 reporto from the Geologioal Survey. -. y /. On January 3, 1012, he node the following report: Up to this date three sales of al- •yflytf lotted lands undor this Jurisdiction .3. have beon approved and the proceeds • 77" . 73 made available for the grantors. About y.kk 72 Other sales arc now pending in somo '••:.. "'.•'•: -;-3'3 form, either at the Indian Offioo or in ':"'•"'.'.'.' '".-• .» this office. y," './'YY.'. • . ;, As tho Office knovm, an exigency new existc in the matter of prcoerring ' ; ,-•' ' . tho water righto to tho l&ndo allotted '";'.',/'• •• to the Uititr.ii and White Rivor t.ten, for 7.1a ich nearly $700,000 havo been oxponded •:•:-.» in installing irrigation systems. All 3 .3. lando sold at this time will bo eliminated t .-, • . from tho list for whioh ronponnihility ••'•). '•'.'•• rnoto on tho government. Tho Office • ;/'. ;"" can further oee that if thoso lands 'A/ Y.:. aro allowed to run without porfeotcd '• '' . /7 /' wator righto until ouch hnvo been for- R "• • • 7' ' felted tho allottees will got virtually .'"' ;',' w'••'..-•/.''Vi nothing for them* 7 .•,'> .- |