The Globe-republican., 1901-07-11
OPENING PROCLAMATION.
Filing of Applications From July
10 to July 29.
At Ell. RENO AND LAYTON.

Whereas, By an agreement between
tho Wichita and affiliated bands of In
dams On the one part and certain com !
nissioners of the United States on the
other part, ratified 10y act of congress
approved March ?, 1895 (2s Stat, s76,-
transferred and re1inq ,,ished, forever
and absolutely, without any reserva-
ton whatever, unto the United States
OF America, all their claim, title and
interest of every kind and character
IN and to the lands EN- brs.ced in the
following described tract of country
now In the territory of Oklahoma to-
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LOCATION OF LANDS.
Commencing at a point in the middle
of the main channel of the Washita
river, where the goth meridian of West
Longitude crosses the same; thence up
the middle of the main channel of said
river 70 the lire of 90 degrees and 40
minutes due north to the middle of the
channel of main Canadian river; thence
down the middle of the said Canadian
river to where it crosses the Goth
meridian; thence due south to the
place of beginning.
And Whereas, In pursuance of said
act OF congress ratifying said agree
naent, alotments of land in severa1ty
have been regularly made to each and
@very member of SAID Wichita and
affiliated bands of Indians native and
adopted, and the lands occupied by
religious societies or other orEsa MIA
tons for religious or educational
regularly allotted and confirmed to
such societies and organizations re
spectively:
And Whereas, BY an agreement be
tween the Cornanche, Niovva and
Apache tribes of Indians on the one
part, and certain commissioners Of tn e
amended and ratified by act Of CON
gress, approved June 6. 1900, (31 Stat,
,676) the said Indian tribes, subject
70 certain conditions which have been
duly performed, coded, conveyed
transferred, relinquished and surren-
dered. forever and absolutely, without
any reservation whatsoever, expressed
or implied, unto the United States of
America, all their claim. title and in
terest or every kind. and character, in
and to the lands embraced in the fol-
lowing described tract of country now
IA the territory of Oklahoma. to-vvit:
LOCATION OF OTHER LANDS.
Commencing at a point where the
WashiIa river crosses the 9StA meri-
dian vest from Green vvich; thence up
the Washita river, in the middle of the
main channel thereof, to n point 80
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
Tooth meridian of west longitude, If
not, then only to said meridian line,
10 said north fork of Red river: thence
down said north fork, in the middle OF
The ehanne1 thereof, from the point
where 1T meets the first, intersected
by the lines above described, the
main A6Gd river. thence down kted
tn the n iddle of the main channel
thereof, to it's intersection with the
0sth meridian of longitude west from
Green vVieh; thence north, on said Tneri
dian line. to the place OF beginning.
And Whereas, In pursuance of said
act OF congress ratifying the agree-
rnent last named, allotments OF land in
seyeraltY have been regularly made TIC
each member of said Co1nanchc
Hiowa and Apache tribes of Indians
the lands occupied by religious socie
ties or other organizations for religious
or educational work among the In
dams have been regularly allotted uuC
confirmed to such societies and organ
izatiOns, respectively; and the secre
cary of the interior, out of the lands
coded by the agreement last named
has regularly selected and set aside fOl
-he use in common for said Comanche
Kiowa and Ap che tribes o. Indians
100000 acres of grazing lands.
And Whereas. In the act of congress;
ratifying the said Wichita agreement
IL is provided,
quired by this agreement shall, by
operation of law TorOcla ma ton O
the president of the United States. bs
open TO settlement, they shall be dis
posed of under the general provision:
Of the homestead and toyvnsite laws o.
tue United States
CAN COMMUTE ENTRIES.
Provided. That in addition to the
land office fees provided by statute fol
such entries the eutrytnen shall pay
81 - per acre for the land entered a
the time of submitting his final proof
And Provided Further. That in al
homestead entries where the entryrn5AI
has resided upon and improved thu
land entered in good faith for the per
iod OF IA months he may commute hi
entry to cash upon the payment of 81 :
per acres and provided further that tn
rights of honorably discharged Uniol
soldiers and sailors OF the late Civil
Var. as defined and described in Sec
ICONS 1904 and 23o5-o the revised stat
[tes. shall not be abridged; and pro
vided further, that any qualified
eneryman having lands ad joining tn
lands herein coded. whose origina
sotry embraced less than 16O acres
may take sufficient land from said res
ervation to make his homestead entr
not to exceed 16o acres in all. said Ian
q be taken upon the same condition
are required of other eptrymen.
Provided, That said lands shall b
opened 10 settlement within one yea
after said allotments are made to tn
Indians
That the laws relating to the min
eraf lands OF the United States ar