Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1943-09-18

SOAP CREEK
NOTICE OF SALE OF OIL AND GAS
MINING LEASES ON ALLOTTED IN.
DIAN LANDS. CROW INDIAN
AGENCY. UNDER SEALED BID. &C
T0BER 20. f943.
leases on the following restricted lands
of members Of the Grow Tribe viii be
received at the Office of the Superintend-
Agency, Montana, up to 2 O'clock D. m
October 20, 1913. All sealed bids received
UP to the hour of sale will be opened al
that time and leases awarded 70 the
highest bidders II the bids are acceptable
Bids sent by letter must be In this office
before the designated hour on date Of sale.
separate letter or sheet should be used
for submitting a bid on each tract All
bids shall be sealed In an envelope adj
dressed to the Superintendent and plainly
Sealed Bid on Lease Sale October 20,
1913. Open 2 o'clock p. m. Allotment of
The allotted lands offered for lease
are described as follows:
Allotment No. Name Des. Acreage
1855 John Alden, deceased
NEA Sec. 80 & Sh wv
Sec, "a, Twp. S., r; BE. $40
1857 Alvin Alden, deceased
Ell sEH & sWh SCI
Sec. "a, TWP. s.. r. BE. 100
Eh SWA NV SEA
Sec. "a, Twp. eS. r. BE. 100
TERMS OF LEASE SALE:
This sale will be conducted under the
regulations prescribed by the Secretary
of the Interior part 1S9, Title %, Code
of Federal Regulations). All sealed bids
must be accompanied by 20es Of the bonus
bid and SIS as estimated cost Of adver-
be credited on balance of rental due from
the successful bidder. All deposits should
be I'm the form of certified checks or
bank drafts, payable to Treasurer OF the
United States. Amounts received from
unsuccessful bidders will be returned TO
person submitting remittance. The success
20 days from date Of sale in which to
procure and file at this office a lease.
executed in sextuple on Departmental
form 5-l54h, together with supporting
papers, including bond with responsible
surety, balance of bonus bid; first years
rental of S1-25 per acre. for oil and gas
Failure of the successful bidder TO com
ply with the terms of the sale and the
regulations viii render his deposit liable
to forfeiture without further action on the
part Of this office, and the right is re-
served TO reject any and all bids and to
disapprove and reject any lease made on
an accepted bid. Should any bid be re-
jected after deposit Is made. such deposit
except that necessary to cover the ad-
vertising charge, win be returned. Sales
viii be cancelled at the expiration of 20
DAYS filing period unless for good and
sufficient reason an extension of the fiji
ing period is granted.
The lessee viii have the right 10 deepen,
condition and procure any existing we'll
or wells now on the said premises. Each
lease viii contain a special drilling clause,
as follows: The lessee agree to drill a
well to completion on the above-described
land within five years from the date OF
approval of this lease and failure 70 do
so viii be sufficient cause for the can
collation. of this lease" Prospective bidders
are notified that the John Alden and
| Frederick Alden allotments are subject
TO the business leases now In effect IN
favor of the Consolidated Petroleum Com
| pany.
ROBERT YELLOWTAII,
| superintendent
| September IS, 1913.
/ Crow Agency, Montana.
Date Of first publication, Sept IS. 1913
/ Is