Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-12
indian LAND BY LOTTERY.
President Issues His Proclamation
Opening Southwestern Reserva-
lions on Ausust 6.
-FOUR AND A HALF MILLION ACRES.


Registration VIII Commence July 10 and |
Continue Until July 26-Drawine VIII
Begin July 80 and Continue Until August
5-Kegistrati0n Must Be Made at Ell
Reno or Lawton-County Seats Named.
Washington, July 8.-The procla-
nations opening the Kiowa, Comanche
and Apache and Wichita and CaddoI In
dian reservations in Oklahoma to set
Element provide for the formal open
ing of the reservations on August 6.
The new plan of opening embraces
three distinct features. (1) A regis
tration to determine the qualifications
of those who desire to make entry
of these lands. (2) A drawing to de-
termine the order in which the reg
istered applicants will be permitted
to present their applications, and to
make homestead entry at the local
land offices. (3) According to each
registered applicant of the privilege
of going upon the reservation for the
purpose of acquainting himself with
the character and locality of the lands
there, so that at the time of making
entry at the local land Office he may
act Understandings in selecting the
land for which he will make entry.
The three features of the opening
occur in regular order. The registra-
ton will commence at nine a. m,
Wednesday, July 10, and continue un-
til six p. m Friday, July 26. The draw
ings will commence at nine a. m. Mon
day, July %, and continue until Mon
day, August 5. The actual making of
homestead entries at the local land
office will begin at nine a. m. August 6,
and continue from day to day there
after for 60 days, if necessary. Regis
tration may be made at each land
office, Ell Reno and Lawton, for either
district. The drawing for both dis
tricts will occur at FL Reno. The pre-
sentation and allowance of homestead
entries from the Ell Reno district will
be at Ell Reno, and for the Lawton dis
trict at Lawton.
The feature of the opening which
has attracted most attention and dis
cussion is that providing for a system
of drawing to determine the order in
which the applications for homesteads
will be considered. It's details are Civ
en- fully in the proclamation of the
president. The drawings will be con-
Quoted by committee of three per-
sons who will be named by the secre-
tary of the interior. Applicants will
indicate in which of the two land dis
tricts they wish to locate. While the
drawing for the two districts will be
conducted separately, they will be car
ried on at the same place and as near
as possible at the same time.
The county seat of Caddo county is
Anadarko; Kiowa county, Hobart, and
of Comanche county, Lawton. A for
est reservation of $4,000 acres of land
in the Wichita mountains in the cen
ter of the Kiowa reservation is estab
lished.
Deducting the lands allotted the In
dams, granted to Oklahoma for schoo
purposes, and reserved for agency
purposes. there will be practically 8,
600, 16O acre tracts in the Wichita res
ervation.
Making like deductions, there will
be practically $500 16O-acre tracts il
the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache res
ervations. The two reservations hav,
been so divided in the establishment
of the new land districts as to put al
equal amount of land in each district
fed by postal card of their success
"Sooners" are effectually barred. Re
peaters will be deprived of their priv
ilege. Settlers are cautioned to re
spect the fences found in the new
country. Lands in the neutral strip
are to be reserved for location by set
tiers upon these lands for 80 days.
None of the lands can be obtained a
hor Whov, final r1rnnf Of fI.
is submitted the homesteader mus
pay $1.25 per acre to perfect the title
Following is the proclamation il
full:
BY the President of the United States o
American Proclamation:
Whereas, by an agreement between tn
Wichita and affiliated bands of Indian
on the one part, and certain commission
ers of the United States on the othe
part ratified by act of congress approve
March 2, 1885 (2S Stat. SI6, S94), the sal
Indians ceded, conveyed, transferred an
relinQuished forever and absolutely, with
out any reservation whatever, unto tn
United States of America, all their claim
title and interest of every kind and char
acter in and to the lands embraced in tn
following described tract of country no.
in the territory of Oklahoma, to-wit:
Commencing at a point in the middl
of the main channel of the Washita rive
where the ninety-eighth meridian or Yves
longitude crosses the same, thence u
the middle of the main channel of sal
river to the line of 9S degrees 40 minute
west longitude. thence on said line Of
degrees 40 minutes due north to the mid
die of the channel of the main Canada
river, thence down the middle of sal
main Canadian river to where it crosse
the ninety-eighth meridian, thence du
south to the place of beginning"
And, whereas. in pursuance of said az
of congress ratifying said agreement, a
lotments Of land in severalty have bee
regularly made to each and every men
Der of said Wichita and affiliated band