The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-07-19
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.
Document Opening to Settlement the Wichita
and the kioWa. Comanche and
Apache Reservations.

ton opening the Wichita and the Kio-
va, Comanche and Apache reservation
to settlement:
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 2 1885 (2s Stat, SO, $40, the said
Indians coded, conveyed, transferred and
r~eltnquished, 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
ncter IN and to the lands embraced IN the
following described tract OF country now
in the territory OF Oklahoma. to wit;
commencing at a point in the middle oil
the main chann OF the Washita river
where the 9sth meridian OF west lonsl-
tude crosses the same, thence up the
middle Of the main channel of said river
to the line of 20 degrees and ~ minutes
west longitude, thence on said line OF "a
degrees and 40 minutes due north 10 the
middle of the channel of the main cana
dian river, thence down the middle OF salc
main Canadian river to where IL crosses
the SSth meridian, thence due south 10
the place of beginning
And whereas all of the conditlons re-
quired by law to be performed prior 10
the opening of said tracts of iano 10 set
Element and entry hav been, as l mere
by declare, duly performed.
AUGUST 8 THE DAY.
Now, therefore, 1, William Mckinley,
President OF the United States OF 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 a1ore-
said ceded by the Wichira and affiliated
bands OF Indians. and the Comanche, hl-
oWa and Apache tribes OF Indians, re-
spectively, saving and excepting SECTIONS
O. - S-@Aa 1nh TnlTIN-
three in eacn township, and all LANDS
located or selected by the territory OF
Oklahoma as indemnity school or euu-
cationaI lands, and saving ana
all lands allotted in seyeralty TO lnaiFlC-
ual Indians, and saving and excepting all
n allotted and confirmed TO rehsiouS
societies and other ORGANIZATIONS, anu
saving and excepting the LANDS selectSu
and set aide as grazing lands LOT the
use in common for said Comancne, hloWd
and Apache tribes OF Indians, ana saving
and excepting the lands set aside anu re
served al each OF said county seats IOI
disposition as town sites, and saving anu
excepting the and now used, occupleu'
or set apart for military. agency, schooI'
school farm, religious, Indian cemetery,
wood reServe, forest reserve, or otner
public uses. Will, on the 9Th day of Au-
gust, 1901, a. 9 o'clock g. m, IN the Man-
ner herein prescribed and not other"lse'
be opened TO entry and settlement anu ~
disposition under the general provisions
VI S4AC $500
the United States.
Commencing at 9 o'clock q. m, cones
day, July 10. 1901. and ending at . Q CLOCK
D. m. Friday, July %, 1901. a registration
will be had at the United States land OF
fees It e. Reno and Lawton, in the Ter
Titory of Oklahoma Cthe omce at La"toi'
TO occupy provisional quarters IN Ihe I'M
mediate vicinity of Fort Sill, OklanOna
territory, until suitable quarters can Dc
provided at Lawtor0. for the purpose OF
ascertaining what persons desire 10 en-
ter, settle upon, Il acquire title 10 ~
of said lands under the homestead law
and of aScertaining their Quallncauons SO
to do. The registration at each once
will be for both land districts, buL at me
time of registration each applicant VII S
required to elect and state III WhlCn us
trict he desires TO MAKE entry 10 o.
tain registration Zach applicant Will De
required to show himself duly quaLlned
to make homestead entry OF these any
under existing laws and 10 give the
registration officer such appropriate mat
tiers of description and identity as Will
protect the applicant and the governments
Registration can not be effected through
the use of the mails or the employment
of an agent. excepting that honoraDly
discharged soldiers and sailors entlEled
TO the benefits OF section ESH or the re-
vised statutes Of the United States, as
amended by the act OF Congress approved
March !, 1901 CT Stat. SD, may present
their applications for registration and
III DIOUlS u III AAoLAAiSoAAOAA@ N-OoS0
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
more than once or in any other than
his true name. Each applicant who
shows himself duly qualified will be regis
tered and given q nOn-tranSferaole certlfl-
cate 10 that effect, which VIII entitle MIN
to go upon and examine the lands to be
opened hereunder in the land district in
he elects TO make his entry; but
the only purpose for which he may go
upon and examine aid lands IS that of
him later on. as herein provided.
to Understandings select the lands for
which ne will make entry. No one will
be permitted to make settlement upon
any of said lands in advance of the
onening herein provided for. and during
the first sixty days following said open
ing no one but registered applicants will
permitted to make homestead settle
ment 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 officers.
BY DRAWINGS.
The order in which. during the first
sixty days following the opening. the reg
homestead entry of the lands
opened hereunder, viii be determined by
drawings fer both the FL Reno n Law
ton districts publicly held at the United
ldLU III dL Hi IL OA1S-r GULL
mencing at 9 o'clock q. m, Monday, July
e, 1901. and continuing for such period as
NAV be necessary 10 complete the same.
The drawings will be had under the
supervision and immediate observance OF
committee Of three persons whose integ-
rity is 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
put q card. which must be signed by the
applicant, stating the land district in
v hich he desires TO make homestead en-
and giving such q description Of the
applicant as VIII enable the local land
oficers to thereafter identify him. This
ard will be at once sealed in a separate
which will bear no other dis
label or mark than such as
nav be necessary TO show that il is 10
20 into the drawing for the land district
n 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
opened in the course of the drawings
IS herein provided. When the regfstra-
ion is completed all of these sealed en-
relopes will be brought together at the
lace of drawing and turned over to the
in charge of the drawing. who.
n such manner as in their judgment will
De attended with entire fairness aud
OF opportunity, shall proceed TO