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


PROPOSALS for Leasing the Surplus
Grazing Lands on the kaw ana Osase
Reservations, Oklahoma.-United States
Indian Service Usage Agency, PaWhuSka'
Oklahoma, February Is, 1898. CTelegTapnlc
address, Pawhuska, Oklahoma, VIA ElsiH'
Kansas
Sealed proposals for grazing horses or
cattle Cbut not sheep or hogs on the sur
plus lands Of the Kaw and Usage reseT-
vatiOns. Oklahoma, endorsed, proposals
for leasing tribal lands for grazing puT-
poses" and addressed to the Acting agent
of the Usage Agency, PaWhUSka, Okla-
homa, will be received at this office until
l o'clock p. m, on the 10th day OF March,
1898.
The pastures on both reservations will
be leased for the period or three years
from April l. 1898. No bid for a different
period on either reservation Will be re-
ceiVed or considered.
A minimum price of ten cents per acre
per annum has been placed upon the lands
bv the Secretary of the Interior, ana no
bid for less amount viii be received or
considered.
The Iessees will be required to repair the
fences surrounding their respective pas
lures and TO keep them in good repair
during the term of the lease, at the eX-
piration of which they shall revert to the
Indians and become their absolute prop
erty. The lessees will also be required TO
furnish security for the faithful perform
amount equal to the deferred payments,
through some acceptable surety or guar
anty company. Personal bonds will not
be accepted.
in two equal semi-annual installments,
in advance, to-wit: On April LIST
and October 1st Of each year. ss- ~
Foe the information of bidders / will
state that the description of the pastures,
the location of each, and estimated num-
lnar.1 C,f ~ N
sdry information will be furnished upon
application to this Office. 81 ---r -.. ~
The bidder must clearly designate the
pasture upon which the bid is made, so
that Il can BE Identified; give price per
acre per annum which ne will pay for
the use of the same, and state the max
fmum number of horses or cattle he pro-
poses to hold upon the land at any one
time: and in case more than one pas
ture is bid upon. a separate bid must
be made upon each. Only by strict adj
herence to this instruction will it be prac-
ticable to compare the bids in any given
pasture
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 reject
any and all bids if deemed for the best
interest of the Indians; and the. leases
executed hereunder will be subject to the
approval of the Secretary of the Interior
i Each proposal must be accompanied by
a certified check or draft upon some
United States depository or solvent ma
>tional bank in the vicinity of the bidder S
Mace of residence. made payable 10 the or
der of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
for at least per centum of the entire
amount of the proposal. which check or
draft shall be forfeited to the United
States for the use and benefit of the Kan
sas or Usage Indians, in case any bidder
receiving an award shall fail to enter in
to the prescribed lease for the lands bid
upon. and to secure a suitable bond for
the faithful performance of his part of
the contract; otherwise to be returned to
the bidder.
Proposals not conforming to the require
ments of this advertisement will not be
considered.
HENRY 3. FREEMAN. Col. L. S. A
Acting Indian Agent, Usage Agency. Okla
homa. N-12t