Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-01
q NOTICES.

PROPOSALS for leasing the surpius
grazing lands on the Kiowa and ComaBche
and Wichita reservations, ok'rhoma
United Suites Indian Servire. k3ywi and
tornanche and Wichita Agency, Anacarsp.
okianoma. February Ii. i@n. Te!csraphic
address. Aratarko. OkInhoma, via ChlcE-
nshi, l. II Sealed proposals Tor glazing
h'rses or cattle tbut rot 6neep or hogsD On
,le surplus Unbiased laEcs Of the hiowt
okiahomaa' hf irdol and ""rITn iot :eas
!hs tribal lands for grazing purpo.es' On
~. NOVA and Comanche or ",icn'it rs,
crvh'ion. as the case may be. and addressed
70 the United States Indian agent or :ne
hLv"h ana coUauchc ag"rry. Anadarko,
ok.ahotna. vii! be received at TINS ON
Snuh- o clock. p. m. on IL" l'th Gay ot
ga. ~'i'n, l5',. The pastures on the 1900
go '"Hldnchc reservation W.! b: isdscc
f .n ,ae i..riod Of two years from Aptt !.
~, ~, aha ne pastures On he Wichita reset
.dtlUH VIII b" leased for or" year IRON
apF!i !. lS1a- No bid for a d:Is.ent period
on either reservation Will hi received CT
considered. For the Information Of bid
Ger. II is stated that the description o! tAe
pa.tHi's. the location. and estimated Ruin
ST! Information. viii be FURNISHED on "p-
pNcat!oH 10 this office. \ few OF the pha-
LIS on each reservation are unsurseyft'
iHese VIII be surveyed a. early as ptac-
uttb!" and the lessee VIII be VsHllT 81 -
pay, upon the actual number OF acres .ouia
10 De einarlced IN each as shown " NE
survey. Certain OF thc pastures % oo,l
reservations are unfeuced. The !sssees %
nhIencea pastures on both reservations WIZ
80 N!lIlOlt unnecessary t'4~s. -
80 ~. same win Il substantial. pdio't
wire; cattle proof fence. TIE fences 20 revert
10 me indians and become the!r absolute
property at TIE expiration o. the term.
40 pasture Oh the kiowa and Comancne
,.S,!Nati9n that is already under fence VII
DC lease! tor less than ten c.nts Per acre
iti di.'iun. and no untenced pasture on
sag reservation Will be leased fox less n 81
,!Sht cents per acre per annum; snd 10
considered. The bidder mus. clearly des-
Istate me reservation and Che pasture on
which the bid is made. giving the estimated
number of acres therein. the price per aero
per ailnum which he VIII pay. and the max
lhium number OF horses or cattle he pro-
POSES 10 hold upon the lands al any ore
j. bid upon. d separate bid must be MAZE
Tor each pasture. Only BY a strict adler-
eng TO this instruction will IL be prac.ic-
anIe 10 compare the bids on any given pas,
ture. The rent must be paid III two equal
se'n!-annual in advance. namely.
on April LIST and October list of each year.
Each lessee Will be required to furnish sc.
curry in an amount equal TO the deferred
payments conditioned upon the faithtuI
through some acceptable security or guar
anty company. Bonds of personal sureties
VII Lot be accepted. Everything being sat
isiactory, 1t is proposed 10 award the graz
ing privileges OF each particular pasture
70 the bidder proposing 10 pay the highest
price therefor; but the right ia hereby re-
served To reject any and all bids II deemed
for the best interests OF the Indians; ard
the leases executed hereunder will be sub
49, ~ u apiioNd4 VI t!t sStitNahy "a tNt
interior. Each proposal must be az
companisd by. a certified check or draft
upon some United States depository or
solvent national bank in the vicinity OF the
bidders p!ace OF residence. made payable
10 the order of the commissioner OF Indian
affairs. for at least five per centum OF the
entire amount OF the proposal. which check
or draft will be forfeited to the United
States for the use and benefit of the kiowi.
comanche and Apache or Wichita Indians.
as the case may he. IN case any bidder re-
ceiV!ng an award shall fail. to enter into
the prescribed lease for the lands bid upon
and TO furnish Il suitable bond for the
faithful performance of the terms of the
lease. otherwise to be returned TO the bid
der. Proposals not conforming to the re-
Guirements Of this advertisement will not
be considered.
. WILLIAM 7. WALKER.
U. S. Indian Agent, Eicwa and Comanche
Agency. Analarko. Oklahoma.