Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-15

vicinity. me tract should have good
water facilities. and camping piacsn
1000 men. Offers or sites sultnble for
target range alone, VIII be considered
separately. NJ, tracts offcred that
seem 20 conform 10 foregoing general
specifications viii be carefully ex-
amined by q board OF officeru 10 be ap-
pointed BY the commanding general.
department OF Texas. tho report OF
which board will be forwarded To the
war department for tho informa ton
and action OF the secretary OF war.
For Information apply to inspector Of
small arms practice, headquarters de-
nhrtmcnt Of Toxaa. San Antcn.o q.
g., Chief O. NJ.
PROPOSALS. for leasing the rurplua
grazing lands on the Kiowa and Com
anchc reservation. Oklahoma United
STATES indian service, Kiowa and Com
rnehe Agency, .Anaderlso, oklahcma.
Rush springs) April A. 1896. Seated
proposals for grazing horses or cattle
tout not sheep or hogs) on the pnsturea
now under lease on the Kiown and
comanchc reservation. Oknhomg. for
the period ending March 81, 1897, en-
dorecd proposals for lenning tribal
LANDS for grazing purposes,' and nd
dressed TO the acting indian agent.
kiowa and Comanche agency, Annd-
nrko, oklahoma. will be received ut
this office until O'Clock %. m.
on the goth day uf April. 1896 For the
information OF bidders I win state that
tho description OF the pastures. tho
number Of acres In each. and all otier
necessary Information In relation thore-
to, WIN be furnished on application to
this office. The bladcr n,uat clearly
designate the pasture on which tho bid
~ made, eating the estimated number
ct acres contained therein, the price per
acre which he proposes TO pay for the
use OF the same. and tho maximum
number OF horseA or cattle he proposes
10 craze thereon; and in case more than
one pasture Is bid upon. separate bids
should be made upon each. Only by a
strict adherence 70 this instruction will
u be practicable 10 compare the bids Of
the different applicants upon any given
pasture. The rent must be paid in two
equal payments; the FIRST to be made
on the day OF the execution OF the lease
md tho other on the frat day OF Oc-
tobcr 1926. Each lessee will be re-
good and sufficient guretes, In an
amount equal to the deferred payment
conditioned upon the faithful PERFORM
ance OF the terma OF the lease. The
pastures herein advertised for rent VIII
be subject 10 a resurvey under the di-
roetlon Of the commlssionor OF Indian
affairs, and the leases executed here
under viii 10 provide. II tho rcsurvcy
shall show an excess OF land over that
at present estimated then the lessee
will be required at the October pay
ment TO pay the fun annual runtni for
such excess at the rate OF his bid, In
addition 10 the payment for the num-
Der OF ncrcs at present estimated and
In case the resurvey shows less num-
Der OF acres than the present estimate
then deduction will be made from the
October payment 80 ms to
mako the entire annual rental
equal the amount at the rate
per acre bid upon for, the actual uuni-
Der OF acres shown by tho resurvey.
Everything being satisfactory II N pro-
posed TO award the grazing privilege
OF each particular pasture to tho bidder
proposing to PAY the highcAt price
therefor; but the rlgh; is hereby re-
served 10 reject any and all bid or bids
II deemed for the best interest OF the
Indians. aud the learne executed hnre-
under VIII be subject TO the approval OF
the secretary Of the Interior Zach pros
po9ni must he accompanied by cer-
tined check or draft upon some United
stntcs depository or solvent national
bank In the vicinity Of the bidders
place OF residence made payable TO
the order OF the commissioner Of Indian
affairs for AZ least per centum of the
entire amount OF the proposal which
chcak or draft shan baforfoItcd TO the
United StateH for the use and benefit OF
the Apache, lSiown and Comanche In
dams, in case any bidder receiving an
award shnll fall 10 enter Into the pre-
scribcd lease for the lands bid upon.
and to execute suitable bond for the
faithful performance OF hin part OF the
contract. otherwise 70 be returned TO
the bidder. Proposals not conforming
to the requirements OF this advertise
mcnt VIII not be considered Frank u.
acting Indian agent. Klowa and Com
anchc agency. Anadarko Oklahoma.
Notice of Annual Meetings.