New-York tribune., 1901-07-08
TO OPEN RE.SER VA I1ONS.
DATE OF AUGUST 6 FIXED-PROVISIONS
FOR REGISTRATION AND FOR
PUBLIC DRAWINGS.

dent Mckinley opening to settlement the lands
ceded by Indians in the Territory of Oklahona
was given the public to-day The proclamation
covers the cessions made by the Wichita and af-
iliated bands of Indians, in accordance with the
Act of March 2. 1885, and those made by the CO.
manche Kiowa and Apache tribes in pursuance of
the Act of June 6, 1900
The proclamation provides for the opening OF the
lands in these reservations which not reserved
at 9 o'clock a. m on August next, the lands to
be open settlement under the homestead ana
townsite laws of the United States.
The proclamation says that beginning on July
10 and ending July g. those who wish to make
entry of land under the homestead law shall be
registered The registration will take place at the
land Offices at Reno and Lawton. The registration
at each office will for each land district.
To obtain registration each applicant will be re-
quired to show himself duly qualified to make
homestead entry of these lands under existing
laws and to give the registering office such appro-
pirate matters of description and identity will
protect the applicant and the government against
any attempted impcrsonaton.
Regstra ton cannot he effected through the of
the mails or the employment of an agent, excepting
that honorahly discharged soldiers and sailors may
present their applications through agent.
agent being allowed to represent more than one SOL
dier. No person will be allowed to register
than once. After being registered applicants will
receive certificates allowing them go upon the
ceded lands and examine them. in order to aid
them in making intelligent selection.
1t is explicitly stated that mo one will be per-
mitted 10 make settlement upon any of the lands
in advance Of the opening provided for and the
statement added during the first sixty days
following said opening but registered ap-
plicants will he permitted to make homestead set
tlement upon any of said lands. and then only in
pursuance of a homestead entry duly allowed by
the local land officers Of a soldiers declaratory
statement duly accepted by such officers"
ORDER DETERMINED BY LOT.
by drawings the plan for which is described
follows:
The order in which during the first sixty. days
following the opening the registered applicants
lands opened hereunder will be determined by
drawings for both the Ell Keao and Lawton dis.
once at Ii Keno. Okla. commencing at O'Clock
a m. Monday. July 2s 1901. and continuing for
same. The drawings will he held under the super
three persons whose integrity is such 20 make
their control Of the drawing guarantee of its fair
pointed by the Secretary Of the Interior who win
prescribe suitable compensation for their services
Preparatory to these drawings the registration OH
GERS will. at the time OF registering each applicant
which must be signed by the applicant, stating the
land district in which he desires to make home
as win enable the local land officers to there
after identify him This card will be. be at at once &c
other Distinguishing label or mark than such as
may be necessary 10 show that II is TO go lnto .ne
desires to make entry. These envelopes win be
carefully preserved and remain sealed until opened
in the course of the drawing as herein provided
eeaeS enve6pe @ viii be brought together at the
place of drawing and turned over to the commit
tee III charge of the drawing. who n such manner
as in their judgment will be attended with entire
ID ] af t ed one, the senarate envelopes and
to give TO each incosed card a number in the order
in which the envelope containing the same Is
While the drawings for the two districts will be
the time as is practicable The result OF the
committee 10 the Offices Of the district, and will
determine the order in which the applicants may
make homestead entry of said lands and settlement
thereon.
HOW APPLICATIONS ARE TO BE PRESENTED
Subsequent proceedings are provided for fol-
lows
Applications for homestead entry of said lands
during the first sixty DAYS Ioliowlng tne opgis @ ~
the order established by the drawing. At each land
O'clock, inclusive for that district. must he pre-
sented the applications of those drawing numbers
numerical order during the first day. and the ap-
pcations of those drawing numbers l26 to 25l, in
elusive. must be presented and will be considered
in their numerical order during the second day,
ject to entry under the Homestead law. and de-
sired hereunder. have been entered If any . ap-
for entry when the number assigned TO him by the
until after the other applications assigned for
day have been disposed of, when he will be given
which he will be deemed have abandoned his
right to make entry under such drawing To OBJ OBJ
plieant must personally present the & OF
with regular homestead application and the
necessary accompanying proofs and with the regu-
solder or sailor may file his decaratory statement
the agent sd him at the regis f
once hereunder. or in any other than his true
he will thereby lose ali dement's of registration and
drawing herein provided for and will be excluded
I aFt1 Iva nr
during the first sixty days following said opening
Lands IN the neutral strip" are to be reserved
for location by settlers on those lands for thirty
days.
HOW TOWN SITES ARE TO BE SELECTED.
Provision is made for locating town sites. Town
site applicants required file before the open
ing OF the lands "a written application to that
effect. describing by legal Gub-dvisions the lands
intended to be affected. and stating fully and un-
der oath the necessity propriety of founding or
establishing a town that place Other regis
trations for town sites follows;
The local offices will forthwith transmit said Pc
tiion to the Commissioner of the General Land
Office with their recommendation in the premises
terests viii be subserved thereby will if the Sec
order withdrawing the lands described in such
petition or any portion thereof. from homestead
be held the time being for site settlement
entry and disnosition only. In such event the
tlement will at the time Of said opening and not
before become subject to settlement. entry and
disposition under the general town site laws Of
the United States. None of said ceded lands will
be subject to settlement entry disposition under
such general site laws each In the manner
herein prescribed until after the expiration of
sixty days from the time of said opening.
The future disposal of lands is provided for as
follows:
After the expiration of the said period of sixty
DAYS, but before of said lands remaining
undisposed of may be settled upon. occupied and
entered under the general provisions OF the home
stead and town site laws of the United States in
like manner If the OF effecting such
. shffleuAnt nccunancY and entry had not heen