Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-12-25

The state lands on tho market
naturally are divided into two classes.
l,05O,OO0 acres of raw. uuimproved
prairie lands. chiefly in the extreme
northwestern counties, aud approx
mately 100000 acres OF improved
land, largely agricultural. now under
lease Tho state already has sold
nearly one-half OF the last division, |
and received for the same an everago
price OF &lljO per acre The Inn
proved land land under cultivation.
is we'll scattered all over old OKLA
hpmu and averages Well with any.
go. land lu the western part OF the
state The lcssccs have the pref
crcncc right and have purchased the
uud ninety times ont OF a hundred. F.
II 4. sold 200 the counties IN which
located by out-cry from the Court I.
house door. and the best bidder wins,
subject however 90 the proyiso that
the resident lessee may take It at
the highest bid n he SD chooses. oven
/ though dld not bid Oh q at all II.
/ an outsider purchases ne Us required
20 pay the lessee Tor the Improve.
ment, on the land Ia cash at once
/ the state allows him forty years 20
pay tpr the land. with a per cent
o1sh payment down the remainder
IN forty annual insb,ments, bearing
/ per cent Interest The entire price
may be paid ln three years,
The 100000 acres OF unimlroynd
prplria land are appraised at an
average ot - yer acre, aud Will sell
for hardly more than double that
The state has not Sc, reached this.
class ana it may he some months
before !t.ls advertised
The 1850, 600 acres of unlllotcd
indian lands are being sold directly
under the supervision OF j. George
sion AT Mu-kokct that branch OF the
. Department of the Interior charged
T with tho division. distribution and
nilottng of Indian lands of the Five
Civilized Tribes IL Is solttered
through thirty counties. and by no
means ls tho best land IN that part
" the state. formerly Indian Terri
tory As a rule, the best lands were
taken by tho Indians or negro citi-
1eus. only the poorest being left for
common tribal ownership and Il IL
this that IS being sold
Much Of Il lies In the hills In the
Cherokee Nation and IN the noun
tainous counties In the Choctaw Ma
ton Much OF II consists OF "frac-
tlons." the small tracts of land neces-
/ sarlly scattered about between the
al!otments especially In the Cherokee
and Chuctaw Nation Some OF Il lies
tn the oil country and this viii sell
at high prices spectators paying aS
much rs tii per acre when the sales
In tho Creek Nation opened last week
A. u rule. however the lands are low
priced They must fetch as much as
twice the original appralsemcnts
made 'n 1904, and ranging from 60
cents FOR mountain side 90 80 per
acre for the best land; tho purchaser
may pay for II IN four payments the
first 90 Doe paid at time ot bid, the
remainder IN scml-lnnull INSTALL
mcutt
For thN man who wants n few acres
Ohclp for chicken or goat ranch,
mountain homo FAR from 'cflctc"
civilization hermltayc-thls Is hls
chance There u.s. Of course, much
good land IN tho malloucd Indian
lands 90 hc sold but tho proportion
ls small and the lotul real estnte
dealer and mrmcrs probably viii 500
thJt it Us not given away
The allotted Indian lands from
which restrictions ara removed by
tho Department OF tho Interior and
which nro then SOLD by the resident
Indian agents 90 the highest bidder,
are scattered lll over the old ludnn
rcrrtoy side of the state and the
Usage Nation
Until eighteen months ago the
Indians sold their own lnuds, when
their restrictions were removed
often whom they were not Generally
tho indian was swlndlcd, occasionally
ho swindlcd others. The "grafters"
took thousands OF dccds from Indians
who had no right TO give thom. ana
Ia turn sold these lands 20 innocent
purchasers who IN turn were prompt
ly dlspossessed Whenever tho Indian
owner desired since acts Of Congress
made him minor. practically untl
hil restrictions Vers removed, ana
he could not legally make a good
deed 60 his allotment Then those
who had thelr restrictions removed
we're not permitted by congressional
decree TO sell their "homosteads %
Others could sell dead claims" oil.
lotmonts inherited from people or
relatives -ehut could not sell their
own allotments
such conditions naturally resulted
Ia th, wholesale Generalization Of a,l