Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-08-12
TRIBAL LAND

contains 21.6O acres "a minimum
OF two wells on Lot and one well
on Lot 81.
Tract 9. NlksEH. Section 10.
Township 80 North, Range West
OF the Montana Principal Meridian.
containing so acres GA minimum Of
two wells).
Tract 10 Si5SEA. Section 10.
Township 80 North. Range West
OF the Montana Principal Meridian
containing so acres "a minimum Of
two wells).
Tract IL NWA Nwh. Lot 2.
Section %. Township 50 North,
Range 5 West OF the Montana Prin-
cipal Meridian. containing $3.50
acres "a minimum OF two wells).
Tract IL SSNWA. Section 20.
Township 80 North. Range West
OF the Montana Principal Meridian
containing so acres CA minimum OF
two wells)
Tract 13 Lots and 4. Section
%. Township 30 North. Range s
West Of the Montana Principal
Meridian Lot contains 51.50
acres and Lot 4 contains IS 40
acres CA minimum OF two wells on
Lot and one well on Lot ~
Tract IL NiaNEA. Section so.
80 North. Range 5 West
OF the Montana Principal Meridian.
so acres. "a minimum
OF two wells)
Tract Is. S1sNEA. Section 30,
Township 32 North, Range 5 West
of the Montana Principal Meridian.
so acres CA minimum OF
two wells)
Each of the foregoing tracts will
be offered for lease separately.
and a separate oil and gas lease
drawn on Government form 5-157.
with certain alterations, will be
made.
The lessees will be required to
use diligence in sinking wells and
operations must begin with
In 90 days after the lease has been
by the Secretary of the
Interior. and at least one we'll must
be drilled within a year from date
Of approval to a depth OF Is feet
into the Ellis Shale unless oil or
gas Is found in paying quantities
at a lesser depth. and one we'll will
be required each succeeding year
until as many wells have been drill
led as there are forty acre tracts
and lor fractional parts OF forty
acre tracts in the lease.
Until a producing well is com
oleted on the lease. the lessee must
pay as advance royalty SIPS per
acre per annum In advance. The
ease will be sold TO the highest
bidder for a bonus offer upon an
acreage basis in addition to the
royalty of 12he %. Twenty per-
cent OF the bonus bid must be de- |
posted with the Treasurer OF the |
Tribe of the Blackfeet |
indian Reservation within "a hours |
after the closing of the sale as evil
ience of good faith. Payments
should be made by certified or
cashiers check drawn on a solvent
bank and payable to the Treasurer
II the Blackfeet Tribe OF the Black
eet Indian Reservation.
The leases must be completed |
md filed with the Treasurer Of the
3lackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet
indian Reservation within twenty
2O) days from the date 1t is sent |
o the lessee for execution and re-
urned with the remainder OF the
Donus bid, advance rental for the
irst year and a filing fee OF $500.
in any OF these will subject
he bid to cancellation and pay
nents already made to forfeiture
vftbouf further untiep III
The leases will be made for a
liked term OF 10 years, from the
ate of approval by the Secretary
( the Interior. and as much longer
hereafter as oil or gas Is found in
aging quantities. The rate Of
o yalty will be 1914 % OF the value
I all oil, gas or natural gasoline
Mess the lessor with the approval
+ the Secretary of the Interior
Iects to take the royalty in oil.
he lessee will be required to drill
offset wells to protest
he interest OF the Tribe against
rainage. Necessity for offset wells
viii be determined by the Geologi-
al Survey.
All leases are offered subject to
he approval OF the Commissioner
+ Indian Affairs and the Secretary
4 the Interior. The right is re-
erved to reject any or all bids.
The lessee will be required to
urnish the usual bond prescribed
v the regulations OF the Secretary
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