, 1855-07-20
Notice.
COUEcTL GRoUsD,
WALLA WALLA VALLEY, W. T.,
June 18th, 1855

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! NALLA WALLA VALLEY, W. T.,
| A 7 \ TREATY concluded with the Yakima Nation
"A OF Indians at the Council Ground in the waa
Walla Valley the 9th day June, 1855, the land in
cluded within the following boundaries was ccded 10
the United Suites, to-wit:
Commencing at Mt Rainier; thence northerly along
tie main ridge Of1he Cascade mountains to the point
where the northern tributaries of Lake Chcan and the
southern Tributaries OF the Methcw river have their
risc thence southcastcriy the divide between the
waters OF Lake Chclan and the Methew river 10 the
COlnlDla nNer: thence crossing the Columbia, on u
true cast cour,e To point whose lOhgitadc is one
hundred and nineteen degrees and ten muutes--wheh
two Latter lines separate ,he above oOufedeaed tribes
and bands Of Indians from the 0akainakane tribe Of
Indians thence IN true south eoure to the forty
seventh parallel Of latitude thence east on said par
acl 10 the main PaOuse rivcr-whigh two latter lines
OF boundary separate the above confcdera.ed tribes
aad bands from the Spokans thence down the Pa
l1u,e river 70 Its junction with the Molhal-ncshe or
southern tributary Of the thence in south.
cascry drctinn to the Snake river at the mouth OF
the lHtahnh river, separating the above cUnfedera-
ted tribes from the Nez Perco tribe Of Indians thence
down the snake river t. its junction with tho Column
ba river; thence up the Colmhil river n the "Wite
Bank below Priests Rapids, thence westerly to
lkc called La Lac - thence .uutheily 10 uont an
the iikna liver called rolinshluke thence ia a
solthWe'teriy direction q tie Columbia river at the
western extremity Of tho Big Island, between the
mouth OF the Cnata river and Butter crcek-all
wilh latter l'pundar,e separate the abUvc concdpf.
ted tribes and bands from the Wlla Waila, Cayusc
and Unma,..la tribe aud bonds Of Indians Thence
down the luubii river 10 midway between the
mouths u White Salmon and Wind rivers thence
along tho divide between said rivers b the main ridge
oi the ,scade mountains Gnd thcGce along said
/ ridge 10 the place o' beginning.
| There Is, however, rc'civcd from the land above
cciei. fr the exclusive and occupation OF said
conieerJtcd tribes and hands of Indians the tract U
lapd incided with the following boundaries, towit
! Commencing on the Yakima river NJ the mouth ci
the AtiIdhau river, trpte wcstgrly al ing said At
tahnm river - the ;ork- thence along the southern
trbjtlry 10 the Cascade IN mtans thence southcry
along tie mla ridge Of sal Iuntl.is. passing south
and cut u IN ruut Adams TO the spur whence flows
the wItcr' of the klkatat and Pi,co rivers thence
lown aid sp1g u III divide between the waters Of
aid ,iNcr- IcHce anar said divide TO the divide Sc
pafltng the waters Il the Slass river frv those flow
ing into the Columbia river thance along said divide
tp thr main 'Yrkima eight miles below the month ul
the Sala river and thence Up the Yakima river to
TIE place .. beginning.
Al,o trlct OF Lard not exceeding In quantity one
township OF tiN miles square, II utcd at the forks o.
the "WcHatslmpam FihcT :" which sid tract shall
be surveyed aad nIrkcd out Whcatvcr thl President
may dlltct
BY IN express pro,i lou Of the treaty tic country
embraced in hc ces ion aud inluded IN the rc,crya
tinas j. opened I, settlement excepting that the In
dans arc secured In the possession OF tclr buildings
and improvements until removed 10 the reservation
This notice is published for the Information VI the
pablc and the attention Of ciiilcus proposing 70 ln
cate caiE, upon the ceded territory Is especially call
ed n the above provision, and iorfther information
they 9rc rtq e ted 10 apply to sulagent A. J. Bo!on
ISAAC !. STEVENS.
Coy. aIid Supt Indu Aifiirs, W. T.
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