The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-06-20
hfL MARKEr1 ouo1ATIons.
wa the Leases BE Extended ?

Owners of leases In the Osngc have
been receiving during IN" last few
days n circular letter setting forth
the necessity for "a concerted action
on the part uf lcssces. looking toward
the chtcnslun Of the leases on OWgr
stuff, beyond 1871. at which tim"
the present leases expire These ctr.
cuiars have not been sent 10 this
desk ana the copy of thrm IL not
available. but It IL understood that
they set forth In detail the follow.
ing facts
That the Usage tribe Is made up
OF many incompetent full blood In
dians and many children that will
scarcely reach majority twelve
years hence. andNhnt the prosperity
OF the Osago tribe Is hound 10 in
crease as the rest 81 the one million
acres Is put on tho market ana sold,
and that the per capita OF the tribe
VIII amount, In good hard coin, from
$50 900 to 5000 To each member
of 'hc tribe. big and little
II n further Hct forth, according
TO rumor, that tho oil men are en-
titlcd 10 II longer lease than The
twelve years now remaining. Hs thcrc
has boon a tremendous Investment
both Tor undoveloped acreage ana FOR
drilling. and for the equipment of
the leases
The chances nrP we viii he able
to publish the above circular shortly
but IN the meantime. II can he stated
that the Usage council has been In
continuous session for several days
and has taken advice from many OF
he old hoads among the Indians.
and is giving every int"rCat "A hear
ing as to the said extension
II In also stated that on Wednes
day, by unanimous vote, decided 10
offer the position ~ tribal attorney
TO Justice Preston 4 Shlnn, who
formerly held that position and who.
seems to know tho needs of the
Osages as well a. anybody, and who
X now holding. by reason of large
majority vote. the position Of dis.
trict Judge for Osagc and Washington
counties
The contract offered Judge Shinn
stipulates salary ~ 1900 n year
and expenses, which Is small enough
from every point OF view inasmuch
m he has. n he accepts this position q
n tremendous responsibility and Will,
have to assume the leadership OF tho
tribe along lines that are for the
best for all concerned. and IL bound
20 meet much opposition,
Recently. when In Tulsn. Judge
81 Shinr In speaking OF the position
which might he offered him. said
"If am rendered tho position OF
tribal attorney for the Osages, ! will
make It my first duty To organize
the Osages and bring about friend
" feeling between the department
and the Osage council, and thus CO
operate with the indian agent Tor
the welfare Of tho tribe
sand. also, while organizing the
OsaRes. would make n strong effort
TO organize the lessees for united
front In extending the Usage lease
for n longer period. which IN under
stood TO he twenty-five years,
"If the lease period is extended,
the mineral right OF each Osage al
lotted for the thirty-sevcn years, tho
mineral would be held In common,
will no doubt he worth from $50, 600
to $500. 900. with less than one-third
Of the acreage leased the individual
income for this year will he In eS'
cess OF $4,000. And with tho entire
remaining one million acres under
lease for "A period OF thirty seven
years longer, you can easily nsnre
the value of the head right