Show Indians Indians Offer More Land For Oil 00 Leasing Bidders May Bid on 10 Separate Units Totalling Acres An invitation to prospective bidders s to bid for far oil and gas leases lease on 40 acres of Indian trib trib- tribal tribal al land and acres of In In- In Indian Indian dian allotted lands in township township 1 South Sauth range 2 west Uinta Uintah special pedal base and meridian in the 3 Uintah and Ouray Indian Res Res- Reservation Reservation was Issued this week by Forrest R Stone agency superintendent The allotted land Is ts comprised of 10 individual units averaging 40 acres each The land and each unit of allotted land is offered for far separate lease for far a cash bonus in addition to the stipulated royalties and rental at per acre per annum In J I addition each successful bidder will be required to ta pay his pro pro- share of the cost of advertising a a filing fee fee of 5 I for each lease obtained and post posta a surety bond in the amount of I A deposit of 20 per cent i of the bonus bid and 20 per cent of the advance rental for the bid f first Terms ees Terms year ear must of s the accompany leases are e et eg the t 10 g years from the date of approval by the Commissioner of Indian Indian 4 Affairs I Bids received will be referred to the Ute Vie Business on the 40 acres of tribal lands and to the owners of the allotted andI I lands before they are referred to the Commissioner Leases will not be granted until the bids are approved by the individual land owners Bids will be opened at 2 3 pm October 30 at the Fort Fart Duchesne t 4 office On a previous offering bids cn en which were opened August 19 10 the Carter Oil on Company Campany and the Oil and Gas Com Com- Company Company pany were high on an 15 acres with a bid of bonus in addition to the annual per r acre rental The Cali Cali- California fornia C any th th only bidder b bi 1 be pera However the th Indi ei mended to the Secretary of the Carp Interior that he reject the Car Car- p ter bid as they felt that a bonus of 15 an acre would be more in line line Those lands were located in townships 1 and 2 ranges 1 and 2 south range 1 east Uintah range Special Meridian and adjoin on the southwest the Carter Oil Company's unit block on an which the company's Knudson No 1 wildcat well is located in the Twists Section of Highway 40 6 8 2 1 miles west of Vernal |