LAND CESSIONS-Continued. Designation of cession on map Historical data and remarks Number Location The tract herein described included only a portion of what was subsequently recognized as Sioux territory. 621 Wyoming 1. These Indians subsequently claimed to own country on the N. side of the Mis- See 529, 620, Dakota 1, Montana 1,, souri river also, and by treaty of July 27, 1866, ceded it. This treaty was never ratified, and their relations with the government remained unsettled antil, by Executive order of Apr. 12, 1870, they were assigned a reserve in lieu of the country assigned them by Fort Laramie treaty of 1851. This reserve, with the exception of a small tract on the N. side of Missouri river, comprised part of their recognized territory by the Fort Laramie treaty of 181, the remainder of that tract being considered as ceded. The Assiniboin ceded this country by treaty in 1866, which treaty was never ratified, but by their acceptance of a home on the reserve for the Blackfoot, Blood, Gros Ventre, Piegan, and River Crow, established Apr. 15, 1874, they practically relinquished it. 300 Montana 1, Dakota 1. See the third article of the treaty of Oct. 17, 1855, which designates this country See 398, 399 Montana 1, Wyoming as a common hunting ground for various tribes. 1. 517 1. A portion o this tract was ceded by treaty of May 7, 1868. Another portion See 619, 635, Montana 1, Wyoming was relinquished by agreement of June 12, 1880, and the remainder constitutes a portion of their present reserve. 1, Colorado 1, Kansas 1. Their W. and S. boundaries as herein defined follow the Rocky mountains from See 426,477 Nebraska, Wyoming the source of N. fork of Platte river to the head waters of the Arkansas and thence down the Arkansas to the crossing of the Santa Fé trail. This treaty evidently contemplated that their southern boundary should leave the Rocky mountains at the head waters of the main Arkansas river near the present site of Leadville. Commissioner Greenwood, however, who visited them in 1860, carried the southern limit of their country to the head waters of the Purgatory or Las Animas branch of the Arkansas, and the tract reserved by them in the treaty of Feb. 18, 1861, includes a part of this latter country. The Comanche also possessed an indefinite claim to portions of this region. See treaty of Feb. 18, 1861, for the cession. 301 California 1. Tejon, Cas- Superintendent Beale establishes a reserve, called Tejon Pass take, San Imirio, et al. Rogue River Cede tract within the following boundaries: Commencing at a point 1 mile below the mouth of Applegate creek, on the south side of Rogue river, running thence southerly to the highlands dividing the waters of Applegate creek from those of Althouse creek; thence along said highlands to the summit of the Siskiyon range of mountains; thence easterly to Pilot rock; thence northeasterly to the summit of the Cascade range; thence northerly along the said Cascade range to Pitt's peak, continuing northerly to Rogue river; thence westerly to the head of Jump-off-jo creek; thence down said creek to the intersection of the same with a line due N. from the place of beginning; thence to the place of beginning. Indians to retain temporary occupancy of a portion of the ceded country until a reserve is assigned them, bounded as follows: Commencing on the N. side of Rogue river, at the mouth of Evans creek, thence up said creek to the upper end of a small prairie bearing in a northwesterly direction from Table mountain, or Upper Table rock; thence through the gap to the S. side of the cliff of the said mountain; thence in a line to Rogue river, striking the southern base of lower Table rock; thence down said river to the place of beginning. The first of these tribes was commonly called Upper Klamath; the next three, see treaty of May 24, 1834. The U. S. never formally complied with the provision of this treaty by establishing the specific boundaries of the Apache, but according to the reports of Superintendent Merriwether and Lieutenant Mowry, in 1854 and 1857, respectively, the various bands of Apache occupied or claimed the country extending from the Comanche territory on the E. to Colorado river on the W. and lying S. of the Uta, Navaho, and Paiute. Within these general limits, however, were small tracts occupied by other tribes, such as Pima and Maricopa, Papago, Yuma, Moki, etc. This reserve was surveyed, shortly after its location, by H. D. Washburn, and contained about 75,000 acres. Nov. 25, 1856, the Secretary of the Interior ordered its reduction to 25,000 acres, to bring it within the limits prescribed by act of Mar. 3, 1855. The boundaries of the reduced reserve were never surveyed. Subsequently, ex-superintendent Beale and others obtained patents under old Spanish grants for most of the land covered by the original reserve. Measures were therefore taken to remove the Indians and to abandon the reserve. The last of the Indians were removed to Tule River reserve, as reported by Superintendent Wiley, July 11, 1864. The tract shown on the map exhibits the boundaries of the reserve as originally surveyed. 