The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-12-01


south Of the mouth of Elm creek thence
due north to the mouth of Elm creek,
and up said creek to the Santa Fe road,
and thence bya direct line in a nortber-
~ direction to the southwest corner of
The Pot.awatamie Reservation thence
along the southern line of sail Resefya-
ton 10 the head waters of the Wakarusa
river. or the point nearest thereto thence
TO and down the said river to the place
OF beginning.
EIGHTH DISTRICT:
Commencing at the mouth of Elm
creek, one of the branches Of Usage
river: thence up the same to the Santa
Re road thence by direct noitherly
line to the southwest corner of the Pot
towatomie Reservation thence up the
western line thereof to Kansas river;
thence up said river and the Smokey
Hill fork, beyond the Baost westerly set
Elements thence due South to the line of
the Territory; thence by the same to
The line Of the Sixth District thence
due north to the head of the south
branch of the Neosho river; thence down
said river 10 the line of the Seventh Dis
trict; thence due North to the place of
beginning.
NISTn DISTRICT:
Commencing at Smoky Hill Fork, be-
yond the most westerly settlements !;
thence doan the same and the Kansas
river, to the mouth of Wild Cat creek ;
thence UP said creek to the head waters
thereof thence due north to the INDIE
pendence emigrant road thence up said
road to the north line of the Territory /;
thence west along the same beyond the
most westerly settlements; and thence
due south to the place of beginning.
Tenth DISTRICT:
Commencing at the mouth of fermili-
ion river thence up the same beyond the
house of Josiah D. Adams; thence due
north to the Independence omigrant
road; thence up the middle of said road
to the line of the Ninth District; thence
by the same to the head of wild Cat
creek, and down said creek to the Kan
sls river; thence down said river to the
place of beginning.
ELEVENTH DISTRICT:
Commencing in the Vermillion river,
opposite the north side of the house of
Josiah D. Adams thence up said river
to the head of the main branch; thence
due North to the military road from Fort
! Lcayenworth to Fort Kearney thence
along the middle of said road to the
crossing of the Vcrmiliion branch of the
Blue; thence due north to the northern
line of the Territory thence west. along
said line, to the Independence Emigrant
road thence down sail road to point
due west of the north end of the house
of Josiah D. Adams, and due east to The
place of beginning.
TWELFTH DISTRICT:
Commencing at the mouth of Soldier
creek, in the Kansas river; thence up
said creek to the head of the main branch;
thence due north to the military road
from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Kearney;
thence along the middle of said road to
tie line of the Eleventh District thence
due south to the head of Vermillion river
down Vermiilion river to the mouth,
and down Kansas river to the place OF
beginning.
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT:
Commencing in the Kansas river, at
point three miles above the mouth of
Stranger creek thence in northwardly
direction by Ene corresponding to, and
three miles west of the several courses
of said creek, to the line of the late Kick
apoo Reservation thence by the south
ern andwestern line of said Reservation
to the military road from Fort Leavenworth
to Fort Kearney thence along the mid
die of said road to the line of tie Twelfth
District thence due south to the head
of Soldier creek, down Soldier creek to
the mouth, and down Kansas river to
the place of beginning.
FOURTEENTH DISTRICT:
Commencing at the mouth of INDIE
pendence creek; thence up said creek to
! the head of the main branch, and thence
due West to the line of the late Kicka-
poo Reservation thence North along
said line, and the line of the late Sac
and Fox Reservation, to the North line
of the Territory: thence along said line
eastwardly TO the Missouri river, and
down said river to the place of beginning
FIFTEENTH DISTRICT:
Commencing at the mouth of Salt creek
on the Missouri river; tehnce up sale
creek to the military road, and alon!
the middle of said road to the lowe
crossing of Stranger creek; thence u
said creek to the line of the late Kicka
poo Reservation, and thence along the
southern and western line thereof to tn
line of the Fourteenth District thence
by the same, and down independence
, creek, to the mouth thereof, and theme,
down the Missouri river to the place Q
beginning.
: SIXTEENTH DISTRICT:
Commencing at the mouth of Sal
creek thence up said creek to the mill
, tary road; thence along the middle o
said road to the lower crossing of Stran
ger creek; thence up said creek to the lin
!. of the late Kickapoo Reservation, an,
thence along the same 10 the line of tn
e Thirteenth District, and thence by tn
e same. along line corresponding to tn
e sourse of Stranger creek, and keepin