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 PROCLAMATION S. N0. 6. 1975 [No. 6.] Br Tm: Pansmmvr or Tun Uxrran STATES or Ammuca. my ‘*· **1- A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, by an agreement between the Wichita and afliliated bands $f,‘f§l’§·,,,,_ of Indians on the one part, and certain commissioners of the United States on the other part, ratified by act of Congress approved March 2, 1895 (28 Stat., 876, 894), the said Indians ceded, conveyed, transferred and relinquished, forever and absolutely, without an reservation whatever, unto the United States of America, all their chiim, title and interest of every kind and character in and to the lands embraced in the following described tract of country now in the Territory of Oklahoma, to wit: " Commencing at a point in the middle of the main chanmel of the Washita River Lands ceded by where the ninety-eighth meridian of west longitude crossm the nme, thence up the wi°m*'· °*°··md“‘““· middle of the main channel of said river to the line of 98° 40’ west longitude, thence . on said line of 98° 40’ due north to the middle of the channel of the main Canadian River, thence down the middle of the said main Canadian River to where it crosses ' the ninety-eighth meridian, thence due south to the place of beginning." And whereas, in pursuance of said act of Congress ratifying said agreement, allotments. of land in severalty have been regularly made to each and every member of said Wichita and aihliated bands of Indians, native and adopted, and the`lands occupied by reli 'ous societies orother organizations for religious or educational wog among the Indians have been regularly allotted and coniirmedto such societies and organizations, respectively; And whereas, liv an agreement between the Comanche, Kiowa and Afpache tribes of ndians on the one part, and certain commissioners o the United States on the other part, amended and ratified by act of Congress, approved June 6, 1900 (31 Stat., 672, 676), the said Indian v¤1.m, pam. tribes, subject to certain conditions which have been duly performed, ceded, conveyed, transferred, relinquished and surrendered forever and absolutely, without any reservation whatsoever, expressed or implied, unto the United States of America, all their claim, title and interest of every kind and character in and to the lands embraced in the following described tract of country now in the Territory of Oklahoma, to wit: " Commencig at a point where the Washita River crosses the ninety-eighth merid- rama ceded by ian west from reenwich; thence up the Washita River, in the mid le of the main C°¤¤¤¤°h<‘· *\*°W¤· channel thereof, to a point thirty miles, by river, west of Fort Cobb, as now estab- °°° '“’°°h° mdl°‘°* lished; thence due west to the north fork of Red River, provided said line strikes said river east of the one-hundredth meridian of west lon tude; if not, then only to said meridian line, and thence due south, on said meriddlan line, to the said north fork of Red River; thence down said north fork, in the middle of the main channel thereof, from the point where it may be first intersectcd by the lines above described, to the main Red River; thence down said Red River, m the middle of the main channel thereof, to its intersection with the ninety-eighth meridian of longitude west from Greenwich; thence north, on said meridian line, to the place of beginning." And whereas, in pursuance of said act of Congress ratifying the agreement last named, allotments of land in severa ty have been regularly made to each member of said Comanche, Kiowa and Apache tribes of Indians; the lands occu ied by religious societies or other organizations for religious or edlhcational work among the Indians have been regularly al otted and confirmed to such societies and organizations, respectively; and the Secretary of the Interior, out of the lands ceded by the agreement last named. has regularly selected and set aside for the use in common for said Comanche, Kiowa and Apache of Indians, four hundred and eighty thousand acres of grazing Q