Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-01-25
Proposals for Leasing the Surplus GraHinI
Lands In the Kiowa aud Comanchs
aud wichita Reservations.
UqILed states lndlaq seTyIee,

United States Indian Service,
kiowa and Comanche and Wichita Agency
Anadarko. Oklahoma, Jan, 10, 1893.
(Telegraphic Address: Anadarko, Oklahoma.
via Chickasha. |, t.
Sealed proposals for grazing horses or cattle
lbut not sheep OF hogsl on the surplus lands of
the ktOwa and COmanche and Wichita reseT.
yations, Oklahoma. endorsed Proposals for
Leasing Tribal Lands for Grazing Purposf s."
and addressed TO the acting agent of the
htoWa and (OmanChe agency, AnadarkO, Ok
lahoma, will be received at this office u Ill 2
O'Clock D. m, on the 18th day of February.
Tn, pastures on the Kiowa and Comanchr
reservation will be leased tor the period OF
three years from April 1, 1898, and the pas.
for one year from Apr. l, 1858. No bid for a
different period on either reservation will be
receive d or cOnsidt red,
For the information of bidders I will state
that the description OF the pastures. the lOca.
ton and esti ated number Of acres In 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 he 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 boIh reservations
are also unienced. The ~lessees of unienc-d
pastures viii be required, without unnecessary
Celay, 20 fence the same with a substantial
cattle proof wire 'ence. All e. ces and other
i'm, rovrments shall revert TO the Indians and
become their absolute pro city at the eKpira-
tiun Of the leases.
No pastures on the Kiowa and Comanche
reservation that is already under fence will be
leased for less than ten cents ger acre per
annum; and no unl en ed pasture un said
reservation will be leased for less than eight
cen = 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 Is made, giving the esti-
aeI, Der qu anSnm u wI6S'tcsss he r MI t pay. p and tRSees
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 Il
be practicable to compare the bids on any
The rent must be paid in i've equal semi.
annual payments In advance, namely, on
April and October l Of each year.
bach lessee viii be re- quirrd to furnish Sc
curity in an amount equal to the deferred pay
ments for the faithful performance of the con.
tons of the lease, through some acceptable
security or guaranty company. Personal bond
Will not b. accepted.
Everything beirg satisfactory. II is proposed
90 award the grazing Iuyileges OF each partie-
the highest price therefor; but the right is
hereby reserved to reject any and all bis II
deemed for the best interest OF the Indians;
and the leases executed hereunder will be sub
terror.
Zach bid must be accompanied by a certified
check or draft upon some United States De.
positoTy OF solvent nauonal bank in the vicin-
ity Of the bidders place of residence, made
PAYABLE to the order of the Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs, for at least . per cent of the
entire amount of the proposal. which check OF
draft shall be forfeited 70 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 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 - be returned 70 the bidder.
Proposals not conforming to the require
ments of this advertisement will not be con-
sidered. FRANK ID, BALDWIN,
captain United States Army,
Acting indian Agent, kiowa and Comanche
Agent, Anadarko, Oklahoma.