The land had been reserved for grazing use by the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache tribes after their reserve was opened for settlement by a lottery conducted during June through August 1901. The tribes, however, leased most of the land out to large ranchers and it became known as Big Pasture. The Big Pasture was maintained for grazing until June 5, 1906, when Congress passed an act (Chapter 2580, 34 Stat.
The land initially reserved for grazing by the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache tribes after their reservation was opened in 1901 through a lottery, was later leased out to large ranchers, becoming known as Big Pasture. This pasture remained open for grazing until June 5, 1906, when Congress passed an act (Chapter 2580, 34 Stat.)