The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-25


claD.-The bin which passed congress at
the late session opening the Kiowa and
Comanche lands 10 settlement has just
come from the hands Of the public Dr.nt-
er - r
THE BILL N FULL.
Sec. 6. Whereas David IT, Jerome. Al
fred VI. Wilson and Warren @. sayrs,
duly appointed Commissioners on the part
Of the United States. did, on the xth day
Of October, eighteen hundred and ninety
two, conclude d an agreement with the
Comanche, Kiowa and Apache tribes OF
Indians in Oklahoma, formerly q part Of
the Indian Territory, which sa d agree
ment IS in the words and figures as fol-
lows:
Articles Of agreement made and en-
tered into at Fort Sn, In the Indian Ter
ritory, on the twenty-first day Of Octo-
Der, eighteen hundred ana ninety-two, by
and between David H. jerome, Alfred NJ.
Wilson and Warren G. sayre, Commits
sinoers on the part Of the United tSates,
and the Comanche, Kiowa. and Apache
tribes of Indians in the Indian Territory.
ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT
ARTICLE 1.-Subject TO the allotment Of
land, in severalty to the individual men,
tribes OF Indians in the Indian Territory,
az hereinafter provided for. and subject
to the setting apart as grazing lands for
said Indians, four hundred and eighty
thousand acres OF land as hereinafte er pro-
vided for, and subject to the cond tions
hereinafter imposed and for the consider
alton hereinafter mentioned, the said
Comanche, Kiowa and Apache Indians
hereby cede, convey, transfer, relinqu.sh,
and surrender, forever and absolutely
without any reservation whatever, ex-
press or implied, al Their claim, tit!c, ard
interest, Of every kind and character in
and to the lands embraced in the fol-
lowing described tract OF country in the
Indian Territory to-wit: Commencing at
. point where the Washita river crosses
the ninety-eighth meridian west from
Greenwich; thence up the Washita river
In the middle of the main channel there
Of, to a point thirty miles, by river. west
of Fort Cobb as now established; thence
due west to the north fork Of Red River,
provided sad line strikes said river east
Of the one hundredth meridian OF west
longitude; If not. then only TO said mer.-
dian line and thence due south. on said
meridian line. TO the said north fork OF
Red River; thence down said north fork,
IN the middle Of the main channel there
Of to a point where Il may be first inter-
sected by the lines above described, 10 the
main Red River; thence down said Red
River, In the mdd @ Of the main channel
thereof 20 It's intersection with the nine
ty-eighth meridian Of longitude west frc m
Greenwich; thence south, on said mer.d-
ian TO the place Of beginning.
ALLOTMENTS
Article Out Of the lands ceded, con-
veyed, transferred, reEnquisned. and sur
rendered by Article hereof, and in part
consideration for the cession thereof 4
is agreed by the United States that each
member of said Kiowa, Comanche, and
Apache tribes of Indians over the age OF
eighteen Q9 years shall have the right to
select for himself OF herself one hundred
and sixty q60) acres Of land 70 be helu
and owned In severalty, 20 conform to
the legal surveys in boundary; and that
the father, or. IL he be dead, the moth
er, II members OF either Of said tribe OF
Indians shall have the right TO select a
Ekeamoun Of land for each Of his or
her children under the age Of ghteen Qs)
years; and that the Commissioner Of In
dian Affairs, or some one by HIM appoint
ed for the purpose. shall select a like
amount Of land for each orphan child be-
longing to either Of sad tribes under the
age Of eighteen G9 years.
ADDITIONAL LANDS.
"Aticle IlI-That in addition 10 the al.
lotment 0. lands TO said Indians as pro-
H'ded for n this agre ment, the secretary
OF the interior shall set aside for the Us,
in common for sad Indian tribes foul
hundred and eighty thousand acres OF
grazing lands, 20 be selected by the sec
Ietary Of the interior, either in one ol
more tracts as viii best subserve the in
terest Of SAID Indians. IL Is hereby fur
ther expressly agreed that no person shal
have the right TO make his or her Sc
lection Of land in any part Of sa d res
ervationthat Is now used or occupied fo
military, agency. school, school-farm, re
ligious, or other public uses or in sec
tions sixteen Q0 and thirty-sx (3G sucl
each congressional townsh p. except II
cases where any Comanche, Kiowa, o
Apache Indian has heretofore made i'm
provements upon and now uses and occu
pies a part OF said sections sixteen Q6
and (36, such Indian may make his o
her selection within the boundaries s,
prescr bed so as TO include mis- or her i'm
prOvements. 1t is further agreed tha
wherever in said reservation any Indian
entitled 10 take lands in severahy here
under, has made Improvements. and nov
uses and occupies the land embracing
such Improvements. such Indian shall
have the undtspu,ed right TO make his o
her selection within the area above pro
vided for allotments, so as TO include h
or her said Improvements.
1T is further agreed that said section