Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-13
SIXTH OF AUGUST.
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to settlement the lands ceded by In
dams in the territory of Oklahoma
was given to the public yesterday.
1t is as follows:
BY the President Of the United States Of
| America-A Proclamation:
| Whereas, by an agreement between the
Wichita and affiliated bands of Indians
| on the one part, and certain commission
ers Of the United States on the other
| part, ratified by act of congress approved
March 2. 1895 (2S Stat. S76. S9D. the said
| Indians ceded. conveyed. transferred and
| relinquished 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 tract Of country 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-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 40 minutes
| west longitude thence on said line of IS
degrees 40 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 1t crosses
| south to the place Of beginning"
And, whereas. in pursuance Of said act
| of congress ratifying said agreement. al
| lotments of land In severalty have been
| regularly made to each and every men,
| Der of said Wichita and affiliated bands
| of Indians native and adopted. and the
| lands occupied by religious societies or
| other organizations for religious or edu-
| cational work among the Indians have
been regularly allotted and confirmed to
such societies and organizations, re-
| spectively;
And, whereas. by an agreement be-
tween the Comanche. 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 (31 Stat. 612. 676). the said In
dian tribes. subject to certain conditions
which have been duly performed, ceded,
conveyed. transferred, relinquished and
surrendered, forever and absolutely, with
out any reservation whatever expressed
or implied. unto the United States Of
America. all their claim, title and interest
of every kind and character and to the
lands embraced in the following de-
scribed tract of country now in the ter
ritory of Oklahoma, to-wit:
Commencing at point where the
Washington 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 30 miles. by river. west of Fort
Cobb, as now established: thence due
west to the north fork of the Red river.
provided said line strikes said river east
Of the one-hundredth meridian west
longitude; II not. then only to said me-
ridian line, and 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 II may be first
intersected by the line 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 Greenwich; thence north, on
said meridian line, to the place Of be-
ginning"
Set Aside for the Indians.
And whereas. in pursuance Of said act
of congress ratifying the agreement last
named. allotments of land in severalty
have been regularly made to each men,
Der of said COmanche, Kiowa and
Apache tribes of Indians: the lands oc-
cupied by religious societies or other or
ganlzations for religious or educational
work among the Indians have been regu-
larly allotted and confirmed to such So
cieties and organizations respectively;
and the secretary of the interior. out of
the lands coded by the agreement last
named, has regularly selected and set
aside for the use In common for said
Comanche, Kiowa and Apache tribes of
Indian, $4,000 acres of grazing lands;
And. whereas. in the act of congress
ratifying the said Wichita agreement 1t
is provided:
quired by this agreement shall. by opera
ton CT law or proclamation of the presi-
dent of the United States, be open to
settlement, they shall be disposed of I'M
der the general provisions Of the home
stead and townsite laws of the United
States; provided that In addition to the
land Office fees prescribed by statute for
such entries the entry man shall pay
81 % per acre for the land entered at
the time of submitting his final proof:
and provided further, that in all home
stead entries where the entry man has
resided upon and improved the land en-
tered In good faith for the period OF IA
months he may commute his entry to
cash upon the payment of SIS per acre;
and provided further. that the rights of
honorably discharged union soldiers and
sailors of the late civil war, as defined
and described In sections 1904 and ZOOS of
abridged; and provided further, that any
qualified entry man having lands ad-
joining the lands herein coded, whose
original entry embraced less than 100
acres, may take sufficient land from
said reservation to make his homestead
entry not to exceed 160 acres in all, said
land to be taken upon the same condi-
lions as are required of other entry
men; provided that said lands shall be
nnQn0d IN galflamant within
after said allotments are made to the
Indians.
''That the laws relating to the mineral
lands OF the United States are hereby ex-
tended over the lands ceded by the fore
going agreement"
Fees of the Entry Man.
And, whereas, in the act Of congress
ratifying the said Comanche. Kiowa and
Apache agreement It Is provided:
:'1bat the lands acquired by this agree
ment shall be Opened TO settlement bv