Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-02-09
Proposals for Leasing the Surplus Grazing
Lands In the Kiowa and Comanche
N Wichita Reservations.

United States Indian Service,
hloEa and Somsnehe and Wichita Agency,
Anadarko, Oklahoma, Jan, 10, 1868.
CTelegaphIc Address, Anadarko, Oklahoma,
via Chickasha. !. To
Sealed proposals for grazing horses or cattle
Abut not sheep or hoRsl on the surplus lands OF
the NOVA and Comanche and Wichita reser.
yatiOns, Oklahoma, endorsed Proposals for
Leasing Tnbal Lands for Grazing Purposes"
and addressed to the acting agent of the
hto%a ana S2msnehs agency Anadarko. Oh,
o'clock D. m, on the 10th day OF February,
reservation will be leased Tor the period of
three years from April 4, 1898, and the paa.
lures on the Wichita reservation will be leased
for one year from April 1, 1sps. No bid Tor a
different period on either reservation will he
received or considered.
For the, information Of bidders I will state
That the description Of the pastures, the lOca.
ton and estimated number Of acres In each.
and al other necessary information, will be
furnished on application 10 this office. A few
veyed. These will be surveyed as early M
practicablei and the lessee Will be required TO
pay upon the actual number OF acres found to
pe embraced IN each, as shown by the survey.
Certain Of the pastures ON both reservations
are also untenced. The lessees OF unfenced
PASTURES VIII be required, without unnecessary
cattle-ptoof wire fence. All fences and other
improvements shall revert to the Indians and
oeeonie their absolute property at the expim-
No pastures on the Klowa and Comanche
reservation that Is already under fence will be
Leased snSn Tor less than ten cents per acre per
reservation VIII be, leased for less than eight
cents per acre for the first year and ten cents
per acre tor each OF the second and third year..
The bidder must clearly designate the pas.
ture on which the bid 10 made, giving the esti-
mated number OF acres therein, the price per
acre per annum which he will pay, and the
maximum number Of horses or cattle he pro-
poses 70 hold upon the lands at any one time:
and IN case more than one pasture Is bid upon,
separate bids must be made upon each. Only
py a strict adherence to this instruction will Il
oe pfaeucaole to compare the bids on any
The rent must be paid in two equal semi.
annual payments In advance, namely, on
April and October | OF each year.
EsSh lessee VIII be required 70 furnish Sc
ments for the faithful performance OF the con.
ions of the lease, through some acceptable
seSpIty oI guaranty company. Personal bond
Everything being satisfactory, Il is proposed
70 award the grazing. privileges of each partlc-
ulaf pasture To the bidder propOsinR To nay
the highest price therefor; but the right il
hereby reserved 10 reject any aud all bids N
deemed for the best Interest Of the lndiansi
anu the leases executed hereunder will be sub.
terror.
Each bid must be accompanied by a certified
cheCk OF draft upon some United States de.
pOsitory or solvent national bank In the vicin-
lily Of the bidders place of residence, made
payable 70 the order Of the Commissions OF
ndian Affairs, for at least . per cent of the
entire amount Of the proposal which cheek OF
The use and benetit Of the Kiowa, COmanche,
Apache and Wichita Indians In case any bid.
der receiving, an award shall fall TO enter into
the prescribed lease for the lands bid upon
and to secure a suitable bond for the faithful
performance OF his part of the contract, other.
wise To be, returned to the bidder.
PIoposals not conforming To the require
tnsnts OF this advertisement will not be con.
sldered' FRANK ID, BALDWIN,
Captain United States Army,
Acting Indian Agent, kiowa and Comanche
Agent Anadarko, Oklahoma.