Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-01-31
Proposals for Leasing the surplus Grazing
Lands In the Kiowa aud ComAnohe
and wichita Reservation.

United States Indian Service. }
htowa and Comanche aud Wichita Agency, :
Anadarko, Oklahoma, Jan, 10, 1865.
Photographic Address Anadarko, Oklahoma.
via Chickasha. I'D
Sealed proposals for grazing horses or cattle
Abut not sheep Or hogsl on the surplus lands OF
the kiowa and Comanche and Wichita reser.
vations, Oklahoma, endorsed Proposals for
Leasing Tribal Lands for Grazlng purposes.d
and addressed TO the acting agent of the
kiowa and (omanche agency, Anadarko, ok.
o'clock y. M, on the 10th day OF February,
lSps,
The pastures on the Kiowa and comanehe
reservation will be leased for the period oi
three years from April 4, 1893, aud the pas.
lures on the Wichita reservation will be leased
Tor one year from April 1, 1893. No bid for q
ainsfenf period on either reservation will be
For the information OF bidders | will state
that the description Of the pastures, the lOca-
ton aud estimated number OF acres In each.
and all other necessary Information. will be
furnished on application to this office. A few
OF the pastures on each reservation are unsuf-
Neyed. These VIII 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.
are also unienced. The iessees OF unfenced
pastures viii be required, without unnecessary
delay TO fence the same with a substantial
improvements shall revert to the ndiAns and
become their absolute property at the expim.
ton OF the leases.
No pastures on the kiowa and Comanche
reservation that IL already under fence will he
leased for less than ten cents per acre per
annum; and no unfenced pasture on said
reservation VIII be leased for less than eight
cents per acre for the first year and ten cents
per acre for each of the second and third years.
The bidder must clearly designate the pas.
ture on WHICH the bid IL made, giving the esti-
mated number of acres therein, the price Der
acre per annum which he will pay, and the
maximum number of horses or cattle he pro-
poses to 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
by a strict adherence to this instruction will L
oe praclleaole 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.
Each lessee will be required 10 furnish Sc.
curity ia an amount equal to the deferred pay
ments Tor the faithful performance Of the con
tons of the lease, through some acceptable
security or guaranty company. Personal bond
viii not be accepted.
Everything being satisfactory, It is proposed
20 award the grazing privileges OF each partic-
ular pasture to the bidder proposing to pay
the highest price therefor; but the light ls
hereby reserved to reject any and all bids n
deemed for the best interest Of the lndians;
and the leases executed hereunder will be sub.
lect 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 vicin-
ny Of the bidders place of residence, made
payable TO the order Of the Commissioner OF
Indian Atfairs, for at least . per cent OF the
entire amount OF the proposal. which check OF
dram 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
ana To secure a suitable bond for the faithful
performance OF his part Of the contract, other.
wise to be returned 10 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 COmanchs
Agent. AnadarkO, Oklahoma.