The Red Cloud chief., 1901-07-12
OPEN TO SETTLERS
Proclamation Of President 10 10.
sued to the Public.
DATE or RAG SET FOR AUGUST .
Entries to Begin July 10 and Continue 20
July aG--EIsborat~ Rules Laid Down
to Guide Prospective Home-seck-
ers--No Mail Applications

ny lnuianS In the territory OF OkIA-
homa was given to the public Sunday,
July z. The proclamation covers the
cessions made by the Wichita and afili-
ated bands Of Indians in accordance
with the act of March 2, 1898, and
those made by the Comanche, Kiowa,
and Apache tribes in pursuance Of the
act Of June 9, 1900.
The proclamation provides FOR the
opening of the lands In those reserva-
tions which are not reserved at 0
o'clock a. IN. on the 5th of August next,
the lands to be open to settlement un-
der the homestead and TOWNSHIP laws
Of the United States.
The proclamation say that begin
ming on the 10th inst, and ending on
the .sth, those who wish TO make IN
try of land under the homestead law
shall be registered. The registration
will take place at the land Offices at
Reno and Lawton. The registration
1t each Office will he for both land dis
tricts.
To obtain registration the applicant
will be required To show himself duly
IubAihVo w uiuhC ItOIiCttS0o Chtky va
these lands under existing laws and to
give the registering officer such, APP.
propriate matters of description and
identity as will protect the applicant
against any attempted Improvisation.
Registration cannot be effected
through the use of the mails or the
employment Of an agent, excepting
that hnunrahIo d;,,ho rraJ ao1d;o,, arI
sailors may present their applications
through an agent, no agent being al
lowed to represent more than one sol.
der. No person will he allowed to
register more than once
After being registered applicant will
be given certificates allowing them to
70 upon the coded lands and examine
them in order to aid them in making
an intelligent selection.
1t is explicitly stated that "no one
will be permitted to make settlement
upon any of the lands in advance Of
the opening provided for" and the
statement Is added that ''during the
FIRST sixty days following said opening
no M but registered applicants Will be
permitted to make homestead settle
ment upon any Of said lands, and then
only In pursuance Of a homestead en-
try duly allowed by the local land Of
fee or of a soldiers declaratory state
ment duly accepted by such officer.
The order Of the application is To
be determined by drawing for both
the ElReno and Lawton districts, to
la nrllso1,, hall ~ A.. IysAxl lAuA-.
land Office at ElReno, commencing at
0 o'clock Monday, July 90, 1901, and
continuing for such period as may be
necessary to complete the same.
The drawings will be held under the
supervision and immediate observance
of a committee Of three persons ap-
pointed by the secretary of the in.
terror. Preparatory to these drawings
the registration officers will, at the
time Of registering each application,
show himself duly qualified, make out
a card which must be signed by the
applicant, stating the land district in
which he desires to make homestead
entry and giving such a description of
the applicant as will enable the local
officers thereafter 10 identity him
The card will at once be sealed in 9
separate envelope. When the regis
tratiOn is completed all Of these sealed
envelopes will be brought together Al
the place Of drawing and turned owe,
TO the committee in charge of tn,
drawing, who, within such n a,
In their Judgment will be ATTENDED
with entire fairness and equality O.
opportunity shall proceed to draw on
and open the separate envelopes and t,
give to each enclosed card a number
in the order to which the envelope con
tanning the same is drawn. The result
Of the drawing will determine the or
der in which the applicants may max,
homestead entry of said lands an,
settlement thereon.
Lands In the neutral strip are to b.
reserved for location by settlers oil
those lands for thirty days.
Provisions is made for locating town
sites. Townsite applicants are requir
ed To file before the opening of tn,
lands a written application to that ef
feet, describing by legal subdivision
the lands intended to be affected an
stating fully and under oath the pre-
priety of founding or establishing
town at that place.
The future disposal Of lands is pre-
vided for as follows:
! after the expiration of the said pc,
! iod of sixty days, but not before, an
J of said lands remaining undisposed {
NAV be settled unon. Occunied and ar
tered under the general provisions Q
|. the homestead and TOWNSHIP laws
the United States in like or as IL tn
manner of entering such settlemen
occupancy and entry, had not bee
prescribed herein in obedience to law.