Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-02-07
Proposals for Leasing the surplus erasins
Lands In the Kiowa and Cotaanche
aud MIohIta R-eaerNatlona.
United States Indian service

United States Indian Service, }
hlowa and Somanche and Wichita Agency. \
Anadarko, Oklahoma, Jan. 10, 1865.
C~relegraphie Address, AnadaIko, Oklahoma.
via Chlckasha. l, ID
Sealed proposals for grazing horses or cattle
out not sheep oT hoRsl on the surplus lands OF
the ktowa and Comanche and Wichita reser.
yatons, Dkiahoma, endorsed Proposals for
and addressed to the acting agent Of the
hiOWa and Comanche agency, Anadarko, OK.
lehoina' VIII be received. Al. this office until 2
O'Clock .. m, on the 10th day OF February,
1898.
The pastures on the Kiowa and comanehe
reservation will be leased for the period OF
three years rom April 1, 1898, and the pas
lures on the Wichita reservation will be leased
70, one year from April 1. 1893. No bid for a
ainStsnt psuod On either reservation will be
For the information OF bidders I will state
tlat the description OF the pastux -, the lOca-
ton and estimated number Of Heres In each.
and all other necessary information, will De
furnished on application TO this office. A few
OF thy pastures on each reservation are unsuT-
veysn. ihese WI be surveyed as early as
pay upon the actual number OF acres lOund TO
be embraced In each, as shown by the survey,
Ssnain OF me pastnres on both reservations
pastures Will be required. without unnecessary
delay, TO fence the same with a substantial
improvements shall revert TO the Indians and
become thelr absolute property at the expira.
ton OF the leases.
No pastures on the Kiowa and Comanche
reservation that ia already under fence will be
leased for less than ten cents per acre per
annum; and no unfenced pasture on said
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 II made, giving the esti.
mated number OF acres therein, the price Der
acre per annum which he will pay, and Inc
maximum number Of horses OF cattle he pro.
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
Dc pfacucaole to compare the bid on any
The rent must be paid In two equal semi.
annual payments in advance, namely, on
April and October l of each year.
Each lessee will be required to furnish Sc
curity ia an amount equal to the deferred pay
ments for the faithful performance of the cor.
tons of the lease, through some acceptable
security or guaranty company. Personal bOnd
Will not be accepted.
kyeryihing being satisfactory. It is proposed
70 award the grazing privileges of each paric-
ular pasture To the bidder proposing TO pay
the highest price therefor; but the right 10
hereby reserved TO reject any and all bids II
deemed for the best Interest OF the Indians;
and the leases executed hereunder will be sub.
lect 10 the approval otthe secretary Of the In
zach bid must be accompanied by a certified
check or draft upon some United States de-
pOaltofy or solvent national bank In the vicin-
NY OF Tue biuuets place OF residence, made
payable TO the order of the Commissioner Of
Indian Ahairs, for at least D per cent OF the
entire amount of the proposal, which check OF
dratt shall be forfeited to the United States for
The use and. benefit of the kiowa, Comanche,
Apache and Wichita Indians In case any bid
der receiving an award shall fail 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.
Proposals not conforming to the require.
meuts OF this advertisement will not be con.
sidered. FRANK ID, BALDWIN,
Captain United States Army,
Acting Indian Agent, kiowa and Comanche
Agent, AnadaTkO, Oklahoma.