311 The boundaries of the country reserved under this clause are shown by dotted red lines. It was known as Table Rock reserve, and was abandoned and the Indians removed in 1855. California 2. Cede tract within the following boundaries: Commencing on the N. bank of the south fork of Umpqua river, at the termination of the highlands dividing the waters of Myrtle creek from those of Day's creek; thence running easterly along the summit of said range to the headwaters of Day's creek; thence southerly, crossing the Umpqua river, to the headwaters of Cow creek; thence to the dividing ridge between Cow creek and Grave creek; thence southwesterly along said divide to its junction with the ridge dividing the waters of Cow creek from those of Rogue river; thence westerly and northerly around on said ridge to its connection with the spur terminating opposite the mouth of Myrtle creek; thence along said spur to a point on the same NW. of the eastern line of Isaac Baily's land claim; thence SE. to Umpqua river; thence up said river to the place of beginning. Indians to retain temporary occupancy of a portion of the ceded country until a reserve is assigned them, which reserved portion was bounded as follows: Commencing on the S. side of Cow creek, at the mouth of Council creek, opposite William H. Riddle's land claim, thence up said creek to the summit of Cañon mountain; thence westerly along said summit 2 miles; thence northerly to Cow creek, at a point on the same 1 mile above the falls; thence down said creek to place of beginning. These tribes cede to U. S. all their country W. of the Missouri river, excepting a strip of land on the waters of the Big Blue river, 10 miles in width, and bounded as follows: Commencing at a point in the middle of the main branch of the Big Blue river in a W. or SW. direction from Old Fort Kearney, at a place called by the Indians the "Islands;" thence W. to the western boundary of the country hereby ceded; thence in a northerly course with said western boundary 10 miles; thence E. to a point due N. of the starting point and 10 miles therefrom; thence to the place of beginning. It was stipulated that this reserve should be 25 miles long by 10 wide, if the bounds described failed to give this extent. Relinquish all claim to any land on E. side of Missouri river... Grant right of way for roads and railroads through their reserve. Cede country described as follows: All their lands W. of the Missouri river and S. of a line drawn due W. from a point in the center of the main channel of the Missouri, due E. of where the Ayoway river disembogues out of the bluffs to the western boundary of the Omaha country, reserving their territory N. of said line, with the understanding that if it should prove unacceptable other lands shall be assigned them, not exceeding 300,000 acres. Relinquish all claim to any land on E. side of Missouri river.. Grant right of way for construction of roads and railroads through their reserve. They cede to the U. S. all right in lands lying W. of the state of Missouri, situate in the fork of the Missouri and Kansas rivers, described in supplementary article to treaty of Oct. 3, 1818; Sept. 24, 1829, and Oct. 19, 1829; also their interest in the "outlet" mentioned in said supplementary article, excepting land sold the Wyandots, and excepting that part of said country lying E. and S. of a line beginning at a point on the line between the land of the Delawares and half-breed Kanzas, 40 miles in adirect line W. of the boundary between the Delawares and Wyandots; thence N. 10 miles; thence in an easterly course to a point on the S. bank The boundaries of the new reservation were changed by supplemental treaty of This claim was indefinite, and is more specifically covered by cessions of other tribes. A cording to the report of their agent, in 1842, the Omaha claimed the country bounded by Missouri river on the E., by Shell creek on the W., by Platte river on the S., and by the Ponka country on the N. Es proposed reserve N. of Ayoway (Iowa) river was found to be unsuitable, and the President assigned them a reserve fronting on Missouri river and ncluding the waters of Blackbird creek. This relinquishment was indefinite, and referred to territory already covered more specific cessions of other tribes. Reserve partly ceded May 30, 1860, and partly by treaty, July 4, 1866... 18 ETH, PT 2—18 |