Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-01-26
Proposal. for Leasing the surplus Grazing
Lands IN the Kiowa and Comanohe
aud wichita Reservation.
United States Indian Service,

United States Indian Service,
kiowa and Comanche aud Wichita Agency,
AnadarkO, Oklahoma, Jan, 10, 1898.
(Telegraphic Address; Anadatko, Oklahoma,
via Chickasha, |, To
Sealed proposals for grazing horses or cattle
(but not sheep or hogs on the surplus lands of
the hio~a and Somanehe ana .Mlchlta Tessr.
Leasing Tribal Lands fot Grazing Purposrs,'
and addressed TO the acting agent Of the
iahoma, will be received al this office u til2
O'Clock D. m, on the 10th day of February.
The pastures on the Klova and comanehe
reservation will be leased for the period of
three years from April 1. 1898, and the pas
lures on the Wichita reservation will be leased
for one year from April 1, 1893. No bid for a
different period on either reservation will be
received or considr red.
For. the information Of bidders | will state
that the description of the pastures, the loca.
ton aud estimated number OF acres Ia each,
and all other necessary information, Will be
furnished on application TO this office. a few
OF the pastures on ,ach reservation are unsur.
veyrd. These will be surveyed as early as
practicable, and the lessee will be required to
pay upon the actual number of acres found to
be 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
Delay, 20 fence the same with Il substantial
cattle proof wire fence, All fr' ces and other
inns rovements shall revert to the Indians and
become Their absolute pro efty at the eKpira-
No pastures on the Kiowa and Comanche
reservation that Is already under fence will be
leased for less than ten cents per acre per
annum; and no unfenCed. pasture on said
reservation viii be leased for less than eight
cen $ per acre for the first year and ten cents
per acre tor each OF the second and third years.
The bidder must clearly designate the pas
ture on which the bid Is made, giving the est.
mated number OF acres therein, the price per
maximum number of horses or cattle lac pro-
poses TO hold upon the lands at any one time;
and In case more than one pasture ~ bid upon,
separate bids must be mad upon each, Only
by a strict adherence 10 this Instruction will Il
be practicable to compare the bid on any
The rent must be paid in two equal semi
annual payments in advance, namely, on
April and October 1 of each year,
bach lessee Will be required to furnish Sc
curity in an amount equal To the deferred pay
ments for the faithful erfurmance of the con-
tons of the lease, through some acceptable
security or guaranty company. Personal bond
Everything being satisfactory, II is proposed
10 award the grazing, privileges OF each partic-
ular pasture to the bidder proposing to pay
tie highest price therefor; but the right Is
hereby Trse we'd to reject any and al bi = II
and the leases executed hereunder will be sub
lect to the approval OF the secretary II the n
terror.
check on draft upon some United States de-
positOry or solvent national bank In the vicin-
lily of the bidders place of residence, made
payable To the order of the Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs, for at least 5 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 lndi MS In case any bid
der receiving an award shall fall 10 enter into
the, prescribed lease for the lands bid upon
performance OF his part Of the contract, other
wise To br returned to the bidder.
Proposals not conforming TO the require
ments OF this advertisement will not be con-
sideTed, FRANK ID. BALDWIN,
Captain United States Army,
Acting Indian Agent, kiowa and Comanche
Agent, Anadarko. Oklahoma,