Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-24
LEGAL NOTICES.

PROPOSALS FOR LEASING the surplus
grazing lands on the kaw and Usage res
ervations. Oklahoma. United States Indian
Service, Usage Agency, Pawhuska; Okla
dress, Pawhuska. Oklahoma. via Elgin.
kansas.) Sealed proposals for grazing
horses or cattle (but not sheep or hogs on
reservations. Oklahoma, indorsed Pro
posa!s for leasing tribal lands for grazing
pgep9s Of the and niss addressed d to the acting
iahoma; Will be received at this office until
l ociCck p. M, on the 10Th day of March.
ISM; The pastures on both reservations
from April /, 1898. No bid for a different
period on either reservation will be re-
G cen OF considered. A minimum price of
placed upon the lands by the secretary of
the interior. and no bid for a less amount
VIII be received or considered. The lessees
will be required to repair the fences sur
rounding their respective pastures, and to
Keep them in good repair during the term
OF the lease. at the expiration of which
they snail revert 10 the Indians and be-
come their absolute property. The Iessees
will also be required to furnish security
Tor the faithful performance of the con-
ditions of the leases. in an amount equal
TO the deferred payments, through some
acceptable surety or guaranty company.
Personal bonds will not be accepted. The
payments of rent must be made in two
equal semi-annual installments in advance.
to-Wlt: On April LIST, and October LIST. of
each year. For the information of bidders, /
VIII state that the description of the pas
lures, the location of each, and
number OF acres in each. and all other nee
essary Information will be furnished upon
application to this office. The bidder must
clearly designate the pasture upon which
the bid Is made, SO that it can be identi-
NED; give price per acre per annum, which
he Will pay for the use of the same, and
state the maximum number of horses or
cattle he proposes to hold upon the land at
any one time: and in case more than one
pasture is bid upon, a separate bid must
be made upon each. Only by a strict adj
herence to this instruction will it be prac-
tlcable to compare the bids in any given
pasture. Everything being satisfactory, it
is proposed to award the grazing privileges
OF each particular pasture to the bidder
proposing to pay the highest price there
for; but the right is hereby reserved to re-
Ject any and all bids, if deemed for the
executed hereunder will be subject to the
approval of the secretary of the interior.
Each proposal must be accompanied by Il
certified check or draft upon some u. S..
depository or solvent national bank, in the
vicinity of the bidders place of residence,
sioner of Indian affairs. for at least 5 per
centum of the entire amount of the pro-
poSal, which check or draft shall be for
feited to the United States for the use and
benefit OF the Kansas or Usage Indians. in
case any bidder receiving an award shall
fail to enter into the prescribed lease for
the lands bid upon. and to secure a suit
able bond for the faithful performance of
his part of the contract; otherwise to be
returned to the bidder. Proposals not con-
forming to the requirements of this adver-
tisement will not be considered.
n 3. FREEMAN, Col. U. S. A.
Acting Indian Agent.
Usage Agency, Oklahoma.