The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-27

GALE or TIMBER LANDS AND
OTHER UNALLOTrEo LANDS
AND SURFACE or SEGREGATED
COAL AND ASPHALT LANDS BE.
LONGING TO THE cHocTAW
AND cHlckASAW INDIAN
TRIBES IN EASTERN oKLAHo
MA BY THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT.
There win be offered for sale at
public auction at certain reilroad
points III eastern Oklahoma, from Oc'
tober 18TH, 1917, to October 3lst, 1917
Inclusive approximately 400S00 acres
OF timber land, $1,000 acres OF the
surface Of The segregated coal and as
phalt land and 600 acres OF other I'M
allotted land, all belonging to the
Choctaw and Chiekasaw Indian Ma.
tlons In Oklahoma The surface OF the
aggregated coal and asphalt lands
classified as suitable for townsite pur.l
poses, and the timber lands. Will be
offered for sale for not less than the
appraised value. Land and timber
will De sold tngethQr The entire es.
tate in the tribal timber lands and oth-
or unallotted lands viii be sold except,
however, that of the segregated coal
and asphalt land area only the surface
will be sold, the coal and asphalt
thereinAor Hereunder being reserved
to the Choctaw and Chickasaw Ma
tions. except where the descriptive cir
cuar specifically states that tile coal
and asphalt win be sold with the sur
face. The. tribal lana will be offered
In various sized tracts but no person
Wilf BE permitted to purchase more
than 100 acres classified as agricul
tural land nor more than Gao acres
classified as grazing land. No limita-
tion is placed on the acreage Of tim
her 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
tofney. or b.. mail Terms Of sale Of
surface of aggregated coal and asphalt
lands, classified -as agricultural or
grazing lands shall be cash, the ste
cessful bidder being required TO pay
I25 per cent OF purchase price at time
OF sale and the balance within Is days
thereafter, or in case the successful
bidder submitted his bid by mail, said
balance must be paid within Is days
from date OF notice. Terms Of sale Of
surface of segregated coal and asphalt
lands, classified as suitable for town
site purposes shall be 25 per cent cash
at time OF sale, Is 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 25 per cent cash al
( fine Of sale and balance IN three equal
annual iiistallments 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 6 per cent IN
terest per annum on ali deferred pay
meats. Bids by mail must be accom-
lpanied by certified checks or bank
drafts for % per cent OF the amount
OF bids Where houses or other i'm
proyenierils are located on the timber
lands or on the surface OF the segle-
gated coal and asphalt lands, the
same will lbe sold with the timber land
.or the surface pf the segregated coal
land asphalt laifd as the case may be,
said iniproyt ments to be paid for in
4 full at time OF sale, and except in case
lor 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,
Guiding lists or circulars descriptive
OF the lards 10 be offered for sale, may
be obtained free ufscost from Mr. Gabe
+ E. Parker. superintendent FOR the Five
Civilized Tribes, Muskogee, Oklahoma
Maps and plats may also be obtained
from said Superintendent at a cost Of
4 from 25 cents to 80 cents each
4 CATO SELLS.
Commissioner on Indian Affairs
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