The Red Cloud chief., 1889-04-05
OKLAHOMA LAND.
Two 1ssp~es"es tn ~ ssae Trso WssAen0-
ssa- Nsv Easstes Nay H NsAe.


appointed for the t~o OkIahoms aud die
tstces have received personal ~nssructtons
from the Commissioner OF TIE Genera!
Land.ofisce. hut will rssaru h~ss 1os
further consultation With the Commas
sloncr. Two inspectors Of the General
Land-ofscs will Be sent to o-s!anona-on-
sor each dissric,-te assist the n.x regis
Ter and receiver IN opening th-iT o6Acs-
for the Transaction of business I; 10 no;
known whether suitable bu.Iaings . b.
obtained ., Guthrie and kIngt.a-r ssa-
ton. hui; II not the department ~itl msks
some pro vision for the accommodation VI
tbs officials 80 sha, business may com.
mence April ..
The Comm ssioaer Of the General Lan3.
ofies. with the approval u Secretary
Noble. has issued to the registers aui re-
cctvers OF the nswiS established land
omc-s in Oklahoma . letter of Instructions
which 10 o: special interest TO persons .
srias 10 settle IN that Territory. rse most
Important features are the following:
You will observe that the statute re.
serves sections IL and n In every town
ship Tor school purposes, and the procla.
nation reserves Tor Government use and
control the following: Oas acre o!
land In square form In the nortA.
vest corner u ssctioa =. in to~ nsh.p
10 North. ranHs : west Of the Indian me-
ridisn in ladian Territory and also one
acre OF land IN the .ou,hcast corner VI ,hs
northwest 4 uss,cr Il section Is township
II north. range . west Of the Indian merid.
Ian la the lndian Territory. Tho remain.
der Of tho lands are made suhjecs to eatsy
by actual settlers under tie Esuera 81 home
stead laws with cer.aia mod idcatiouo
Your attention Is directed ~ h Q genera.
circular issued by this Office January /.
ISso. containing tho homestead laws AM
omciai regulations th-Toandor. These
laws and regulations Will contro, yvaI
nc ions, but modified by tho special pro.
visions OF the said ac; Of Marcia . isY. In
the following p~artIcuiar. VIZ
fir-i-rEe rule stated on the seventeenth
PAGE of said circular under THE: "Onis ths one
hoincstead privilege Ia The sanae per~Da - :,
modified - Ia siiait OF u acmcstrad bcius macs
by any one who prior - the pas>asc - ..ii a.
hal made = homestead eatry but faLcd 'rou,
any cause 10 secure a title Ia fce TO tar Land en-
brAccd therein, or ~ho having 30 grci sue,
Title dii 80 by What u known A. the conu.ut.
ton Of ht> homestead entry. With regard l.
persons making homestead entries and iAilins
10 acquire ME Hereunder. or CoIHTnatius the N
1l'sE n iassA-r OF san act tI MartH =. tN>s
the rule A. 10 second houesieads - op-raiiy.
and VIII he enforced In relation to these land,
as well a. others.
Second The statute provides for the III,
posal of these lands TO actual ~settl~rs under
the homestead laws only. and While providing
that the rights Of noGorstiy Discharged Uusca
soldiers and sailors In the late clvii sar ~ DC
fined and described IN sections .sa AMI sssn Of
The revised statutes shall no, he abridged :
make, no mention of sections s5s and ~.
thereof. under ~aict soldiers or their ~iIo~s
and orphans Gre permitted with regard To ia.
pubic land, scacrally 10 make adj
tioual entries In certain Cases free from
the requirements OF actual s-tLrir~nt GA ths
entered tract IL IN, therefore, held that sol
der. or sailors additional entries can no; 10
male on those lands under sad sections 49,
and 90. unless the party claiming viii. ia scd,
ton fo the proof required. make an,da,i, thas
the entry Is maize for actual settlement ant
cultivation. according To section .Jl a. modified
by sections Ssa and gao of the revised statute.
and the prescribed proof OF compliance there
With ~'!I he required Ia Ice produced be.orr The
issue Of nnAl certificate.
Third-it IL pfoysici In the statute that s~~
tion 1871 OF abe revised statutes shall no, app.s
10 these lands. Therefore -atr.s made tAerv
On siil not be subject TO Communication unde,
that section Any person applying To enter OF
NV ~ - ttb'>t 81 VIII De required frat "a
make AFFIDAVIT, Ia addition 10 other 1csair-u.nt,
that he did not violate IL. las By entering Ut
on and occupying any portion OF the land. dc
scritrd In the Pr.sli-ni- PROCLAMATION dated
March -. i>sl. prior ~ twelve a. eluez bo,a.
Aurl l~sJ-;h. AFFIDAVIT TO ACCOMPANY your
returns FOR the entry allowed
Fourth-Th- statute provides that toVn ate
entries NAY br si!Jsra under sections a.. auS
~, under United State. revived siatu,ss. sa,
f,wss wuN .a., o q, -. -,
acres a. ia. maximum whatever the num,~,
of inhshi,.n;. should Application fcr town
site entries or filings De prcsentsS
by parties In Interest Ia the ah..nr- a,
officers properly qualified IL maze ensr,
in trust FOR ihr Inhabitants sai~r the
applications % sad section y1s.. you viii not.
the provisions on your records. sorsAri . ~
I-pr, Shereof to this ONCE and ~aii Instructions.
before allowing any entry o; the land ~.
rights under the to~n si,- lss. can L. srlnir~s
70 any Of the lands described In the ssLa proc
laIna,ion prior TO the time therein ps.ser t~i
FOE the sam. 10 become open 20 .n,ry and oocu
panry ~ Aforesaid. via twelve % clock noon Of
The ID % April. $50
1t appear that BY the Pr-s.ies,s order os
ihecemb~r 81. i~a . reservation vac es,sb
hsbed for military purposes Of the fosIovins
subdivisions of land within the hcunfari~s de
scr; bed 10 said proclamation ~ March u. lss
and which reservation stiii coaunass. wa
Southwest quarter OF section Is south hAi' az
section IL south half o, s~c,ipn u. sooihssst
quarter OF section !. east half OF section - al 81
eeoo -. al OF section II. usst half Of s~c,ion
81. West half - ssctiOa =. AL Of section - 81
% section - the easi sA' OF SECTION - f.
northeast quarter OF sction ~. north la;s II
section ~ north naif of .cc,sE n sad nor,s
sect quarter 81 section - Al Ia township 10
north. rs,s~ = ues' OF the indian meridian.
Thee irscts 10 Vie. 81 shsts -~s-sv ss:ous uns.r
the Presidcefs ords, ~ D~e ENTER q ise. 49,
not ssb.er; 70 s~t'lenrn;o r rriry soder TIE s~s
20 March 2 AFORESAID. ans the lac. ~ TIE
United States supiicabi~ ~th.r~.p-sse s~rtaoas
"a 80 L. - X s.-sos Tsa sta PRINT ~
eniJ OF sisnS Got aay ~tor',na sh.r-o.