Wichita eagle., 1889-04-04
Notice of the Establishment of Two Land Dis
,ricts in the Indian Territory.

Notice of the Establishment of Two Land Dis
,ricts in the Indian Territory.
Notice is hereby given that the President
of the United States, in pursuance OF the
authority conferred upon HIM by the 18th
Section OF the Act of Congress approved
March 3, 1899. has directed the establish
ment of two land districts in that portion
of the Territory coded by the Creek and
Seminole nations of Indians to the United
States, and embraced in a Proclamation
by the President dated the twenty-third
day of March, 1889, opening said lands to
settlement, the boundaries OF said districts
will be as follows:
FOR THE WESTERN LAND DISTRICT.
Beginning at point where the degree
of longitude ninety-eighty west from
Greenwich as surveyed in the years 1893
and 1871 intersects the Canadian river,
thence north along and with the said de-
gree to point where the same lntersects
the Cimarron river. thence up said river
along the right bank thereof to a 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
coded by the Creek nation of Ia
dams to the United States by treaty Of
| June IA, 1856; thence east along SAID line
| to the line between ranges three and four
west Indian meridian; thence south
| along said line to the middle OF the main
channel of the Canadian river. and thence
up the said river along the middle of the
main channel thereof to point opposite
to the place of beginning and thence north
to the place of beginning. and the Office
| for the district of the lands embraced in
| the foregoing limits shall be located at
| kingfisher Stage Station.
FOR THE EASTERN LAND DISTRICT.
| Beginning at point on the Canadian
| river in the middle Of the main chanel
| OF said river where the lines between
ranges three and four west Indian Merid-
/ ian iGtersects said river, thence north
| along said range line to the south bound
| airy line of what is known as the Cherokee
| lands lying west of the Arkansas river;
thence east along said line to point where
! the same intersects the west line OF the
| lands set apart as a reservation for the
Pawnee Indians by act Of congress approx
ed April 10, 1876 being the range line be-
tween ranges and ) east of the Indian
Meridian; thence south on said line to a
point where the same inter
sects the middle of the main channel of
| the Cimarron river; thence up said river,
along the main channel thereof TO point
where the same lntersects the range line
between range one east and range one
west or the Indian meridian. which line
walton set apart respectively for the Iowa
and kickapoo Indians, by executive orders
of August 10, 1883; thence south along
said range line or meridian to point
where the same interSects the right bank
of the north fork of the Canadian river;
thence up said river along the right bank
thereof to point where the same IS inter
| sected by the west line of the reservation
occupied by the citizen band of Pottawa-
tonnes apd the absentee Shawnee Indians,
referred to in act OF May -,
1872: thence south along the said
west line OF the aforesaid reservation to
point where the same intersects the Cana
dian river: thence up along the main mid
die channel thereof 10 the place of Begin
ming and the office for the disposal OF the
lands embraced in the foregoing limits
shall be located at the town OF Guthrie.
Further notice OF the precise time when
the offices of these districts will be opened
for the transaction of public business will
be given by the registers and receivers
thereof by publication.
Given under my hand at the city of
Washington this twenty-seyenth day OF
March, \. d. 1889.
BIZ THE PRESIDENT
s. NJ. STOCKsLAGER, Commissioner OF
the General Land Office. HIST