The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-11-14
Council Grove observation
10 be- Sold

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oklahoma Cliy Nov BE- -tspccnil- b.
The following correspondence in regard Co
the abandoned military eryatIon of
copnei Grove explains imen
liga - T. Flyun, 0uthrie Okiahoma
sif ! have ga hani vow letter 81 the
sth. uitlno. wherein you have asked
poHpooernen, Of the sale - ths iands IN
ihe Council Grove abtnlone1 military
reservation Oklahoma. 80 thit Won may
have an opportunity 20 intrlduce r oil
10 congrcss donating tac re-srS6uJu 20
tho territory Tor a soiJlcrs home. and
that time a. afforded for congressional
tetinn u the premise,
lev auswer. you are advised that on en-
i1th uitimo. the commissioner ~ the gen
erai land on ce rcportcd to tho depart
mcgai on a similar rrauest from g. a
Caahoun. caq Oklahoma City. and fir
rrs.aons stated, recommended that tbe
sale o. nef postponed
A contemplated sale OF these lands was
couO crnandcd ~ the department or
Nyycmbcr g. 1871. 20 that "a reasonable
time mighf be- given for the desired legis
iation. and a bin such A. YOU dcscrib.
was introduced n the iast congress Ard
faucd to become a law
4 oan see no rcason f0f another post.
nononent and 7 concur .u enc ropori and
recommendation of the commissioner The
request you have prcferrri o. thoro'ore
,ienied
cnoioso a copY of the report OF me
cOumiasioner for your io'ofmatlon
vcrY neapoctfuiiv.
E a. uITCHCOCK.
socreta-.
The Honorable sccretary ~ me Imerlpr
air am in rece,,i by dcpartmcn.
reference, for ropor Ia duplicate. ard re.
tu-l q paper with Recommendation. ~
iettcr dated September ts. isa9 from G.
CAlhoun. Post. a. A.. Oco. O. a n ok-
iaohma city. asking tho pcuponcmcnt ol
tho es,ie Of and In Council Grove abau.
lSon~d military reservation. Oklahoma
Territory 20 that conucas may donate %
90 enc territory Tor a soidier home
In reply ! have tho honor 90 report That
this reservation wa cstablinhcd by exc
rutvc order of Dccouorr ~ iSs5 aa a
timber reservation for the use OF Fort
Reno ~ was tranuerrci 40 th.s depart
mont January a. iss. f0s disposni un,ier
fhe act of July .. ises O. stat. ian
wheu trasfcrred u contained an aroa of
bD acrcs. Although thia aroa waa On
excess OF 500 acres. yes by reason of the
date of q, rcilnquissment tho lands in
aaid reservation were not subjcct 10 set
tionent under the act % August l3.isA
% STAT fsil
aaid lands werc appraised IN March
ins. tho appraisal approved by the dc.
partmcut November n. 1895. ana ,nder
aaid appraiEemont public Offering OF tho
lands took place on August A. 1886. lt
which time loo acres were sold. .cayue
tiee acres unaold
On November 20. igg9 the ds1hrtment
approved too recommendation of this Of
ace ihat action looking 20 ,he rcnnering
% thc unaold lands he postponed until an
appropriation became ovali,hlc for that
purpose
On September 18th. ig,. .hls .0Gier mn1e
10 tle department az unflv1rablc report
on ~, application OF >gr g. "a Younr.
Commando Oklahoma q "a a. hat the
reservation bc withheld from sl1e. -oscrv
"a end aei aside for the ~ cx nlon
soldiers 90 Oklahoma ana indiau Terri
tores
on September ~ sn .hs Office f1r.
NA,iod 10 the departmen; letter from
Mr w. Everest, ot Okla iona. Okla
who wrote In the interest uf
nnnsher ~ rros spcctive indies nfknr
that the ands ho re-onered and the
recommendation was then made thni
the sands be re-ofcrcd G'r sale under
tne provisions of section @ OF said act
II July g. 1884 Tlaa yf,ti nuDrovpd hy
I'm department Dcceanh 90. 1897. this
onecc belng directed o. prepare che ncc-
fsssAry Instructions to locd officers. as
weli ~ orders for EMBELLISHMENTS and
90 saibmit the same hor approval
On October 10. 1897. shis office made
ueport uo the dega 4ment on rcs0lu
tLon adopted oy ,lranl pos, No l. c. a
W.. Department OF Oklahoma. asi1ing
that the remainder &C tine lands in said
reservation be withdrawn from sale :.
that congress might rsssi a law actting
apart said hands nrr soldiers home
No c5jections % grassfing a rcqucs,
werc urged
on Nvember 4. 1897, rfle department
6aa,rd an order directing that Rctaon
tootsng 20 thc diapottu ~ these hands
b. deferred 50 thah u reasonable time
might De given for SECURING the desirci
leqcsiation
Therc was intrriuced l che last cOn-
.rcsss a. Dr. 1911 s0o1. q, srant al %
tise uns.oli land IN Cosmca Grove aban-
doned military ro0Vyatt0n 90 the ter
r4tsfy ~ Oklahona, under certain con-
irions, Tor fhe cstAbllshnrcu' OF a