The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-03


PROPOSALS for Leasing the Surplus
Grazing Lands on the Kiowa and Com
anche and Wichita observation-disclosures
States Indian Service, Kiowa and Com
anche and Wichita Agency, Anadarko,
Oklahoma. January IL, 1898.
photographic address, Anadarko, OKLA
hOma. via Chickasha, l. II
Sealed proposals for grazing horses or
cattle (but not sheep or hOgs) 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 TO
the Acting Agent of the Kiowa and Com
anche Agency, AnadarkO, Oklahoma, VIII
be received at this Office until O'Clock
p. m. on the 18th day of February, 1893.
The pastures on the Kiowa and Com
anche reservation will be leased Tor the
period of three years from April l, 1873,
and the pastures on the Wichita reserVa-
ton will be leased for one year from April
J. 1898. Nc bid for a different period on
either reservation will be received or con-
sidered.
For the information of bidders, I will
state that the description of the pastures,
the location and estimated number OF
acres in each, and all other necessary In
formation will be furnished on application
10 this office. a few OF the pastures on
each reservation are unsurVeyed. Ihese.
will be surveyed as early as practicable,
and the lessee will be required TO pay up
on the actual number of acres found to
be embraced in each as shown by the
survey. Certain OF the pastures on both
reservations are also unfenCed. The
Iessees of unfenced pastures will be re-
quired. without unnecessary delay. TO
fence the same with "A substantial. cattle
proof, wire fence; all fences ana other
improvements shall revert TO the Indians
and become their absolute property at the
expira ton of the leases. g
No pasture ON, the Kiowa and .Comanche
reservation that is already under fenc6
win be leased for less than ten cents per
acre. per annum; and no Unfenced pasture
on said reservation VIII be leased Tor less
than cents per acre for the first year
and ten cents per acre for each or the
second and third years.
The bidder must clearly designate the
pasture on which the bid is made. Civ
ing the estimated number of acres tnere-
I'm the price per acre per annum which he
will pay. and the maximum number of
horses or cattle he proposes to hold 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
by a strict adherence 10 this instruction
will il he practicable TO compare the bids
on any givenpasture-
THE rent must be paid in two equal
se1ui-annual- payments. in advance, name
". on April 1st and October LIST OF each
year.
security in an amount equal to the de-
ferred pavments for the faithful per-
formance of the conditions of the lease,
through some acceptable security or guar
Q
be accepted
Everything being satisfactory. it is pro-
posed to award the grazing privileges OF
each particular pasture to the bidder pro-
posing to pay the highest price therefor;
but the right is hereby reserved to re-
iect any and all bids, If deemed for the
bast interest of the Indians: and the
leases executed hereunder Will be subject
10 the approval of the secretary of the
interior. ,,
Each proposal must be accompanied by
| a certified check or draft upon some L. 5
depository or solvent national bank. in
the vicinity of the bidders place or resi-
darce made payable TO the order of the
commissioned OF Indian Affairs, for at
least : per centum of the entire amount OF
The proposal which check or draft shah
he forfeited TO the United States for the
11sA and benefit OF the kiOwa, Comanche
Arache and Wichita Indians, in case any
bidder receiving an award shall fail 70
enter into the prescribed lease for the
lands bid upon. and TO secure suitable
bond for the faithful performance OF his
mart OF the contract; otherwise TO be re-
turned to the bidder.
Ioronosals not conforming TO the re-
7,Iireueuts OF this advertisement will not
he considered FRANK D. BALDWIN,
Can't. L. 5. A. Acting Indian Agent,
Eiowa and Comanche Agency, Ana
darko. Oklahoma SPLIT