Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1953-06-19
Legal Publication

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SALE OF OIL AND GAS MINING
Department Of the Interior
Bureau Of indian Affairs
Blackfeet Indian Agency
Browning. Montana
June 4. 1858
Notice Is hereby given that SEALED
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June %. 1883. and opened In the Land
Office of the. Superintendent of the
Blackfeet Indian Agency. Browning.
acres Of blackfeet Tribal Mineral lands.
cribed on the attached sheets. located
In Glacier County. Montana. for Oh
shall be sold Separately and separate
on each tract as described.
Bids. submitted by members of the
Blackfeet Tribe or an Indian Coop
erative Association. and marked on
envelope. Indian Preferential Bid,
Pot NO to Ss dss sn Uni Tg Se os.osd
first Any lease obtained or any in
terest therein cannot be assigned ex-
cept to a member Of the Blaclsfeet
tive Association: Immediately follow
ing this sale. The Public Sale Bids
Will be opened).
The sale will be conducted under
sy Of the eods II she sTs
Regulations. Title Is, Part is6 as to
Tribal lands. The right Is reserved to
reject any or all bids and to dtsapprove
Ths an Of Tba 1 LANDS sTe Beiar e o.
fered subject to the approval OF the
Blackfeet Tribal Council and leases
will be drawn on the applicable forms
for Tribal mineral lands.
bidders for a minimum bonus offer OF
$l.0O per acre upon an acreage basis
in addition TO the royalty of 1874 per
BY deposit of at least 20 per cent Of
the bonus offer and 20 per cent of the
first years rental at the rate of SIPS
per acre; All deposits are to be made
TREAs1aE bank 81 %ade PiEa0f uS Il ihe
STATES. The successful bidder or
DlQutTS WILL De required 10 pay In0ir
proportionate share of the advertising
costs: No conditional or alternate bids
Will be considered or accepted.
The lessee shall begin drilling oper-
atoms for oil or gas on the Lands
covered by this lease within one year
from date Of approval Of the lease
by the Secretary of the Interior or his
complete at least one well theron with
In two years from the date of approval
into top of the Devonian Series unless
OIL OIL. or gas Is found in paving guam
shall during each successive year there
after. drill at least one well to the
same depth unless oil or gas Is found
nnt pay eash at an lesser aeR
thereof has a well thereon: or the
lessee may surrender this lease or any
part thereof upon compliance with
in the absence Of the completion OF
the test wells within the time allowed,
the lease will be subject to cancellation
by the lessor.
filed with the Superintendent within
20 days from date of award. together
the balance an t Of the b. bonus ss and
each lease. unless such period shall
have been extended by the Superin-
PENDENT for good and sufficient rea-
as by he
Should any bid be. rejected or lease
through no. fault of the
bidder. all deposits except the pro rata
be. returned to the bidder. The Super
intendent reserves the right. as a con-
dfion precedent to granting Of any
extension for filing a somp!eted lease.
manning sums due including the 80
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 a term Of
ten years from the date of approval
BY the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
and as long thereafter as oil and Tor
The rate Of royalty viii be l2Is per
cent on all leases. The rental of SIPS
per acre paid for one year will be
Credited on the royalty for that ~ year .scA
set Of lease forms. No drilling propos-
itions except those stated In this ad-
vertisement will be considered as
part of the bonus offer.
The adequacy of the bonus offers
will be considered by the United
States Geological survey The respon-
sibtlity of complying with any require
ment of the Federal Documentary
Stamp Statutes will be left with the
successful lessee. Failure. of the sue
cessful bidder to comply with the
terms of the sale will render all de-
posts 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
Interior now or hereafter in force
relative to such leases. all of which
ordinances and regulations are made
q part and condition Of the lease:
Provided. that no ordinances or reg.
ulations made after the approval of
the lease shall operate to affect the
term of lease. rate Of royalty or 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
Geological Survey. any wells drilled.
which do not produce oil or gas in
paying quantities as determined by
said Supervisor. but are capable OF
producing water satisfactory for do
mestic, agricultural or livestock use
by the lessons. Adjustment Of costs
for conditioning Of the well for value
of casing and equipment left In or on
the Iyall n In said cases