1. Correspondence on Osage Tribe's Mineral Rights and the Formation of the Osage County Land Owners Protective Association Identifier: CAC_CC_004_2_12_35b_0005 Contributing Institution: Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK Collection: Page H. Belcher Collection Title: Correspondence on Osage Tribe's Mineral Rights and the Formation of the Osage County Land Owners Protective Association Date: 1954-05-22 Creator: Harjo, George, 1886-1952 Names: Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, Osage Tribe, Oklahoma Topic: Agricultural laws and legislation Congress: 83rd (1953-1955)
![["The document discusses the formation of the Osage County Land Owners Protective Association to protest against nominal damages for oil well locations on the Osage Indian reservation. The organization seeks to increase the drilling fee to $1,000 per location and address issues such as water contamination and insufficient payments to landowners. The group aims to protect fields, pastures, and water supplies from pollution and destruction caused by oil drilling activities."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Page%20H.%20Belcher%20Collection,%201951-1972/83rd%20Congress-CAC_CC_004_2_0000_0000_0000/CAC_CC_004_2_12_35B_0000-Interior%20Department%20-%20Departmental.%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs.,%201953-1954/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_004_2_12_35b_0005_thumbnail.jpg "Correspondence on Osage Tribe's Mineral Rights and the Formation of the Osage County Land Owners Protective Association")