have declined to use this ditch on account of the location and their objection to the quality of the water in the Mancos Canyon. A very large area of land in the northern part of the diminished reserve appears to be susceptible of irrigation, and surveys are still in progress to determine the feasibility of any project which may be found on this reservation. As indicated in the table, work has been in progress on several other minor projects, and numerous surveys to determine the irrigation possibilities have been made. From the summary of the tabulation it appears that a total of $10,994,698.02 represents the cost of all irrigation work conducted on Indian reservation, allotments, and lands to June 30, 1914. The earliest expenditures found were made on the Colorado River Reservation, Ariz., in 1867. Prior to that date the records do not indicate that appropriations were made for irrigation on Indian reservation, though it is known that the southwestern Indians have been irrigators for hundreds of years. Respectfully, FRANKLIN K. LANE, |