The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-18

How many seres are 10 be opened in
the Wichita reservation
About 10000 acres, making about O.
$1,000 acres on the two reservations.
''Wm the land be opened IN the old
wayg'
I think not II IS generally believed
that the Tot plan win be adopted by The
government"
was there any authority given &c open
the land IN any other than the old way 2''
Yes, on the srd day Of March. 1901 a
law was enacted. which contained tho
following section:
" The lands 20 he opened 70 settlement
and entry under the acts OF congress
ratifying said agreements respectively
shah be SO opened by proclamation OF
the president. and TO avoid the contests
ant conhicung claims which have here
tofore resulted from opening similar pub
lie lands 10 settlement and entry. the
presidents proclamation shall prescribe
the manner in which these lands may be
settled upon. occupied and entered by per-
sons entitled thereto under tho acts rati-
flying said agreements. respectively; and
no person shall be permitted 90 settle
upon. occupy OF enter any of said lands
except as prescribed in such proclama-
tion until after the expiration Of sixty
days from the time when the same are
opened TO settlement and entry
You see the plan Of opening win not
be known until the president issues his
proclamation. and he has fnll authority
10 adopt such a plan as be thinks for
the best interest OF all concerned.
Were there any provisions contained
IN the bin 20 ratify the agreement with
the Kiowa Indians In regard 70 the open
ing?"
Article II contains the following pro-
visions:
" That the lands acquired by this agree
ment shall BE opened 20 settlement By
proclamation Of the president within six
months after sllotments are made and
be disposed of under the general pro-
visions Of the homestead an dtownsits
laws OF the United States. Provided.
That IN addition % the lard odics fees
prescribed by statute FOR such entries
the entryman shall pay one dollar ard
twenty-five cents per acre for tbs lard
entered az the time % submitting his final
proof. And provided further. That in an
homestead entries who're the eutryman
has resided upon and improved the laad
entered IN good faith for the period ~
fourteen months ne may commute bis
entry 20 cash upon the payment Of one
dollar and twenty-five cents per acre
And provided. further That the rights ~
honorably discharged Uuion soldiers and
sailors of the late ciyn war. 81 de1ued
and described in section twenty-thres
hundred and four and tventy-thTss hun
dred and Fve ~ the Revised Statutes
shau not be abridged And providsf fur
thor That any person who. having at-
tempted 70 but FOR any cause fsnsf o.
secure n title 80 fee % a homeTtead ua-
der what is known as the cornmutr6 pro-
vision of the Homestead lau. shall be-
qualified % make homestead entry ur-
on said lands And proTi5e5 further.
That any qualified ertrvman having
.ands adjoining the iards herein ceded.
whose original entry embraced Jess thaa
one hundred and sixty acres ir aI. shan
have the right % enter 90 much % the
lands 1y This agreement cedel lgl4z cou-
tiEuous q bis said entry a. fhafl. wlfh
the lard already entered. make ia tte
aggregate ere hundred AID sixty ceres. I
sail lard % - taken Gror the sane .
conditions as are required cf other ere
r. meu. Ard provided flrtheF. That the 4
settlers who located o1 thaf 7art ~ cad 4
lands called ard known ef fLe ne-tr.i f
strip shan have preference rfrht pr .
thirty dzYs On che lard aorn wh1 they
have locafed and fmrr-rei
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