Browning chief., 1953-06-12

bufeau OF ku0l1n Affairs
Blackfeet Indian Agency
Browning. Montana
June 4. 1858
Notice Is hereby given that SEALED
BIDS will be received until Two
o'clock P. NJ. Mountain Standard Tine.
oee 2 Of IL the e bs Ss
Blackfeet Indian Agency. Browning;
Montana; for the leasing Of 2o,OO3;5i
acres Of slaskfeet Tribal Mineral lands.
eribed on the attached Sheets. 10 located @
In Glacier County. Montana. for oil
and gas mining purposes. Each tract
leases drawn to the successful bidder
on each tract as described.
Blackfeet Tribe or an Indian Coop
erative Association. and marked on
envelope. Indian, Preferential Bid.
Pot June e. dss sn w ye Se opsoed osoed
first. Any lease obtained or any In
terest therein cannot be assigned ex-
Sspt to a member. mem5er Of % the Blackfeet
tive Association; Immediately follow
ing this sale. The Public Sale Bids
will be opened.
The sale will be conducted under
tary of the Interior Code Of Federal
Tribal lands: The right Is reserved to
any lease made on an accepted bid
The unit of Tribal lands are being Of
fered subject to the approval Of the
will be drawn on the applicable forms
for Tribal mineral lands.
Leases will be sold to the highest
bidders for a minimum bonus offer of
in addition to the royalty Of is,a pei, per
Gent. Each bid must be accompanied
by e bsas aepest oer OF d at 20
first years rental at the rate of si.as
by certified check or bank draft on
fREAsnaER iexsnf Ss"k %sde aE PiEaSe sH Us
STATES. The successful bidder or
bidders will be required to pay their
costs. No conditional or alternate bids
will be considered or accepted.
The lessee shall begin drilling oper-
covered by this lease within one year
from date Of approval Of the lease
complete at least one well theron with
in two Years from the date of approval
into top of the Devonian Series unless
titles at a lesser depth. (2) The lessee
shall during each successive year there
after. drill at least one well to the
n paysR dsPe o ep
until each 8O-acre unit or fraction
thereof has a well thereon: or the
lessee may surrender this lease or any
the provisions Of Section Of the lease.
In the absence of the completion of
the test wci.5 within the time allowed.
the lease will be subject to cancellation
by the lessor.
The leases must be completed and
20 days from date Of award. together
with the balance of the bonus and
rental due and a filing fee Of $500 for
Sness sqsS S1 sha
tendent for good and sufficient rea-
son. Each lease must be supported by
bond as required by, the regulations.
disapproyed: through no fault of the
bidder. all deposits except the pro rata
cost Of advertising this lease sale; shall
intendent reserves the right. as a con-
dition precedent to granting of any
extension for filing completed lease.
manning sums due Including the SO
per cent of the bonus bid and the
first years rental.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: All success
full bidders will be required to pre-
pare their own leases and secure the
signatures of the duly authorized Of
Leases will be drawn for term Of
ten years from the date Of approval
by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
gas is produced in paying quantities.
cent on ali leases. The rental Of Is
efedsed on ptfa the royaty e for that
charge of Sl.OO will be made for each
set of lease forms. No drilling propos-
itions except those stated in this ad-
part of the bonus offer.
The adequacy of the bonus offers
Will be considered by the United
sibility of complying with any REQUIRE
nient Of the Federal Documentary
Stamp Statutes will be left with the
eessful bidder to comply with the
terms of the sale will render all de-
posits subject to forfeiture without
further action on the part of this
Office.
The lease shall be subject to the
ordinances of the Blackfeet Tribe and
the regulations of the Secretary Of the
relative to such leases, all Of which
ordinances and regulations are made
part and condition of the lease:
ulations made after the approval of
the lease shall operate to- affect the
term of lease. rate of royalty OF acre
age. unless agreed to by both parties.
If so required by the Indian Ser
vice. the lessee shall condition. under
the direction of the Supervisor Of the
which do not produce oil or gas in
paving quantities as determined by
said Supervisor. but are capable OF
producing water satisfactory for do
mestic apricultIIral or livestock use