New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-16
BUYING INDIAN LANDS.
MONEY TO PAY FOR MILLIONS OF ACRES.
THE TOTAL COST so1i5 05O-AREA OF OKLAHOMA
ENLARGED-TERMS AND CONDITIONS

THE TOTAL, COST 40 rs. 95O-AREA OF okLAHoMA
ENLARGED-TERMs AND CONDITIONS
or PURCHASE AND SETTLEMENT
ICY TELEGRAPH TO THE TEIDUSEI
Washington, Ma ch 15.-M the recent sesSion "
Congress more than So.1O0.O00 was approprla'eu "
extngulsh the Indian titles to lands ard open 'c Sa
to white settlement The agreements maze VIII" "'o
Indians were in pr suance of authority granted Dy prc
vious Congresses Five Of Tho agreements were maze
with tribes In Indian Territory, and the result OF ''o
action Of Congress will be to ircraNc the area Oh oh
homa by five to six million acres. Inc amount dPp''
prated for that purpose Is S5,34045o dsthou'eu %
follows: ChOctaws and CbicBasaws, S2O'i'4'o' '"e'
ennes and AlapahoeS. $l,5i5,OOo; Sacs ana foAcS
Sj01 COO Pottawatomics and Shawnees' S-2''oo0'
Iowas $4,000
Win .be execution Of TIE sixteenth and thirty
sections Of each town hip these lands are q be open
to sale and settlement only under the Homestead anu
TOWNSHIP laws, with the additional P0'IsO tHau 'ho
der shall pay in addition to the fees required D'
law ~ % per acre I'm tho case Of the SacS Nlu r'N
and Iowa lands and 81 so per acre in the case OF lo
lands purchased from the other tribes hamco l" VIC
latter cese also oc half of the purchase money must
be paid within twG years, and the balance before inc
explratlon Of five years from the date Of settlement
of course some time must capsc before tie lina' VIII
be open to settlement .
Tie appropriation to carry out the agreement with
WahDetOn Sioux for lands fcinqulscu
bv them in the states Of North Dakota and south Dr.
kota amounts TO 81. 100000 This land. when sur
vcyed and opened to settlement Will be subject 20 entry
on the same conditions the lands IN Indian leriory'
ard the price per acre will be 81 80
An appropriation Of $4,000 was made 10 carry
ont an agreement by which the eros Nen'les ana
Mqndan, release and convey the United states lands
owned by them in North Dakota. These lands VIII
be opened TO settlement the same conditions as the
l1nds rcllnquihed by the Sioux and the price VIII De
81 30 per acre.
To carry ont the agreement by which the Gro" III
dans coded large part If their reservation in hOn-
taUa 10 the United states the sum Of f013oOO was ap
nropratcd These lands will be opened 10 settlement
on tho same ana conditions a. the lahG' puF-
chased from the eros VcDircs and Alndan' iii,
The appropriation 10 carry out the agreement WIN
The, Occur d ienc Indians In Idaho, by when they r.
lease and sell the United states aret Dody oil anu
i'm that STATE amounts to SjO00O These lands are %
d. ,pp,cd Of the terms and conditions as tle
land. coded Icy the Crows in Montana.
Each of The agreements provides mat the Iahhs re-
tainrd by the Indians shall he allotted To them IN
,eVcraity and provision A. made FOR the survey anu
,Il,trirnt Of such lands. The total 81 the ap-
prOura'ipns t. carry ont all the agreements Is
- $3.50. which '37,4O1.Doo Is carried In the IN
dian Appropriation law. and the rest In .cparate act,
f,ct which explain, the reason for the great increase
I'm The tDal OF fOrme" law over that 81 p"ior years
The amount appropriated Is large one. but two facts
o.ht 10 be considered I'm relation to IL: many millions
nf acre, Of land will bc released from fictitious "occu
parcy7 by Indian tribes and opened "a white settle
u"nt and The Government will DC Icimburs q IN QUO
time for r., outlay The bargain. therefore, i g0od
one I'm any aspect.