, 1855-07-13
Notice.
CoUNcIL GRorNp,
NALLA WALLA VALLEY, ". T.,

WALLN wALLA VALLEY. ". T.,
June l2th, 1855.
A I \ TREATY concluded with the Yakima Nation
\ Of Indians az the Council Gr1uld in tie Waa
Naha Valley The sth day Of Jane 1855 the land in.
cGdtd within the following boundaries was cedcd 10
the United States, to.wit:
Commencing al Mt. Rainier thence noitherly along
the hln rd-c OF the Cascade mountains to the point
where The huthern tribuares of Lake ChcaG and the
southern ir!bdtlrios OF The Methew river have then
rse lheie soathelstcry uu the divide bctSccu the
wttcrSdl Lake Chclan and the Methew. river to the
I2iahlJla nver thence crossing the Columbia, on a
true east course, to point wEose luAgitGde is ore
hundred and nineteen degrees and ten minutcs-whuh
TWO ter nes separate the above cOnleLcratcd tribes
and bands Of Indians from the oJksiuakane title Of
ithA- Thence in true south course 10 tie ioty-
N,Ied'a parallel Of latitude thence east on said par
acl to the main Papu-c rycr-Ehoh two latter lines
% - l'aty separate the above c0uiedc,atvd tribes
tai ha.ds tron the Spokaus thgaCe duwn tie Pa.
ipd,r river to its junction with the Mnlah-no she or
'tUhcra Tributary # the same -ilIcn.e in south
'a'iels hrcti1n 10 the Suatc river Il TIE mouth OF
~, 'H'ahnon nver, ~ fargt'ng the sb9yc con.eder-
ia Vlht nom the NcI Pcrcc .Ilc ui .u,i s thence
0"n itc ~ntl" river il ipg iipn with .!r { IL m.
rNSr' thence up the Col lmay Iivr to the White
HI""' "nw Hr'csts Rapid, tiicl e.. westerly tla
,NS rh.,tn la lac; thelc ,"utirriy Ia y int on
o." 'SIlt river ctl,l IuhHa..!ahc; thci,c il. a
titlNc Nly cncctrr - y pr g i4l1''1 river It tie
western eNtIemiiy q; ti' 'lli- .lL,I. between t,,
M, u "a. the Chatilla rive. and Nucr c.coN--
Which latter JrUliJrc - rIrat. TIE above con cdcr,.
ted r b'S 1gd lands frn' tlr v ala villa Cayuse
anu Uuu,atla tribes AID ba'.ds III ladans ;--'tnlc
dawu tie & ilniln rNcr ;, ItGwev between the
m'rtiis Uf white Salmon and Wind rivers thence
anag the divide Letwecn aid rv' rs t. the main ldgc
of tae C!>cade mauntans and ;dcncc along said
ridge 60 the place az hcgnning.
Inccn Is. hpTrvet. te cvrl, fiuh the lad above
fcCed for the rN lusiyc s. "A ocetlrtiui ii sid
c0u.tdcri,cd tribes and hands II Ii as he trac, o,
Land In lGd,l with tic !clnwiDg boundaries tpwu:
Commencing on The Yakima river at tie m,ut', uG
ihc Attlhnau river: t!clsc westerly along .all Ak
tainlm river the iur's th"Erc .!cns the sruthcr.
ripatry % the Cascade mountains thence snuthcrly
along tl' min ridge ut said mpultia. IA ssgg .osth
a.u eat Of ". ant Adams to the SnGr whence Few,
ihc waters Of the kjNatnt gad P>cD rivers ;lcace
dawh - >pgf /, tI, d,yd' bet>recn iAr water, )i
>at iv r., Iar3"r HIIy >t'5 i dc - the d.v.a C
parlt'ng ;hc wafer, OF the a- n, rrJig those ~.
ing ir'p the 10. .mJa river; thence along sad diy
T. lar main Iskima, eight,mr. h,low the mputh o
i've s'Ltass rScr; aud tLca,c tlc NGA IN; liver 4,
IT," place y rcffnuing.
Ala trici uf lal.d not eX.,rd rg in quantity oae
Jwasiip III ,S Ec. sqarc. 1T aiod at the forks OF
the "Wcaat-hapam Fishery :" which said lra ,hGii
he surveyed and marked Gu; whenever .ir Pie .lrHt
H.Hy iCct.
liz an express proyt-iJa II the treaty. the cnutry
embraced in tho ion ahd ia lsdod in tine reseiyi-
insi !, uuehed 10 settlement, excepting tlat the In
in4 Secured IN the possession Or Ter building.
Ead npr - muIts uutl removed tn the reservation.
i,i, n"iic Is published Tor tic inioImati Of the
91'lc AMI the attention o. citizens proposing to H..
cats 'auis upon the ccdtl ;eturyis -yct ily ca.l.
ed T. The Ihp'c r,yisl'n, and .ur licr information
ay are req .etcd o. al ply u 'ui-a&r't Al. BJoa.
ISAAC !. STEVENS,
Gov. and Snpt ladn Ear. ". 7.
- Wa,,ldastpnard OREGON rarer- .ic..c COY.