Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-01-29
Proposals for Leasing the surplus Grazing
Land Ia the KiowA and Comanche
and wichita Reservations.
uni,ed s,.,as Ind,an 500.

United States Indian Service,
Rioya and c~oma1che aud Wichita Agency.
Anadarko, Oklahoma, Jan, 10, 1898.
C~Telegraphlc Address, AnadaIko, Oklahoma.
via ChlCkasha. l, IL
Sealed proposals for grazing horses or cattle
but pot sheep oI hoas) ON the surplus lands of
the ktowa and Comanche and Wichita reser.
yatl0ns, Oklahoma, endorsed Proposals. for
and addressed TO the acting agent of the
kiowa and (omanche agency, Anadarko, Ok
o'clock .. M, on the ieth day Of February.
1925.
The pastures on the Klowa and comanche
reservation VII be leased for the period OF
three years from April 1, 1893, and the pas.
lures on the Wichita reservation will be leased
for one year from April 4, 1893. No bid for a
diisfent period On either reservation will be
For the information Of bidders ! will state
that the description OF the pastures, the lOca-
ton and estimated number Of acres Ia each,
and all other necessary information, will be-
furnished on application TO this office. A few
OF the pastures on each reservation are unsur.
Veyed. These Will be surveyed as early a.
practicable, aud the lessee will be required TO
pay upo the actual number Of acres iound to
be embraced In each, as show by the survey.
are also unienced. TN iessees OF unfeneed
pastures Will be required. without unnecessary
delay, 90 fence the same with a substantial
cattle proof wire fence. All fences aud other
improvements shall revert to the Indians and
become their absolute property at the eKpira-
ton of the leases.
No pastures on the Kiowa and Comanche
reservation that Is already under fence will be
leased for less than ten cents per acre pei
annumj and no unfenced 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 ar i third yeans
The bidder must clearly designate the pas.
ture on which the bid II made, giving the estl'
mated number of acres therein, the price pc
acre per annum which he will pay, and the
maximum number Of horses or cattle he pro
poses to hold upon the lands at any one time
and In case more than one pasture IN bid upon
separate bids must be made upon each. ONLY
BY a strict adherence To this instruction will I
be practicable 10 compare the bids on anJ
The rent must be paid In two equal sent
annual Payments in advance. namely. OF
Bach lessee Will be required to furnish set
curity IN an amount equal to the deferred pay,
ments toT the faithful performance Of the con
lions of the lease, through some acceptable
security or guaranty company. Personal bono
Will not be accepted.
Everything being satisfactory, Il Is proposed
20 award the grazing privileges Of each panic-
ular pasture to the bidder proposing to pay
the highest price therefor; but the right Il
hereby reserved Co reject any and all bids II
deemed for the best Interest Of the Indians
and the leases executed hereunder will be sub,
lect to the approval Of the secretary Of the In.
terror.
zach bid must be accompanied by a certified
check or draft upon some United States de,
pOsitory or solvent national bank in the vicin.
payable 20 the order Of the Commissions o
Indian Aiairs, for al least D per cent Of IN,
entire amount OF the proposal, which check o
draft shall be forfeited 20 the United States 70
the use and benefit Of the kiowa, Comanche
Apache and Wichita INDIAN In case any bid
der receiving. an award shall fail to enter int,
the prescribed lease for the lands bid upoi
and 10 secure a suitable bond for the faithful
performance Of his part Of the contract, other
wise To be returned 10 the bidder.
PfOpOeale not conforming TO the require
ments OF this Advertisement will not be con
sidered. FRANK ID, BALDWIN,
Captain United States Army,
Acting Indian Agent. kiOWa and Comanchl
Agent, Anadarko, Oklahoma.