Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-07-11
It Provides for the Opening Of tht
Reservations Of August 6.
THOSE WANTING LAND TO REGISTER
Each Application to BE Put Down on
Gard - Plan for Drawing - Subsequent
Proceedings to Drawing Concerning
Soldiers and Sailors - Provisions
Made for TOwnsites - Must
Respect the Indian
Fencea.

to settlement the lands coded by In
dians in the territory Of Oklahoma
was given to the public yesterday
1t is as follows;
BY the President of the United States oil
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 q 1895 Us Stat. SlG, 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, t0-wit:
commencing at point In the middle
Of the main channel OF the Washita river,
where the nlnety-elghth meridian Of west
longitude crosses the same, thence up
the middle Of the main channel of said
river to the line Of IS degrees 40 minutes
west longitude, thence on said line of W
degrees 40 minutes due north 10 the mid
die OF the channel Of the main Canadian
river, thence down the middle of said
main Canadian river to where II crosses
the nInety-elghth meridian, thence due
south to the place Of beginning.
And, whereas, In pursuance of said act
Of congress ratlfying said agreement, al
lotments of land In severalty have been
regularly made to each and every mem
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-
catI0nal work among the Indians have
been regularly allotted and confirmed to
such societies and organizations, re-
spectlvely;
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 Q, 1900 (31 Stat, 672, 676), the said In
dian tribes. subject to certain conditions
which have been duly performed, ceded
conveyed, transferred, relinqulshed 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
rIt0ry of Oklahoma, to-wlt:
recommending at a point where the
Washington river crosses the ninety
eighth meridian west from Greenwich
thence up the Washlta river. In the
middle Of the main channel thereof ia n
noint m miles nv rIvor west NJ Fart
Cobb. as now established thence due
vast IN tbe north fork ~ tbc Rod r,ver
proyided said line strikes said r,ver east
If tho one.h,ndredth meridian vast
longitude. n not then onlv IN said ma
rIdien line and thence duo south IN aald
meridian line. in the said north fork of
Red river. thence down saId north fort
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Bet Aside FOR tho Indiana
And whereas In pursuance of said act
Of congress ratifying the agreement last
named, alotments of land In severalty
have been regularly made to each mem
Der of said Comanche. Kiowa and
Apache tribes Of Indians the lands oc-
cupied by religious societies or other or
ganizations 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
asloe roi the use SIR ov""'",S -. -~''.
Comanche, hiowa ana Apache tribes oil
lndian, No,oW acres or grazing lands
And, whereas, IN the act OF congress
ratiiying the SAID Wlch'ta agreement II
Is provided
"That whenever any OF the lands ac-
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