The Lamar register., 1899-04-12
UTE RE EsERvATioN.
Text of fhe Ir aea,'s Proclamation
Thowi.E 1t Open TO srtil Tnent

ton of President Mckinley opening
the Southern Ute reservation to settle
ment is as follows:
Whereas. BY the provisions of an
act approved February 20. 1893. the
agreement made by the commission
ers ON the part of the United States
with the Southern Ute Indians OF Colo
rndo bearing date of November Ii.
1888. was annulled and the treaty
made with said Indians June Is, 1888.
was directed to be Carried our as there
in provided and ns further provided by
general law for settling Indians In
severalty: and
whereas. Ii was further provided
by said act that within six months
after the passage thereof. the secre-
tary of the interior should cause al
lotment of land, in severalty, TO be
made to such of the Southern Ute In
dams In Colorado. as they might elect
and be considered by him qualified to
take the same out of the agricultural
lands embraced in their present reser-
walton In Colorado. such allotments TO
be made In accordance with the pro
visions of the act OF Congress ap-
proved June 10, 1883; and,
Whereas. 1t was furtner presided
that for the sole and exclusive use of
such Indians as might not elect or be
deemed qualified TO take allotments in
seyeralty as provided therein. should
be set apart and reserved all that por-
tion OF their reservation lying west of
the range line between ranges thirteen
and fourteen. west of the New Mexico
principal meridian. and also all of
townships thirty-one and thirty-two OF
ranges fourteen, fifteen and sixteen.
west of the New Mexico principal me-
IA l.sktss in nfrif tory nj
New Mexico: and.
Whereas. Under the provisions of
section four of said act II was made
the duty of the President of the United
States to issue his proclamation de
claring the lands within the reserva-
tlon OF said Indians. except such poT-
tions as might have been allotted or
reserved under the provisions of the
preceding sections of said act. open to
occupation and settlement. providing
that no homestead settler should re-
ceive title to any portion of such
lands at less than Si.25 per acre. and
such settlers should be required 10
make n cash payment Of 30 cents per
acre at the time filing is made upon
any OF said lands; and providing that
before said lands should be open TO
public settlement. the secretary of the
interior should cause the Improve
mcnts belonging to Indians on the
lands then occupied by them 10 be ap-
praised and sold at public sale TO the
highest bidder. except improvements
on lands allotted to the Indians in ne-
cortlance with this act; and providing
that no sale OF such improvements
should be made for less than the APP
praised value, and that the several
purchasers of said improvements
should fer thirty days after the issu-
ance of the Presidents proclamation
have the preference right of entry of
the lands upon which the improve
mcnts purchased 10y them should be
situated. but that the said purchase
should not exceed 16O acres and that
the proceeds OF such improvements
should be paid TO the Indians owning
the same: and,
whereas, II Is further provided
that the provisions OF said act should
take effect only upon the acceptance
thereof aud consent thereto by ma
jority OF all the male adult Indians
then located or residing upon the res
ervation. which acceptance should be
at once obtained under such regula-
rions as the secretary OF the interior
might prescribe: and.
Whereas. Allounents have been
made as provided for in said act, and
all the other terms and considerations
as required therein have been COM
piled with, preceding TO the opening of
the unallotted and un=eserved lands
in said reservation TO settlement and
entry. except the sale of improvements
on the y. f 4. n. w. Il S. u n. W. u
and y. w. u S. W. Il Sec. L. Up. 33 N.
X. . W, belonging 10 Ignacio. an In
dian. hut said sale will be Immediately
ordered and the rights of the purchaser
thereof win he protected for thirty
days from date of this proclamation.
as provided by the act. by instructions
TO the register and receiver of the local
land office having Jurisdiction over the
same, and as this exception is not con-
sidered bar 10 the opening of the un-
allotted and unreserved lands to set
tlement,
Now, therefore, /. William McISin-
ley, President of the United States, do
hereby declare and make known that
all of the lands embraced in said res
eryation, saving and excepting the
lands reserved for and allotted to said
Indians, and the lands reserved for
other purposes in pursuance of the
provisions of said act, will, ut aud after
the hour of II o'clock noon tmountain
standard time) on the 4th day of May.
A. d. 1899, and not before be open to
settlement and entry under the terms