The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-18
!. plll.ner 800 FAC Minnihipa.hish hands,


II ar dislributlon among their people.
~ tbousand dollars $40 000) to enable them TO adj
a sette their present engagements, SO lar as the
os an examination thereof usay be found and dee-
~ valid and Just by the chiefs subject TO the APP
n he Secretary of The Interior and any balance
;nv OF said SUM not required for that purpose shall
"A aver to said Indians In the manner their
a, money and in such instalments the said Secre-
@sy determine. provided that amount not exceed
thousand dollars tSI0o00) OF the above sum shall
NJ 10 such mixed hoods the chiefs may direct for
. heretofore rendered 70 their bands.
tbousand six hundred and sixty-six dollars and six
ssus sl0666 66) per annum, in money Tor thirty
~ thousand dollars $4,000 per annum for thirty
i such goods as may be requested by the ehies and
be suitable for the Indians, according TO their con-
aud eircums .ances
4 tbausand dollars $4,000 per aunnm for thirty
10 be paid or expended, the chiefs may request,
,,noses Of utility connected with the improvement
sfae OF said Indians subject to the approval Of the
800 N The Interior Provided That amount not
ng two thousand dollars thereof shall, for limited
~ 81 years be expended, under the direction OF the
missioner OF Indian Aaairs for provisions seeds aud
other articles things as may pc useini In agreul-
pursuits - !.
Ia sum as can be usefay and bcnefcially applied
M United States annually for twenty years and not 70
"A three thousand dollars in any one year, Tor pur-
81 education; to be expended under the direction OF
Secretary o. the Interior,
fee hundred dollars lS30ol worth Of powder per an
n hundred dollars $1,000 worth shot and lead per an
N or five years
ne hundred dollars (sIool worth Of gng uwinc per
um for five years
~ hundred dollars $1,000 worth Of tobacco per an
! for five years
sgosbish and of one at Cass lake for FIVE years
spense OF two backsmiths with the necessary shop,
4 steel and tools, for fifteen years.
rwo hundred dollars $1,000 in gruhbing hoes and tools
present year
yioeen thousand dollars tSl5 ooo) for opening road
Il Crow Wing TO Leech lake; to be expended under the
,rt;ou Of the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs.
n have poughed and prepared for cultivation two hun
i acres OF land in ten lots within the
al Ieech lake fifty acres, in four lots, within
reservation al Lake Winnbigoshish; and twenty five
- in two or lots within the reservation at Cass
p Prorsd That the Indians shall make the rails and
lose the lots themselves
/ saw-mll with portable grist-m attached thereto,
x established whenever the same shall be deemed
sssry and advisable by the Commissioner of Indian At
Id Al sneh point he shall think best; and which to-
er with the expense OF proper person to take charge
and operate them shall be continued during ten years
l That the cost of all the requisite repairs of the
"a mills shall be paid by the Indians out of their own
! nds
AnrIGE " The Mississippi bands have expressed de-
10 Be permitted to employ their own farmers rnechan
and teachers and il is therefore agreed that the
counts which they noy entitled under former trea
far purposes OF education for blackamiths and assist
n shoIs tools iron and steel and for the employment
arners and carpenters shall be paid over them as
LII annuiiies are paid Provided hoaeeer That whom
|- ID the opinion Of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
hty fill 10 make proper provision for the ahoye-named
npose he may retain said amounts, and appropriate
according TO his discretion, for their education and
|1porement
AEliclE The foregoing annutes in money and goods
hall he paid and distributed follows Those due the
Mississippi bands at Of their reservations and those
as The Pager and Lake Winnbigoshish bands ut Leech
bike and part Of the said annuities shall be taken
b applied 10 any manner to- or for the payment Of The
- I,.l
leaInss individuals whether TO traders other per
And should any Of said Indians become incorporate
abandoned aud waste their property, the President may
Withhold an moneys or goods due and payable to SUCH
ii tie 10 be expended applied distributed
insure tho benefit thereof TO their families. IT. az
T time before The said annuites in money and goods Of
a Of the Indian parties % this convention shall expire
lie ASts welfare Of said indians shall ia the orn
Of the President require different arrangement he
a have the power the said annuites instead OF
tng paid and distributed the Indians to be ex-
sted applied to such purposes objects rs may be
bss calculated to promote their improvement and civliza
ion
AsrcLE VI The missionaries and such other persons AS
l COW by authority Of law residing in the country coded
y le hst article OF this agreement shall each have the
'nege Of entering one hundred and sixty acres Of the
aid coded lands at dollar and twenty-five cents per
e said entries not lie made to interfere in any
manner with the laying off Of the several reservations
.tFcin provided for
And such Of the mixed bloods as are heads Of families
eded country, shall have granted to Them in fee eighty
cres Of land 10 include their respective improvements
AsIlcLs III The laws which have been may be
e'ea ~ Congress regulating trade and intercourse with
he indian tribes to continue and he in force within and
pom The several Reservations provided for herein and
hose portions Of said laws which prohibit the Introduction
use Of and traffic in, ardent spirits wines
oe liquors m the Indian country, shall continue and be
oce Within the entire boundaries of the country herein
edei 10 the United States until otherwise provided BY
congress.
ARTICLE VIII. All roads and highways Authorized By
" ne ines Of winch shall he laid through any of the
eFaons provided for IN this convention shall have the
lga Of way through tie same the fair and just value Of
ven right being paid to the Indians therefor to be as
sd and determined according to the laws in force for
DC appropriation Of lands for such purposes
Article TX The said bands Of Indians Jointly and
e'eray obgate and bind themselves not TO commit any
speaauobs or wrong upon other Indians, or upon ct-
cas- OF the United States; conduct themselves AT all
ms in peacaabse and orderly manner TO submit all
imeales between them and other indians the Presi
n and to abide BY bis decision in regard ihe
az 70 respect and observe the laws OF the United States so
y % the same are TO them applicable And they also
ala'e that they will settle down in the peaceful pursuits
Ae commence the cultivation Of the so and appropri
e helr means to the erection Of houses opening farms
education Of their children aud such other objects Of
roFeBent and convenience incident 10 wel-reg-
aied society and that they will abstain from the use OF
intoxicating drnks and other vcss to which they have
cen addicted
ARTcLE X This instrument shall be obligatory on the
extracting parties az soon the same shall be ratified by
ae President and the Senate OF the United States
~ testimony Whereof the said George w. Mapypenny,
oAmisaiolsF Aforesaid and The said chiefs and dele
ne; Of toe Mississippi piilageg and Lake Winnibgosis
aaaa Of Chippewa Indians have hcreunto their hands
% seals at the place and the day and year hcrtinbe
in written GEORGE w MANYPENNY,
Commissioner, &. s J
IUG-O-NA-KE-SHICK, or Hole in The
Day, his mark r. 4. |
" E-W E-sANS-lSH, or Bad Boy, his mark H. 8.
NArD-E-k.iW, or Little liIil his mark IL s. I
Wk-Sh0NE-WE-kE-SlgiH or
Crossing Sky, bis mark H. s. I
ri,hI.iiCD-DgAGE, or Rats Liver, his mark Il. =