The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-20

AND SURFACE OF SEGREGATED
| COAL AND ASPHALT LANDS BE-
i LONGING TO THE CHOCTAW
AND cHlcKAsAW IND / A N
Is TRIBES IN EASTERN oKLAHo.
MA BY THE UNITED STATES
Government.
There will be offered for sale at
public n auction at certain railroad
/ points inseastern Oklahoma, from Oc
tober 5th, 1917, to October 31st, 1915
/ inclusive approximately 400S00 acres
or timber laAi, 200 acres of the
surface of the segregated coal and as
ssllhalt sland. and 500 acres OF other I'M
/ allotted land all belonging to the
Choctaw and Chickasaw Indian Ma
/ tions IN Oklahoma. The surface Of the
segregated coal and asphalt lands
classified as suitable for townsite Dur-
poses, and the timber lands. win De
offered for sale for not less than the
appraised value Land and timber
viii be sold together The entire es-
tate in the tribal timber lands and 9TH
er unallotted lands will be sold except,
however, that of the segregated coal
and asphalt land area only the surface
will be sold. the coal and asphalt
therein or Hereunder being reserved
to the Choctaw and Chickasaw Ma
tions. except where the descriptive cir
cular specifically states that the coal
and asphalt will be sold with the sur
face The tribal land will be offered
in various sized tracts but no person
will be permitted to purchase more
than 100 acres classified as agrlcul-
classified as grazing land. No linita-
tion is placed on the acreage OF tim
ber land which may be purchased by
one person Residence on land not
required. Bids may be submitted in
person or by agent with power Of at
torney, or BIZ mail. TERMS Of sale Of
surface OF segregated coal and asphalt
lands, classified as agricultural or
grazing lands shall be cash. the sue
cessful bidder being required to pay
25 per cent OF purchase price at time
OF sale and the balance within l5 days
thereafter, or i'm case the successful
bidder Submitted his bid BY mail, said
balance must be paid within IL days
from date of notice Terms Of sale OF
surface OF segregated coal and asphalt
ldlluNy NlIbcli1tu uN NulAuDiC AOl iVMiiT
site purposes, shall be 25 per cent cash
at time OF sale, 25 per cent within one
| year, ,and balance within two years
| from date of sale, Terms of sale OF
tribal timber lands and other unallot-
ted lands shall be % per cent cash at
time OF sale and balance In three equal
annual installments OF 25 per cent
each payable IN one. two. and three
years. respectively from date Of sale;
the purchasers OF any of the above
mentioned lands TO pay per cent in
terest per annum on all deferred pay
meats. Bids by mall must be accom-
panied by certified checks or bank
drafts for % per cent OF the amount
of bids Where houses or other inn
prOvements are located on the timber
lands or on the surface of the segre-
gated coal and asphalt lands, the
same viii be sold with the timber land
or the surface OF the segregated coal
and asphalt land as the case may be,
said Improvements to be paid for in
full at time of sale and except in case
of the Improvements within the seq
regated coal and asphalt area classi-
fled as agricultural or grazing land,
shall not be sold for less than the ap-
praised value. The right to reject
any and all bids is reserved Detailed
information in regard to dates, places, (,
conditions. and terms OF sale, and in-l
cluding lists or circulars descriptive
OF the lands to be offered for sale. may
be obtained free of cost from Mr. Gahe
E, Parker Superintendent FOR the Five
Civilized Tribes. Muskogee Oklahoma /
Maps and plats may also be obtained
from said superintendent at a cost Of
from 25 cents 10 so cents each.
caro- SELLS. I
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs.
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