Gilpin observer., 1901-07-11
LANDFOR SETTLERS
PRESIDENT pRocLAIMs AUG. GAS
DATE FOR OKLAHOMA RUSH.
Only Registered Applicants WIN De
Allowed to Enter the Ciatrici to 5e-
cure Homesteaas s-Sixtoer Eayo
for Filing of the Names.

Washington, July s.-The proclana-
ton Of President Mckinley, opening
to settlement the lands ceded by in
dians in the territory of Oklahoma,
was given TO the public today. The
proclamation covers the cessions made
by the Wichitas and affiliated bands
of Indians in accordance with the act
of March 2, 1895, and those made by
the Comanche, Kiowa and Apache
tribes in pursuance of the act of June
c. 1900.
The proclamation provides for the
opening of the lands in those reserva-
tions which are not reserved at 8
o'clock q. m. on the 9th of August
next, the lands to be open to settle
ment under the homestead and town
site laws of the United States.
The proclamation says that begin
ming on the 10th inst. and ending on
the 26th those VINO wish to make entry
of land under the homestead law shall
be registered. The registration will
take place at the land Offices at Reno
and Lawton. The registration at each
office will be for both land districts.
To obtain registration, the applicant
VIII bC ltQusl1h W D4lOh illiilotlt tAlg
qualified to make homestead entry of
these lands under existing laws and
to give the registering officer such ap-
propriate matters of description and
identity as win protect the applicant
and the government against any at
tempted impersonaticn.
Registration cannot be effected
through the use of the mails or the
employment CT an agent. executing
that honorably discharged soldiers
end sailors may present their applica-
tons through an agent, no agent being
allowed to represent more than one
soldier. No person will be allowed
to register more than once. After be-
ing registered applicants will be given
certificates. allowing them TO so upon
the ceded lands and examine them IN
order to aid them in making an intelll-
gent selection.
1t is explicitly stated that mo one
will be permitted to make settlement
upon any of the lands in advance of
the opening provided for" S1d the
statement is added that during the
first 60 days following said opening
no one but registered applicants will
be permitted to make homestead set
tlement upon any of said lands, and
then only in pursuance of a homestead
entry duly allowed by the local land
officers or of a soldiers declaratory
statement duly accepted by such OIL
GERS"
The order of the applications is to be
determined by drawing, the plan for
w, irI, to Co
The order in which, during the
first 60 days following the opening,
the registered applicants will be per-
mitted to make homestead entry of
the lands opened hereunder, will be
determined by drawings for both the
FL Reno and Lawton districts, public
ly held at the United States land Of
fee at Ell Reno, O. T., commencing at
9 o'clock a. m, Monday, July 2S, 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
whose integrity is such as to make
their control of the drawing n guaran-
ty of its fairness. The members of
this committee will be appointed by
the secretary Of the interior. gvho will
prescribe suitable compensation for
their services. Preparatory to these
drawings the registration officers, at
the time of registering each applicant
who shows himself duly qualified,
mako out q 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 land officers to
thereafter identify him. This card will
be at once sealed in a separate on.
velope. which will bear no other dis
/ tinguishing label or mark than such
as may be necessary to show that It Is
to go into the drawing for the land
which the applicant desires to make
entry. These envelopes will be sep
arated according to land districts and
will be carefully preserved and remain
sealed until opened IN tho course OF
Nhe drawing as herein provided.
When the registration is completed,
all of these sealed envelopes will be
brought together at the place of draw
| ing 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 draw out and open the separate en-.
velopes and to give to each enclosed
card number in the order in which
the envelope containing the same Is
drawn. The result Of the drawing for
each district will be certified by the
committee to the officers of the dis.
trlct and will determine the order In
which the applicants may make home.
stead entry of said lands and settle.
ment thereon