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

Indians, belonging to the SnOSn0ne 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
Rnd ratified by act of Congress approved
March 3, 1905 (33 Stat, 1870, the said
9ndian tribes ceded, granted, and relin-I
,quished to the United States all the
right. title, and interest which they may
alave had to ali 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 thel
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 tol
sts conjunction with the Little Wind or
Big Popo-Agie River, near the north
east corner of township one south, rangel
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-Agiei
River; thence up the midchannel of
said North Fork of the Big Popo-Agiel
River to its intersection with the south
ern boundary of the said Reservation, |
near the southwest corner of section 21,
township two south, range one west;
thence due west along the said southern
SSDoundary 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 un
allotted lands ceded to the United
States under said agreement should bel
disposed of under the provisions of thei
homestead, townsite, coal and mineral
land laws of the United States, and
.Iaw,a I'D l
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 |
tions 2304 and 2305 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States, as amend
ed by the act of March l, 1901, shall not
be abridged;
And, Whereas. The time for the open
fng of said unallotted lands was extend |
ed to the 18th day of August, 1906, un- |
the same may be opened at an earlier
date. by Public Resolution of Congress-
epproved March 2S, 1906 (Public Reso-
Iution 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 ceded 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
$40 acres in the form of a square, of
mineral or coal lands in said reserva-
tion, 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
Inent, entry, and disposition under the
general provisions of the homestead,
townsite coal. and mineral land laws
of the United States.
The Registration.
And it is further directed and pro-
yided that commencing al 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 Thermopolis; also, !
at Worland. nrovided that the Big Horn
Railroad, now in course of construction. |
shall be completed and doing a 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-
du:re title TO any of said ceded lands
under the homestead laws.
To obtain registration for the pur
pose of making a homestead entry Of
any of said ceded lands each applica 1t 1
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
tion for registration executed on a blank
furnished by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office which can be OBJ !
taned 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 VIII
protect the applicant and the Cove: n
ment against any attempted impersona-
tion.
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 Actt
of Congress approved March l. 1901 (31l
Stat. SAD, may present their applica-
tions for registration for the purpose
of making a homestead entry and make
due proof of their qualifications through
an agent of their own selection having
a duly executed power of attorney on
q 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. Noi
person will be permitted to registeri
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 a non-transferable certificate to-
that effect. and each person holding
such certificate will be entitled to go
upon any ceded lands subject to entry
hereunder and examine such lands, but
the only purpose for which he can go
upon and examine such lands is to en-
able him later on, as herein provided.
20 understandingly select the lands for
which he may make entry.
Order of Making Entries.
The. order in which during the first
co days following the opening the regis
tered applicants will be permitted to
make homestead entry of lands opened
hereunder will be determined by a
drawing for the district held at Ian
der Wyo commencing at O'Clock a.