The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-07-09


dinns on the one part, and certain com
missioners OF the United States on the
other part, ratified 10y act of congress
approved March ., isVj (2s stat, s7d, .
sg4,) the said Indians ceded, conveyed
transferred and relinquishcd. forever
and absolutely, without any reserva-
tion whatever. unto the United States
of America, all their claim title and
interest OF every Kind and character
In and TO the lands embraced in the
following described tract Of country
now in the territory Of Oklahoma to-
wit
LOCATION or LANDS
Commencing az point In the middle
OF the main channel ~ the Washitn
river where the pgth meridian of West
Longitude crosses the same: thence up
the middle Of the main channel OF said
river to the line Of gs degrees and 40
minutes due north 10 the middle Of the
channel OF main Canadian river; thence
down the middle Of the said Canadian
river TO where il crosses the Goth
meridinn' thence due south TO the
place Of beginning.
And whereas, In pursuance Of said
act OF congress ratifyiuQ said agree
ment, allotments of land in severnlty
have been regularly made 90 each aud
every member OF sad Wichita aud
afli lated bands Of Indians, native and
adopted, aud the lands occupied by
religions societies or other organiza-
tions for religious or educational
work among the Indians have been
regularly allotted and confirmed to
such societies and organizations re-
spectively:
And Whereas, by an agreement be-
tween the Comanchc. Kiowa and
Apache tribes Of Indians on the one
part, and certain commissioners Of the
United States on the other part,
amended ana ratified by act of con
grcss, approved June g, 1900, (3i Stat.
672 600 the said Indian tribes. subject
TO certain conditions which have been
duly reformed. coded conveyed
transferred, relinquished and surren-
dered, forever and absolutely, without
any reservation whatsoever, expressed
or implied, unto the United States OF
America, all their claim, title nd in
terest OF every kind, aud character, in
and TO the lands embraced In the fol-
lowing described tract of country now
in the territory OF Oklahoma, to-wit:
LOCATION OF OTHER LANDS.
Commencing at point where the
Washita river crosses the 9sth meri-
dian west from Greenwich: thence up
the Washita river, in the middle Of the
main channel thereof, to point 80
miles, by river, west OF Fort Cobb, as
now established; thence due west to
the north fork OF Red river, provided
said line strikes said river east OF the
Tooth meridian OF west longitude, II
not, then only To said meridian line,
10 said north fork Of Red river; thence
down said north fork, in the middle of
the chosKe. thereof, from the point
where il meets the first intersected
by the lines above described, To tho
main Red river, thence down Red river
In the middle of the main channel
thereof, TO its intersection with the
9sth meridian Of longitude west from
Greenwich; thence north, on said mcri-
dian line, 10 the place of beginning
And Whereas, In pursuance of said
act Of congress ratifying tke aerc p
ment last named, allotments OF land in
severalty have been regularly made 10
each member Of said Comanche,
kiowa and Apache tribes OF Indians;
tire lands occupied by religious socie-
ties or other organizations for religious
or educational work among the In.
dams have been regularly allotted and
confirmed 20 such societies and organ
izatiCSs, respectively; and the secre-
tary 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 Indians,
4s0,O 900 acres Of grazing lands
And Whereas. In the act OF congress
ratifyiug the said Wichita agreement,
IL is provided,
That whenever any Of the lands ne
quired by this agreement shall, by
operation OF law or proclamation of
the president OF the United States, be
open 10 settlement, they shall be dis
posed OF under the general provisions
OF the homestead and townsite laws OF
the United States.
CAN COMMUTE ENTRIES.
Provided, That in addition 10 the
land office fees provided by statute for
such entries the entrymeu shall pay
81. % per acre for the land entered at
the time OF submitting his final proof;
And Provided Further, That In all
homestead entries where the entryman
mas resided upon ana improved the
land entered In good faith for the per-
iod Of IA months he may commute his
entry to cash upon the payment of sl.25
per acre; aud provided further that the
rights OF honorably discharged Union
soldiers and sailors OF ths late Civil
War, as defined and described in Sec
tions 230i aud 22O5 of the revised stat
utes shall not be abridged; and pro-
vidod further, that any qualified
entryman having lands ad Joining the
lands herein ceded whose original
entry embraced less than 100 acres,
may take sufficient land from said res
ervation 10 make his homestead entry
not TO exceed 100 acres in all, said land
TO be taken upon the same conditions
as are required of other entrymeD.
Provided, That said lands shall be
opened 10 settlement within one year
after said allotments are made to the
Indians
That the laws relating TO the min
eral lands OF the United States are
Mxslary HeveaIed bV the Ti1o.