The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-09

| acre Acr the ldlQ eDCerel AZ the TINE OF
| submitting his final proof;
And Provided Further, That IN all
| homestead entries where the entryrnan
| has resided upon and improved the land
in good faith for the period of fourteen
months he may continue his entry to cash
upon the payment of Sl.25 per acre;
And Provided Further, That the rights
Of honorably discharged Union soldiers
and sailors Of the late Civil War, as de-
fined in Sections 2304 and . % of the re-
vised statute. shall rot be abridged.
! And, provided further, that any person
| who, having attempted to, but for any
cause failed to secure title in fee to
q homestead under the existing laws, or
who made entry under what is known
as the commuted provision Of the home
| stead entry upon said lands.
| And. provided further, that any quail
! fed entryman having lands adjoining the
lands herein ceded, whose original entry
embraced less than 100 acres in all, shall
have the right to enter so much Of the
i lands by this agreement ceded lying con-
tiguous to his said entry as shall, with
the land already entered, make in the ag-
gregate, $50 acres, said land 10 be taken
upon the same conditions as are required
Of other entrymen.
And, provided further. that the settlers
who located on that part of said lands
called and known as the neutral strip.
shall have preference right for thirty
days on the lands upon which they have
located and improved.
That should eny of said lands allotted
to said Indians. OF opened to settlement
under this act contain valuable mineral
deposits, such mineral deposits shall be
open to location and entry. under the
existing mining laws of the United States
upon the passage Of this act, and the
mineral laws OF the United States are
hereby extended over said lands.
And, whereas, by the act Of congress,
approved January 4, 1901 (S1 Stat. 727), the
secretary of the interior was authorized
to extend, for a period not exceeding
eight months from December 6, 1900, the
time for making anotments to the Co
manche, Kiowa and Apache Indians and
opening to settlement the lands 10 be ced-
ed by them.
And, whereas, in pursuance Of the act
Of congress approved March 3. 1891 81
Stat. 1899, the secretary OF the interior
has regularly subdivided the lands so as
aforesaid, respectively ceded 10 the Unit
ed States by the Wichita and af1liated
bands of Indians and the Comanche,
Kiowa and Apache tribes of Indians into
counties, attaching portions there of TO
counties in the territory Of Oklahoma. has
regularly designated the place for the
county seat of each new county. has reg
ularly set aside and reserved at such
county seat land for townslte to be dis
posed OF in the manner provided by the
act of congress last named, and has re-
ularly caused to be surveyed, subdivided
and plated the lands to be set aside and
reserved for position as such townsites.
And. wheeas. by the act Of congress
last named. it is provided:
The lands to be opened to settlement
and entry under the act of congress. rat
flying said agreements respectively shall
be so opened by proclamation of the pres
ident, and to avoid the contests and con-
fiicting claims which have heretofore re-
suited from opening similar public lands,
to settlement and entry, the presidents
proclamation shall prescribe the manenr
in which these lands may be settled upon,
occupied and entered by persons entitled
thereto under the acts ratifying said
agreements, respectively; and no person
shall be permitted TO occupy. settle upon
or enter any of said lands except as pre-
scribed in such proclamation until after
the expiration of sixty days from the
time when the same are opened to set
Element and entry.
And, whereas. by the act Of congress
last named, the president was authorized
to establish two additional United States
land districts and land Offices in the ter
ritory of Oklahoma, to include the lands
so ceded as aforesaid, said land districts
and land Offices have been established
by an order Of even date herewith.
And, whereas, all Of the conditions re-
quired by law to be performed prior TO
the opening OF said tracts Of land to set
Element and entry have been, as hereby
declare, duly performed.
Now, therefore. I, William Mckinley,
president of the United States Of Ameri-
ca, by virtue of the power vested in ne
by law do hereby declare and make
known that all OF the lands so as afore-
said coded by the Wichita and affiliated
bands OF Indians. and the Comanche. .
spectively saving and excepting sections
sixteen, thirty-six, thirteen and thirty
three in each township. and ell lands
located or selected by the territory of
Oklahoma as indemnity, school or educa- /
tional lands and saving and excepting +
all lands allotted in severalty to individ- /
ual Indians, and saving and excepting all .
lands allotted and confirmed 70 religious
societies and other organizations, and .
saving and excepting the lands selected f
and set aside as grazing lands for the use 4
in common for said Co,uanche. Kiowa .
and Apache tribes Of Indians, and saw
ing and excepting the lands set aside and .
reserved at each Of said county seats for I
as townsites. and saving and
excepting the lands now used. occupied.
or set apart for military. agency, school,
school farm, religious. Indian cemetery,
wood reserve. forest reserve, or other pub
lie uses, viii, on the 9Th day Of August
1901, at g O'Clock a. m. in the manner
herein prescribed and not otherwise, be
opened TO entry and settlement and To
disposition under the general provisions
Of the homestead and townsite laws Of
the United States.
Commencing at 2 o'clock g. m. We'd
nesday. July 10. 1901. and ending at
D clock p. m. Friday. July IS 1871. reg
stration VIII be had at the United States
ard Offices at Fl Reno and Lawto1. IN
he territory OF Oklahoma che oIice 81
LAYTON 20 occupy provisional quarters ia
he immediate vicinity Of Fort S-B. GALA
loua territory, until suitable quarters
AN be provided NJ Iawton) Tor tE- Du7-
pose of ascertaf-fng what rers1rs fss.rc
10 enter, settle upon and acquire t,tie Il
any OF said lands under the ho;s ustea5