The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-04-24

80 etfstbAo- pro b0g the
Growing OF Ehenf, 0ats, CoGtoB
and Corn.
Thirteen thousand farms, according
10 q Topeka dispatch 10 tie Kansas
City Times, will he thrown open to
white settlement ia Oklahoma as the
result Of the passage by congress Of a
bill 10 ratlfg the agreement Aith The
Kfowa, GoIpatche and Apache In
dams for The sale TO the Emitted States
VI the surplus lands belonging to their
reservations in the territory.
II ~ a tract of land embracing Dear-
w 100000 acres, DOW held by The In
dams under the treaty OF 1868 at Aedi
cine Lodge. The lands are situated ID
the extreme south western quarter Of
Oklahoma territory, being bounded on
the north by the Wiebjta reservation
aud Wasbita county, o. r.; Oh the
south by Texas, on tie west by Greer
county, o. T., and on The east By Lle
Indian Territory proper, Aeaf t1H
center ~ the ttaci ~ the f0rt sjli Mill.
tary reservation ~ 10000 acres, upon
which the army posi- 81 Ifort siIl is
ina1niailed ny the government and
where GeroDim0tg band " Apaches are
being held w prisoners of war, The
total number Of Indians included ia
this agency ~ 2.SI2. ~ which l.taJ3 ale
Commences, LIS Biowas aud Ea3
Apaebes.
Of the whole 9nlount Of band w the
reservation 2,lS3,313 acres are a. pres.
en- leased ~ eattIoUeD for grazjDg
PURPOSES Ut an annual rental of about
10 cents an acre and amounting ~ an
annual payment of S2tGJ3OS,G each
year for the benefit ~ the Indians, II
w estimated thai there DOW upon
the reservation MOI FAR from fDD.AD0
beef cattle, one and z year Old steers
are purchased ~ southwestern JeAas
and driven ~ these great pastures.
where ttleg ARE held and TWO yeafs
and then shipped ~ mapkeL
AZ Ann1aPGo eD Oct ~, 1872, IN
agreement was made between Il com.
mission Of the United slates and the
KiOw9, Gonapcle apd ApaeDn indian
tribes by which The Indians were ~
accept all0lHeuis Of 100 aopes Of land
each and |peljDqutsb ~ The government
the resi- of the reservation for u con
sidepgliOD Of S2,OO0,D0D, 10 be paid rs
follows Two hundred thousand dollars
within four months from me wtilioD,
ton Of the agreement by congress,
$2pQ,ONW within one year iberepfteE
$lO0,ODD within TWO years and tho bpl-
anef Or Sl,bpO,pW 10 be deposited IN
the United st0tes treasury and ~ draw
Interest ~ HE rate ~ = per cent per
annuW, said Interest, amounting 10
$4,000, 10 be annually apportioped 10
the Indians per elpith The allotWepis
provided for by this agreement are FOR
100 acres ~ land Tor each man, wp-
man and child Of the three tribes and
are much more liberal thap the allot-
ments under tho Medicine Lodge
treaty, which provided for 820 acres
Tor laeh head NJ . fnmilg W long ls he
continued ~ cultivate HE lapdi where
as tho agreement entered Into NJ Ann
darko conveys the land ~ the indian
tor pll lime unless hn should choose ~
sell " NJ the expiration ~ ~ years,
and he II also given the privilege of
making his own selection IN my plrt
of The reservation IN 100, ~ or ~ mere
trHnts, half NJ The allotment 10 he IN
farm land and hnlf IN pasture Mnf
Wherever improvements have been
made IN any parl ~ me reservation the
Indian Ii permitted 70 nike bis Allol-
mpnt w m W embraep me Improve
Mnnts,
w y communication 70 ihp senate tbe
secretary ~ The lnlprior, slr, Hiss,
stated, ns W The character ~ HE res
ergafIpn, thNt The soil Is rich and pro-
dunlIYn, hnl that tho rainfall ~ HneHr'
tnIn. IN tho sAmn communication ~
Incorporated y PARAGRAPH from lhn M
nnal report Tor 1877 NJ llapNlH HNll,
win, Then melting lRpHl ~ me kloWh
agency, who spla, WTlprn lNs been ~
Increased aprelgn under cultivation ~
the lndlnns over lNnl of llsf snisol
which, with Iln Abundant WlnfpH, ms
plnped these pnpnlp bpypnd y flHnqp AF
want or hunger during The coming WIN
tpr, hoAllps hnying sqlnnlhlAg w pNf
on the inarknl,H W. ndds, haWpynr,
TINT the season pf 1877 WQs more w
variable lhnn had been rppllNpd for RRYs
erpl years, FOR tho ypar 1893 NJ Ana
darkn, on tho Northern border ~ lhn
reservation, The nrpeInltnliQn WnH Wi'ia,
and for The sNHln ypnr ~ lNNrE sllh N
tho hpNrt NJ the reservation Y WIS
A7tAh, The HIGHEST In ton ynArs, tilp l0Wr
pst hNlng l7Ia IN lsDA and the nYppNga
fnr tho nnht ton gpnrR hnlng pA,Ah
At p1npQrdll, kNno \ fllI. pnllpnFl,
tnn IN Anndnrkn me minlAN Fpr lsils
WINS anNAr n llAt ypnI me county
which innpQpdla N Situated lplnunl
rAlspd l,a7Anls hNshflh NJ a0rnl NNn'
0nn hushrls M Whpnt and iinaNs hNsNr
ola NJ nHla, hnaldps allpP extensive
prnpar Al Mangnm, HIapI pAnnlFl y
NJ immediately Most NJ laFE hllh lhn
aYpFAgn annual rainfall faI Tho pnal
alS ypNrs IL Given nv aRRf, Greer aANnF