Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-26
PROPOSALS FOR LEASING
Surplus Grazing Lands in the Klowa,
OomanChe and Apache Country

| Sealed proposals will be received at |
this Office until , O'Clock, p. m, on Fri
day, May l6, 1902, and will be immedi- |
at7ly 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 l, 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
/ 4. Reserve pasture No. and the ad-
dition to reserve pasture No. ] will not
be leased. Reserve pasture No l has
been divided as followes: Pasture f,
} 1881 acres; F, 4,674 acres; G, 2,526
, acres; H, 22,001 acres; l, 20, 1853 acres;
j, 23,052 acres; X, 30, ,447 acres; L. %,
9G2 acres; M, 23,047 acres; N, 23,967
r acres; o, 22,954 acres; p, %, lO9 acres;
, Q, 2S, 407 acres; II, %, 800 acres; S, %,
, 937 acres; II, 22,651 acres. Reserve
pasture No has not been subdivided.
e Said pasture contains 20,54l acres.
g This last pasture is fenced with d
q good, substantial, cattle-proof fence.
Each of the subpastures in original
{ Reserve pasture No. | is is partly
o fenced. The leese of each of these
pasteurs WILDE required to fence the
same with good, substantial, barbed-
wire, cattle-proof fence not later than
J. December |, 1902, the fences to revert
II 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
u the township line between townships
4 B and 4 south, and north and south
along the range line between ranges
IL and IA west. These proposed drive
I ways are shown by double lines on the
l. map. Maps showing the location OF
It said subpastures, together with the
number 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 25 cents per
Il acre per annum has been placed upon
said lands, and no bid for smaller
amount will be accepted, A clause in
the lease will prohibit subleaside
i without the consent of the Secretary
of the Interior, and will also provide
that the pastures shall not be over
u stocked. The rents must be paid in
I. two equal semiannual installments in
3 advance, to wit on July / and January
of each year. The lessees will be
y required to furnish security in an
e amount equal to one annual payment
E. conditioned upon the faithful perform
ance of the terms of the lease. Surety
or guaranty company bonds preferred.
Vt Everything being satisfactory it is
V 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
g to reject any and all bids, or any part
If of bid, if deemed for the best in
terests of the Indians, and the lease'
=" executed hereunder will be subject tC
S. tte approval of the Secretary of tht
T. Interior
10 Each proposal must be accompanied
by certified check or draft upon son'
United States depositary or solven
SIS national bank in the vicinity of tn,
IN bidders place of residence, made pay
IL able to the order of the COMMISSIONS
of Indian Affairs, for at least 10 pc
cent of the entire amount of the pro
posal which check or draft will be for
feited to the United States for the us
Il and benefit of the Indians occupying
said reservation, in case any bidde
IL racaivinu an award shall fail 10 entp