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Show i! 4. Claim as a part of the Confederated Ute Nation for surface value of any lands in Colorado not disposed of and for value of any minerals extracted therefrom. This embraces approximately > ''64,560 acres of land which were reserved by the United States for a naval oil supply. Uncompahgre Ute Band. This band would not share in the claim of the Uintah and White River Utes for ceded lands within their reservations taken for forestry purposes by the United States. However, they would 3hare in the claim of the confederated bands for lands, etc. in Colorado; and it is believed that they have other claims similar to those of the Uintaha and White Hivers, except land3 taken for forestry purposes. Southern Ute Bands, Following the judgments of the Court of Claims as heretofore cited, a large area of ceded lands of these Indians in Colorado are still undisposed of by the United States under the agreement with these bands which was ratified by the Act of June 15, 1330 (21 Stat. 199); and these Indians are claiming - about 7,000,000 acres - that such lands have not been sold a3 required by the agreement mentioned and 700,000 acres thereof have been classified as coal lands and appraised by the Geological Survey a3 worth ./70 an acre - amounting to approximately ,£50,000,000. The remainder of the 7,000,000 acres is composed of timber lands, mineral lands, agricultural lands and some barren mountain peaks. These Utes request that the land3 be sold at the appraised mineral value; and in addition to the surface value of the land3 they aiSRoP-eardy entitled to the value of any minerals which may be extracted therefrom. Their ceded lands taken by the Government for a naval oil reserve and embracing ,;.-6^,500 acres are al30 the subject of a claim on their part; and it appears that they and the other band3 of Confederated Ute: should-receive a share-of-the pro.ceeds of the minerals from the oil raaarve. d. fl . F(7r~Ry -2- |