Indiana State sentinel., 1848-04-27

ARTICLE II s agreed that the peace and friendship
which exists between the people of the United States and
the Chippews Indians shall be perpetual.
ARTICLE H. The Chippewa Indians OF the Mississippi
aud Lake Superior cede and sell the United States all the
And "'hin the following ooundse' VIZ Beginning Al 'ns
junction Of the Crow Wing and Mississippi rivers thence
the Crow Wing the junction Of that river with the
Long Prairie river thence the Long Prairie river TO the
boundary line between the Sioux and Chippewa Indians
thence southerIy along the said boundary iae lake at
the head Of Long Prairie river thence 10 direct line 10 the
of the Watab river thence down the
Mississippi river thence up the Mississippi 10 the place Of
beginning; and also, all the interest and claim which the
Indians parties TO this have in tract Of land lying
upon and north Of Long Pae and called Onedays
hunts but the boundary line between the Indians parties
to this treaty and the Chippewa In6ians commonly called
Psgs," is indefinite, il is agreed that before the United
States occupy the said tract OF land north OF Long
Prairie river the boundary line the said tract and
the Psger Lands shall be defined and settled to the salts
faction Of the pillager..
the United States pay the chiefs Of the Chppe
OF Lake Superior seventeen thousand dollars IN Specie
and the chiefs Of the Chppewa Of the Mississippi seven
teen thousand dollars in species the shove sums to be paid
Of such place places the President shall direct and to
be paid within ak months after this treaty shall be ratified
by the President and Senate of the United States and the
United States further pay to the chiefs Of the Mis-
sspp Indians the of thousand dollars annually
for forysx years; but il is agreed whenever the Chip
pewas of Mississippi shall agree schools
established and the places which they shall be located
the number of bscksmhs and Iaboers 10 be employed for
them and shall request the United States extend from
The annual remaining unpaid in the
support Of schools bIacksmhs and laboes the shall
Oy okates lot sucn puIpOses5
that Chppewas, Of full mixed bl,Od shall be employed
Teachers oacksmiths and aborers when such
be employed who competent perform the duties
qured Of them under this and all former treaties.
ARTICLE w. II is stipulated the half or bloods Of
the ChpPewas residing with them shall be considered Chip
pewa Indians and SHALL SUCH be allowed to participate
in all annues which shall hereafter be paid to the Chippe
of the Mississippi and Lake Superior, due them by this
treaty, and by the treaties heretofore made and ratified.
ARTICLE V. The United States agree TO establish an
agency the Mississippi point conveni
ent for the Chippewas Of the Mississippi Immediately after
the ratification OF this treaty. thereafter may be-
TO be located AZ such point the President shall direct and
the amount Of annutes to which the Chppewa of the
Mississippi entitled under this and all former treaties
shall be paid 10 them at the said agency and the amount OF
their just proportion of annutes resulting from former
ties shall be determined by the President.
ARTICLE VI This treaty shall be obligatory upon the
contracting parties when ratified by the President and Sen
/ ate of the United States.
In testimony whereof, the said Isaac A. Verpank and
Henry NJ Rice commissioners aforesaid and the chiefs
headmen, and of the Chippewa of the Mississippi
aud Lake Superior have hereuno set their hands, the
FOndduLac Of Lake Superior, this second day Of August
in the thousand eight hundred and fotysevsn
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