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Show 548 INDIAN TERRITOBY, REGULATIONS. for the faithful discharge of their obligations under their leases in such penalty aa shall be prescribed in each case by the Senetwy of the Interior, and. until such bond is filed by the lessee and approved and accepted by the Secretary of the Inte-rior no rights or interests under any lease ahall accrue to such lessee. 17. The right to alter or amend these regulations is reserved. CORNELIUNS. BLISS, Secretary of the Interior. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Washingtogz, Octobw 7, 1898. FORM OF MINING LEASE. Indian Territory-mining lease (Choctaw and Chickasaw nations). Indenture of lease, made and entered into in qnadrnplicate on this ........ day of ......... ., A. D. 189., by and between ............ and ............ as mining trnstees of the Choctaw and Chick~sawn ations, parties of the first part, and..... ............................................................................... of .........., county of ...... ...., State of .......... , part.. of the second part, under and in pursuance of the provisions of the act of Congress approved June 28, 1898 (30Stats., 495), theagreement set ont in section twenty-nine thereof duly rati-fied on Angust 24,1898, and the rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior on October 7,1898, relative to mining leases in the Choctaw and ~hiokasawna tions. Now, therefore, this indenture witnesseth, that the parties of the 6rst part, for and in consideration of the royalties, covenants, stipulations, and conditzons here-inaftercontained and hereby agreed to be paid, observed, and performed by the part.. of the second part, ...... executors, administrators, or assigns, do hereby demise, grant, and let unto the part.. of the secondpart, ...... executom, adminis-trators, or assigns, the following descrihed tract of land, lying and being within the ..:... ........ nation, and within the Indlan Territory, to mt: The .......... of secbon ...................................................................... .................................................................................. of township* .......... of range* .......... of the Indiaumeridian, and wntain- ing ........ acres, more or less, for the full term of ;.;. .... years from the date hereof for the sole purpose of prospecting for and mlnlngt ...................... ............................................................................... Inconsideration of the premises, the part.. of thesecond part hereby agree.. and bind ...... , exeontors, administra.tors, or assigns, to pay or cause to be paid to the United States Indian agent for the Union Agency, Indian Territory, as royalty, the sums of money as follows, to wit: On the production of all coal mines develo~eda nd operated under this lease the sum of ........ cents per ton for each and every ton of coal prodnced. On asphaltum the sum of .......... centa per ton for each and every ton pro-duced. On oil the sum of ..... per centum of the value of 811 ail produced. On all other minerals, such as gold, silver, iron, and the like, as follows (am-pling charges to be first deducted) : On all net smelter retnrns of ore of fifty ($50) dollars per tonand under. a royaltyof ten (10) per cent; on all net smelter returns of ore over fifty ($50) dollars per ton and less than one hundredand fifty ($150) dollars per ton, a royalt of fifteen (15) per cent; on all net smelter returns of ore over one hundred and gfty (8150) dollars per ton and less than three hundred ($300) dollars per ton, s royalty of twenty (20) per cent. and on all net smelter retnrns of ore over three hundren ($300) dollars per ton, a royalty of twenty-five (25) per cent. And all said royalties accruing for any month shall be due and payable on or before the twenty-fifth day of the month succeeding. And the part.. of the second part further agree.. and bind.. . ...., executors, administrators, or assigns, to pay or cause to be paid to the United States Indian agent for the Union Agency, Indian Territory, as advanced royalty on each and *State whether Northor South. t Statewhether East or Weat. t State what mineral fa sooght. |