Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1901-07-17

HAloIy OI OkldnOmas tO-Wlt:
Commencing at a 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
l'Coob. 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-
rician 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 1t 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 nj ni-.ety-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
nave been regularly made to each mem
ber OF said Comanche, Kiowa and
Apache tribes of Indians: the lands oc-
cupied by religious societies or other or
ganizaticns 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 ceded by the agreement last
named. has regularly selected and set
aside Tor the use in common for said
Comanche, Kiowa and Apache tribes of
Indian, 100000 acres of grazing lands:
And, whereas, In the act of congress
ratifying the said Wichita agreement It
is provided:
THAT whenever any Of the lands ac-
hoI hvya
ton CT law or proclamation of the presi-
dent OF the United States, be open to
settlement, they shall be disposed of un-
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 nav
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 II
months he may commute his entry to
cash upon the payment of 81 % 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 2304 and 23O5 of
the revised statutes shall not be
abridged; and provided further that any
qualified entry man having lands ad-
original entry embraced less than 16O
acres, may take sufficient land from
said reservation to make his homestead
entry not to exceed 100 acres in all, said
land to be taken upon the same condi-
tions as are required of other entry
men; provided. that said lands shall be
opened to settlement within one year
after said allotments are made to the
Indians.
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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:
THAT 1he lands acquired by this agree
ment shall be opened to settlement by
proclamation of the president within six
months after allotments are made and
be disposed of under the general provi-
sions of the homestead 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 $1.25 per acre for the
land entered at the time of submitting
his final proof; and provided further
that in all homestead entries where the
entry man has resided upon and i'm
proved the land entered in good faith for
the period of IA months he may COM
ment of H.25 per acre; and provided
further, that the rights OF honorably dis
charged union soldiers and sailors of the
late civil war, as defined and described
in sections 2;04 and 1906 of the revised
statutes. shall not be abridged; and pro-
Vided further, that any person who, hav-
ing attempted to. but for any cause failed
to, secure a title in fee to q homestead
under existing laws. or who made entry
under what is known the commuted
provision of the homestead law, shall be
Qualihed to make homestead entry up
on said lands; and provided further. that
any qualified entry man having lands ad-
joining the lands herein ceded, whose
original entry embraced less than 160
acres in all, shall have the right to en-
ter so much OF the lands by this agree
ment ceded lying contiguous to his said
entry as SHALL with the land already en-
tered. make in the aggregate l60 acres.
said land to be taken as are required of
other entry men; and provided further,
that the settlers who located on that
part Of said lands called and known as
the neutral strip shall have preference
right for 80 days on the lands which they
have located and improved.
That should any of said lands allotted
TO said Indians or opened to settlement
under this act contain valuable mineral
deposits, such mineral deposits shall be
open to location and entry. under the ex-
listing mining laws of the United States,
upon the passage of this act, and the
mineral laws of the United States are
hereby extended over said lands"
And, whereas, by the act of congress
approved January 4, 1901 (31 Stat, 727),
the secretary of the interior was author
lied to extend, for period not exceeding
eight months from December 6, 1900, the
time for making allotmentS to the CO.
manche, kiowa and Apache Indians and
opening TO settlement the lands so ceded
by them.
Land for County Seats.
And, whereas, in pursuance OF the act
or congress approved March 5, 1901 (3l
Stat, 1093), the secretary of the interior
has regularly subdivided the lands so as
aforesaid respectively ceded to the United
states by the Wichita and affiliated bands
OF Indians and the Comanche, Kiowa and
Apache tribes OF Indians into counties
attaching portions thereof to adjoining
counties in the territory OF Oklohoma.
has regularly designated the place for
the county seat of each new county, has
regularly set aside and reserved at such
county seat land for townsite to be
disposed Of In the manner provided by the
act of congress last named, and has reg
ularly caused to be surveyed, subdiyided
and plated the lands so set aside and re-
served for disposition as such townsites;
And. whereas, by the act Of congress
last named it is provided:
The lands to be opened to settlement
and entry under the acts of congress rat
lfying said agreements respectively shall
be so opened by proclamation of the
president. and to avoid the contests and
conflict1ng claims which have heretofore
resulted from opening similar public
ianoS TO settlement and entry the p-esi-
dents proclamation shall prescribe the
manner in which these lands may be set
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