Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-18

The President today issued Q proclamation
opening to homestead settlement the lands
recently cedea 10 the United States by the
Pottawatonie. Sac and Fox and Iowa Indians
In the eastern part of Oklahoma
The proclamation recites the terms Of the
agreements made last year with the various
tribes OF Indians referred TO and the provisions
OF the acts OF Congress. and closes follows:
Now, therefore. l. Benjamin Harrison, Presi-
dent of the United States. by virtue OF the
power in me vested by the statutes hereinbefore
mentioned, also act Of Congress entitled
AN act making appropriations for the current
and contingent expenses OF the Indian Depart
ment and fulfilling treaty stipulations with
various Indian tribes for the year ending June
so, 1880, and for other purposes"
approved March q 1889, and by other the laws
OF the United States, and by said several agree
ments, do hereby declare and make known
that all OF the lands acquired from the Sac and
Fox nation of Indians. the Iowa tribe Of. In
dams, the Citizen band of Pottawatomie In
dams and the Absentee shawnee Indians. by
the Tour several agreements aforesaid, saving
and excepting the lands allotted 10 the Indians
as In said agreements provided, or otherwise
reserved in pursuance of the provisions of said
agreements and the said acts Of Congress rati-
lying the same, and other. the laws relating
noon central standard time), Tuesday, the
I'D day OF this the present month Of Septem-
Der, and not before, be opened 20 settlement
under the terms Of and subject to all the con-
ditions. limitations, reservations and restric-
tlons contained in said agreements, the statutes
above specified. and the laws Of the United
States applicable thereto.
The lands to be SO opened TO settlement are
Tor greater convenience particularly described
In the accompanying schedule, entitled
schedule of lands within the Sac and Fox.
Iowa, Pottawatomie (and Absentee shawnee
reservations in Oklahoma territory, opened to
settlement by proclamation OF the President.
dated September Is, 1891, and which schedule
| Is made a part hereof.
Each entry shall be in square form as nearly
| as practicable. and no other lands in the ter
ritory OF Oklahoma are opened TO settlement,
under this proclamation or the agreements
ratifying the same.
Notice, moreover, is hereby given that il ID
by law enacted that until said lnnds are opened
to settlement by proclamation no person shall
be permitted to enter upon and occupy the
same, and no person violating this provision
| shall be permitted to enter any of said lands
or acquire any right thereto. The officers OF
the United States will be required to enforce
this provision.
And further notice is hereby given that /,
has been duly ordered that the lands ia the
territory of Oklahoma mentioned and included
In this proclamation be and the same are
attached TO the eastern and Oklahoma land dis
tricts in said territory severally as follows:
l. All that portion of the territory Of Okla
homa commencing at the southwest corner Of
township IA, north range l, east; thence cas-;
| on town line between townships Is and IA tc
the west boundary of the Creek country
| thence north on said boundary line to the mid
die of main channel of the Cimarron river
| thence up the Cimarron river following the
| main channel thereof to the Indian meridian
fhana a..
OF beginning. Is attached to the eastern land
district in Oklahoma territory, the Office oil
| which is now located at Guthrie.
z. All that portion of said territory com
| mencing at the northwest corner of township
ID north, range l st!thence south on Indiaf
| meridian to the north fork of the Canadian
| river; thence west up said river to the west
boundary Of the Pottawatomie Indian reserva
ton. according to Morrill, survey; thence south
| following the line as run by D. I. Morrill, un.
der his contract Of September 8, 1872, TO the
| middle of the main channel of the Canadian
river; thence east down the main channel OF
said river to the west boundary of the Seminole
Indian reservation; thence north with said ives
| boundary to the north fork of the Canadian
| river; thence east down said north fork TO Oh,
west boundary of the Greek nation: theme,
north with said west boundary TO its intersec
| ton with the line between townships Is and 1!
north OF the Indian base; thence west on tow
line between townships. IL and IA north I,
the place OF beginning is attached to the Okla
homa land district in said territory, the offc,
| Of which is now located at Oklahoma CITY,
In witness whereof have hcreunto set M
hand and caused the seal of the United State
| to be affixed. - "'.
Done at the city of Washington this eighteenth
day OF September, in the year OF our Lord on,
| thousand eight hundred and ninety-one. ant
| Of the Independence Of the United States tn,
one hundred and sixteenth.
BEEJ. HARRISON. [SeaLl
By the President:
WM. F. WHARTON,
Acting Secretary of State.