Letter from Office of Indian Affairs to Agent H.P. Myton dated June 11, 1902;
Subject
Indians of North America; Federal Government; United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Uintah and Ouray Agency; Indian agents;
Place names
Whiterocks (Utah); Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Washington (D.C.); Utah;
Keyword
Indians of North America; Indian Agency/ Reservations; Federal Government; Correspondence; Irrigation; Water Rights; Indian/White Relations; Strawberry Ditch; Willow Creek; Daniels Creek; Irrigation; McDonald, James; Babb, Cyrus C.; Critchlow; Strawberry Canal Company;
Band
Uintah;
Description
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs inquires about a report from Cyrus Badd, in which Mr. Badd claims that white settlers are diverting irrigated water from Indian lands without permission from the Indian agent. The Commissioner instructs Agent Myton to investigate the matter and file a report. Myton verifies the validity of Badd's report and provides the names of the companies that are diverting water;
Publisher
Digitized by: J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah;
Date.original
1902-06-11;
Type
Text;
Format
application/pdf;
File name
2of2-1902-SS002
Language
eng;
Coverage
Whiterocks (Utah); Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Washington (D.C.); Utah;
Rights
Digital image copyright 2011, University of Utah. All rights reserved;
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Refer in reply to the following: {
Land. | DErAHTIJETT OF THE IFTEHIOR
24534-1902. .
. OFFICE OF IEDIAXJ AFFAIRS. C.F.I
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Washington, June 11th,1902.
S.P.Myton Esq.,
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U.S.Indian Agent, Uintah &nd Ouray Agency,
White Hocks, Utah.
Sir:
This office is in receipt, by department reference, of a report hy
Hr.. Cyrus C.Badd, of the U. S. Geological survey, upon Irrigation matters
of.the Uintah Indian Reservation. _Ee states £kz± in his report
that-for-a number of years, water has been diverted from certain tributaries
on upper Strawberry creek, within the Indian Reservation, carried
across the divide and turned into Daniels Creek, whence it finds its
way -downward and .is again diverted and used on lands in the vicinity of
Heber; that these diversions were made "hy white settlers in trie latter
valley without the co-t-seirc or aucnorxzaoioir or .HE j_nc__Em ^_gen,_ cr Department of the Interior; that there are three ditches thus diverting
water,-Strawberry ditch, TTillow Creek ditch and Hobble Creek ditch.
He states that Strawberry ditch is three miles long with an estimated
capacity of 200 minersSS inches; that its probable cost was
£12,000; that it is in fairly good condition, that "willow Creek ditch
will carry about 60 miners' inches, that it is 7 miles long and cost
not less than £15,000; that it has a tunnel 1000 feet long which is
considerably out of repair at the present time; that it will cost about
$3000, to put it in good condition, that the Hobble Creek ditch is a
good cheap one and in good repair, being about two miles in length with
an estimated capacity of 50 miners! .inches. In view of the statements
made by lar.Babb, you will investigate as to the authority or pretended
authority under which these ditches were constructed upo.-_ the reservation.
Von will report whether the water diverted in the mariner indicated
is a detriment to the Indians now or is lir-rely in your opinion
to be so in the future; whether in your judgment these ditches upon the
reservation should be allowed to remain open and diversion of water
