The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-10-11

scribed by the Secretary of the In
terror to govern mineral leases and
other matters in the Choctaw and
Chickasaw Nations, Indian Terri
tory, under the provisions of the
agreement of April %. 1897, be-
tween the Dawes Commission and
. the Choctaw and ChickaSaw Ma
tions.
MINERAL LEASES.
1. The agreement with the Choc-
taw and Cbickasaw Nations provides
that the leasing and operating of
coal, asphalt and other mineral
lands in said nations shall be under
the control of two trustees appointed
by the President of the United States
upon the recommendations of the
executives of said nations, each of
whom shall be an Indian by blood of
the respective nation for which he
may be appointed.
2. Each trustee shall be required
the Interior in the penal sum of
$40 200, conditioned for the faithful.
performance of his duties under the
agreement, the bond to be approved
by the Secretary of the Interior be-
fore said trustees shall be permitted
to enter upon their duties.
3. 1t shall be the duty of the
trustees to receive applications from
parties desiring to make leases of
lands within the Choctaw and Chick
asaw Nations for the purpose of en-
gaging in the mining of coal, asphalt
or other minerals, to examine said
applications. a1d transmit the sans,
with report of facts, to the United
States Indian Inspector stationed in
the Indian Territory, and, on receipt
of authority from him for that pur-
pose, to enter jointly into leases
with all parties to whom the privil- |
ege of leasing lands in said nations |
for mining purposes shall be ap-
proved by him, in such form as shall
be prescribed by the Secretary of the |
Interior. The trustees shall also
make an examination, :, at least once
in every month, into the operations |
of AL personsA corporations and |
companies 0psfatfng mines within |
said nations, with view Of ,ascer-
tanning the quantity Of minerals pro-
duced by each, the amount of roy
atty. if any, dne and unpaid by each,
and all other Information necessary
for the protection of the interests of
the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations,
and at the end Of each quarter said
trustees shall make a report to the
Secretary of the Interior of all their
acts under these regulations.
4. All indentures Of lease made by
the trustees as above provided shall
be in quadruplicate and shall contain
clear and full description by legal
of the tract or tracts of h
and covered thereby, not to exceed
'60 acres, which legal subdivisions
must be contiguous to each other.
Said indentures of lease shall be
transmitted for the approval of the
Secretary of the Interior, and no
ease shall be valid until approved. ,
5. Royalties shall be required of
Ill lessees as follows: On coal Is ,
cents per ton for each and every ton I
If coal produced weighing 1000
pounds. The right is reserved, ,ehow- /
'ver, by the Secretary of Interior in !
'pecial cases to either reduce or ad- b
7ance the royalty on coal and as :
shais On the presentation of facts I
which, in his opinion, make it to the I
interest of the Choctaw and Chick 8
saw Nations, but the advancement :
'r reduction of royalty on coal ard r
Isphait in particular case shall not r
operate in any way to modify the 6
,e2eral provisions of this regulation, 8
king the minimum royalty as above I
let out.
On oil 10 per centum of the value U
II all Oil produced, royalty to be as G
'errained on the value of the oil pro- q
iuced in it's crude state; and on all | q
'ther minerals, such as gold, silver. {
ron, and the like, as follows, sampl- L
ng charges to be first deducted: e
On all net smelter returns of ore of U
30 per ton and under, a royalty of u
0 per cent; or all net smeIter re- q
urns OF ore $50 per ton and less than 8
$50 per ton royalty of IS per cent; |,
n all net smelter returns of ore over a
loo per ton and less than $500 per r.
on royalty of 20 per cent; and on q
IL net smelter returns of ore over n
300 per ton royalty Of 25 per cent. =
Provided that all lessees shall he a
equlred to pay advanced ROYALTIES p
8 provided in said aOreamort -,