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Show »..'. ' . '' had to usa armed/fores prior to my going thara to keep a flow af water sufficient to have a domestic supply for tha Fort. Each additional acre put under cultivation by tha Indians adds to tha tantion. ......With conditions of this kind to deal with, and with. tha recognized hope on tha part- of the aettlars that the Indians would eventually fail to perfect their water rights, which would then' go to the settlers aa tha next appropriatora, it is easy to sea tha man in charge, tha Farmers, and Ditch Riders would 3eldom ba in good repute. It is only that thara are always a few in every community broad enough to aae and recognize justice and vested right 3 that tha man having to withstand this?fore as will ever hava any good said of them. I waa on this jurisdiction about two weeks last April. I know that Supervisor Martin spent many day3 out over his rasar-vation, and wa3 personally conversant with it. Is spent nearly a weak together. I know that each farmer wa3 than spending virtually ail hia time out with hia Indiana. Tha farmer organization thara ia about tha best I know - five man for 1180 Indian3, and tha3e man are districted and never withdrawn thsrafrom. Tha change from tha old way of making percapita payments direct to the banking sy3tam will work one hardship, and that may hava caused some suffering this winter, namely, the traders will not give 30 much credit when tha know the monay will ba U3ed under supervision. But as the old payments wera in ahara3 of about $18 par annum, tha plan to distribute $48 par capita would readily admit of relieving all actual need that tha former payments would if it could be made available at proper aeaaon. |
