Arizona silver belt., 1900-03-01

TINTED STATES INDIAN SERVICE - posals for grazing privileges on the White Mountain or San Carlos Indian reserya: tion, Arizona: Sealed proposals for grazing horses or cattle (but not sheep or hogs) on the surplus lands of the White Mountain or san Carlos Indian reservation, Arizona, endorsed
 Proposals for grazing privilege on the san Carlos reservation and addressed to the hct- ing L. s. Indian agent of the San Carlos agency, Arizona. will be received at this office uutll O clock D. m, on the 18th day of March. lsoO It is proposed to grant informal permits GOV ering the grazing privileges of said reservation to the party or parties proposing to pay the highest price per head per annum Tor the period of three years from April l. iHb NO {! bid for a different period will be accepted or | considered For the information of bidders it | Is stated that the ranges of the reservation | are unfenced. So far as practicable gwen | portion of the reservation, sufficient Tor the i pas urage of hisstock will be assigned to each ! successful bidder. and each permitted VIII pc 1 expected to conine his stock tothe porilon or ! the reservation assigned him; but the govern | ment will assume no responsibility m the mat | ter of prey enting the straynP Of stock rom | range to range There are two separate i ranges or grazing districts on the reservation, l separated byuatural boundaries; one embraces | an estimated area Of about 5OOWl0 acres ahu
 the other about S0O.0O0 acres. The RfaIlnR i permits issued under this advertisement VII ! be prescribed by the commissioner or Indian ! affairs md will be based upon the number oi | head Of cattle or horses the bidder proposes to graze on the reservation ana not upon the | acreage assigned to eachpermittee Any lut, | ther information concerning the matter WlH | be furnished upon application to this once | Each bidder must state whether he proposes 4 to graZe horses or cattle, the number ne pro ' poses to graze and the price per head per an | mum which he win pay (calyes at their mother , ! side not 10 be cOunted1 and give the locatloh | of his ranch and bis p0stOifico address m tle | consideration of bids horses and catiie wln m De i reRarded as upon equal basis. All adjustment l win be required on the lst of April or cacn l year of the term and permittees VIII pc Ie 1 quired to enter into supplemental cohtfact | upon the same terms and conditions AN u'S ! original contract covering any additions or | stock that he may huye brought upon the res l eFVatiOB. and covering al young sJock lhat l have approximately attained the age or one one
 year during the preceding twelve months. Ihe
 grazing tux must be paid in two Seml-annuhl
 miscellaneous in advance to-Wh: on ApIn ls' ! and October lst, Of each year. Each pefmlllte l win b. required to furnish bond with two Oi ! more good and sufficient Sureties sn an amount l equal to the deferred payments under his per,
 init. An actual count oi the hlLnDGf ol nS,1 m ha | Of stock brought upon the reservation Wlh pe ! required of each pcrmttee II 1t ~hOuld pc us
 covered upon inspection and count that tht
 number and count certified to k incorrect tht 1 permlttee will be held to the payment ot suct : surplus and such surplus Of stock VIII De suI 1 feet to removal from the reservation m tht ! discretion Of the T. & Indian agent. m cast i he should deem such course eNPehlehl ! Everything being satisfactory it IS proposed
 10 award the grazing privileges 10 the party ol
 parties proposing 10 pay the highest pilcc pc
 
 served to reject any or all bids or any part o
 n bid without assignment Of cause. should th' Secretary of the Interior deem such couts'
 advisable and the permits executed neteuuue
 will be subject tO the approval or the NecIe
 tary of the Interior. Each proposal must p'
 accompanied by a certified chech o' aia'
 upop some United Statesdepo-tory or solyen
 national bank in the vicinity of the bidder
 place of residence made payable To the orue | of the Commissioner of Indian AhalrS Tor | least ten per ceatum of the entire amount q 1 the proposal for the three year when chec 1 or draft will be forfeited 10 the plteo Htatt 1 for the uSe and benefit of the Indians occup' 1 iy7g the san Carlos reservation: in case any DO i der receiving an award shall fail 10 enter mt
 the prescribed permit for the number or hea i of stock covered by his bid, and 70 furnish
 | suitable bond with two or more good ana SUI
 cient Sureties conditioned upon the ialtni' ! performance of the terms of the permit: othe
 wise It will be returned 70 the bidder Propo
 alS not conforming to the requirements or th ! advertisement will not ne considered. 'ap
 w J Nicholson. Acting ' $. Indian Agen
 Sau Carlos Agency, Arizona, February lb l'o