The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-07-25
SIXTH OF AUGUST.
President Names Date for Opening
New Indian Lands.
Those who wish so t'~eer Nest RcElst~r =
Order Of Applications to he Deter.
mined by Dsaw,sg sg-No Trsssfer-
once Of Certiil~ate Allowed.

Washington, Juiy s,---The proclama.
ton of President Mckinley opening
To settlement the lands ccdcd by In
dians In the territory of Oklahoma
was given Ia the public yesterday,
II is as follows:
by tho President OF the Unitcd states Of
America-A Proclamation:
Whereas. by an agreement between the
Wichita and affiliated bands OF indians,
ON the one part, and certain commission
ere OF the United States on the other
part. ratificd ny act OF congress approved
March 2 1876 (2S Stat. $40 S9D. the said
Indians ceded. conveyed. transferred ana
relinauished 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
acter In and to the lands embraced In the
following described trnct OF country now
In the territory OF Oklahoma, to-wit:
Commencing Mt u 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 9S degrees ~ minutes
west longitude. thence ON said line of ps
degrees 10 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 II crosses
south to the place OF beginning.'
Anu' whereas. IN pursuance OF said act
OF congress ratiiyihg s'id agreement At
.otmen,s oil lahu IN seVera,ty nave been
ses",ay n maae ,v,, 10 caen ann a,,' every mem MEM
OF Indians. native and adopted. and the
lands occupied by religious societies or
other organizations Tor religious or edu-
.a..onai work anons 'he ihuIans nhNe
oeen resuia.y allotted ana eonhrmed 10
sMch socie"es ana ors"hiza''ohs' re-
-pecuNety'
hnd' wheieas. ny an agrecment pc
.wscn tne ,oihonche. NOVA anu Apache
uioes OF INDIANS on thc one part, ana
@ @Ser.aih commssloners OF the united
sues on inc o'her pur,, enhehaeu anu
.a,'hen ny no. OF cohgress, approved
June ., uo 0l STAT o'-' o'ol, thc sahu in-
usn u,oes, suoIec, 20 cer,ain conu''lons
which nave oern nuiy periormcu' ceueu,
conNes.u, "nhc'reu, renngu,sneu an"
su.renuereu. forever ana aosoIu'eIy, WIN,
ou' any RESERVATION wnnteVer' eNnresseu
hnpheu, un,o ,ne ,ni.cu s'ates o!
nmerca' ~ ,heir e'h,m, u.ie ahu in,errs.
very hInu anu chnIac'er anu 10 tne
,, 'aus c.noI.eeu IN tne Iono"ns ue
-sUiioeu - ,,ae, n.y., ol County, no" III '"e 'er-
r.",y OF okiahomn' to-wn;
NpnnehcnE ut point where .he
MusnihsIon .Ncr CROSSES the ninety
n'n ne''" VS.. from oreenwich'
'nehce UP tne W"shi'" rNer' III the
midoie OF tne main channel thereof. TO
po,'t ~ miies, py river, west OF Fort
cooo as now estaoiished; thence due
VEST 70 'hc nnrth tork OF the hed river.
pro'idcd said nne strikes said river east
yof t1e one-hundredth meridian west
longitude: III not, then only to said me-
ridian line. ard thence due south. on said
meridian line. To the said north fork of
Red river: thence down said north fork.
In the middle OF the main channel there
of. from the point where It may be first
intcrscctcd by the line above described.
TO the main Red river: thence down said
ked river. III the middle OF the main
channeI thereof. tn It's Intersection with
the ninety-ciShth meridian OF longitude
west from Greenwich; thence north. on
SAID meridian line. TO the place OF be-
ginning'
Set Aside for the indiana.
And whereas. In pursuance Of said act
of congress rat!fying the agreement last
have been regularly made TO each MEM
ber of said Comanchc, Kiowa and
Apache tribes OF Indians; the lands oc-
cupied by religious societies or other or
ganizntions for religious or educational
work among the Indians hnve been regu-
larry allotted and confirmed 10 such so
cieties and organizations. respectiyeIy.
and the secretary of the interior. out OF
the lands ceded by the agreement last
named. has regularly selected and set
Con,anche. Kiowa and Apache tribes OF
Indian, iSO. .oeO acres of grazing lands:
And, whereas, in the act OF congress
ratifying the said Wichita agreement n
is provided:
THAT whenever any OF the lands nc-
quired by this agreement shall by opera-
zion CT law or proclamation of the presl-
dent Of the United States, be open to
settlement. they shall be disposed Of up-
der the general provisions Of the home
stead and townsite laws OF the United
states; provided that In addition to thu
land ofFicc fees prescribed by statute for
such entries the entry man shall pay
81 3 per acre for the land entered at
the time Of submitting his final proof;