The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-09-25

SALE OF TIMBER LANDS AND
OTHER UNALLOTTED LANDS
AND SURFACE OF SEGREGATED
COAL AND ASPHALT LANDS Be
LONGING TO THE CHOCTAW
AND CHfcKASAW IN N
TRIBES IN EASTERN oKLAHo.
MA BY THE UNITED STATES
GovERNM ENT.
There will be offered for sale at
public auction at certain railroad
points in eastern Oklahoma, from Oc-
tober 18TH, 1917, to October 3lst, 1871
inclusive approximately 400,S00 acres
Of timber land, $4,000 acres OF the
surface Of the segregated coal and as
phalt land, and 500 acres Of other un-
allotted land, all belonging to the
Choctaw and Chickasaw Indian Ma
tions IN Oklahoma The surface of the
segregated coal and asphalt lands
classified az suitable for townsite pur
poses, and the timber lands. will be
offered for sale for not less than the
appraised value. Land and timber
will be sold together The entire cs
tate IN The tribal timber lands and 9TH
or lmallotted lands will be sold except
tlAANbftls Aildl.. VI l1lCa 0fEAt 6fRN10 1ScNi
and asphalt land area only the surface
will be sold, the coal and asphalt
therein or hereunder being reserved
10 the ChoctaW and Chickasaw Ma
tiOns, except where the descriptive cir
cular specifically states that the coal
land asphalt will be sold with the sur.
face Tho tribal land Will be offered
in various sized tracts but no person
will be permitted to purchase more
than 16O acres classified as agricul
tural land nor more than $40 acres
classified as grazing land. No limita-
tion is placed on the acreage Of tim
Der 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 b. 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 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 safe Of
surface Of segregated coal and asphalt
lands, classified as suitable for town
site purposes, shall be % 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 iAstallments OF 80 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 mail must be accom-
panied by certified checks or bank
drafts for % per cent Of the amount
of bids. Where houses or other i'm
pr0vements are located on the timber
lands, or on the surface Of the segre-
lgated coal and asphalt lands, the
same will be sold with the timber land
or tho surface OF the segregated coal
and asphalt land as the case may be,
said improve mcnts to be paid 3or IN
full at time of sale, and except in case
of the improvements within the seq
rcgated coal and asphalt area classi-
flied as agricultural or grazing land.
shall not be sold for less than the ap-
praised yalue The right to reject
any and all bids is reserved. Detailed
information in regard to dates, places,
conditions. and terms of SALE and in
cluding lists or circulars descriptive
of the lands to be offered for sale, may
be obtained free of cost from Mr.. Gabe
Z. Parker, Superintendent ror the Five
Civilized Tribes, Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Maps and plats may also be obtained
from said Superintendent at cost Of
from Is cents to 90 cents each.
CATO SELLS.
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs.
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