Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1901-07-10
THE PROCLAMATION.
It Provides for the Opening of the
Reservations on August 8.
Those Wanting Land to RegIster-Plau for
Drawing = Subsequent Proceedings to
Drawing Concerning Soldiers and
SAiIOrs-PrOvisIOns for TOwnsItes.

SAIIOrs-PrOvisiOnsf for TownsItes.
Washington, July s.-FThe proclama-
Hion of President Mckinley opening
to settlement the lands ceded by In
'dians in the territory of Oklahoma
was given to the public yesterday.
1t is as follows:
By the President of the United States of
America-A Proclamation:
Whereas. by an agreement between the
Wichita and affiliated bands of Indians
on the one part, and certain commission
ers of the United States on the other
part, ratified by act of congress approved
March 2, 1895 (2S Stat &c. S94), the said
Indians coded. conveyed, transferred and
relinquished forever and absolutely, with
out any reservation whatever unto the
United States of America, all their claim,
title and interest OF every kind and char
acter5 in and to the lands embraced in the
Following described tract of country now
in the territory of Oklahoma to-wit:
Commencing at a point in the middle
of the main channel of the Washita river,
where the ninety-eighth meridian of west
longitude crosses the same, thence up
the middle of the main channel of said
river to the line of SO degrees 10 minutes
west longitude, thence on said line of 50
degrees 40 minutes due north to the mid
die of the channel of the main Canadian
river, thence down the middle of said
main Canadian river to where it crosses
the ninety-eighth meridian, thence due
south to the place of beginning
And, whereas, in pursuance of said act
of congress ratifying said agreement, al
aotmentS of land in SeVeralty have been
regularly made to each and every mem
her of said Wichita and affiliated bands
of Indians, native and adopted, and the
lands occupied by religious societies or
other organizations for religious or edu-
cational work among the Indians have
been regularly allotted and confirmed to
such. societies and organizations, re-
spectively;
And. whereas, by an agreement be-
tween the Comanche. Kiowa and Apache
tribes of Indians on the one part, and
certain commissioners of the United
States on the other part. amended and
ratlhed by act of congress, approved
June 6. 1900 (S1 Stat, 672 676), the said In
dian tribes, subject to certain conditions
which have been duly performed, coded,
conveyed, transferred, relinquished and
surrendered, forever and absolutely, with
out any reservation whatever, expressed
or implied, unto the United States of
America, all their claim, title and interest
of every kind and character and to the
lands embraced in the following de-
scribed tract of country now in the ter
ritory of Oklahoma, to-wft:
Commencing at a point where the
washington river crosses the ninety
eighth meridian west from Greenwich
thence up the Washita river in the
middle of the main channel thereof, to
point 80 miles. by river west of For
west to the north fork of the Red river
provided said line strikes said river cas-,
OF the one-hundredth meridian west
longitude; If not, then only to said me.
ridian line, and thence due south, on sale
meridian line. to the said north fowl &c
Red river: thence down said north fork,
in the middle of the main channel there
of, from the point where it may be first
intersected by the line above described
to the main Red river; thence down said
Red river, in the middle of the main
channel thereof, to it's intersection with
the ninety-eighth meridian of longitude
west from Greenwich; thence north, on
said meridian line, to the place of be-
ginning"
Set Aside for the indians
And whereas, in pursuance of said act
of congress ratifying the, agreement last
named, allotments of land in seVeralty
have been regularly made to each mem
Der of said Comanche, Kiowa and
Apache tribes of Indians; the lands oc-
cupied by religious societies or other or
ganiZaticns for religious educational
work among the Indians have been regu-
larry allotted and confirmed to such So
cieties and organizations, respectively;
and the secretary of the interior, out of
the lands coded by the agreement last
named, has regularly selected and set
aside for the use in common for said
Comanche, Kiowa and Apache tribes of
indian, 100000 acres of grazing lands;
And, whereas, in the act of congress
ratifying the said Wichita agreement it
Is provided:
THAT whenever any of the lands &C
uuired by this agreement shall. by opera
ton CT law or proclamation of the presi-
dent of the United States, be open to
settlement, they shall be disposed of I'M
der the general provisions of the home
stead and townsite laws of the United
States; provided that in addition to the
land Office fees prescribed by statute for
such entries the entry man shall pay
81 % per acre for the land entered at
the time of submitting his final proof;
and provided, further, that in all home
stead entries where the entry man has
resided upon and improved the land en-
tered in good faith for the period of IA
months he may commute his entry to
cash upon the payment of S1.2J per acre;
and provided further. that the rights of
honorably discharged union soldiers and
sailors of the late civil war, as defined
and described in sections 1904 and 23O5 of
the revised statutes shall not be
abridged; and provided further, that any
qualified entry man having lands adj
joining the. lands herein coded. whose
original entry embraced less than 100
acres, may take sufficient land from
said reservation to make his homestead
entry not to exceed 100 acres in all, said
land to be taken upon the same condi-
lions as are required of other entry
men; provided. that said lands shall be
opened to settlement within one year
after said allotments are made to the
Indians.
THAT the laws relating to the mineral
lands of the United States are hereby ex-
tended over the lands coded by the fore
going agreement"
Fees of the Entry Man.
And whereas. in the act of congress
ratifying the said Comanche, Kiowa ard
Apache agreement it is provided:
THAT The lands acquired by this agree
ment shall be opened to settlement by
proclamation of the president within six
months after allotments are made and
be disposed of under the general provi-
sious of the homestead and townsite
laws of the United States; provided,
that in addition to the land Office fees
prescribed by statute for such entries the
entry man shall pay lbs per acre for the
land. entered at the time of submitting
his final proof and provided further,
that in all homestead entries where the
entry man has resided upon and i'm
proved the land entered in good faith for
the period of Il months he may COM
mute his entry to cash upon the pay
ment of S1.25 per acrs and provided
further, that the rights of honorably dis
charged union soldiers ard sailors of the
late civil war; as defined and described
in sections 2S04 and 1905 of the revised
statutes. shall not be abridged; and pro-
vided further that any person who, hav-
ing attempted to, hui for any cause failed
10. secure title in fee 10 a homestead
under existing laws. who made entry
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