The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-03-28
THEDATE ISFIXED
April 2 the Day on Which the Okla
homa Boomers May Enter the
Promised Land,
A Proclamation From the President
Announcing the Fact and Defin-
ing the Boundaries.
All settlers ON the Lands Before the Day
Set by the President 10 Lose Their
Right of Entry.

WASHINGTON, March 27.-The presl-
dents proclamation opening the Oklahoma
lands TO settlement on April next was
issued to-day. After setting forth the
terms OF the treaties OF the cesslon OF these
lands by the Indians 10 the government
and the acts OF congress relative 20 open
ing them 10 homestead entry, it describes
these lands minuIely by metes and bounds,
reserves two acres for government use.
then formally declares that under these
conditions these lands be open TO home
stead entry at noon OF April 2 next. All
persons are warned that under the terms OF
the act OF congress any person who shall
occupy any OF said lands before the time
mentioned will be forever debarred from
making entries thereon, and officers OF the
United States IRE required 70 strictly en-
force this act.
The following is q description OF the
boundaries OF the territory Included In the
proclamation: Beginning at point where
the degree OF longitude w west from Green
wich as surveyed In the year 1858 and 1871
intersects the Canadian river. thence north
along and with said degree 10 point
where the same intersects the Cimarron
river; thence up said river along the right
bank thereof 10 point whore 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 OF Creek
Nation OF Indians TO the United States by
the treaty Of June u, 1883; thence east
along said line TO point where the same
intersects the west line Of lands set apart
as reservation for the Pawnee Indians,
by the act OF congress- approved April 10,
1873, being the range line between ranges
4 and 0, east Of the Indian meridian; thence
south on said line 10 a point where the
same intersects the middle OF the main
channel Of the Cimarron river; thence up
said river, along the middle OF the higher
channel thereof, 10 point where the same
intersects the range line between ranges
east and range west tbeing the indian
meridian), which line forms the western
boundary OF the reservations set apart
respectively for the Iowa and
dated Aug. Is, 1883; thence south along
said range line or meridian 10 the point
where the same enters the right bank OF
the North Fork Of the Canadian river;
thence up said river along the right bank
thereof 10 the point where the same Is in
tersected by the west line OF the reserva-
,ion ton occupied Sy the the Citizen
dians, set apart under the provisions
OF the treaty OF Feb. "a, 1857. between the
United States and the Pottowottamie tribe
of Indians, and referred 10 In the act OF
congress approved May %. 1872; thence
south along said west line of the aforesaid
reservation 10 point where the same In.
tsrsects the middle of the main channel OF
the Canadian river; thence up said river
along the middle OF the main channel
thereof tO A mint oppOsite 10 the pIace OF
beginning, and thence north 10 the place of
han uuinU