Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1842-10-15
THE NEW TREATY.

Ii is with feelings Of sincere pleasure
that We announce TO our readers at home
and abroad the successful result Of the
recent negotiation with the Sac and Fox
nation for all their country adjoining
our western frontier. After a week
spent in talks with the Commissioner,
and in anxious councils among them
selves, the Indians, on Saturday last.
agrsed to the proposition which had
been made for the purchase Of their
country. Tho principal terms Of the
Treaty are as follows: The Indians re
linquish their right to all their country,
embracing some twelve millions Of acres,
for the sum OF one million Of dollars, out
Of which they are to pay two hundred
thousand dollars Of their debts, the Gen
eral Government assuming the balance,
which, it is supposed, will amount to
about sixty thousand dollars more. The
remaining eight hundred thousand dol
lars are to be invested in 1--WE per cent.
stocks, and'the interest (for,y thousand
iollars) to b paid annually and forever
to the Indians. The Indians are to give
possession on the frs. Of May next, of all
that portion Of their county ladjoining
our western boundary which lies cas-,
.ofa.line running due North TO the neu-
trail ground and south tothc State line.of
Missouri, beginning at the Painted or
Rel Rocks Of the Ntltc1Breast Fork Of
the Des Moines River, which are said TO
be located about eight miles west Of the
point Of junction Of the two streams -
TIE Indians are to be permitted to occu-
ny the country west Of this line for
three meantime Government isto
provide them a country on the south and
west side Of the Missouri river. More.
servations were made for the benefit Of
half breeds, although anxiously desired
by the Indians-but section Of land,
embracing the Agency House and i'm
provements, was donated to the widow
and heirs oflhe late able and faithful In
dian Agent, Gen. SrREEr-the Indians to
pay the Govern nent the estimated val.
us Of the house. a national fund Of thir-
ty thousand dollars, is to be provided
from their annui,ies, aud replcnished
yearly, for the support Of their poor, the
employment Of physicians for their
sick, &c. sc.
The scope Of country which vii! be
delivered into our possession by the first
Of May next, embraces from four to six
millions Of choice farming lands, abound
ing in streams and springs Of purcst wa
ter, lead and iron ore, mill seats and wa
ter power unequalled, with every desira
BILE quantity Of timber and bituminous
coal. Altogether, it is the richest and
most desirable country ever purchased,
and better than any now in possession Of
any other tribe Of Indians. We predict
that the rnpidity Of lis settlement will
10 without parallel in the history Of
the world.
1t was stated by the Indians, in the
course Of their talks with tile Commits
sioner, that in addition to the coal, lead,
and iron known to exist in the country,
there was also an abundance Of metal
understood to be copper, and salt lake
end numerous salt springs embraced
within the limits Of the purchase. Should
this be true (and we have no reason to
doubt it) Iowa will possess more sources
Of natural wealth than all the balance Of
the Union put together, and can be
equal!ed only by the Indies. II will be
susceptible Of supporting not only mil
lions upon lis surface, but thousands IN
der ground.
But with all this magnificent acquisi-
ton Of territory. We are stilla hundred
miles from the Missouri, the Pottowa,o.
my reservation Of five million OF acres
intervening between our western boun-
Diary and the banks OF that noble river.
II Is not reasonable to suppose that
such State as Iowa will soon be, num-
bering hundreds Of thousands oil people,
and feeming with wealth from every
mine and over every plain and along the
banks Of every stream, will halt in her
march to greatness until she shall have
encompassed within her limits every foot
Of land lying between those two great
arteries Of the commercial worIl-the
Mississippi, and the Missouri The for
mer already washes the whole length OF
our eastern boundary-and it is the un-
erring decree Of destiny that the latter
only shall put limits 10 our western bor-
der.
A State. bounded on two sides by such
rivers as the Mississippi and the Mssou-
ri, and traversed throughout it's width by
numerous smaller ones, some Of them
nsvigable, and all Of them aiforLing any
amount Of water power-a State more
than three hundred miles square, afford
ing fns farm TO every section, and un-
equalled inthe wealth and incxhaustible
- the amount Of ito mineTals-what is
there 10 prevent such State from spec
dily taking the front rank in our COME L.
racy u ihe matters Of business and popu.
laiioul
The WEATHEr.-'rhcre has been no
rain Of any consequence in this vicinity
for the six last weeks. The sd,al.