Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-10-27
THREE MlLLloN AoREs.


The Amount OF New Land 20 Be Thrown
Open Through the Comapches, ri owas
aud Apaehea Taking Aliotments
ANADAKso, Ok, Oct 20. After four
weeks Of council the Cherokee commits
sion yesterday finished its negotia.
tion with the Comanche, Kiowa and
Apache tribes and effected an agree
nent. The negotiation began at Fort
Sill the 28th Of last month, at which
time proposition on the part OF
the government was submitted TO the
Indians. The proposition provided that
these Indians Should take allotments Of
100 acres each and relinquish the resi-
due of the reservation TO the govern
ment TO be attached To Oklahoma and
opened TO white settlement. For this
surrender and REIMBURSEMENT the In
dians shall receive $1,000, 600
OF this sum 500, 900 viii be paid in
cash within 120 days after the ratifca-
tion OF the agreement, 100000 within
one year and $1,000 within two years.
The remaining 81 800, 900 viii be left
In the treasury and bear interest at the
rate of 5 per cent payable annually.
Minor paragraphs Of the agreement
royide that existing treaties are
not to be disturbed, legally executed
leases shall not be interfered with un-
Til limit expires customary school sec
tions and land occupied and used for
religious purposes to be reserved, and
adopted members of the tribe are to re-
ceive lands. The proposition was ac
cepted on the 7th and since that time
the commission has been engaged in
securing sufficient signatures to make
it effective
The treaty Of 1868 entered into On
Medicine Lodge creek provides that no
agreement for the relinquishments Of
lands shall be valid unless signed by
three-quarters OF the male adults liy-
ing upon the reservation. The three
tribes number about $500 people and
about 575 bucks over 81 years OF age.
Yesterday the requisite three-quarters
were secured. The agreement wiz be-
come effective when ratified by con-
gress or these three tribes the Coz
manches are the most advanced In CIV
ilization and were the first to accept
the proposition. These were followed
by the Apaehes. A large number of
Kiowas banded together TO oppose its
acceptance and endeayorei to intimi-
date those inclined 70 sign. The three
head chiefs, however, attached their
names
The reservation lies between the
Washita and Red rivers in the snnth-
western corner of the Indian territory
and embraces nearly 3, 900, 600 acres. 1t
is by far the best land yet negotiated
for in the Indian territory. 1t is well
watered and fertile and will develop
into magnificent corn and cot
ton land This is the tenth |
agreement entered into by the
Cherokee commission since May, 1890, |
from which total Of almost 10000, 600
acres Of land have been reclaimed from
Indian occupations Ten thousand five
hundred Indians will have been placed
upon allotments and will cease TO draw
rations from The gcgei';;:sse :ssef::ts- Pie =
these agreements have been ratified by
and the reservations have been
opened to settlement. These are
the Iowa, Sac and Fox, Pottawatomie, !
Shawnee, and Cheyenne and Arap- !
ahoe reservations. Four have been re-
ported to congress for legislative ac-
tion-the KiclSapoo, Wichita, Tonkawa !
and Cherokee outlet OF the first three |
there is no time limit, but for that of |
the Cherokee outletit is provided there
In that unless ratified by congress by |
March 4, 1928, the agreement shall be !
void Those interested in the opening |
Of this domain would do well to note |
this feature Of it, The commission viii +
proceed to the Pawnee agency on the I
outlet to negotiate with that tribe.