Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-02-10
Proposals for Leasing the Surplus orasins
Lands In the Kiowa and Comanehe
and Wichita Reservations

United States Indian Service, }
htowa and Somanche and Wichita Agency, y
Anadarko, Oklahoma. Jan, 10. isbs.
CTelegraphic Addressi Anadarko, Oklahoma.
via Chickasha. l. IT,
Sealed proposals for grazing horses or cattle
Out not sheep or hoRs) on the surplus lands OF
me hio~a end Somanehe and Wichita Teser.
Leasing Tribal Lands for Grazing purposes'"
and addressed to the acting agent of the
hiOwa and Comanche agency, Anadarko, ok.
lahoma, viii be received at this office uutil .
1898. ''
The pastures on the Klowa and comanehe
reservation Will be leased for the period Of
three years from April 4, 1898, and the pas
lures ON the Wichita reservation will be leased
iot one year from April 1, 1898. No bid fof a
alI t psri0a On either reservation Will be
For the information OF bidders I will state
mat the, description Of the pastures, the lOca.
ton and estimated number OF acres I'M each.
and all other necessary Information. will he
furnished on application 20 this office. A few
OF ths pastures on each reservation are unsur.
Neyed. heee VIII be surveyed as early a.
practicable, and the lessee wifi Ice reauired to
pay upon the actual number of acres found 10
be embraced IN each, as shown by the survey.
are also unienced. The lessees OF unfenced
pastures VIII be required, without unnecessary
delay 10 fence the same with a substantial
cattle proof wire fence. All fences and other
Improvements shall revert TO the Indiana and
become theiir absolute property at the expira-
ton OF the leases.
No pastures on the klowa and Comauche
reservation that Is already under fence will be
leased for less than ten cents per acre per
annumi and no unfenoed pasture on said
reservation viii be leased for less than eight
cents per acre for the first year and ten cents
per acre for each of the second and third years.
The bidder must clearly designate the pas
mated number Of acres therein, the price per
acre per annum which he will pay, and the
maximum number Of horses or catle he pro-
poses 10 hold upon the lands at any one time
and In case more than one pasture Is bid upon,
separate bids must be made upon each. Only
oy a strict adherence to this instruction will 4
oe pnaGueanie TO compare the bids on any
The rent must be paid In two equal semi.
annual Payments In advance. namely, on
Aptl ana OctObeT of each year.
zach lessee will be required 10 furnish Sc
curly IN an amount equal to the deferred pay
ments for the faithful performance Of the on
tons OF the lease, through some acceptable
security or guaranty company. Personal bOnd
will not be accepted.
Everything betting satisfactory. It is proposed
TO award the grazing privileges of each partic-
ular pasture To the bidder proposing 10 pay
the highest price therefor; but the raht IL
hereby, reserved TO reject any and all bids n
deemed for the best interest OF the Indians;
and the leases executed hereunder will be sub.
leet to the approval ofthe secretary Of the In
terror.
Each bid must be accompanied by a certified
check or draft upon some United States de-
pository or solvent national bank In the vicin.
ny % the bidders PLACE of residence, made
payable ~ the order of the COMMISSIONS OF
indian Afairs, for at least b per cent OF the
sntife amount OF the proposal which check or
dtah shall pc forfeited 70 the United States for
the use and benefit Of the Kiowa, Comanche,
Apache and Wichita Indians In case any Nd.
der receiving, an award shall fail TO enter into
the prescribed lease for the lands bid upon
performance OF his part Of the contract, other
wise To be returned 10 the bidder.
mrnpIp 81 not eoniotming 70 the .equlre'
sidefed' FRANK ID, BALDWIN,
Captain United States Army,
Acting Indian Agent, kiowa aud COmanche
Agent, Anadarko, Oklahoma.