The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-02-25
LAND FOR GRAZING.
Department of the Interior Calls for
Sealed Proposals for Leasing
| Tribal Lands,

Washington, d. c., Feb. 49,
The following notice has been is-
sued by the Commissioner of In
dian Affairs:
Department Of the Interior,
Office of Indian Affairs.-Sealed
proposals for leasing the tribal
lands on the Usage Indian reser-
walton, Oklahoma, for grazing
purposes will be received at this
office until 2 O'Clock p. IN. on
Tuesday, March s, and will i'm
mediately thereafter opened IN
the presence of such bidders as
may attend. The pastures will
be leased for the period of one
year from April 1 next, and no
bids for different period will be
considered. The proposals. must
be addressed to the Commission
er of Indian Affairs, Washington,
d. c., and must be plainly en-
dorsed on the outside of the envo-
lopes, proposals for leasing
Usage lands"
For the information of bidders
it is stated that there are about
100 pastures on the reservation
subject to lease. The pastures
will be offered for lease us now
fenced. The Indian homestead
selections" within the pastures
will be deducted from the gross
areas. The pastures vary in size
from u few hundred acres to a.
600 acres. The lessees will be re.
quired to put the fences in good
repair and keep them in like good
repair during the term The pas
lures must lie fenced for grazing
purposes only, and any violation
of this provision will Ipso facto
work u forfeiture of the lease.
Maps showing the location and
area of the several pastures may
be examined at the United States
Indian agency, Pawhuska, Ok.
The Indian agent and his employ
es will afford prospective bidders
all reasonable opportunity to eX-
anime the several ranges, and will
furnish any further information
desired.
A minimum price of Zoe per
acre has been placed upon second
and third-class pastures, and 25c
per acre upon hrst-class pastures,
and no bid at u lower price will
be considered.
The rents must be paid in two
equal semi-annual instullments
in advance, towit: On April and
Oct. 1 next. Each lessee will be
required to furnish security in an
amount equal to the annual rem
tai, conditioned upon the faithful
performance Of the terms of the
tease. Surety company bonds
preferred.
Everything being satisfactory,
it is proposed to award the graz
ing privileges of each particular
pasture to the bidder proposing
to pay the highest price therefore,
but the right is hereby reserved
to reject any and all bids, or any
part of bid, if deemed for the
best interests of the Indians, and
the leases executed hereunder will
be subject to the approval of the
Secretary of the Interior.
Each proposal must be accom-
panied by u certified check or
draft upon some United States
depository or solvent National
bank in the vicinity of the bid
der's place of residence, made pay
able to the order of the Commits
sioner Of Indian Affairs, for at
least 10 per cent of the entire
amount of the proposal, which
check or draft will he forfeited to
the United States for the use of
the Usage Indians in case any bid
der receiving an award shall fail
to enter into the prescribed lease
for the tract bid upon and to fur
nish suitable bond conditioned
upon the faithful performance
of the terms Of the lease; other
wise to be returned TO the bidder.
Any further information may be
obtained by addressing the United
States Indian Agent, Usage Agen-
cy, Pawhuska, Ok.
Proposals not conforming to
the requirements of this adver-
tisement may be rejected, if such
action shall be deemed necessary
The department has also sent
out notices in regard to leasing
the pastures on the Ponca reserva,
ton, which are worded practic-
ally the same as the foregoing
notice, except that the envelopes
containing bids are to be marked
Proposals for leasing tribal
lands, Ponca reservation" and
the leases will be awarded on
March 3. The notice also states
that the lands do not lie in a