The National tribune., 1906-06-14
BY 1HE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIT.
ED STATES.
A PROCLAMATION.


Whereas. BY an agreement between
the Shoshone and Arapahoe tribes OF
Indians. belonging to the Shoshone or
Wind River Reservation in the State OF
Wyoming, on the one part, and James
Mclaughlin, a United States Indian In
SpectOr, on the other part, amended
and ratified by act of Congress approved
March 3, 1905 (33 Stat, 1870, the said
INDIAN tribes coded, granted, and relin-
.quished to the United States all the
right. title. and interest which they may
Ahave had to all of the unallotted lands
embraced within said Reservation, ex-
cept the lands within and bounded by
the following described lines:
Beginning in the midchannel of the
Big Wind River at point where said
stream crosses the western boundary
of the said Reservation; thence in a
eoutheasterly direction following the
midchannel of the Big Wind River to
Its conjunction with the Little Wind or
Big Popo-Agie River. near the north
east corner of township one south, range
four east: thence up the midchannel. OF
the big PopO-Agie River in a south
westerly direction to the mouth of the
North Fork of the said Big POpo-Agie
River: thence up the midchannel of
said North Fork of the Big Popo-Agie
River to its intersection with the south
ern boundary of the said Reservation,
near the southwest corner of section Fl,
township two south, range one west;
2hence due west along the said southern
boundary of the said reservation to the
southwest corner of the same; thence
north along the western boundary of
said Reservation to the place of begin,
ming.
And. Whereas, 1t was provided by
said act of March 3, 1905, that said I'M
allotted lands coded to the United
States under said agreement should be
disposed of under the provisions of the
homestead. TOWNSHIP coal and mineral
land laws of the United States, and
should be opened to settlement and en-
try by proclamation of the President of
the United States on June Is. 1906,
which proclamation shall prescribe the
manner in which the lands shall be set
tied upon, occupied, and entered by
persons permitted to make entry there
of. and no person shall be permitted to
settle upon. occupy or enter said lands
except as prescribed in said proclama-
ton, until after the expiration of 60
days from the time when the same are
open to settlement and entry: and the
rights of honorably discharged soldiers
and sailors of the late civil and Spanish
wars. as defined and described in sec
tons 1904 and 1905 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States. as amend
ed by the act of March 1, 1901. shall not
be abridged;
And. Whereas. The time for the open
ing of said unallotted lands was extend
less the President shall determine that
the same may be opened at an earlier
date. by Public Resolution of Congress.
approved March %, 1906 (Public Reso-
tuition No. 12):
Now. Therefore. l. Theodore Roose-
welt. President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the power in me
vested by the said Act and Resolution
of Congress. do hereby declare and
make known that all the unallOtted
lands in the coded portion of said reser-
walton, except such as may at that time
have been reserved for carrying out the
provisions of said amended treaty rela-
tive to the rights of ASmus BOysen, al
lowing him to locate in accordance with
the Government surveys not to exceed
GAO acres in the form of a square, of
mineral or coal lands in said reserva-
ton. and to purchase the same. will, on
and after the 18th day of August, 1906.
in the manner hereinafter prescribed.
and not otherwise. be opened to settle
ment, entry and disposition under the
general provisions Of the homestead.
fownsite. coal. and mineral land laws
of the United States.
J. The Registration.
And it is further directed and pro-
vided that commencing at o'clock a.
m. on Monday July 16. 1906, and end
ing at o'clock p. M. Tuesday. July 81,
1906, registration will be held at Lam
der. Shoshoni, and Thermopols: also,
at Worland, provided that the Big Horn
Railroad, now in course of construction.
shall be completed and doing passen-
ger traffic to that place on July Is, 1906,
for the purpose of ascertaining the
names and qualifications of all persons
who desire to enter, settle upon, or ac-
quire title to any of said ceded lands
under the homestead laws.
To obtain registration for the pur-
pose of making homestead entry Of
any of said coded lands each applica 1t
will be required to show himself duly
qualified under the law to make such
entry, and this showing must be made
by the presentation of a sworn applica =
ton for registration executed on a blank
furnished by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office which can be OBJ
tanned only at the time and places of
registration herein mentioned. and each
person registering must give the regis
fering officer such appropriate matters
of description and Identification as will
protect the applicant and the Cove. n
ment against any attempted impersona-
ton.
Registration cannot be effected
through the use Of the mails or the en-
ployment of an agent, excepting that
honOrably discharged soldiers and sail
ors entitled to the benefits of Section
1904 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States as amended by the Act
of Congress approved March l, 1901 (31
Stat. SAD, may present their applica-
tions for registration for the purpose
of making homestead entry and make
due proof OF their qualifications through
an agent Of their own selection having
duly executed power of attorney on
blank furnished by the Commissioner
of the General Land Office. but no per-
son will be permitted to act as agent for
more than one soldier or sailor. No
person will be permitted to register
more than once, nor will he be permit
ted to register in any other than his
true name.
Each applicant who shows himself
duly qualified will be registered and
given non-transferable certificate to
that effect. and each person holding
such certificate will be entitled to go
upon any coded lands subject to entry
hereunder and examine such lands, but
the only purpose for which he can 60
upon and examine such lands is to en-
able him later on. as herein provided
to understandingly select the lands for
which he may make entry.
Order of Making Entries.
The. order I'm which during tho frs,