Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-11
OPENING PROCLAMATION.
Filing Of Applications From July
10 to July 29,
AT Ell RENO AND LAYTON,

Whereas, BY an agreement between
the Wichita aud affiliated bands Of In
dans on tho one part, and certain com
mlssioners of the United States on the
other part, ratified by net OF congress
approved March 2, 1898 (2s Stat, $780,
s9l,) tho said Indians cedcd, conveyed
transferred and relnquished, forever
and absolutely without any rcservR'
tlon whatever, unto the United States
Of America, all their claim, tito and
interest OF every kind and character
In and TO the lands embraced in tho
following described tract Of country
now In the territory Of Oklahoma to.
Wit
LOCATION or LANDs
Commencing ut point In the middle
OF tho main channel Of tho Washita
river, where the Goth meridian OF West
Longitude crosses tho same; thence up
the middle OF the main channel OF said
river to the line of 0s degrees and 40
minutes due north TO the middle of tho
channel OF main Canadian river; thence
down the middle Of the said Canadian
river 10 whore Ii crosses the Goth
meridiani thence duo south to the
place Of beginning.
And Whereas, In pursuance Of said
act Of congress ratilying said agree
nent, allotments of land In soveralty
have been regularly made to each and
every member OF eald Wichita and
affiliated bands Of Indians, native and
adopted, and tho lands occupied by
religious societies or other orgnniza.
tons FOR religious or educational
work. among tho Indians have been
regularly allotted and confirmed to
such societies and organizations re-
Apectivoly;
And Whereas, by an agreement be-
tween the Comanche, Kiowa and
Apache tribes OF Indians on tho one
part, and certain commissioners OF the
United States on the other part,
amended and ratified by act OF con.
gress, approved June @, 1900, (3l Stat,
B72 676) the said Indian tribes, subject
to certain conditions which have been
duly performed, ceded conveyed,
transferred, relinquished and surren-
dercd, forever and absolutely, without
any reservation whatsoever expressed
or implied, unto the United States OF
America, all their claim, title and in
tcrest OF every kind, and character, In
and TO the lands embraced In the fol-
lowing described tract OF country now
in the territory OF Oklahoma, to.wlt;
LOCATION OF OTHER LANDS.
Commencing at a point where the
Washita river crosses the 0Sth meri.
dian west from Greenwich; thence up
the Washitn river, In the middle Of tho
main channel thereof, TO a point 30
miles, by river, west Of Fort Cobb, as
now established; thence due west to
tho north fork Of Red river, provided
said line strikes said river cast Of the
Tooth meridian Of west longitude, IL
not, then only to said meridian line,
70 said north fork OF Red river; thence
down said north fork, in the middle Of
The channel thereof, from the point
where 1t meets the first intcrsected
by the lines above described, to tho
main Red river, thence down Red river
In tho riddle Of the main channel
thereof, to its intersection with tho
95th meridian of longitude west from
Greenwich; thence north, on said meri-
dian line, to tho place of beginning.
And Whereas, In pursuance Of said
act Of congress ratifying the agree
ment last named, allotments OF land in
Severalty have been regularly made TO
each member of said Comanche,
Kiowa and Apache tribes of Indiansi
tho lands occupied by religions socie-
ties or obher organizations for religious
or educational work among the In.
dians have been regularly allotted and
confirmed TO such societies and organ.
zations, respectively; and tho secre.
tary OF the interior, out of the lands
ceded by the agreement last named,
hasregularly selected and sct aside for
The use In common for said Comanche
Kiowa and Apache tribes Of Indians
10000 acres of grazing lands.
And Whereas. In the act Of congress
ratifying the said Wichita agreement
1t is provided,
That whenever any Of the lands ac-
Quired by this agreement shall, by
operation OF law or proclamation OF
the president of the United States, DO
open TO settlement, they shall be dis
posed Of under the general provisions
Of the homestead and townsite laws of
the United States.
CAN COMMUTE ENTRIES.
Provided, That in addition to the
land office fees provided by statute for
such entries The eutrymeu shall pay
6l 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 entryman
has resided upon and improved the
land entered in good faith for the per-
iod Of IA months he may commute his
entry to cash upon the payment of SI.25
per acre; and provided further that tho
rights Of honorably discharged Union
soldiers and sailors OF the late Civil
War, as defined and described in Sec
tions 2304 and 2305 OF the revised stat
utes, shall not be abridged; and pro-
vided further, that any qualified
entrymAn having lands adjoining the
iands herein ceded, whose original
entry embraced less than 100 acres,
may take sufficient land from said res
.srvation to make his homestead entry
not to exceed 100 acres in all, said land
20 be taken upon the same conditions
az are required of other entrymen.
Provided, That said lands shall be
opened to settlement within one year
after said allotments arc made to the
Indians,
That the laws relating to the min
sral lands Of the United States are