Arizona silver belt., 1900-03-22

TINTED STATES INDIAN SERVICE-Pro-
 - poSals for grazing privileges on the
 White Mountain or san Carlos Indian reSerya- ton, Arizona Sealed proposals for grnzing horses or cattle (but not sheep or hogs) on the surplus lands of the White Mountain or san Carlos Indian reservation. !rizOna. endor>eu
 Proposals for grazing privilege on the san Carlos reservation and addressed to the act ingT S. Indian agent of the san Carlos agency.
 Arizona. will be received at thlS Oiiicc uutl Q clock D m.. on the 18th day Of March, lHD.
 1t k proposed to grant informal permits coy
 ering the grazing privileges of said reservation
 to the party or parties proposing to pay the
 highest price per head per annum Tor inc
 period Of three years from Aprl !. l%n. NO
 bid for a dlercut period will he accepted or
 considered. For the information of bidders II
 k stated that the ranges of the reservation
 are unfenced. So far as practicable. given
 portion of the reservation. suincient Tor the
 paSiurage of his sstock. willbe assigned to each
 successful bidder, and each pcrmttee VIII ne
 expected to coniine his stock tO the portion oi
 the reservation assigned him. but the govern
 ment will assume responsibility in the mat
 ter of preventing the Straying of stock rom
 range to range. There are two separate
 ranges or grazing districts on the reservation
 separated byuatural boundaries: one embraces
 an estimated area Ot about JOO.Wm acres ana
 the other about s0UOOO acres The graHng
 permits issued under this advertisement VIII
 ne prescribed by the commissioner Oi Indian
 nIairs md win be based upon the number Of
 head of cattle or horses the bidder proposes to
 rraze on the reservation and not upon the
 acreage assigned tb eAcu peflnlllCt. Any
 ther Information concerning the matter VIII
 be furnished upon application to this office.
 Each bidder must state whether he proposes 10 Zraze horses or cattle. the number he pro poses tO graZc and the price per head per an
 mum which he will pay (calVcS al their mother side Tot to be counted). and give the location
 of his ranch and his po>toiiice address In the
 consideration Of biCS horses and cattle VIII De regarded aS upon equal basis. An adjustment
 will be required on the l>t of April Of each
 year of the term and permitteeS will be re quired tO enter into supplemental contract upon thc same terms and conditions AN the
 original contract covering any additions or
 stock that he may have brought upon the res
 ervatiOn. and covering all young stock that
 have approximately attained the age or one
 year during the precedingtw twelve months. The
 grazing tax must he paid in two Seini-annual
 miscellaneous. in advance. tO-WtG On Apru lSt and October lSt of each year. achpcrmittee
 will be required 10 furnish bond with two or more good and sufficient SuretieS in an amount
 equal to the deferred payments under ms per, init An actual count Of the number or heau
 of stock brought upon the reservation VIII pc
 required of each pcrnittce: if it should be dis- covered upon inspection and count, that the
 number and count certified to k incorrect the
 permttcc will be held tO the payment or Such
 surplus and such surplus of stock will be suo-
 iect to removal from the reservation, m the discretion of the C. $. Indian agent. in case he should deem such q course eNpedieni. Everything being satisfactory. it k proposed To award the grazing privileges to the party or
 parties proposing to pay the highest price per head per unnum; but the right lS hcrebN re
 served to reject any or all bids. or any part or
 % bid. without assignment of cause should the
 Secretary of the Interior deem such a course advisable: and the permits executed hereunder
 win be subject to the approval of the Secre tary of the Interior. Each proposal must be accompanied by a certified check or dratt upon some United SdepOStory or solvent
 national bank in the vicinity of the bidder x place of residence made payable to the order of the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs. for al least ten per centum Of the entire amount CT the proposal for the three years. which cheek or draf ft will be forfeited to the United states for the iise and benefit Of the Indians occupy ing the San Carlos reservation; in case any bd- der receiving an award shall fail to enter into the pi prescribed permit for the number of head of stock covered by his bid and to furnish suitable bond with two or more good and sun. cient sureties. conditioned upon the faithful performance of the terms of the permit; other wise it will be returned to the bidder PrOpOS nls not conforming to the requirements oi this advertisement will not ne considered capt ". J. Nicholson Acting ' <. Indian Agent san Carlos Agency, Arizona. February ld lgp0