The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-07
COMMISSIONER LEUPP SUBMITS
ANNUAL REPORT.
DEALS WITH THE OIL CASES
Declares Restrictions Should Be En-
tirely Removed so That the In
dams Could Assist IN the
Problems OF state.

Washington, Dec. G.-The comnts
sioner Of Indian affairs. Franci, u.
L.ur, has oubmitted his ar al re-
urrt To ne secretary o. tn iu'c.
ror The principal part OF tne report
concerns thief i've civilized tribes
and contains much OF interest to the
state cf oklahoma.
out os the 1Ol. .22s indians, there
aio G'O0r who are still restricted
luc lmiss'oncr states that Of
these hundreds are applying through
district agents TO have restrictions
removed. The policy of the govern
mcnt is to encourage this, whore
the Indians are capable. because,
says the report "thcrc are problems
of self government in the new state
that need the support Of the In
dlans. morally and financially" At
the time the report was written,
there were 9732 oil and gas leases
in operation and SIG pending in
the agents Office. The department mas
disapproycd G93O applications for
leases.
The commissioner frankly states
that the development OF the oil
business has not been so great.
and attributes the cause to low
prices and lack OF transportation
facilities. he states thar wh,le
the Texas and Gulf pipe lines are
operating, they are taking oil prin-
cipally from their own. or closely
allied properties As TO over-nru
duction. he calls attention to the
fact that there are over 10000
GOO barrels of oil in storage.
Tho total receipts handled by the
Indian agent for the year were
$3,i75,SSO. The Choctaw and Chick
asaw nations received as royalties,
principally from coal and town lots,
SGOS. 500. The Cherokee nation re.
cciycd St24,237 in royalties. This
does not include oil royalties, paid
To individual allottcos, referring
only to money that went to the
tribal treasury. The Creek nation
received $35729, nearly all OF which
was from the sale of town lots and
damages arising from the construc'
ton Of pipe lines The Seminole
nation received only $253G.
Referring 10 the town lot suits
the commissioner SAYS that the delay
Of getting 20 trial is caused by the
transfer Of cases TO the state and
then back to the federal courts. lie
does not say that the delay has
been caused by dilatory tactics on
the part Of defendants. as alleged by
Mr. Mott
The Usage nation receives partic
ullr attention The final approved
roll Of the Osagcs contains 223C
names. an of whom are entitled tc
allotment except one white woman
tdccs not give name), who ha.
l.yod AN her life among the Osagcs
she was given a life share in the
, aunuitics Of the tribe but, no land
The allotment schedule shows that
1,oG513i acres Of land has been al
lottod
The department has ordered a re
survey Of the exterior township lines
and relocation OF section lines alonG
thccs rctraccmcnts II is estimated
that this rctracomcnt will cost SCI,
2Sa.
From the sale OF town lots in the
live government townsites In the
nation Pawhuska, Bigheart, Foraker
IIomny and Fairfax s16.346 has
hoou received
The lease ~ tho Indian Territory
Illuminating company covering ESQ.
0oo acros which Governor Haskell
has called upon President Roosevelt
10 cancel is passed over with hut
few lines Tho total amount oI
crudc OH taken from the Usage wells
during the wear was 5Il5OO0 bar
rols Tho estimated gas production
- giycn q. 2loOooOoo cubic feet
of casper dav.