The Washington times., 1901-07-08


signed on the Fourth of July, is made
public to-day, opening the lands of the
Kiowa. Comanche. Apache. and Wichita
Indians in The Territory of oklahoma.
The proclamation fellows, in part:
Where as. by an agreement between the
Wichita and affiliated bands Of Indians on
the one part and certain commissioners OF
the United States on the other part rau-
fed b. act Of Congress approved March 2
1875 Us Stat, SIC, S9D, the said Indians
coded, conveyed, transferred, and rolin-
quishod. forever and absolutely. without
any reservation whatever, unto the Unit
cd States Of America, all their claim.
title, and interest of every kind and
character in and to the lands embraced
IN the following described tract Of coun-
try 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-eiehth meridian
OF west longitude crosses the same,
thence up the middle of the main channel
o. said river to the line of IS degrees 20
minutes west longitude, thence on said
line OF 9S degrees 40 minutes due north
TO the middle 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 begin
ming.
And whereas by an agreement between
the Connanche, Kiowa, and Apache tribes
OF Indians on the one part and certain
commissioners of the United States on the
other part, amended and ratified by act
of Congress approved June 6, 1900, the
said Indian tribes, subject to certain con-
ceded, conveyed. transferred. relinquish
ed, and surrendered, forever and abso-
Iutely, without any reservation whatso-
ever, expressed or implied, unto the Unit
ed States OF America, all their claim, I'll
tie, and interest of every kind and char
acter in and TO the lands embraced in the
following described trait of country now
in the Territory of Oklahoma, to wit:
Commencing at a point where the
Washita River crosses the ninety-eighth
meridian west from Greenwich; thence up
the Washita River, in the middle of the
main channel thereof to a point thirty
miles, by river, west of Fort Cobb, as
now established; thence due west to the
north fork of Red River, provided said
line strikes said river east of the one
hundredth meridian of west longitude; II
not, then only to said meridian line, and
thence due south, on said meridian line,
to the said north fork OF Red River;
thence down said north fork, in the mid
die Of the main channel thereof. from the
point whore it may be first intersected
by the lines above described. to the main
Red River; thence down said Red River.
in the middle Of the main channel thereof.
TO its intersection with the ninety-eighth
meridian of longitude west from Green
wich; thence north, on said meridian line,
to the place of beginning.
And whereas, in pursuance Of said act
OF Congress ratifying the agreement last
named, ailotments of land in severalty
have been regularly made to each member
Of said Comanche. Kiowa and Apache
tribes of Indians; the lands occupied by
religious societies or other organizations
for religious or educational work among
the Indians have been regularly allotted
and confirmed to such societies and or
ganizations, respectively; and the Secre-
tary Of the Interior, out of the lands ced-
ed by the agreement last named. has reg
ulariy selected and set aside. for the use
in common for said Comanche, Kiowa,
and Apache tribes of Indians, $4,000 acres
of grazing lands.
Now, therefore, T. William Mckinley
President Of the United States of Ameri-
ca, by virtue Of the power vested in me
by law, do hereby declare and make
known that all Of the lands so as afore-
said ceded by the Wichita and affiliated
bands of Indians, and the Comanche Kio-
wa, and Apache tribes Of Indians, respect
lively, saving and excepting sections six
teen, thirty-six, thirteen, and thirty-three
in each township, and all lands located or
selected by the Territory OF Oklahoma as
indemnity school or educational lands,
and saving and excepting ali lands al
lotted in severalty TO Individual Indians.
and saving and excepting all lands al
lotted and confirmed tc religious societies
and other organizations, and saving and
excepting the lands selected and set aside
as grazing lands for the use in common
for said Comanche, Kiowa and Apache
tribes Of Indians. and saving and except
ing the lands set aside and reserved al
each of said county seats for disposition
as town sites, and saving and excepting
the lands now used. occupied, OF set apart
for military, agency, school, school farm.
religious, Indian cemetery, wood reserve.
forest reserve, or other public uses. viii
on the 6th day OF August 1901. at O'Clock
q 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
No"liSilS laws OF the United States.
Commencing at 9 o'clock a m
Wednesday, July 10, 1901, and ending at
O'Clock D. m. Friday, July 26, 1901. a
registration will be had at the United
States Land Offices at FL Reno and
Iawtoa. in the Territory of Oklahoma
(the Office at Lawton to occupy provis
ional quarters in the immediate vicinity
of Fort Sill, Oklahoma Territory, until
suitable quarters can be provided at
Lawton), for the purpose of ascertaining
what persons desire to enter. settle upon.
and acquire title TO any of said lands
under the homestead law, and of ascer-
tanning their qualifications so to do
The registration at each Office will be for
both land districts, but at the time of
registration each applicant will be re-
quired TO elect and state in which dis
trict he desires to make entry. To OBJ
tain registration each applicant will be
required TO show himself duly qualified
to make homestead entry of these lands
under existing laws and to give the reg
istering officer such appropriate matters
OF description and identity as will protect
the applicant and the Government
against any attempted impersonation
Registration cannot be effected
through the use Of the mails or the en-
pioyment OF an agent, excepting that
honorably discharged soldiers and sailors
entitled to the benefits of section 2304 Of
the Revised Statutes OF the United
States, as amended by the act of Com
gress approved March l. 1901 CgI Stat
raFa ~EafT Il.