Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-07

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Notice.
All white persons, indians not mem.
bers Of theae tribes VINO are No, il the
employ Of the. government or engaged
IN missionary work among the Indians,
ana have no permit from the indian
agent, ara trespa4zers on this reserva-
tlon. and any one found herein viii be
removed. After having once been re-
moved, Y again found ia the reseryR-
tipn VIII Be Gncd SiylQ.
LIEUT. MAURY NICHOLS.
War officer. Acting Indian Agent.
For your Information, before attempt
Ing 10 enforce that ukase against r.iy-
sex or friends. advise yoI 10 read
me following extracts from the United
states mining avs. on page j.
sec. ZeLs. IN all caseH land valuable
Tor minerals shall be reserved from
SAFE except as otherwise expressly d.
reeted by law.
sec. 1siJ. All valuable mineral depOs-
It's In lands belonging to ihe United
states both surveyed and unsurveyed.
are hereby declared 70 be free and open
70 exploration and purchase. and the
iands N Wuich they are found TO occu-
patton and purchase by citizens OF the
United states and those WHO have de-
ciared their intention 10 bee0m. such.
under regulations prescribed Uy law,
ana according 10 the local customs or
rules % miners In the several mining
NlatfIcis, 20 Tar as the same are appli-
cable and not Inconsistent with the
laws OF the United States
see. z3i5, page H. No act passed at
t1e hrHt sasalcn OF the Thlrty-elghth
congress- granting lands 10 states or
corporations 20 aid IN the construction
or roads or FOR other purposes. or TO
extend INC time Of grants made prior
70 the 2lth dag % January. 1865. shall
oa % construed as TO embrace mineral
innaH' which. ln an cases, are reserved
exclusively to thc United s,aag. unless
specially provided Ia the act or acts
ma.ing the grant.
Mineral Lands open to Exploration,
oceuphtinu nnd Purchase.
Page IS, paragraph /. 1t viii be per.
celrcd that by ihe foregoing provisions
81 lay the IMMORAL lands ia the public
domain, surveyed or unsuryeyel. arc
open 70 exploration and purchase by
az! citizens Of the United States ana
an those who have declared their lntsn-
lions TO become such.
supreme Court Decision.
Washington. j.. c., May q. 1Sgt-The
Northern Paglac Railroad company los;
the Barden suit In the United states
supreme court involving the title to
mineral lands within the limits OF the
Northern Pacific land grant. Millions
OF nures are involved.
WyonlnE Must HeeonYsy Lands.
Cheyenne Wyo,. June l2.-The Chey-
enne land office has been ordered by
vac secretary OF The interior 10 recon
vey TO the government the silver CROWN
lands that were recently ceded TO tho
atate on account OK the deaf. dumb and
oIlnd asylums The reason or this-5rdor
70 that the selection OF lands. contrary
70 law, embraces over 5000 ucres OF
mineral lands.
iAe government owns that land. That
indlan reservation was made such
since 1885 Goes not Interfere with the
United states mining lands Please
show "a higher authority than me
statute laws pr the United st1,es7 But.
aside from that. / and my friends ara
missionaries. As you are aware I was
y. your Office last spring. and IN return
ior my treatment lot me say 10 Won
Ssl''9 'he public what took place be-
lote eai-d on YOU. and some
friends camped az the mountain4 No
found The Indians trying 10 farm. mi
under adverse conditions Onp had "a
ll-neh pillow behind o utUa ugir of
p'hlea trying 20 break lanl-farmer7
dlhi use li-lnrh piowI behind 7-lnch
iehmH Mr. Agent-o.d experienced
h#NAAA llNA AAaH ~ hAAk WAY. We
pun on Dig team TO tho Indians plow
ma gave hlm practical lesson in
t1gmirg Tho Indian then hlrsd ua H.
pl0w h.s land, offering us for 50 worth
OF WORK an DID broech-loadlng carblne
we helped him pillow and plant
nus corn, Ills whole family worked Ike
beavers, Then we tod him we wanted
TO rrul their allotments ana farm on
thg shares. '''
Almost the first question after we
arrived was "TIaye you a wife, same
hoys2 Some glrlsg That was wbot
they wanted In there, not a crowd Of
roukh riders a meeting was cnlied
hha | explained TO them the difference
" thc nature OF this land rented ON
shares to white farmers and 6 cents
an acre Tor cattle Then ~
agreed 10 get your consent Tor the In
ulau9 10 have renters u possible. ana
" not rs take the matter to Washing!
ton ana u necessary congresslonai
investigation. | told the Indians you
llize them not 10 prevent Il. One In
alan twlrled his fingers behind bis
back and sRid, MAYBE so" CatflCtre,,
see' lauRh-yell went up. We met AZ
Anndorkp and you know the rcsuit
Aau p,romptorlly refused 10 aliovg
waite farmers to farm for or With the
lnalans' while you have allowed nearly
az many as 100000 head OF cattle shlp-
PED IN there In open. wlllful Violation
on The law. as / claim II I am mis-
Yukon, ask YOU to write your authhrltv
ot lAw to keep settlers out ana cattle
men In.
l know an officers oath. both clyil
ahd military, for I have lived under
both and both owe allegiance 10 The
constitution and statute laws. No az
heer has authority otherwise. We have
w aesire or Intention to violate the
Jaw, but We know the lHsv Meats bolh
eatilemen and settlers alike, and II
Sou undertake 70 enforce Il, otherwise
Ky ,h eati,e ring will precipta,e racket
taAt win never stop while there ls a
COW or steer in the Fort sin country |
~ my opinion. II you want 10 adyer. /
We We. t =, We Will help YOU Yours
respectfully. j. s. WORKS,
Handley. Tex.
ny TIM SETTLERS.
AZ ntel IN Massmeeting az cdnanche. I
1 ~ March "a, 1884, ratified al mass |