The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-17
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,

PROCLAMATION-BY The GONhhNoh-
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
GUTHRIE, O. T., April Is, 1892.
Whereas, BY proclamation of the presl-
dent Of the United States, April II, lo92
PERTAIN public lands in Cheyenne ano
Arapahoe country have been declared
open to settlement from and after the
hour of noon, central standard time, Oh
April 10, 1892
And. Whereas. Said lands have been
divided into six counties by the secretary
of the interior, and the following tracts oil
lands have been reserved as county sites OF
said counties, to wit:
County C-SoUth half section -, town
ship 16 north, range II west.
County D-North half section Is, town
ship Is north. range II west.
County E-South half section Is, town
ship IL north, range % west.
County F-South half section s, town
ehip 13 north. range % west.
County G-NOrth half section p, town
ship 13 north, range II west.
County H-North half section 13, town
ship north, range 10 west.
And, Whereas, Under the laws Of the
congress, and the acts of the legislature OF
the territory of Oklahoma, made in pur-
suance thereof, said above described res
eryations were surveyed aud plated un-
der my direction and certain blocks and
lObS were reserved LOT duNl SChOOAS
and for other public purposes towit:
Four blocks for park, three blocks for
schools, one block for court house, one
fourth block for city purposes, six lots Tor
churches and three lots Tor postofhce, all
not exceeding IN the aggregate twenty
nor less than ten acres in each county
seat, Said surveys and plates have been
duly approved by me, and filed III the
office of the secretary of the territory,
Tl,nr a l-,ah hny
governor of the territory of Oklahoma, by
virtue of the authority vested in me 10y
law, do herby proclaim and make known
that the said county seat sites shall be
opened to settlement and occupancy as
follows:
la counties d and H, at 1:30 p. m, Gen.
fral standard time, OF Tuesday, April -,
1892
Counties E, F and G. at 3 p. N. and
county c, at 4 p. m, all subject 20 the
reservations made in each township fol
the public uses and purposes aforesaid.
Provided, That no person entering or In
vading any portion of said Cheyenne and
Arapahoe country in violation of the pres
fdent's proclamation, or entering upon any
of said townsltes prior to the time OF the
opening of each, respectively, VIII be en-
titled to take, use or occupy any lots
eherein.
No person will be permitted to interfere
with the Indians or their allotted lands.
The rights of the Indians are not to bt
violated or invaded in any way.
Each tOwnsite will be guarded by
United States troops, deputy United
States marshalS and special agents, whose
duty it viii be to preserve the peace and Il
keep all persons OFF the townsltes till thC
hour of opening arrives; TO disarm all per
sons and destroy all liquors; TO arrest anC
take the names and descriptions Of all per
sons violating the laws or any of the rule:
governing the opening, the desire being L
secure absolute fairness to all
In testimony whereof | have hereuntC
set my hand and caused the seal of saiC
territory to be thereto affixed.
BY the governor.
ISEAL ABRAHAM j. SEAY, Gov.
ROBERT MARTIN, Sec'y.
Governor Seay has sent the following
letter to Colonel James T. Wade, com
manding at Ft Reno:
Il have fixed the time for opening th'
townsites by proclamation as follows: Ii
counties ID. and H., 1870 p. M; +, F. anC q
at p. m; c, at p. IN, on central stan
dard time, April 49, VIII send you copie
if practicable tomorrow. Please keep of
all unauthorized persons until these hours
Answer. a. J. SEAY, Governor.