Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-30
OPENING Of OKLAHOMA
THE PRESIDENT At LAST ISSUES
THAT PR0CLAMATTON.

The Territory Declared Opened On Tues
day Next, April 2d--To be Secured bt
Homestead Entry-Two Land Ofices
Located-The Boundaries of the Coun-
try Given In Detail.
WARRINGTON, March 27.-The President'e
proclamation, opening the Oklahoms
lands to settlement on the I'D OF April next
was issued. to-day.
The proclamation, after setting forth the
terms OF the treaties OF the cession ol
these lands OF the Indians to the govern.
ment, and the acts OF Congress relative to
opening them to homestead entry, de.
scribes the lands minutely by metes and
bounds, reserves two acres for government
use, and then formally declares that, under
these conditions, these lands will be open
to homestead entry at noon OF April 2
next. All persons are warned that. under
the terms OF the act OF Congress, any per.
son who shall occupy any of said lands
before the time mentioned, will be forever
dsbsrred from making entry thereon, and
officers OF the United States are required
to strictly enforce this act.
The Commissioner OF the General Land
Office has issued an order establishing two
land offices in Oklahoma territory. The
land Office for the western district will be
located at King Fishers state station, and
for the eastern district at Guthrie.
THE BOUNDARY LINES DESCRIBED.
Following is a description OF the boun6a.
ries of the territory included in the procla-
nation:
Beginning at q point whore the degree OF
longitude 9S west from Greenwich. as sur |
veyed in the years 1858 and 1871, inter. |
sects the Canadian river.
Thence north along and with said degree
to q point where the same intersects the |
Cmmarron river: thence up said river
along the right bank thereof to q point |
where the same is intersected by the south |
line OF what is known as the Cherokee lands, |
lying west OF the Arkansas river or as the |
Cherokee outlet; said line being the north |
line Of the lands ceded by the Muscogee or |
Greek Indians to the United States by the /
treaty OF June II, 1856.
Thence east along the said line to the /
point where the same intersects the west
line OF the lands set apart as q reservation
gress. approved April. 1875, being the range
line between ranges four and five east OF
the Indian meridian;
Thence south on the said line to point
where the same intsrsects the middle OF the
main channel OF the Cimarron river;
Thence up said river along the middle of
the higher channel thereof to point where
the same intersects the range line between
range one east and range one west, (being
the Indian meridian) which line forms the
western boundary of the reservation set
apart respectively for the Iowa and Kicka-
poo Indians by executive orders dated [
respectively August 18th, 1888; II
Thence south along the said range line or t
meridian to point where the same inter. {
sects the right bank OF the North Fork OF .
the Canadian river; c
Thence up said river along tie right {
bank thereof to q point whore the same 10
intensified by the west line OF the reserva.
ton occupied by citizen Bank OF the c
Pottowottomies and the absentee Shaw. &
nee Indians, set apart under the provis- a
ions OF the treaty Of February ~, 1857, =
between the United States and the Potto.
wottomIe tribe OF Indians, and referred to y
in the act OF Congress- approved May 30,
1872;
Thence south along the said west line OF .
the aforesaid reservation to q point where q
the same iHtersects the middle Of the main U
channel OF the Canadian river; 70
Thence up the said river along the mid.
die OF the main channel thereof to point >
opposite the place OF beginning; and thence Z
north to the place OF beginning.