Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-07-18
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.
Document Opening to Settlement the Wichita
and the KioWa. Comanche and
Apache Reservations.

Following Is the Presidents proclama-
wa, Comanche and Apache reservations
to settlement:
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,
ratined by act Of Congress appfoNeG
March 2. 1856 Us Stat, $40. ss4). the said
Indians ceded, conveyed. transferred anu
reilnquished. forever and absolutely, with
out any reservation whatever unto the
Urited States of America, all their claim,
acter In and to the lands embraced in tae
following described tract OF country now
In the territory of Oklahoma. to wit:
the main channel Of the washita river.
where the seth meridian or west lohsi-
tude crosses the same. thence up the
middle Of the main channel OF sala river
To the line of ~ degrees and ~ minutes
west longitude. thence on said line Oh %
degrees and ~ minutes due north TO the
middle OF the channel OF the man lana,
dian river. thence down the middle OF salu
main Canadian river to where II crosses
the 9Sth meridian, thence que south 10
the place Of beginning.
And whereas all OF the conditions re-
CURED by law TO be performed prior TO
Element and entry have been. as l here
by declare duly performed.
August THE DAY.
Now. therefore, /, William Mckinley.
President of the United States or Amerl-
ca, by virtue of the power vested In me
by law. do hereby declare and make
known that all OF the LANDS SO as aIore;
Eaid coded by the Wichita and animated
bands Of Indians. and the Comanehe' nj
owa and Apache tribes OF lndians. re-
spectively, saving and excepting sections
sixteen, thirty-slx, thirteen and tnlrly-
three in each township, and an iahos
located or selected by the territory OF
Oklahoma as indemnity school or euu-
cational lands, and saving and excepting
all lands allotted in sevefalty 10 movie,
ual Indians, and saving and excepting au
lands allotted and confirmed to religious
societies and other organizations, anu
saving and excepting the iAnus ssiee.su
and set aside as grazing lands tpr ,ne
use In common for said Comanche, hloMa
and Apache tribes OF Indians, ana SAVING
and excepting the lands set ASIDE anu re,
served at each of said county seats ioi
excepting the lands now used. occupied.
or set apart for military, agency, schooi'
school farm, religious, indian Cemetery,
wood reserve. forest res s,h dav Of Az
gust, 1901, at o'clock a m. In the man
ner herein prescribed and not otherWise,
be opened to entry and settlement anu 70
disposition under the general prG1 s ns
Of the homestead and town-site laws OIL
the United States.
Commencing at o'clock q m, Wednes.
5. m, Friday. July Is. 1901, q registration
will be had al the United States land Of
fees at FL Reno and Lawton, in the tef-
ritory Of Oklahoma the office az haw 10,
mediate vicinity of Fort Sill, Okianotha
territory. until suitable quarters can pe
provided at Lawton). for the purpose OF
ascertaining what persons desire 70 en-
ter, settle upon, and acquire title to any
of said lands under the homestead law,
and of ascertaining their qualihcations 50
TO- DO the rsEi and dSair, at but at the
time Of registration each applicant Will pc
required to elect and state IN whiGh us
trict he desires to make entry; I0 Cd 10
tain registration each applicant Will De
required to show himself duly qualhed
10 make homestead entry OF these lands
under existing laws and to give tne
ters Of description and identity as will!
protect the applicant and the gevernmten'
against any attempted representation.
Registration can not De enectea ,nruus ut
Of an agent. excepting that honorary
discharged soldiers and sailors entitled
to the benefits Of section 1904 OF the re-
amended by the act of Congress approved
March 1, 1901 81 Stat. SAD. may present
their applications for registration anG
due proofs of their qualifications through
an agent of their own selection, but no
person will be permitted to act as agent
for more than one such soldier or sailor
No person will be permitted to register
mere than once or In any other than
his true name. Each applicant who
shows himself duly qualified Will be regis
tered and given non transferanie eer I'm,
to 70 upon and examine the lands to be
opened hereunder In the land district In
which he elects to make his entry; but
the only purpose for which he may go
upon and examine said lands Is that OF
enabling him later on, as herein provided,
to understandingly select the lands for
which he will make entry. NO one Will
any OF said lands in advance of the
opening herein provided for, and during
the first sixty days following said open.
inG no one but registered applicants will
be permitted to make homestead settle
ment upon any of said lands. and then
only in pursuance of homestead entry
or Of A soldiers deciaratory statement
duly accepted by such officers.
BY DRAWINGS.
The order in which. during the first
sixty days following the opening. the reg
istered applicants will be permitted to
make w snrSy e &c ns sn Sy
drawings for both the FL Reno and Law.
ton districts publicly held at the United
states land office at FL Reno, Okla, COM
%. 1901, and continuing for such period as
may be necessary to complete the same.
The drawings will be had under the
Supervision and immediate observance OF
2 committee of three persons whose integ-
rity IL such as to make their control OF
the drawing a guaranty OF Its fairness.
The members of this committee will be
appointed by the secretary Of the Interior
who will prescribe suitable compensation
for their services. Preparatory to these
drawings the registration officers will. at
the time OF registering each applicant
who shows 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 en-
try. and giving such a description OF the
applicant as will enable the local land
ofYicers to thereafter identify him. This
card will be at once sealed in a separat,
envelope. which will bear no other dis
tlnguishing label or mark than such as
NAV be necessary TO show that II Is to
10 into the drawing for the land district
In which the applicant desires to make
entry These envelopes will be separated
according to land districts and will be
carefully preserved and remain sealed I'M
III opened In the course of the drawings
as herein provided. When the registra-
tion Is completed all OF these sealed en-
yelopes will be brought together at the
place OF drawing and turned over to the
Committee In charge Of the drawing, who.
in such manner as In their Judgment will
be attended with entire fairness and
equality Of opportunity. shall proceed to