, 1855-07-13

A r TREATIES com ln,itl with the Ncz pcr,e tribe
n OF Indians and with the conlceTaied tribes the
Waila Nalla,. CayWes ard UnatIlas In the Wall
Waill valley Al the council ground, there ccGc
.hc United states tract OF country having the fol-
lJwiny boundaries, viz:
by the Nez Perces-Comneaciny Il A.r sonr.e Of
the Wola-ue-shc or southern tributary Of tire raouse
river thence IVA timt river 10 the n,aa PaOase I;
thence IN sOatherly direction to the SacEe river at
the noGth Of the TUkanon river thence up the Tu-
RAMON 10 IL s=iree Ia the Blue mountains; thence
soathsry along the ridge OF the Blue mountains theace
10 point Grand kondc river midway between
'Graude Ronde aud the mouth of The WollVyhow riy-
er; thence along the divide between the waters Of
the WuliiOw'ho1 aud Powder river thence to the
crossing OF Snake river at the mouth Of Powder river
thence to the Salmon river y miles above the place
known the crossing OF the Salmon rivern thedre
due north to the summit Of the Bitter Root mountains
thence along tic crest Of the Ritter Root mountains
to the place Of teginning
BY the walla Waas, Cayuses ard Umai Jlas. a tract
of land having the following boundaries, tO.wit:
Commencing at the mouth Of Tlkanon river In
Washington territory; running thence up said river to
its source thence castcrly along the summit Of the
Blue rnountains, aud on the southern boundaries Of
the purchase made OF the Nez Perez Indians. and
trly along that boundary to the western limits OF the
county claimed by the Shoshoncs or Snake Indians;
tencS soutLeTy along that boundary (eing the wa.
ters OF Powder riyer) to the sotrce Of Powder river;
thence to the head waters of Willow creek; thence
down Willow creek to the Columbia river; thence up
the channel of Columbia river 10 tie lower end Of
large Island below the mouth Of Umatla river; thence
northcrly to point on the Yakima river called Toh.
nn,h-luke; thence t. La Lac; thence TO the White
Banks on the Columbia below Priests Rapids; thence
down tho Columbia river tq the Junction uf the Co
lambda ard Snake rivers; thence up the Snake river to
the place o. beginning.
Provided, however, That so mach of the country de-
serhed above rs contained indEc following bUundarie0
shall be set apartas Indian reservations.
For the Ncz PcTce tribe, ,viz--CUnmoncing where
the Mpi-hanashe or southern tributary cfthe Paousc
river low, from the spurs Of the Bitter Ipnt noun.
ains thence down said tributary to the mouth OF the
Tnalpan mp creek thence sontherly to the crossing
Of the Snake river ten miles below the month Of the
AlpoUain r.ycr thence 10 ;hc Of the Aipowai
river in tho Blue monains thence to the crossing Of
the Grande nonSe river, midway between the Urandc
Roade and the mouth or the W0llcwhow river; thence
along the divide between the waters Of the Wcllow-
how river aud Powder river; thence 10 the crossing Of
Snake river Riteen miles below the mouth OF Powder
river thence to the Salmon river above the crossng
thence by the spurs OF the Bitter Root mountains 10
the place of beginning.
For the conederGtcd tribes Of Walla Wailas, Cay
uses and Umatlas, to-wt
Commencing in the mIdle of the channel Of the
Cmata river opposite tIe m0Hth OF Wild Horse
creek: thence up the md(lc VI the channel Of said
creek 10 It's source thene ou,hery to point in the
Blue mountains, known as hee cnclinpnle IT. thence
IN linc To the waters Of the lIOwtome creek; thence
west ~ the divide the Howtpme aud Birch creeks;
thence nor.hcrly along sad divide to point due ives;
OF tie southwest corner of Wm. c. McKays claim;
thence east along his line to the southeast corner;
thence In a line to the place OF beginning.
Ry an express provision Of the treaty. the country
embraced ia tie cessions and not included In the
eratons. Il open to settlement excepting that the
Indians secured in the possession of their buildings
and improvements Till removed to the reservations.
This nutice is published for the information Of the
public.
The attention Of the citizens proposing 10 lacate
cIs upon the cedcd territory Is especially called ta
the provisions protecting the Indians In the possession
Of their Improvement aud for further information in
reference to the waa Walla, Cayusc and Umatlla re-