The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-13
LAND SALES
HAVE PULLED
IN THOUSANDS

Washla=t0a- o c. J@a l--Ac-
rorIng 10 figures submitted 70 the
Interior department By Commissions
George NngAt q TIE Fzvs Civil .
zsa TRIBES oger as5 SEQ scFes Oi land
. reafr hare been sid l Eastern
Oklahoma a. result o. The recent
ssls 81 Indian lands De- mat section
OF the STATE A gDoiiF SIN Of meze4
has been ostzi-ed fog IRE Indians AZ
4 result al dths stste has pr0titeo
from the fact ira hundreds o. farm
ers from every lection 0f the country
haFe f.ocksa i1t0 Oklahoma 70 looE
~ she iands 8n t4ose $ 10 have nOE
bought insian izrd ssggled elsewhere
ir fhe Size 10 help = is Development /
ana sharr I'd rr@ marvellous richness
ara prosperity 81 tie con moA . ealIa-
comnals ioner Mr3@hr iskes E20e
5ezi of 9rsde II r Ecg q tae COCO
result. mat haF@ ATTENDED this nam
moth land auction fer auction i i Ana
ire highest bld5eF gets The land pro
+ rlaed alzaFs that the bla q over ana
+ above ne 4ppralsed F4ise oi ne i@nd-
4 Thus far tns department has had NJ
\ ,ie or TO trouble in getting mere iAan
re aupsz sd value for the land Do
seminole fonntF for instance the land
sas appraised Il S. per acre. Fet l1
s.ls for ST. al acre in Washington
ccurts the lznd AIS appraised Il ~
AMI sold for slz Ehile e Okmalge< !
vas appraised at s. and sold * III
Tnere wxs ore acre u Auskogee
county ihag wss appraised a. sls ana
sold for silz Th1I AS b. fsE tne
best price ESceayea and Mr. MHgn}
explains i 10 ta.s say He says the
asrd 1. within , or 3 miles Of TIE Oh
prodacszg bel and that certain spec
uia,ors invested in The property a. :
nzer. Thef pad the usual = per cent
cash and begun % drSll al olce. -
they have : months u which 70 MAKE
tselr second payment Ct p PEI ceni
they all have ample tlLse 70 explore
the uro0erfF II f1ey sh14a1 SiElEe
oil they EiM doubtless par up B1l
shOula they strike nothing but s1ne
thr wsll forfeit their interest IL t1s
property and the Indians VII Co
onls Rave s77 of his white friends
money bat his lzad % sell over again
b. far the greatest ~ere The sales
IA GRADY and Stephens counties O1t
hundred thousand acres alo1e Esrs
sold h these A. q il each con1IF tns
.sna brought 81 al acre more hal
is appraised value. That ls to 81.
tie average price secured vas DO.
. lsr more than the appraised value 0
| the Indian lands In Grady count.
+ the 1896 acres brought s. sa zcr
Z On an acreage aaile 10 Stephen
+ county the 81 sc acres sold bfoHg L
r. S. Or an average
= TIRE sales ot course are still gOlnl
, on ard as the more select .anAs 81
( being disposed Of she more Hndesll
g able land will remain ibis e01d
= ton 10 aoAb1 All intimately caus
0 = malerial stump IN Inc average ssl
e price and in instances where i
1 foun.1 impossible 70 flHd BUYERS :
I the appraised value 4 second spprsil
u a might b. found necessary al c
y which shoald make subsequent fil
!. uFes gives out by the interior depsr
o ment somewhat less pessiag 10 u
8 ere. The fart remains, hogeYe
!, that the department tnFough the sple
80 management Of Mr.. Wright
k. getting fnll value Tor The land an
T. when the sale is completed il vi
4 take rank wiih the most successfl
! ever conducted by the government
I, Herewith is given the total acreag
in every county ana the number
~ tracts remaining undisposed Of
= the present time.
d Semino's county, 3.266 acres or
o. out 81 81 tracts appraised price 5
e. sale price. siI.
In Washington county, : acres or
al out Of ( tracts, appraised price.
I. sale price. s12.
1g Ottawa county 2sl acres OF II o
re OF 81 tracts appraised price s.. sa
en- price il2
~ Okfusgee county 5.7O0 acres or
e. Out OF les tracts appraised pris
81. sale price So
Rogers county. 645 acres or SO 0