Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-25
PROPOSALS FOR LEASING
Surplus Grazing Lands in the Klowa,
Comanche and Apache Country

NLN pNOllO OOuhhi
Washington, d c., April 0, 1902
Sealed proposals will be received at
this office until ? o'clock, p. m, on Fri
day, May Is, 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 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 +,
II, ,SSl acres; F. "a, 4,674 acres; G., 22,526
acres: II, 22,00l acres; |, 20, l63 acres:
j, 23,052 acres; X, 30, Az acres; l., %,
962 acres; NJ, 23,047 acres; N, 23,967
acres; ., %, ,954 acres; p, %, 100 acres;
Q, 2S,407 acres; r., %, s99 acres; S, %,
937 acres; T, 22,65l acres. Reserve
pasture No has not been subdivided.
Said pasture contains 2O,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
|
pastures must be so fenced as to permit
of driveway 100 feet wide entirely
through said original reserve pasture
, No. l from east to west along the
the township line between townships
3 and south, and north and south
T along the range line between ranges
f l3 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
number Of miles Of fence already con-
constructed about each and the num-
ber of miles yet to be constructed, may
7 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
J. amount viii be accepted. A clause ir
the lease will prohibit subledsidg
without the consent of tho Secretary
u of the Interior, and will also provide
t that the pastures shall not be over
: stocked. The rents must be paid il
two equal semiannual installments il
advance, to wit on July l and January
| of each year. The lessees will bC
required to furnish security in al
y amount equal to one annual payment
conditioned upon the faithful perform
e ance OF the terms of the lease. Surety
= or guaranty company bonds preferred
d Everything being satisfactory it il
$ proposed to award the grazing privil
q 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 par
g Of bid, if deemed for the best in
S terests of the Indians, and the lease
:. executed hereunder will be subject q
TIE approval OF the Secretary of TIN
Interior.
/ Each proposal must be accompanies
e by certified check or draft upon SOM
e United States depOsitary or solven
national bank in the vicinity of tn
bidders place of residence, made pay
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 he foI
;" feited to the United States for the as