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Show 136 the Indian Service, as in order to protect the v/ator-ri jht3 of tha Indhn, it is often forced to oxtand an Irrigation system beyond tha present ability or inclination of the Indian to use it. vrhen tha Beaervation waa thrown open to settlement in 1905, tha Indians had approximately 6,000 acres under cultivation. In the year 1908, tha Indian land under agriculture sin 'tinted to 11, 140 aorea, and tha beginning of the year 1914 saw an increase in the farming of only 1354 acres, or a total of 12,994 acres under cultivation. Of this latter acreage, 994 3ores were owned by white mon, while of the remaining 12,000 acres, 6,000 acraa were s** farmed by white lasseea and 5,000 by Indians. Tha fallowing year the acreage under cultivation tu_.d«r tha ditches of this proj oot laid increased to 19,393, - 3115 .acres being owned by Unit as, while of the Indian land, 9115 acres were farmed by Bhitea and 6167 acros by Indians. It will be ssen by comparing tho years of 1914 and 1915 that tha Indians made very little progress toward cultivating their land, having sue eroded in putting under cultivation, only 167 aoros over that of tha -previous year. Proof of Beneficial Use of water was to he mada in 1919, and it was apparent that unless radloal stop3 were |
