Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-21
PROPOSALS FOR LEASING
Surplus Grazing Lands in the Klowa,
Comanche and Apache Country

Washington, d c., April 8, 1902
Sealed proposals will be received at
this office until o'clock, p. m. on Fri
day, May l6, 1902, and will be immedi- |
at9ly thereafter opened in the presence
of such bidders as may attend, for leas-
ing certain of the surplus grazing
lands of the Kiowa, Comanche, and
Apache Indians, in Oklahoma, for
grazing purposes only, for the period
of three years from July /, 1902. Bids
will be received for the grazing of
either horses or cattle, but not for the
grazing of sheep. The proposals must
be addressed to the Commissioner
of Indian Affairs, Washington, d. c.,
and must be. plainly marked on the
outside Of the envelope, Proposal for
leasing Kiowa lands"
For the information of bidders it is
stated that it is proposed to lease
original reserve pastures Nos. l and
1. Reserve pasture No. 2 and the ad
dition to reserve pasture No. will not
be leased. Reserve pasture No / has
b7en divided as followes: Pasture +,
II, ,SSl acres; f, "a, ga acres; G., 22,526
acres; ii, 22,00l acres; l, 20, 1853 acres;
j, 23,052 acres; X, 3d. 447 acres; L, %,
9G2 acres; NJ, 23,047 acres; N, 23,967
acres ., -, 954 acres p, %, 100 acres
Q, %, ,407 acres: r. %, 800 acres; S, %,
937 acres; Il, 22,G5l acres. Reserve
pasture No has not been subdivided.
Said pasture contains 20,54l acres.
This last pasture is fenced with d
good, substantial, cattle-proof fence.
Each of the subpastures in original
Reserve pasture No. | is is partly
fenced The leese of each of these
pasteurs WILDE required to fence the
same with a good, substantial, barbed-
wire, cattle-proof fence not later than
December |, 1902, the fences to revert
to the Indians at the end of the term
and become their absolute property.
Posts for fencing may be obtained
from the lands, under the direction of
the United States Indian agent. The
pastures must be so fenced as to permit
of driveway 100 feet wide entirely
through said original reserve pasture
No. from east to west along the
the township line between townships
3 and south, and north and south
along the range line between ranges
13 and IA west. These proposed drive
ways are shown by double lines on the
map. Maps showing the location OF
said subpastures, together with the
num,,,cr Of miles of fence already con-
constructed about each and the num-
Der of miles yet to be constructed, may
be obtained of the United States In
dian agent, Anadarko, Oklahoma.
A minimum price of % cents per
acre per annum has been placed upon
said lands, and no bid for a smaller
amount will be accepted. A clause in
the lease will prohibit subleasidg
without the consent of tho Secretary
of the Interior, and will also provide
that the pastures shall not be over
stocked. The rents must be paid in
two equal semiannual installments in
advance, to wit on July and January
OF each year. The lessees will be
required to furnish security in an
amount equal to one annual payment
vvnulrIoneu upon the faithful perform
ance of the terms OF the lease. Surety
/ ar guaranty company bonds preferred.
Everything being satisfactory it is
proposed to award the grazing privil-
ege of each pasture to the bidder pro-
posing to pay the highest price there
for; but the right is hereby reserved
to reject any and all bids, or any part
of a bid, if deemed for the best in
terests of the Indians, and the leases
executed hereunder will be subject to
tie approval of the Secretary of the
Interior.
Each proposal must be accompanied
by certified check or draft upon some
United States depositary or solvent
national bank in the vicinity OF the
bidders place of residence, made pay
able to the order of the Commissioner
of Indian Affairs, for at least 10 per
cent of the entire amount of the pro-
posal, which check or draft will be for
10,