Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-02-08
Proposals for Leasing the Surplus Grazing
Lands In the Kiowa and Comanche
and MIchlta RAaArxnlInna-

United States indian Service. !
htowa and COmanche and Wichita Agency, \
Anadarko, Oklahoma, Jan, 10, 1899.
CTelegraphic Address, Anadarko, Oklahoma.
via Chickasha. l. To
Sealed proposals for grazing horses or cattle
Aput not sheep of hOgs) ON the surplus lands OF
Tue klowa and Comanche and Wichita reser.
vauOns, Oklahoma, endorsed Proposals for
Leasing Tribal Lands for Grazing Purposes."
and addressed to the acting agent of the
NOVA and SQmanehe agency, Anadarko, Ok
O'Clock b. M, on the 10th day OF February,
The pastures on the Kiowa and comanche
reservation will be leased TOT tile period OF
three years from. April 1, 1893, and the pas
lures on the Wichita reservation will be leased
49, one year from April l, 1898. No bid for a
received or considered.
kor, the information Of bidder I will state
mat the description OF the PASTURES, the loca-
ton and estimated number OF acres I'M each.
and al other necessary information, will be
furnished on application 10 this office. A few
w. vays ~ psTTbtuIes On Sadh reservation are unsut-
practicable, and the lessee Wilt be required 10
pay upon the actual number Of acres lOund 10
be embraced In each, as shown by the survey.
Certain OF the pastures on both reseryatio1s
are also unfenced, The lessees of unfenced
pastures will be required, without unnecessary
delay, 90 fence the same with n substantial
cattle proof wire fence. All fences and other
improvements shall revert 70 the Indians and
become Their absolute property at the eKpira-
No pastures on the Kiowa and comanche
reservation that Is already under fence will be
leased tor less than ten cents per acre per
reservation will be leased for less than eight
cents per acre for the first year and ten cents
PEI acre L25 each OF The second and third year,.
TURF on WHICH the bid Is made, giving the csti.
mated number OF acres therein, the price per
maximum number OF horses or cattle he pIos
poses To hold upon the lands at any one time
and In case more than one pasture IL bid upon,
separate bids must be made upon each. Only
by a strict adherence TO this instruction will Il
DC practicable to compare the bids on any
given pasture.
The rent must be paid In two equal semi.
annual payments In advance, namely, on
April and October 1 of each year.
Bach lessee VIII be required to furnish Sc
cuHty IN an amount equal to the deferred pay
ments for the faithful performance of the ION.
tons OF the lease, through some acceptable
security or guaranty company. Personal bond
Everything being satisfactory, It is proposed
20 award the grazing privileges OF each parlc-
t Ii% bRs1S,ess y, u}it tee e,aasr pfop9sing 70 pay
hereby reserved to reject any and all Bids n
deemed for the best Interest Of the Indians;
and the leases executed hereunder will be sub,
ject TO the approval OF the secretary OF The In.
terror,
Zach bid must be accompanied by a certified
check or draft upon some United States de-
pository or solvent national bank in the vlcin-
ity OF the bidders place of residence, made
payable 20 the order of the Commissioner OF
Indian Atiair, for at least . per cent 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 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
msnts OF this advertisement will not be con-
sidefed. FRANK ID. BALDWIN,
Captain United States Army,
Acting Indian Agent, Known and Comanche
Agent, Anadarko, Oklahoma.