Arizona silver belt., 1900-02-22
TINTED STATES INDIAN sEr

TINTED STATES INDIAN SERVICE Pro - 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 hogsD 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 act. ing '. $. Indian agent of the San tarl0s agency, Arizona, will be received at this office uutil {? O o'clock D m on the 18th day of March. 1900 It k 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 for the period of three years from April l. 1900. No bid for different period will be accepted or considered For the information of bidders t Is stated that the ranges Of the reservation are unfenced. 50 far as practicable. gwen portion of the reservation sufficient for the past urage of hisstock. will be assigned to each successful bidder, and each permittee VIII he expected to confine his stock to the portion of the reservation assigned him; but the govern ment will assume no responsibility in the mat
 ter Of preventing the straying of stock from range to range. There are two separate ranges or grazing districts on the reservation separated by natural boundaries; one embraces an estimated area Of about 500000 acres and the other about S00OD0 acres. The grazing permits issued under this advertisement will pe prescribed by the commissioner of Indian affairs md will be based upon the number or head of cattle or horses the bidder proposes to graZe on the res eryation and not upon the acreage assigned 10 each permttee, Any TUT theF information concerning the matter VIII be furnished upon application Co thls office Euch bidder must state whether be proposes to graZc horses or cattle, the number he pro
 poses tO graze and the price per head per an nun which he will pay (calves al tleif mother > side not to be connted), and give the location Of his ranch and his postoiiice addreS~. In the consideration Of bids horses and cattle will be regarded as upon equal basis. An adjustment will be required on the ist of April Of each year Of the term and permtteeS will be re quired to enter into a supplemental contract upon the same terms and conditions as the original contract covering any additions or stock that he may have brought upon the res eTyatiOn and covering all young stock that have approximately attained The age or one year during the preceding twelve months The grazing tax must be paid In two semi-aunual miscellaneous. in advance to-wit: On April lst and October lSt, Of each year Each pcfmiiiee will be required to furnish bond with two or more good and sufficient Surctles In an amount equal to the deferred payments under his per nit An actual count Of the number Of head of stock brought upon the reservation Will pc required of each pcrmttee; lf it should be dis' covered upon inspection and count that the number and count certified tO is incorrect, the permttee will be held tO the pAymcnf Of such surplus and such surplus of stock VII! De sun feet Co removal from the reservation. DO the discretion Of the r. s Indian agent, To case he should deem such a course cZpedicnt Everything being satisfactory, it is proposed tO award the grazing privileges to the party "i
 
 head per auEum but the right Is hereby re served to reject any or an bids, Dr any part oi a bid without assignment Of cause should lHt Secretary of The Interior deem such cour-t advisable. and the permits executed hcreunde
 will be subject Co the approval Oi the Secre tary of the Interior. Each proposal must p' accompanied by certified check or urat
 upon some United StateSuCpO- OF NOlyen
 national bank iu the vicinity of the bidder
 place of residence, made payable % thc ofde
 of the Commissioner Of Indian AGalrs, Tor a least Ten per centum of the entire amount Q the proposal for the three years which chccl l or draft win be forfeited Go the United State | for the u>e aud benefit of the Indians occupy | ing the san Carlos reservation: tn case any bid | der receiving an award shall fail to enter iut' | the prescribed permit for the number Of hcai | Of stock covered by his bid and to furnish
 suitablc bond with two or more good and sum , cient surerles- conditioned upon the falthfu performance of the terms Of the permit. other wise It win illhereturned to the bidder PrOpOS als not conforming to the requirements of thr advertisement will not ue considered. Capt W J Nicholson, Acting S Indian Agent San Carlos Agency. Arizona, February l6 l90