The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-12-20
FISHERS REPORT ON
FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES

allotted lands, aggregating 1916 acres
have been sold Tor sl79,s2s final pay
ments on which are due in November
and Jeee.rber 1912.
Allotments to the choctaws and
Chickasaws have been completed, with
the exception Of several cases involv.
ed in litigation. There have been sold
at auction SS4O7l acres of the unal.
lotted lands OF these nations for $5,-
g55, sol. final payments on last sale
being due in January and February,
1914 There remained on July i, 1912,
approximately 2,62i2O0 sares, includ-
Ing 432,5S5 acres Of sc Hgated coal
and asphalt lands and almost 100000
acres Of the so-called timber reserve
to be disposed OF $1,000 acres Of the
uhallotted lands, together with lo,sOO
acres Of timber land, have been ae-
Yertised to be offered for sale in NO
yember and December, 1912 In addi-
tion thereto there are the reserved
coal and asphalt deposits: 1Of Gene
teries, containing from one 70 twenty
acres each, aggregating GOO acres; 2i94
towns lots six tribal schools, With
1860 acres Of land each, and now used,
and the Choctaw capitol building, with.
five acres, all Of which are still tribal
property
It has been found impossible proR.
erly to complete the survey and aB-
praisal Of the surface Of the segregat-
ed coal and asphalt lands withiu8the
time allowed by the provisions oS the
act Of congress of February las G9l2,
as subsequently amended N there.
fore seems advisable for colSgress im-
mediately to enact legislation extend
ing the time for the aNSraisal, and
also providing that t8& appraised
lands may be offered fae ale as they
are appraised from tima time, such
offerings to be made III rge enough
amounts at one time 9 8rouse inter
est in prospective blgAs5s
There has been FdEp alUalize al
lotments 6l.97i allstNAs of tha Choc
taws. Chickasaws slsa g1aprokees $500,
S52. leaving ll.t3$stizens having
small amounts ssl aapaid
The asgga the unallotted
lands aa3as ssga iye Tribes amounts
to SSss84s 4s}aiafe tracts containing
aa8s3 the total price being
W which, at the close o.
l.s8 fiscal year, ss420303 haC
v paid Ia and was almost all OF
Il IN various state aud natlona
ks in Oklahoma, drawing interes
.8Af fates varying from lsto pei
5&Gsnt The remainder OF said purchase
.iHFiee consisted Of deferred payment
I. Which bear G per cent interest
Il has been found, SO far, impossi
ble to dispose Of the so-called timbe
reserve in the Choctaw nation. al
{. though this land has been offered 70
sale under existing law, yet doubtles
due to the fact that the merchqntabl
timber is very sparse and scattering
averaging less than 1000 feet to tn
acre, the bids received have in gen
erai been less than the appraise
value There have been some discoy
cries Of manganese ore on parts Q
} these lands, the extent and value o
/ which is still under investigation. S
/ much difference Of opinion, especial
among the Indians Interested, ha
b arisen as to the proper method OF dit
/ posing Of these lands that ! deem
( proper to cail the situation 70 the a
: tention 81 congress. with view /
{ p0sslhie LEGISLATION.
The income derived as royalty frol
e the coal and asphalt leases in tn
. choetaw and chieka1aw nation
i amounted 70 S252s2ia7 ia the pa
9 fiscal year, and the present prospect
il are that shis income win increase
!. the near future.