The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-23

PROPOSALS for Leasing the Surplus
Grazing Lands on the Kiowa and CON-
anche and Wichita Reservauons;-C nlteu
States Indian Service. Kiowa and COM
anche and Wichita Agency. AnadarAo'
Oklahoma. January 70. 1888. ~,
CTelegraphic address, Anadarko' okla-
homa, via Chickasha. |. T)
Sealed proposals for grazing horses or
cattle Out not sheep or hogsl on the sur
plus lands Of the Kiowa and Comanche
and Wichita reservations. Oklahoma, en-
dorsed. Proposals for leasing tribal lands
for grazing purposes. and addressed 10
the Acting Agent of the Kiowa and COM
anche Agency. Anadarko, Oklahoma' VIII
be received at this office until o COCK
D. m. on the 18th day OF February. 1888.
The pastures on the KiOwa and COM
anche reservation will be leased for the
period of three years from April !. IosS'
and the pastures on the Wichita reserNa-
ton will be leased for one year from Aprli
! 1898 No bid for a different perlou on
either reservation Will be received or con-
For the information of bidders. I will
state that the description of the pastures.
the location and estimated NUMBER Oh
acres in each. and all other necessary IN
formation will be furnished on application
70 this office. \ few of the pastures on
each reservation are unsurveyed. These
will be surveyed as early as pracbcapIe
and the lessee will be required 10 pay up
on the actual number OF acres 1ounu 70
he embraced in each. as SHOWN bS Nls
survey Certain of the pastures on both
reservations are also unfenced. Inc
J lessees of unfenced pastures Will ne re-
| quired, without unnecessary delay' 10
fence the same with q substantial, cattle-
I Droof wire fence: all fences and otuer
! improvements shall revert 10 the Indians
and become their absolute property at the
: expiration of the leases.
| reservation that is already under fence
viii be leased for less than ten cents per
acre per annum: and no unrenced pasture
/ on said reservation will be leased TOT less
/ than s cents per acre for the hrst year
and ten cents per acre for each OF the
/ second and third years
1 The bidder must clearly designate the
/ pastllre on which the bid is made, CIV
ing the estimated number OF acres mere
/ in the price per acre per annum Whlcn ne
Will pay. and the maximum nunper OF
! horses or cattle he proposes 10 hoid upon
/ the lands at any one time; and IN case
| more than one pasture is bid upon. sep
/ arate bids must be made upon each. only
| nv a strict adherence to this instruction
| will Il be practicable 10 compare the Dlus
/ on any givenpasture
Tho rent must be paid in two equal
/ seu,i-aunual payments I'm advance. name
! ". on April LIST and October Ist OF eaeh
Each lessee will be required 10 furnish
! security. in an amount equal TO the de-
/ ferred payments for the faithfui per
I forrnauCe Of the conditions OF the lease
| through some acceptable security or kuHi
! an+v Conpanv. Personal bonds viii not
/ be accepted ,-.
| Everything being satisfactory. II Is pro,
/ poeed 10 award the grazing privileges OF
| each particular pasture 10 the bidder pro
| DOSING to pay the highest price therefor
| but the right is hereby reserved TO re-
/ feet any and all bids. II deemed for thf
fest interest OF the Indians; and the
/ leases executed hereunder viii be subject
to the approval Of the secretary OF thf
/ interior.
! Each proposal must be accompanied y
| a certified check or draft upon some Y. ;
/ depository or solvent national bank y
the vicinity az the bidders place OF resi-
! dence made payable "a the order Of tn'
| Commissioner OF Indian Afatrs, Tor ~
! least per .centum Of the entire amount q
! fba proposal which check or draft Snti
he forfeited 70 the United States for tA'
use and benefit Of the Kiowa, ComaneRe
! Anzche and Wichita Indians. IN case an1
/ bidder receiving an award shan fau y
enter into the prescribed lease for ~
lands bid upon. and 20 secure a sllta2.'
Bond for the faithful performance 81 ~
I Der4 nf the contract. otherwise 70 be IT,
turned 20 the bidder
I Proposals not conforming 20 ire r.
/ o,lsre-77enfz az this advert iseu7ent wiN uG
( Sc considered FRANK D. BAIDfEiN.
can't Z. 8 A Acting indian Agent
/ Etowa and Conanche Agency. = IA
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