Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-01-24
Proposals for Leasing the surplus Grazing
Lands In the KiOws and Comanohe
aud wichita Reservations.
United States Indian servll

United States Indian Service, }
kiowa and Comanche and Wichita Agency, Y
AnadarkO, Oklahoma, Jan, 10, 1895,
CTelegraphic Address; Anadarko, Oklahoma,
via Chickasha. |. To
Sealed proposals for grazing horses or cattle
(but not sheep OF hogs) on the surplus lands of
the kiowa and Comanehe and Wichita Iessr.
yations, Oklahoma, endorsed Proposals for
Leasing Tribal Lands for Grazing Purposes"
and addressed to the acting agent of the
kiowa and Comanche agency, Anadarko, Ok
lahoma, will be received at this office urt I'll 2
1898.
The pastures on the Kiowa and conanche
reservation Will be leased for the period of
three years from April 1. 1898, and the pas.
lures on the Wichita reservation will be leased
for one year from April 1, 1893. No bid for a
dineIent period On either reservation will be
For the information Of bidders l will state
that the description of the pastures, the locn-
ton and estimated number OF acres In 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 as
practicable, and the lessee Will be required To
pay upon the actual lumber Of acres found to
be embraced In each, as shown by the survey,
Certain OF the pastures on both reservations
are also unienced. The lessees OF unfenced
pastures will be required, without unnecess ary
delay, 10 fence the same with a substantial
cattle proof wire fence. All ferces and other
imI rovements shall revert to the Indians and
become their absolute pro. erty at the expira-
ton of the leases.
No pastures on the Klowa and Comanche
reservation that Is already under fence will be
leased for less than ten cents per acre pei
annum: and no unienced. pasture on said
reservation will 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 year,,
The bidder must clearly designate the pas
ture on which the BID Is made, giving the estl-
acre per annum which he will pay, and the
maximum number Of horses or cattle he pro-
poses to hold upon the lands az any one time
and In case more than one pasture Is bid upon,
separate bids must be made upon each. Only
by a strict adherence to this instruction will 4
be practicable TO compare the bid on any
The rent must be paid In two equal semi.
annual pay In advance, namely, on
April aud October 1 Of each year.
Zach lessee will be r. quirrd to furnish Sc.
Curty in an amount equal 10 the deferred pay
ments for the faithful performance of the con
tons of the lease, through some acceptable
will not b. accepted,
Everything being satisfactory, II is proposed
TO award the grazing, privileges of each partlc'
ulaT pasture tn the bidder proposing to pas
the highest price therefor; but the right {,
hereby reserved to reject any and all BITS II
deemed for the best interest Of the Indians
and the leases executed hereunder will be sui,
iect to the approval ofthe secretary VI the n
error
Each bid must be accompanied by a certified
check or dratl upon some United States de
pOsitory or solvent nauonal bank in the vicin.
ity OF the bidders place OF residence, made
pa able TO the order of the Commissioners OF
Indian Affairs, for at least 3 per cent Of the
eutire amount Of the proposal. which check OF
draft shall be forfeited 10 the United States fOl
the use and benefit Of the kioWa. comanche
Apache and Wichita Ind ms IN case any bid,
der receiving. an award shall fail TO enter into
the prescribed lease for the lands bid upOT
and To secure a suitable bond for the faithful
performance of his part Of the contract, other
wise to be returned to the bidder.
Proposals. not conforming TO the require
ments Of this advertisement will not be con
sidered. FRANK D. BALDWIN,
Captain United States Army,
Acting Indian Agent, kiOwa and Comanch,
Agent. Anadarko. Oklahoma.