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<br />0163 <br /> <br />Chapter v. <br />ute Treaty Councils of 1872-1873. <br />As before stated the treaty of 1868 reserved for <br /> <br />the utes territory of reservation estimated at 15,120,000 <br /> <br />acres. This was thought by many to contain an area far <br /> <br />beyond what was required, so four years later in 1872, <br /> <br />discoveries of gold and silver having been credibly re- <br /> <br />ported in the southern portion of the reservation and <br /> <br />miners entering that part and preparing to enter in con- <br /> <br />siderable numbers, it was deemed expedient that again <br /> <br />negotiations be entered into with the utes for the re- <br /> <br />linquishment of the portion of their reservation thus <br /> <br />rendered undesirable for Indian occupation. The Depart- <br /> <br />ment of Interior made such a recommendation to congress <br /> <br />and by act, approved April 23, 1872, authorized the Secre- <br /> <br />tary of Interior to enter into negotiations with these <br /> <br />Indians for the extinguishment of their rights to the <br /> <br />south part of the reservation provided for by the treaty <br /> <br />of 1868. <br /> <br />For the execution of this act a commission was <br /> <br />appointed on August 2, consisting of Edward M. McCook <br /> <br />who was Chairman, (Gov. of Colo. territory) John D. Lang <br /> <br />and John McDonald. These men immediately proceeded to <br /> <br />-13- <br />