Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-22
PROPOSALS FOR LEASING
Surplus Grazing Lands in the Klowa,
Comanche 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-
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. / and |
L. Reserve pasture No. 2 and the ad-
dition to reserve pasture No. l will not
be leased Reserve pasture No has
b9en divided as followes: Pasture E,
1881 acres; f, "a, ,674 acres; G, 22,526
acres; H, 22,00l acres; l, 20,l acres;
j, 23,052 acres; X, 30, AT acres; l., %,
962 acres: NJ, 23,047 acres; N, 23,967
acres; ., -, 954 acres: p, %, l09 acres;
@, 2S, ,407 acres; Il, D. 800 acres; $, -,
937 acres; r, 22,65l acres. Reserve
pasture No has not been subdivded.
Said pasture contains 2O,j4l 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 good, substantial, barbed-
wire cattle-proof fence not later than
December |, 1902, the fences to revert
I 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
a 3 and 4 south, and north and south
along the range line between ranges
, l3 and IA west. These proposed drive
y ways are shown by double lines on the
map. Maps showing the location oi
- said subpastures, together with the
, number OF miles of fence already con.
ii constructed about each and the mum
n Der of miles yet to be constructed may
be obtained of the United States In
dian agent, Anadarko, Oklahoma.
e. a minimum price of % cents pei
Is acre per annum has been placed upor
o said lands, and no bid for smaller
" amount will be accepted a clause il
the lease will prohibit subleasid!
N without the consent of the Secretar,
-, of the Interior, and will also provid,
that the pastures shall not be over
u stocked. The rents must be paid il
III two equal semiannual installmentS il
advance, to wit on July and JanUsr'
IL j Ct each year. The lessees viii b
2 required to furnish security in al
amount equal to one annual paymen
'e conditioned upon the faithful perform
c. ance of the terms of the lease. Suret.
t. or guaranty company bonds preferred
Everything being satisfactory it i
W proposed to award the grazing privil
u ege of each pasture to the bidder pro
posing to pay the highest price there
for; but the right is hereby reserve,
e. to reject any and all bids, or any par
b of bid, if deemed for the best in
,o terests of the Indians, and the lease
executed hereunder will be subject t
n tie approval of the Secretary of tn
40 Interior.
Each proposal must be accompanie
VI by certified check or draft upon som
United States depOsitary or solver
national bank i'm the vicinity Of tn
he bidders place of residence, made pa.
able to the order of the COMMISSIONS
of Indian Affairs, for at least 10 DC
~ cent of the entire amount of the prC
ce posal, which check or draft will be TO
feited to the United States for the US
and benefit of the Indians occupyin
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