Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-08-04
SALE OF OIL AND
GAS LEASES

Oil and Gas Mining Leases will be
offered at Public Auction on the
following described Indian lands
within the Blackfeet Indian Reser-
walton, at the Blackfeet Agency Of
flee, Browning, Montana, at / go D.
M, on August Is, 1899.
Tribal
Tract l. VIZ SEA, Ek SWA,
Section II, Township IS North,
Range 6 West of the Montana Prin-
cipal Meridian, containing 160 acres
"a minimum of four wells).
Tract 2. VIZ NWHz, Section 16,
Township IS North, Range 6 West
of the Montana Principal Meridian,
containing 30 acres "a minimum of
two wells).
Tract 8. Lot 1, Section 10, Town
ship 80 North, Range 6 west of the
Montana Principal Meridian, con-
tanning 60.10 acres "a minimum of
! two wells.
Tract 4. Lot Z, SWA NWA, Sec
ton 10, Township 80 North, Range
IS West of the Montana Principal
Meridian. containing COLO acres "a
minimum of two wells).
: Tract S. VIZ SWM, Section is,
Township 80 North, Range West
of the Montana Principal Meridian,
, containing 30 acres "a minimum of
two wells).
Tract 6. NWA NWA, Lot 3, Sec
ton 10, Township 80 North, Range
5 West of the Montana Principal
Meridian, containing 1880 acres CA
minimum of two wells).
Tract Z. So NWA, Section 10,
Township 80 North, Range S West
of the Montana Principal Meridian.
containing 80 acres "a minimum of
two wells.
Tract 8. Lot of Section 10 and
Lot of Section 20, Township 80
North, Range S West of the Mont
of the Montana Principal Meridian,
tains $500 acres and Lot 6 contains
containing 80 acres GA minimum of
wells on Lot and one well on Lot
Is.
Tract 9. NJ SEA. Section 10,
Township 80 North, Range S West
of the Montana PRINCIPAL Meridian,
containing 80 acres (Aminimum of
two wells). --~.--- - -. .----p,-'s--
Tract 10. S1s SEA, Section 10,
Township 80 North, Range S West
of the Montana Principal Meridian,
containing 80 acres "a minimum of
two wells).
Tract II. NWA Nwh, Lot 2,
Section 30. Township 80 North.
Range 5 West of the Montana Prin-
cipal Meridian, containing $3.50
acres CA minimum of two wells).
Tract IL. So NWA, Section 20.
Township 80 North, Range S West
of the Montana Principal Meridian.
containing 80 acres "a minimum of
two wells).
Tract 10. Lots 3 and 4, Section
20. Township 80 North, Range S
West of the Montana Principal Mer-
idian. Lot contains 51.5O acres and
Lot contains 36.40 acres "a mini
mum of two wells on Lot and one
well on Lot ~.
Tract IA. Nh NEA, Section 80,
Township 80 North. Range S West
of the Montana Principal Meridian,
containing 80 acres. "a minimum
of two wells).
Tract Is. Sh NEA, Section 30
Township 80 North, Range S West
of the Montana Principal Meridian,
containing 80 acres "a minimum of
two wells).
Each o fthe foregoing tracts will
be offered for lease separately, and
separate oil and gas lease drawn
on Government form 5-l57, with
certain alterations, will be made.
The lessees will be required to
use diligence in sinking wells and
drilling operations must begin with
in 80 days after the lease has been
approved by the Secretary of the
Interior and at least one we'll must
be drilled within year from date
of approval to a depth of Is feet in
to the Ellis Shale unless oil or gas
is found in paying quantities at a
lesser depth, and one well will be
required each succeeding year until
as many wells have been drilled as
there are forty acre tracts and or
fractional parts OF forty acre tracts
in the lease.
| Until a producing well is COM
pleted on the lease, the lessee must
pay as advance royalty SIPS per
acre per annum in advance The
lease will be sold to the highest bid
der for bonus offer upon an acre
80
of l21s per cent. Twenty per cent of