Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-07-12

of every kind and character and to the
lands embraced in the following de- 7
scribed tract of country now In the ter
ritory of Oklahoma, to-wit:
Commencing at point where the
Washington river crosses the ninety
eighth meridian west from Greenwich;
thence up the Washita river. In the
middle of the main channel thereof, to a
point 80 miles, by river, west of Fort
Cobb, as now established; thence due
west to the north fork of the Red river,
provided said line strikes said river east
of the one-hundredth meridian west
longitude; if not, then only to said me-
ridian line, and thence due south, on said
| meridian line, to the said north fork of
Red river; thence down said north fork,
in the middle of the main channel there
of, from the point where it may be first
intersected by the line above described,
| to the main Red river; thence down said
Red river, in the middle Of the main
channel thereof, to it's intersection with
| the ni-.ety-eighth meridian of longitude
| west from Greenwich; thence north on
| said meridian line, to the place of be-
ginning
Set Aside for the Indians.
| And whereas, in pursuance of said act
| of congress ratifying the agreement last
| named, aIlotments 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
|
| larly allotted and confirmed to such
| cieties and organizations, respectively;
| and the secretary of the interior, out of
| the lands ceded by the agreement last
| named, has regularly selected and set
| aside for the use in common for said
Comanche, Kiowa and Apache tribes of
Indian, 4S0,0O0 acres of grazing lands;
And, whereas, in the act of congress
| ratifying the said Wichita agreement it
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 un-
| 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
| such entries the entry man shall pay
81 % per acre for the land entered at
the time of submitting his final proof;
and provided further, that in all home
stead entries where the entry man has
resided upon and improved the land en-
tered in good faith for the period of IA
months he may commute his entry to
cash upon the payment of SIPS per acre.
and provided furt her, that the rights of
honorably discharged union soldiers and
sailors of the late civil war, as defined
and described in sections 2304 and 2305 of
the revised statutes shall not be
abridged; and provided further, that any
qualified entry man having lands adj
joining the lands herein coded, whose
: original entry embraced less than 100
acres, may take sufficient land from
said reservation to make his homestead
entry not to exceed 1e0 acres in all. said
land to be taken upon the same condi-
lions as are required of other entry
men; provided, that said lands shall be
opened to settlement within one year
1 after said allotments are made to the
Indians.
"That the laws relating to the mineral
1 lands of the United States are hereby ex-
J tended over the lands ceded by the fore
going agreement"
Fees of the Entry Man.
And, whereas, in the act of congress
ratifying the said Comanche, Kiowa and
: Apache agreement 1t is provided:
'1'bat the lands acquired by this agree
! | ment shall be opened to settlement by
! proclamation Of the president within six
: months after allotments are made and
e be disposed of under the general provi-
sions of the homestead and TOWNSHIP
laws of the United States; provided
that in addition to the land office fees
r prescribed by statute for such entries the
entry man shall pay s1.25 per acre for the
| land entered at the time of submitting
5 his final proof; and provided further
d that in all homestead entries where the
= entry has resided upon and i'm
:, | proved the land entered in good faith fol
u the period of Ia months he may com
l. mute his entry to cash upon the pay.
y ment of $125 per acre; and provided
further. that the rights of hOnorably dis
charged union soldiers and sailors Of th'
l. late civil war, as defined and described
u in sections 1904 and 1905 of the revised
=, statutes, shall not be abridged; and pro
) vided further that any person who, hav
ing attempted to- but for any cause failed
j. to, secure title in fee to a homestead
II under what is known as the commutet
provision of the homestead law, shall b.
n ! qualified to make a homestead entry up
s. on said lands; and provided further, tina
o any qualified entry man having lands ad
joining the lands herein coded, who's
IL original entry embraced less than 16
N acres in all, shall have the right to en-
I. ter so much Of the lands by this agree
:. ment coded lying contiguous to his sal
entry as shall, with the land already en-
5. tered. make in the aggregate 100 acres
E. said land to be taken as are required o
" other entry men; and provided further
that the settlers who located on tina
: part of said lands called and known a
w the neutral strip shall have preference
- right for 80 days on the lands which the
f. have located and improved.
''That should any of said lands allotte
IS to said Indians or opened to settlement
W under this act contain valuable minera
- deposits. such mineral deposits shall b
ST. open to location and entry, under the ex
in upon the passage of this act, and tn
mineral laws OF the United States ar
hereby extended over said Hands,
OF And, whereas, by the act Of congress
approved January 4, 1901 (S1 Stat, 727
lie the secretary of the interior was author
IS lied to extend, for period not exceedin
n eight months from December 6, 1900 tn
er time for making alIotments to the Cr
"a manche, kiowa and Apache Indians an
III opening to settlement the lands SO cede
ID by them.
b. Iaua For c,rc+x Cat.
ne
n, 80, VIZ eas' III pursuance OF the az
he Stat, 1889. the secretary of the interio
Nv has regularly subdivided the lands so
aforesaid respectively ceded to the Unite
10 States by the Wichita and affiliated band
,x | of Indians and the Comanche. KioWa a q